India expected to have Covid vaccine by early next year
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands India is expected to have a Covid-19 vaccine from more than one source by early next year and the government is formulating distribution strategies for the immunisation of people across the country, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Tuesday. Vardhan had earlier said a Covid-19 vaccine is likely to be available […]
Centre urges 7 big states to ensure adequate oxygen availability in all healthcare facilities
By Administrator_India Capital Sands The Centre on September 13 urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh to ensure adequate oxygen availability in all healthcare facilities and unrestricted intra- and inter-state movement of oxygen cylinders because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Union Health Ministry held a virtual meeting where Union Health Secretary, […]
Oil prices hold ground ahead of OPEC+ meeting on extended output cuts
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Oil prices rose in early trade on Tuesday, with traders waiting to see whether major crude producers agreed to extend their huge output cuts to shore up prices at a meeting expected later this week. Brent crude futures rose 0.3%, or 12 cents, to $38.44 a barrel. U.S. West Texas […]
Trump defends his use of unproven treatment as prevention against coronavirus
By Administrator_India Capital Sands U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended taking a prescription malaria drug to try to ward off the novel coronavirus despite medical warnings about its use. “People are going to have to make up their own mind,” Trump said about hydroxychloroquine during a visit to the U.S. Capitol. “I think […]
Britain outpaces Italy with Europe’s highest official coronavirus death toll
By Ritu, Capital Sands Britain has overtaken Italy to report the highest official death toll from coronavirus in Europe with more than 32,000 deaths, figures released on Tuesday showed. The high death toll could increase political pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who waited longer than other European leaders to order a lockdown to curb […]