India has reported 1,34,154 Daily New Cases in the last 24 hours.
India has reported 1,34,154 Daily New Cases in the last 24 hours. The country has recorded less than 2 lakh Daily New Cases for 7 continuous days now. This is a result of collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs. India has been witnessing a continuous fall in the active caseload. 17,13,413 active cases […]
WHO validates Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use and issues interim policy recommendations
WHO today validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving countries, funders, procuring agencies and communities the assurance that it meets international standards for safety, efficacy and manufacturing. The vaccine is produced by the Beijing-based pharmaceutical company Sinovac. “The world desperately needs multiple COVID-19 vaccines to address the huge access inequity across the globe,” […]
More than 23 crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In addition, the Govt. of India has also been facilitating direct procurement of vaccines by the States/UTs. Vaccination is an integral pillar of the comprehensive strategy of Government of India […]
COVID-19 Update
India reports 1.32 Lakh Daily New Cases; declining trend in new cases maintained. India's Active Caseload further declines below 20 lakhsand is presently at17,93,645 Active Cases decrease by 1,01,875in last 24 hours 2,61,79,085total Recoveries across the country so far. 2,31,456patients recovered during last 24 hours. Recoveries continue to outnumber the Daily New Cases for the […]
Shri PiyushGoyal holds meeting with the industry associations to discuss impact of Covid- 19 and steps to mitigate them;
Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution Minister Shri PiyushGoyal today met with Industry Associations and reviewed their preparedness to meet the present and future challenges because of Covid-19 pandemic. Shri PiyushGoyal said that the second wave of COVID-19 has been difficult for all of us. Appreciating the industry […]
India’s Daily New Cases stand at 1.32 lakh
As part of continued decline in the daily new cases,India has reported 1.32 lakh New Cases in the last 24 hours.1,32,788Daily New Cases were registered in the last 24 hours. The country has recorded less than 2 lakh Daily New Cases for 6 continuous days now. India has been witnessing a continuous fall in the […]
Approvals accorded under Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Promotion of Domestic Manufacturing of critical Key Starting Materials (KSMs)/ Drug Intermediates and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)
The Department of Pharmaceuticals, with an objective to attain self-reliance and reduce import dependence in critical Bulk Drugs - Key Starting Materials (KSMs)/ Drug Intermediates and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), had launched a Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for promotion of their domestic manufacturing by setting up greenfield plants with minimum domestic value addition in […]
Update from the Seventy-fourth World Health Assembly
New resolutions on the health and care workforce and strategic directions for nursing and midwifery Decisions on patient safety; health, environment and climate change; chemicals management; coordination of work on noncommunicable diseases Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Wellbeing for All Prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment Protect, safeguard and invest in the […]
Weekly Epidemiological Update, as of 30 May 2021
In the past week, the number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths continues to decrease, with over 3.5 million new cases and 78 000 new deaths reported globally. Although the number of global cases and deaths continued to decrease for a fifth and fourth consecutive week respectively, case and death incidences remain at high levels […]
Call to action to equip COVAX to deliver 2 billion doses in 2021
Countries that are advanced in their vaccination programmes are seeing cases of COVID-19 decline, hospitalisations decrease and early signs of some kind of normality resume. However, the global picture is far more concerning. At no point in this pandemic have we seen such an acute need to look to the future challenges and not rest […]
