# Covid situation     PM Modi said in a meeting on saturday that 162 PSA oxygen plants in 32 states and UTs has been installed with the PM-cares fund. He also informed that 1 lakh cylinders were being procured and would be supplied to the states soon. Health ministry has said that […]

    # Covid situation     Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan has informed UP and Chattisgarh that their demand for 10 litre and 45 litre jumbo oxygen cylinders and additional ventillators will be met very soon.  Serum institute of India CEO Adar poonawala has tweeted an appeal to US president Joe Biden, seeking lifting […]

    # Covid-19 cases     India registered 2,16,642 cases on thursday and 1153 deaths. Over 13.84 lakh tests were conducted on wednesday. According to the data, the positivity of covid has surpassed 20%. Nearly 33.13 lakh vaccine doses were administered on thursday. Related to vaccine, a mumbai based company, Haffkine biopharma corporation, has […]

    # CBSE examinations     Due to the surge in covid-19 cases, the class 12 examinations of the CBSE have been postponed. The class 10 examination have been cancelled, the education ministry said on wednesday. Both exams were scheduled to be held from may 4 to june 14. The CBSE will review the […]

    # Covid-19 vaccine     Russia’s covid-19 vaccine sputnik v has been recommended for emergency use authorisation in India following a meeting of the subject expert committee on monday. If approved by the drug controller general of India (DCGI), sputnik v would be the third vaccine to be made available in India. The […]

    # Covid-19     India reported 1,69,899 fresh cases of covid-19 as on sunday, marking the biggest single day spike since the beginning of the pandemic last year. The number of vaccine doses administered in India has crossed 10 crore till sunday. The centre has prohibited the export of Remdesivir injection and Remdesivir […]

    # Vaccination drive     India crossed a milestone of administering 10 crore doses as on saturday. The health ministry claimed that India had administered these doses within 85 days, faster than the united states 89 days and china’s 103 days. Covishield manufacturer SII has said that it can manufacture 6 crore vaccine […]

    # Vaccine shortage     States are complaining about shortage of vaccines. Most vaccination centres in different states are running below capacity and vaccine stock is left for less than 4 days. Union health minister Harsh vardhan on thursday tweeted that 13.5 crore doses were available, of which 9.5 crore had been administered […]

    # Covid-19     On thursday, PM  addressed a meeting of all CMs and advised a firm strategy of  ‘ test, track and treat’. He also advised for micro containment zones and ruled out the possibility of large scale lockdown. The double mutant virus which is specific to India has been named as […]

    # Covid-19     Union health minister Harsh vardhan attacked Maharashtra government as maharashtra’s government was demanding universal vaccination. India reported 1,26,227 new covid-19 cases highest single day spike ever. The centre has decided to allow vaccination sessions at private and public work places with about 100 eligible/willing beneficiaries.       # […]