COVID -19 Crisis calls for Health Communicators & Media in Sync

New Delhi: Recognising the critical role of media in dealing with the Covid-19 crisis, which has been declared as a disaster, healthcare communicators have urged media professionals to speak with…

Fake manufacturers of Hand Sanitizers Busted

Uttar Pradesh: A factory was raided in Saini Kotwali, Sirathu Ward no. 10, Banakpura where hand sanitizers were being manufactured by illegal means. Raid was conducted by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate…

73 drug retail licenses suspended for selling masks and hand sanitisers by Gujarat FDCA

The Gujarat Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) has suspended 73 drug retail licenses for selling 2 ply and 3 ply surgical masks, N95 masks and hand sanitizers more than…

ICMR confirms 5th death in India due to Coronavirus, Cases Soar to 206

Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: India today recorded its fifth death due to the novel coronavirus as an Italian citizen, who had reportedly recovered three days ago, passed away in Jaipur…

Coronavirus: Govt bans export of face masks and ventilators

NEW DELHI: The central government has banned the export of surgical face masks, the textile material that goes into making the masks and covers along with ventilators and respirators as…

Delhi hospitals cancel elective surgeries due to Coronavirus emergencies

NEW DELHI: Non-emergency operations take a backseat as corona alarm spreads Safdarjung hospital is one of India’s largest public hospitals. All routine or non-emergency surgeries scheduled to take place at…

Covid-19 effect: Prices of raw materials of hand sanitizers increased 200% due to huge demand

Prices of raw materials used in manufacturing of hand sanitizers have increased by 200-300 per cent in the wake of huge demand for the hand antiseptics since the coronavirus outbreak…

PorteaMedical &Verloopin partner with Government of Goa to launch Cobot-19 Chatbot

Banglore/New Delhi: Information, correct and fake on Corona is flying thick and fast and people in panic tend to believe each one of them. The result: pandemonium everywhere. A credible…

Covid-19: Cipla and CSIR-IICT to manufacture drugs

Pharmaceutical giant Cipla has come forward to engage with CSIR-IICT to take up manufacture of three promising chemical compounds with anti-viral properties, to treat Covid-19. The company sought help from…

Gujarat FDCA approves licences of 189 hand sanitisers to meet growing demand amidst COVID-19 pandemic

The Gujarat FDCA has approved product licences of 189 hand sanitisers to tide over its growing demand due to the pandemic. The product licenses are mostly from small and medium…