May 16, 2021 / 10:20 AM IST
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Congress MP Rajeev Satav dies after recovering from COVID-19Congress MP Rajiv Satav died at a private hospital in Pune today, days after recovering from coronavirus infection, hospital sources said. The 46-year-old leader was on ventilator support at the hospital after his health deteriorated. Satav, considered close to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, had tested positive for coronavirus infection on April 22. Satav was later diagnosed with a new viral infection and was in a critical condition. (PTI)
May 16, 2021 / 09:55 AM IST
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE Updates | Thane district reports 1,490 new COVID-19 cases, 57 more deathsThane has added 1,490 new cases of coronavirus, raising the infection count in the Maharashtra district to 4,99,451, an official said today. Besides these new cases reported yesterday, the virus also claimed the lives of 57 more people, pushing the death toll in the district to 8,427, he said. The COVID-19 mortality rate in Thane stood at 1.68 percent, he added.
May 16, 2021 / 09:07 AM IST
COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker: 17.3 Lakh People Received Jab On May 15, Over 18.2 Crore Shots Administered In India So Far
The Centre has revised the gap between the two doses of Covishield COVID-19 vaccine to 12-16 weeks.
May 16, 2021 / 08:47 AM IST
Coronavirus Vaccine LIVE Updates | Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Dr CN Ashwath Narayan has said that a new app interfaced with CoWIN needs to be created for the vaccination drive of people in the 18-44 age group. Earlier, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had also urged the Centre to allow state governments to develop their own platforms for the vaccination programme.
Read more | Need new app for COVID-19 vaccination of 18-44 age group: Karnataka Deputy CMMay 16, 2021 / 08:28 AM IST
May 16, 2021 / 08:11 AM IST
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Plasma therapy on COVID-19 patients has not been found effective in reducing the progression to severe disease or death and is likely to be dropped from the clinical management guidelines, sources said. In a meeting of the ICMR-National Task Force for COVID-19 on Friday, all members were in favour of removing the use of convalescent plasma from the Clinical Guidance for Management of Adult COVID-19 Patients citing its ineffectiveness and inappropriate use in several cases, they said. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will issue an advisory on the matter soon, they said.
Read more | Plasma therapy not effective, likely to be dropped from clinical management guidelines on COVID-19