People adopting a \"wait and watch\" approach, lack of communication and glitches in CoWin app are the major reasons why only 53 per cent people got the COVID-19 shots on the first day in Delhi, experts said on Sunday

Coronavirus vaccination drive: Covaxin has asked its recipients to sign a consent form. The form also states that in case of adverse effects, the recipient would be compensated

Kejriwal inspected the COVID-19 vaccination campaign at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital here, interacted with some health workers who received the shot and lauded their contribution in fighting the pandemic

Andhra Pradesh woman, who disappeared from Delhi airport after testing positive for coronavirus upon her return from the UK, has been found in Andhra Pradesh

Urban Development Minister Satyendar Jain said the situation, due to the threat of the strike, has forced the government to shift COVID-19 patients from the North Delhi Municipal Corporation-run Hindu Rao hospital to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) hospital

COVID-19 vaccine: Johnson & Johnson begins global phase 3 trial with 60,000 peoplePharma giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has started a massive global phase 3 clinical trial with 60,000 people of its single-dose coronavirus vaccine. The volunteers will be recruited from the US, South Africa, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. \"Johnson & Johnson will develop and test its COVID-19 vaccine candidate in accordance with high ethical standards and sound scientific p...

Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, who tested positive for COVID-19, was taken to LNJP Hospital after he developed a fever

Last week, the hospital said it has made all arrangements, including procuring an apheresis machine, to provide plasma therapy to Covid-19 patients who need it

Various medical shops have been telling buyers that the medicine is in short supply but can be made available If they are ready to pay a premium, DCGI has been informed

DGCI has asked all state drug controllers to instruct their field officials to keep strict vigil to prevent black marketing and unauthorised sale of remdesivir

Mylan has been licensed by Gilead for marketing the drug in 127 low- and middle-income countries, including India. The company will manufacture remdesivir at its injectables facilities in India

The drug has been making headlines with many health experts across the world recommending it for treatment of COVID-19. Remdesivir was originally used to treat Ebola patients

Announcing the same at a virtual media briefing, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stated that the plasma bank will start operating in the national capital in the next two working days

Lockdown 5.0 in India: MHA new guidelines lay down plan for phased reopening of lockdown outside containment zones; states and union territories have been allowed to prohibit certain activities outside the containment zones or impose restrictions, based on their assessments

Corona lockdown 3.0 live updates: Total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra reached 12,974; Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said it's difficult to sustain lockdown amid heavy economic losses

Delhi coronavirus news:  Contact tracing and samples of these 40 healthcare workers were initiated yesterday. Besides, samples of patients from the wards, where the nurse was posted, were also sent for testing

Delhi coronavirus news: Plasma treatment uses blood plasma of patients who have completely recovered from the virus; the patients build antibodies that help them recover

Live updates on coronavirus in India latest news: All members of the Advisory Council of the commission were unanimous to suggest that the projections of real GDP growth made before March 2020 need to be relooked into entirely, and, revised downwards considerably

Corona in India update: Samshi Talab in Mehrauli including A-3 Lake view apartment, Gali number 1 band of Raj Nagar 2 in Dwarka, and house number 15 to 101 in Dayanand Vihar are the latest additions to the list of hotspots in Delhi; Maharashtra now has 6,427 COVID-19 cases

The health department officials from today will start using the 42,000 rapid testing kits the national capital had received on Sunday