India Covid Crisis

India Covid Crisis

Indian govt invites vaccine makers to produce Covaxin to address shortage

Indian govt invites vaccine makers to produce Covaxin to address shortage

"Under this vaccine, a live virus is inactivated and this is done only in BSL3 (Biosafety Level 3) labs. Not every company has this. We give an open invitation to companies who want to do this...

A man wearing a protective face mask, walks past shops at a market, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Karachi, Pakistan June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

India’s Covid-19 surge terrifies Pakistan

A man speaks on the phone as a doctor tries to revive his wife inside an emergency ward of a government-run hospital, amidst the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, in Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh, India, May 11, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqu

India's most populous state to spend up to $1.36 bln on Covid shots

The calculations were based on preliminary data obtained 42 days after the first dose, Russia's health ministry, the state-run Gamaleya research centre and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said in a statement. Photo: Reuters

Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine to be available in Indian market from early next week

A patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) receives treatment inside the emergency ward at Holy Family hospital in New Delhi, India, April 29, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

More than 2 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines to become available India soon, govt advisor says

A man receives oxygen support for free at a Gurudwara (Sikh temple), amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ghaziabad, India, May 6, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Indian govt allows medically trained officials to practice, consult

A man rides his bicycle during a lockdown to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Mumbai, India, April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni/File Photo

Most of India should remain locked down for 6-8 weeks: ICMR chief

The World Health Organization says pregnant women can be badly affected by some respiratory infections, and that it is not known whether mothers with Covid-19 can pass the virus to their babies during pregnancy or delivery Photo: Reuters

WHO has not termed B.1.617 as Indian variant, says Indian govt

A woman receives treatment inside a Covid-19 ward of a government-run hospital, amidst the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, in Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh, India, May 11, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

India’s Covid-19 deaths cross quarter million as virus ravages countryside

Manika Goel, sits next to her husband who is suffering from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) inside the emergency ward at Holy Family hospital in New Delhi, India, April 29, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Indian govt says nearly 90% of the country has high positivity rate for Covid

A frontline worker ignites a funeral pyre of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient who passed away after a hospital caught fire, in Virar, on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

Volunteers collect unclaimed ashes of India's Covid-19 dead for final farewell

Family members sit next to the burning funeral pyres of those who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during a mass cremation, at a crematorium in New Delhi, India April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

India's brutal Covid wave brings tragic scenes to small town hospital

Narendra Modi addresses a rally for the West Bengal election at Barasat on April 12.Photographer: Hindustan Times/Hindustan Times

Indian PM Modi to skip G7 meet in Britain due to Covid-19 crisis