By Administrator_India Capital Sands New Delhi: Covid will start becoming endemic in India in the next six months, a top expert has said, asserting that a new variant can’t alone bring a third wave of infections. “This pandemic has defied most of our predictions but in the next six months, we will approach endemic status,” Sujeet […]
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Maharashtra flood: Death toll rises to 149, over 2 lakh evacuated
By Administrator_India Capital Sands The rain fury in Maharashtra has claimed at least 149 lives with 36 more bodies found in Satara and Raigad districts on July 25. At least 64 people are still missing, while 50 people have been injured in these incidents, the state government said. A total of 2,29,074 people have been […]
PM Narendra Modi to meet chief ministers virtually today amid spike in COVID-19 cases
By Administrator_India Capital sands Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with chief ministers about the COVID-19 situation and the nationwide vaccination drive on March 17, media reported. The virtual meeting comes amid rising novel coronavirus infections and the Centre looking to increase daily inoculations. The virtual interaction is expected to begin at 12.30 pm. According to news […]
PM Narendra Modi takes his first COVID-19 vaccine dose at AIIMS Delhi
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on March 1. “Took my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS. Remarkable how our doctors and scientists have worked in quick time to strengthen the […]
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine gets US panel’s approval for emergency use
By Administrator_India Capital Sands A committee comprising outside advisers to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), on December 10, voted overwhelmingly to endorse emergency use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate. This paves the way for the FDA to grant authorisation for the vaccine to be given to the general public in the US. […]
India fights back: COVID-19 doubling time increases from 25.5 to 70.4 days
By Administrator_ India Capital sands The doubling rate of COVID-19 disease in India has increased to about 70 days, which indicates a substantial fall in the daily new coronavirus cases and the consequent increase in the time taken to double the total infection, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. According to the Union […]