CPCB Guidelines for COVID-19 waste disposal in place: Delhi Govt to HC Medical Dialogues Bureau8 Dec 2020 9:45 AM ISTThe ''Guidelines for Handling, Treatment, and Disposal of Waste Generated during Treatment/Diagnosis/Quarantine of COVID19 Patients'' issued by the...
Covid-19: Bihar Govt acquires Nalanda Medical College building for vaccine cold storage Medical Dialogues Bureau8 Dec 2020 9:30 AM ISTHealth department special secretary Manoj Kumar said, "The ministry has acquired three stories building of NMCH and waiting for the vaccines from the...
It's okay for COVID-19 positive mothers to share room with newborns: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 Dec 2020 9:12 AM ISTThere has been lot of confusion as to whether newborn baby can be kept with COVID-19 positive mother or not.While current recommendations vary, most...
COVID-19: Antiviral drug Molnupiravir blocks virus transmission within 24 hours, claims Study Ruchika Sharma7 Dec 2020 4:30 PM IST"This is the first demonstration of an orally available drug to rapidly block SARS-CoV-2 transmission. MK-4482/EIDD-2801 could be game-changing," said...
WHO tightens guidelines on COVID masks for public, health workers Hina Zahid7 Dec 2020 3:47 PM ISTGENEVA - The World Health Organization on fine tuned guidelines on wearing face masks, recommending that, where COVID-19 is spreading, they be worn by...
FIR against Paras Hospital for Allegedly Forcefully Discharging Patient after issuing wrong COVID report Medical Dialogues Bureau7 Dec 2020 1:19 PM ISTThe development comes nearly four months after the health department found a violation of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, on the part of Paras...
Pfizer seeks DCGI emergency use authorisation for COVID vaccine in India Ruchika Sharma7 Dec 2020 12:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: Pfizer India has become the first pharmaceutical firm to seek from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) an emergency use...
Covishield: Serum Institute seeks emergency use nod for first made in India COVID vaccine MD Bureau7 Dec 2020 12:35 PM ISTPoonawalla had said SII is in the process of submitting the data for the clinical trials to the DCGI and will seek emergency use authorization.
Fire breaks out at COVID-19 hospital in Maharashtra Medical Dialogues Bureau7 Dec 2020 9:00 AM ISTThick smoke engulfed the hospital premises after the fire and around 20 patients were shifted to other medical facilities, a police official said.
UN Covid summit nixes Adar Poonawalla video over technical issues MD Bureau6 Dec 2020 11:30 AM ISTUnited Nations: The United Nations Covid-19 summit passed up a pre-recorded video message from Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the world's largest vaccine...
Moderna expects 125 million COVID vaccine doses available globally in 2021 MD Bureau6 Dec 2020 11:00 AM ISTNew York: US-based drugmaker Moderna has said that it expects to have between 100 million and 125 million doses of its experimental Covid-19 vaccine...
Vaccines do not equal zero Covid: WHO warns against complacency Medical Dialogues Bureau6 Dec 2020 9:30 AM IST"Vaccines and vaccination will add a major, major, powerful tool to the tool kit that we have. But by themselves, they will not do the job," WHO...
