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Winter skin-survival guide for your children
CHENNAI: With the temperature cooling down the city, children are prone to have dry and scaly skin. Dry skin is also known as Xerosis and is usually accompanied by itching.
This skin condition can result from various environmental…
Germany needs effective COVID-19 vaccine urgently : AfD leader
Moscow, Dec 9 (Sputnik) The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party thinks that Germany requires a vaccine against the coronavirus disease and it does not matter where it originates, Armin-Paulus Hampel, the party spokesman in the German lower…
Pfizer’s Covid vaccine shows favourable safety profile: US FDA
New York, Dec 8 Raising hope of granting emergency use authorisation to drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech's experimental Covid-19 vaccine, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Tuesday that data from 38,000 trial participants…
Canada: Spike in Covid-19 cases
Alberta, Canada bans outdoor gatherings, mandates telecommuting as COVID spikes
Serum Institute applies for emergency use authorisation for COVID-19 vaccine
NEW DELHI: Vaccine manufacturing major Serum Institute of India (SII) on Monday said it has applied to Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for emergency use authorisation for its COVID-19 vaccine Covishield.
The Pune-based company…
CDSCO expert panel to review COVID vaccine applications on Wednesday
NEW DELHI: An expert committee of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) will meet on Wednesday to review applications of Pfizer, Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech seeking emergency use authorisation for their…
Covid-19 vaccine will be free, non-mandatory in Brazil: Bolsonaro
Moscow , December 8 People in Brazil will be able to get vaccinated against the coronavirus for free, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has announced.
"If there is ANVISA certification (scientific guidelines and legal…
Indonesia receives over 1 million Chinese Covid-19 vaccine doses
Jakarta , December 7 : Indonesia has received 1.2 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine made by China's biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech.
The world's largest archipelagic is now drafting the rules governing their…
Loss awakens spirit of charity: Haryana doctor runs free clinic, kitchen
HARYANA: An end could be a noble beginning — Dr Rajesh Mehta realised 31 years ago when his elder brother died in a road accident. The awakening in him has taken him to multiple hospitals in Hisar, Haryana, where he runs a free homeopathy…
Serum Institute seeks emergency authorization for Oxford vaccine in India
NEW DELHI: The Serum Institute of India on Sunday became the first indigenous company to apply to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) seeking emergency use authorisation for the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine in the country citing unmet…
UK fights Avian Flu virus
London, Dec 7 (Sputnik) More cases of bird flu have been detected in the United Kingdom, prompting the authorities to obligate all bird keepers to keep them indoors at all times beginning from December 14, the UK Department for Environment,…
A relationship is all about offering yourself
There are many types of relationships—with your wife, husband, children, parents, siblings, neighbours and friends. Some people hate each other but that too is a kind of relationship. All these have emerged based on certain needs—physical,…
‘Super 30’ founder to be expert at ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’
PATNA: 'Super 30' founder and noted mathematician Anand Kumar will be the expert at popular quiz show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' on Monday's episode.
Kumar will be the expert on episodes 51, 61 and 62 of the 12th edition of KBC hosted by…
Pfizer seeks emergency use authorisation for its COVID-19 vaccine in India
NEW DELHI: Pfizer India has become the first pharmaceutical firm to seek from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) an emergency use authorisation for its COVID-19 vaccine in the country, after its parent company secured such…
Delhi reports 3,419 new COVID-19 cases
New Delhi , December 5 : Delhi reported 3,419 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday taking the total count of cases in the national capital to 5,89,544.
According to the Delhi government health bulletin, 4,916 recoveries and 77 deaths…
Recoveries outnumber new Covid cases in Delhi, positivity rates falls to 4%
New Delhi, Dec 6 The positivity rate of Covid-19 cases in the national capital has fallen further to around 4 per cent after the Delhi tested over 80,000 tests in the last 24 hours.
The capital city tested 81,473 samples, of which,…
Citing tech issues, UN Covid-19 summit nixes Adar Poonawalla video
United Nations, Dec 5 The United Nations Covid-19 summit passed up a pre-recorded video message from Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the world's largest vaccine manufacturer, who was scheduled to speak in an afternoon session headlined 'The Road…
Worldwide COVID-19 cases surpass 65 million-mark
Maryland , December 4 The worldwide number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has surpassed 65 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University's data.
The number of coronavirus cases stood at 65,048,192 as of 06:08 IST on Friday.…
IIT-B study confirms effectiveness of social distancing norms, face mask to curb virus spread
The study said protective measures like face mask and face shield effectively reduce the leakage and reach of the sneeze within 1ft3ft.
31st Konark Dance Festival begins in Odisha
Konark (Odisha) , December 2 The 31st edition of the Konark Dance Festival began in Odisha's Konark following the COVID-19 protocols on Tuesday.
This festival is organised by the Odisha government's tourism department every year…