New Delhi: Russia’s Sputnik V, which has been approved by the Drugs Controller General for emergency use in the country, will be issued next month. Sputnik is the third Covid vaccine to be used in India after the Serum Institute’s Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin.

It is also the first Covid vaccine to be manufactured abroad and imported and used here. The Drug Controller General yesterday approved the approval recommendation submitted on Monday by the expert committee of the Central Drugs Standard Controller Organization. The foreign vaccine was approved to speed up vaccination in the face of the high incidence of Covid spread in the country.

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that another lockdown will not be announced in the wake of the spread of Covid disease in the country. Speaking at a virtual meeting with World Bank Group President David Malpas on Tuesday, the minister said the current situation would only lead to local restrictions. The Finance Minister also briefed the meeting on the steps being taken by the country.

No more going to the lockdown on a large scale. The minister said this would completely affect the economy. The practice of quarantining Covid patients at home will continue. The World Bank said in a statement that David Malpas and the Minister of Finance highlighted the importance of the partnership with India in the areas of financial sector reform, water resource management, civil service, and health. The domestic vaccine production capacity of the country was also discussed.

New Delhi; Elections to the three vacant Rajya Sabha seats in the state will be held on the 30th of this month. The notification will be issued tomorrow, the Central Election Commission said in a press release.

The last date for submission of nomination papers is the 20th of this month. Scrutiny on April 21st. The deadline for withdrawal is April 23. Voting on the 30th of this month runs from nine in the morning to four in the evening. Counting will take place on the same day.

The commission also said that the state chief electoral officer has been appointed as an observer in the elections, which will be held following the Kovid norms. The date for the Rajya Sabha elections in Kerala has been announced on the day of the retirement of the outgoing Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora. Sushil Chandra will replace Aurora today.

New Delhi: DGCI has approved Sputnik, a Covid vaccine developed by Russia. Final approval for emergency use has been obtained. Sputnik is manufactured in India by Dr. Reddy’s. The Sputnik V vaccine was approved by the Subject Expert Committee today.

On February 19, Dr. Reddy’s submitted an application seeking permission for emergency use. This is the third Covid vaccine licensed for use in the country. The vaccines currently in use in the country are Covishield, developed by Oxford University in association with AstraZeneca, and Covaxin by Bharat Biotech.

New Delhi: The spread of Covid disease in India is alarming. India has recorded the highest daily increase in the world in the last 24 hours. A total of 1,68,912 people have been newly diagnosed with the disease in the country. With this, India came second in the spread of the disease, overtaking Brazil.

The total number of Covid cases in India has crossed 1.35 crore. India surpasses Brazil’s 1.34 crore cases. The United States tops the list with 3.111,97,511 patients. The number of Covid victims in India is 1,35,27,717.

France is fourth on the list with more than 51 million Covid victims. Russia ranks fifth with more than 45 million Covid victims. Maharashtra is the most contagious state in India. In Maharashtra, 63,294 people were newly diagnosed with the disease. Following this, the government is considering announcing a complete lockdown in the state.

After Maharashtra, Covid cases are on the rise in Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh. Covid is also spreading in states like Delhi and Gujarat. New cases were reported in Delhi at 10,774 and in Gujarat at 5,469.