May 15, 2021, 11:07 AM IST
New Delhi: Pan-India Lockdown, local government restrictions and the new normal of work from home (WFH) have not deterred India’s best brains working at the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The first and second waves of COVID-19 have affected the schedule of the core space-related activities at ISRO, but, its scientists have been immensely contributing to the country’s fight against the pandemic by developing crucial medical equipment such as ventilators, oxygen concentrators etc.
Under the series ‘Prana’, three variants of ventilators that are fitted with displays and controls, have been developed by the ISRO teams from VSSC, based on modifications to existing designs and also based on their own unique, patented designs. The first one is similar to the Ambu-bags (artificial manual breathing unit), but this home-grown variant can deliver a good amount of volume and pressure, thanks to its unique design and proper actuation system.
"The good news is that so far we have no evidence to suggest our vaccines will be less effective in protecting people against severe illness and hospitalisation," Johnson said.
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Restrictions to remain in place for 15 days.
Step has been taken in view of rising COVID-19 cases.
New Delhi: West Bengal on Saturday (May 15, 2021) announced to put in place more restrictions from May 16 for the next 15 days.
The step has been taken in view of rising COVID-19 cases. West Bengal on Friday recorded its highest single-day spike of 20,846 fresh coronavirus infections, taking the total tally to 10,94,802. The death toll in the state has also mounted to 12,993 after 136 more people succumbed to COVID-19.
Earlier on April 30, the West Bengal government had imposed a partial lockdown in the state.
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India on Sunday witnessed a single-day jump of 93,249 infections that took the active numbers of cases to 6.91 lakh. By Zee Media Bureau | Last Updated: Monday, April 5, 2021 - 10:12
New Delhi: With more than 93,000 COVID-19 cases recorded between Saturday and Sunday, India s coronavirus caseload climbed to 1.24 crore, according to the data released by the Union Health Ministry on Sunday (April 4, 2021).
The country witnessed a single-day jump of 93,249 infections that took the active numbers of cases to 6.91 lakh. India has also seen over 1.16 crore recoveries and 1.64 lakh COVID-19-related deaths.
The sudden surge in daily cases has also led to Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairing a high-level meeting to review the COVID-19 pandemic situation and vaccination program in the country. During the meeting, it was emphasised that due to the severe decline in adhering to COVID-19 appropriate behaviour, p
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India recorded over 1 lakh COVID cases in the last 24 hours, its highest single-day rise since the coronavirus outbreak.
Country reported 1,03,558 new infections and 478 deaths in the last 24 hrs.
New Delhi: India recorded over 1 lakh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, its highest single-day rise since the coronavirus outbreak. The situation in the country has now probably gone from bad to worse as the Centre warned a week back. According to the official data released on Monday (April 5, 2021), India reported 1,03,558 new infections and 478 deaths in the last 24 hours.
India s active cases have now crossed 7.41 lakh, whereas the death toll has now increased to 1.65 lakh. The total number of COVID-19 cases in India has now soared to 1.25 crore, of which, 1.16 crore are recoveries.