The West Bengal government on Sunday said flights from Mumbai and Delhi were being restricted to twice a week from January 5 as new Covid cases in the state mounted to 6,153 from 1,089 on December 29. In a letter to the civil aviation ministry, the state government said that in view […]
Covid-19
Highest Omicron cases in Maharashtra, Delhi Number 2: These 16 states affected
By Administrator_India Capital Sands India has recorded 236 cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus across 16 states and UTs so far out of which 104 people have recovered or migrated, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. Here is what we know so far about the […]
How India achieved feat of 1.03 crore vaccination in a day
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands The record feat of 1.03 crore vaccine doses on August 27 was achieved on the back of Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, and Haryana notching up their highest daily jab numbers, villages joining the party with 70 percent of all jabs given in rural India, and Mumbai, […]
Pfizer and Astra vaccines less effective after 90 days, says study
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands A British public health study has found that protection from either of the two most commonly used Covid-19 vaccines against the now prevalent Delta variant of the coronavirus weakens within three months. It also found that those who get infected after receiving two shots of […]
Pfizer, Moderna raise prices for Covid-19 vaccines in European Union
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc have raised the prices of their Covid-19 vaccines in their latest European Union supply contracts, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. The new price for the Pfizer shot was 19.50 euros ($23.15) against 15.50 euros previously, the newspaper said, citing portions of the contracts seen. […]
Rising oil prices upset long-haul plans of airlines, delay recovery
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Few sectors are as impacted as aviation by the pandemic. With travel coming to a standstill and recovery not on the horizon even with vaccination, airlines have been finding it tough to stay aloft. A year and a half since the first case of COVID-19 […]
India’s first Covid-19 patient tests positive again for coronavirus
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands A woman medico, who was India’s first COVID-19 case, has tested positive again for the virus, health authorities said here on Tuesday. “She is reinfected with COVID-19. Her RT-PCR is positive, the antigen is negative. She is asymptomatic,” Thrissur DMO Dr. K J Reena told […]
Gold Up Ahead of Jerome Powell’s Testimony
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Gold Futures were up 0.32% to $1,788.65 by 12:17 AM ET (4:17 AM GMT) Although inflation had increased, it will move back toward Fed’s 2% target once supply imbalances resolve, said Powell in written remarks prepared for his Tuesday testimony before congress. Investors now await the hearing […]
Centre Signs Deal To Get 2nd Made-In-India Vaccine, 30 Crore Doses Booked
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Aiming at a stiff vaccination target, the government has booked 30 crore doses of Hyderabad-based Biological-E’s Covid vaccine, which is still in clinical trials. The Health Ministry will make an advance payment of ₹ 1,500 crores to the company for what will be the second […]
Misinformation surges amid India’s COVID-19 calamity
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands The man in the WhatsApp video says he has seen it work himself: A few drops of lemon juice in the nose will cure COVID-19. If you practice what I am about to say with faith, you will be free of corona in five seconds, […]