The Covishield version of AstraZeneca, produced by Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), has not been included in the list. Domestically-manufactured Covishield, a version of the AstraZeneca vaccine, has been excluded from the list of anti-COVID-19 jabs that are eligible to avail the European Union (EU)’s ‘Green Pass’. Green Pass, which would be available from…
Milkha Singh was the one who put Indian athletics on the world map by winning the gold in the then 440 yards race of the 1958 British and Commonwealth Games. Indian sprint legend Milkha Singh, 91, succumbed to post covid-19 complications Friday night after a month-long battle with the virus. Five days ago, Milkha’s wife, Nirmal Kaur, a…
Israel will no longer require people to wear masks indoors, removing one of the country’s last remaining coronavirus restrictions as infections continue to decline there, Israel’s health ministry announced on Tuesday. Hezi Levi, the ministry’s director general, delivered the news as he removed his mask on a morning television show. Masks will still be required in some…
An Indian couple reportedly chartered a plane and held a mid-air wedding with more than 160 guests in an effort to escape coronavirus restrictions. Video footage posted on social media appeared to show the couple and their guests packed into the hired jet. The state of Tamil Nadu, where the flight was said to have…
In tandem with conversations around COVID-19, the black fungal infection has also intrigued people. Also known as ‘black fungus’ or ‘mucormycotic’, it is a rare kind of fungal infection affecting 1 in 10,00,000 people, but with an overall mortality rate of 50 per cent. The disease is often characterised by hyphae growing in and around blood…
At least 2.57 crore people in India have been infected with Covid, which has also led to death of 2.87 lakh people since the pandemic began early last year. Smaller aerosol particles can be carried in the air for 10 metres, the government warned today as it shared a set of “easy to follow” guidelines…
The 62-year-old was admitted to AIIMS for the past several days and was on ventilator support since last week. Padma Shri awardee and former national president of the Indian Medical Association Dr KK Aggarwal passed away after a long battle with Covid at New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Monday. The 62-year-old…
A team of US researchers led by an Indian American scientist has reported the first instance of Covid-19 triggering a rare recurrence of potentially serious blood clots in patient’s arms. New York: The discovery, published in the journal Viruses, improves the understanding of how inflammation caused by Covid can lead to upper extremity blood clots and…
An emeritus professor of bacteriology in the United Kingdom is predicting COVID-19 could be “eradicated” in the country by winter because of the success of the vaccine rollout, according to reports. “I don’t see any reason of why we should need to go into lockdown again,” Hugh Pennington told The Sun. “We are now getting…
A helpful post from a Indians In London Community Group member in one of our NRI social groups nriapps.com/nrigroups Sharing experience with British Airways BOM – LHR (Flight on 10.03.2021). Pre-departure – 1. You need to complete an RT-PCR a test 72 hours before departure time, provider should be ICMR approved. 2. Purchase 2 COVID…
