India reported 12,000 plus new Covid cases for the second consecutive day with 12,847 cases reported on Friday. India’s active cases was at 63,063, the highest in the last three months. As many as 7,895 patients recovered while there were 14 deaths. Weekly positivity rate stood at 2.41% while the daily positivity rate was 2.47%.The […]
Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine — Covaxin — has reported higher neutralising antibodies in children and on an average, it was 1.7 times higher than in adults. The vaccine was well-tolerated and immunogenic in paediatric subjects in Phase II/III study. The study has been accepted and published in Lancet Infectious Diseases. Covaxin is one of the […]
Maharashtra has reported the biggest jump in Covid infections in the last four months with 3,081 new cases, with Mumbai alone accounting for 1,956 cases. The number of active cases till Friday night was 9,191. According to the Maharashtra state health department, there were no Covid-related deaths on Friday. Sudhir Mehta, lead and co-ordinator, Pune […]
Travel is booming across the country, and despite a recent spike in Covid cases, demand has not dampened, with travel companies continuing to witness a rise in bookings for both leisure and corporate purposes. A total of 8,329 new infections were recorded in the past 24 hours, an official statement said on Saturday. “With the […]
By Rameesh Kailasam & Madhabi Sarkar There are close to 440 million working-age women in India as per various estimates. Women make up 48% of the Indian population and need to benefit equally from the country’s economic growth. Women are the largest reservoir of untapped potential in India that can usher the country to its […]