India confirms first Omicron-related death as Covid-19 cases jump India

India records 81,441 cases in 24 hrs as 2nd wave spreads

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Coronavirus live updates: India has recorded a massive surge of 81,441 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s total caseload to 12,302,110, Worldometer showed this morning. Active cases have crossed the 600,000-mark and now stand at 615,798. India is now the 5th-worst hit country in terms of active cases.. The death toll […]

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COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker: Over 1.61 lakh people receive coronavirus vaccine on February 23

By Administrator_India Capital Sands A total of 1,19,07,392 beneficiaries have so far been vaccinated for COVID-19 through 2,53,434 sessions held till the evening of February 23, the 39th day of the immunisation drive, according to a provisional report of the Union Health Ministry. On February 23, 1,61,840 beneficiaries were vaccinated till 6 pm through 8,557 sessions, […]

Global stock markets set for the longest winning streak since 2003 Stock Market

Global stock markets set for the longest winning streak since 2003

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Global stocks are in the midst of the longest run of gains since 2003 as optimism over the economic recovery sweeps across markets. This even as the Indian equity benchmarks — Sensex and Nifty — ended marginally lower on Tuesday as investors booked profits at higher levels amid a mixed trend in global markets. […]

2020 worst year ever is history of aviation, air travel demand plunged by 65.9%: IATA Business

2020 worst year ever is history of aviation, air travel demand plunged by 65.9%: IATA

By Administrator_India Capital Sands The COVID-19 pandemic-hit 2020 was recorded as the worst year ever in the history of global aviation, with the overall demand  (revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs) plunging by 65.9 percent, said a report released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on February 3. International passenger demand fell by 75.6 percent vis-a-vis 2019, whereas, […]

Barbados PM writes to PM Modi, thanks India for Covid-19 vaccine doses COVID19

Barbados PM writes to PM Modi, thanks India for Covid-19 vaccine doses

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has expressed her gratitude to the Indian government and the people for “most generous” donation of COVID-19 vaccine doses. In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, Mottley said: “I trust that you are well and safe. On behalf of my Government and people, I […]

First Covishield consignment leaves Serum Institute for 13 locations Coronavirus Vaccine

First Covishield consignment leaves Serum Institute for 13 locations

By Administrator_India Capital Sands A decisive phase in India’s fight against coronavirus began in the wee hours on Tuesday as the first consignment of Covishield vaccines left Serum Institute of India for Pune airport, four days ahead of the nationwide inoculation drive launch. Three temperature-controlled trucks rolled out of the Serum Institute gates shortly before 5 am and left […]

UK coronavirus deaths surpass 80,000, highest in Europe UK

UK coronavirus deaths surpass 80,000, highest in Europe

By Administrator_India Capital Sands The UK has again recorded more than 1,000 coronavirus deaths overnight bringing the country’s official death toll past 80,000. Another 59,937 Covid-19 cases were also reported in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections since the start of the pandemic past three million to 3,017,409. Health Secretary Matt Hancock […]

First Covishield consignment leaves Serum Institute for 13 locations Coronavirus Vaccine

COVID-19: How to register for vaccine, documents, process and other key details

By Administrator_India Capital Sands In a significant development, the Drugs Controller General of India (DGCI) on Sunday (January 3) approved two vaccines – AstraZeneca-Oxford’s Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin – for emergency use against COVID-19 in India. According to DCGI, both Covishield and Covaxin have to be administered in two doses and these vaccines can […]