Watch | WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan on virus variants in India, vaccinations and more
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May 17, 2021 21:03 IST
In this video interview, WHO chief scientist warns of more COVID-19 waves and says the response over next 6-18 months is critical
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In this video interview, WHO chief scientist warns of more COVID-19 waves and says the response over next 6-18 months is critical
Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist at the World Health Organization, has been maintaining a keen eye on the developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic in India.
In an online interview to
The Hindu, she
A view of Remdesivir injection for treating coronavirus at Tiruchi. File
| Photo Credit:
M. Srinath
Effective immediate allocation, and streamlined delivery to recipient States, Union Territories and institutions is an ongoing exercise, it said Nineteen oxygen generation plants, 11,321 oxygen concentrators, 15,801 oxygen cylinders and about 5.5 lakh Remdesivir vials received as global aid have been delivered or dispatched to various states and union territories from April 27 to May 16, the Centre said on Monday.
The government has been receiving international cooperation for COVID-19 relief medical supplies and equipment since April 27 from different countries and organisations.
Through a streamlined and systematic mechanism, various ministries and departments have seamlessly collaborated under the ‘whole of government’ approach for expeditiously delivering incoming global aid to states and union territories, the Union health ministry said.
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Bihar recorded the highest number of doctors 69 who died due to COVID-19 in the second wave so far followed by Uttar Pradesh (34) and Delhi (27). According to the Indian Medical Association (IMA) registry, 244 deaths have been recorded in the second wave with the youngest physician who died being Dr. Anas Mijahid, 25, from Delhi and the oldest being Dr. Anil Kumar Rakshit, 87, Kolkata.
U.S. President Joe Biden. File
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The move comes as U.S. states are seeing drops in vaccination numbers and countries like India are scrambling to get vaccines.
President Joe Biden said Monday that the United States is surging exports of Covid vaccines to other countries to reclaim “American leadership” in the global fight against the pandemic, dismissing rival efforts by China and Russia.
Mr. Biden confirmed that 20 million more doses of Covid vaccines are being released over the next six weeks, bringing the total earmarked for shipping out by the end of June to 80 million.
The boost follows pressure on the Biden administration from other governments to use its large vaccine surplus to help struggling countries, now that significant progress has been made in rolling out vaccinations at home.