Post COVID, Indians are shifting from a sedentary lifestyle to adopting a more fit and healthy lifestyle as demand for fitness training classes sees a 234% rise (YOY) with Tier-II cities leaping ahead of Tier-I in terms of searches, reveals the latest Just Dial Consumer Insights. India’s fitness training industry has been impacted severely since the outbreak of COVID. […]
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XE variant of COVID is believed to be a recombinant of Omicron variants
The XE variant of COVID is now circulating across the country. In India, the variant was first suspected to have found in a patient in Mumbai belonging to South Africa. With many children showing COVID symptoms, parents are now fearing to send them to schools. According to the latest updates, over 30% of 107 […]
Akseera Pharma Corp – The Company behind CBD for COVID
Akseera Pharma Corp., a Canadian company, is leading the research surrounding CBD and COVID-19. Specifically, they have collaborated with premier universities studying the potential of CBD as a therapeutic. Akseera has been scientifically investigating the medicinal benefits of synthetic Cannabinoids since 2016. These research projects have shown the huge untapped potential in various unmet healthcare needs, […]
A study in Belarus on Sputnik V shows high safety profile and 96.3% efficacy against COVID after vaccination of over 1.2 million people
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund) announces the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine has demonstrated 96.3% efficacy and high safety profile based on new study of vaccinated individuals in the Republic of Belarus. An article analyzing efficacy of Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus during vaccination campaign in Belarus has been published […]
The fourth CIIE: Creating new opportunities for COVID recovery
The China International Import Expo (CIIE), the first national-level import-themed professional trade fair in the world, successfully kicked off at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) on Nov 5, 2021. Initiated by the Chinese government since 2018, the CIIE continues to serve as an important platform for the nation’s opening-up and enhancing international economic cooperation […]
Significance of Public-Private Partnerships and NGO’s in building a robust critical healthcare infrastructure, in the post COVID era
The author of this article is Dr. Edmond Fernandes, Co-Founder, Mission ICU The pandemic has exposed the limitations and opportunities of the Indian healthcare system, and has brought to light the lack of crucial healthcare infrastructure, especially in the rural parts of the country. And while there had been a lot of ‘capacity building’ and […]
Sputnik V demonstrates 97.2% efficacy and high safety profile against COVID during the vaccination campaign in Belarus
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund) announces the real world data of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus on the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine confirming its high efficacy during the vaccination campaign in the country. The Russian vaccine has demonstrated 97.2% efficacy against coronavirus in Belarus. The […]
Sputnik V demonstrates 94.8% efficacy against COVID during the vaccination campaign in San Marino
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund) announces the real world data of the Ministry of Health of San Marino on the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine confirming its high efficacy during the vaccination campaign in the country including against new variants of COVID. The efficacy of Sputnik V was measured based […]
Ease of Doing Business calls for global innovation & technology solutions to test COVID under 1 minute
Amidst growing concerns and raising alarms by Indian Medical Association over imminent and inevitable 3rd wave of COVID, India’s leading emerging tech prototyping agency Advance Services for Social and Administrative Reforms (ASSAR) opens applications for global technology and healthcare companies to provide Technology, Products & Services (TPS) for instant COVID19 testing that will give reliable results within […]
The world’s first study of a combination between the AstraZeneca vaccine and the first component of the Sputnik V vaccine (Sputnik Light) in Azerbaijan shows no serious adverse events or COVID infection cases following the vaccination
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund) announces initial safety results of the world’s first study of a combination between the AstraZeneca vaccine (developed jointly with the University of Oxford) and the first component of the Sputnik V vaccine (Sputnik Light vaccine based on human adenovirus serotype 26) in the Republic of […]