Nationwide Cumulative Vaccination Coverage exceeds 19 CroreNationwide Cumulative Vaccination Coverage exceeds 19 Crore
India has achieved a new milestone in its vaccination drive as the cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has exceeded 19 Cr (19,18,79,503) today under the Phase-3 of the nationwide Vaccination Drive. A total of 19,18,79,503 vaccine doses have been administered through 27,53,883 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 […]
India Again Sets a New Record with Highest ever 20.66 Lakh Tests Conducted in the last 24 hours
With more than 20.66 Lakh tests conducted in the last 24 hours, India has again set a new record of highest tests conducted in a day. This is also the fourth successive day of more than 20 lakh tests in India. The daily positivity rate has declined to 12.45%. Cumulatively, 20,66,285 tests conducted in the […]
More than 21.80 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 […]
With 21.23 Lakh Tests, India sets a New Record again with Highest ever Tests Conducted in the last 24 hours
With more than 21.23 Lakh tests conducted in the last 24 hours, India has again set a new record of highest tests conducted in a single day. This is also the fifth successive day of more than 20 lakh tests in India. India has significantly ramped up its testing capacity to about 25 lakh tests […]
Pivotal Phase III data at ASCO show Roche’s Tecentriq helps certain people with early lung cancer live significantly longer without their disease returning
Tecentriq improved disease-free survival by more than one-third in people with PD-L1-positive resectable early-stage lung cancer, compared with best supportive care First and only cancer immunotherapy to show positive Phase III results in the adjuvant lung cancer setting New adjuvant treatment options are urgently needed in early lung cancer to help the approximately 50% of […]
Director-General’s opening remarks at the virtual press conference on One Health High Level Expert Panel
Your Excellency Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, Your Excellency Niels Annen, Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, Professor Wanda Markotter and Professor Thomas Mettenleiter, Mr Qu Dongyu, Ms Inger Andersen, Dr Monique Eloit, Good morning, good afternoon and good evening, First of all, I would […]
Update on COVID19 Vaccines
Vaccination is an integral pillar of the comprehensive strategy of Government of India for containment and management of the pandemic, along with Test, Track, Treat and COVID Appropriate Behaviour. 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. Govt. […]
Shortage of Amphotericin-B to be resolved soon - Shri Mansukh Mandaviya
Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya today announced that shortage of Amphotericin-B to be resolved soon. Amphotericin-B is used for the treatment of Mucormycosis. The Minister informed that within three days, 5 more Pharma companies have got new Drug Approval for producing it in India, in addition to the existing 6 […]
Daily Recoveries Outnumber Daily New Cases for 7th Consecutive Day
India’s Daily Recoveries continue to outnumber the Daily New Cases for the seventh consecutive day. 3,69,077 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours. India’s cumulative recoveries have reached 2,23,55,440 today. The National Recovery Rate has grown further to touch 86.74%. Ten states account for 75.11% of the new recoveries. In another positive development, India […]
More than 23crore 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 […]
