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Updated: Share Article AAA A medic prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccine to a beneficiary at SDMC Urban Public Health Centre Daryaganj, in New Delhi , Saturday, May 1, 2021. | Photo Credit: PTI Some private hospital chains commenced the COVID-19 immunisation drive for the 18-44 age group at limited centres in the country on May 1, officials said. Apollo Hospitals sources said the drive commenced at its centres in Hyderabad and Kolkata, but not in Delhi. They said that they are waiting for the vaccines to arrive and that the immunisation in Delhi is likely to begin either by Monday or Tuesday. Max Healthcare announced the drive will begin at “select hospitals in the network in the NCR of Delhi”. ....
Scientists say Centre ignored warnings amid coronavirus surge Updated: Updated: May 01, 2021 18:53 IST The warning about the new variant in early March was issued by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genetics Consortium, or INSACOG Share Article AAA Mass cremation of people who died of COVID-19 coronavirus at a cremation ground at Ghazipur, in New Delhi on April 30, 2021. | Photo Credit: PTI The warning about the new variant in early March was issued by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genetics Consortium, or INSACOG A forum of scientific advisers set up by the Union government warned officials in early March of a new and more contagious variant of the coronavirus taking hold in the country, five scientists who are part of the forum told ....
As The Hindu had reported earlier, Russia decided to cut back on a promise to deliver 3,00,000-4,00,000 injections of Remdesivir produced in Russia as part of a compulsory licence as it would violate the U.S. patent, and India now hopes to source about 4,50,000 vials directly from Remdesivir developer Gilead Sciences Inc. in the U.S. The Russian aid is part of an international effort that now involves about 25 countries, and has meant a major policy shift for the government, which has refused to accept foreign aid for more than 17 years, as India faces an unprecedented number of Coronavirus cases, deaths and a shortage of oxygen and medicines. ....
“Do not attempt to procure or administer Remdesivir at home," the Home Ministry's revised guidelines for home isolation of mild/asymptomatic COVID-19 cases said ....
“In a situation where the entire country is gripped with the COVID-19 pandemic, price control by the govt is a must and such kind of loot and blackmail should not be permitted,” the PIL said ....