Union Budget: Rs 64,180 crore scheme to boost healthcare infrastructure
Feb. 1, 2021, 12:18 p.m.The finance minister said that Prime Minister Atmanirbhar Swasthya Bharat Yojana will develop the capacity for primary, secondary and tertiary care health systems in the country.
Union Budget 2021: FM Nirmala Sitharaman announces Rs 35,000 crore for covid-19 vaccine
Feb. 1, 2021, 11:49 a.m."India now has one of the lowest Covid-19 death rates of 112 per million population and one of the lowest active cases of about 130 per million. This has laid the foundation for the economic revival we see today," Sitharaman said in Parliament.
Budget 2021: Experts expect investment in healthcare as India runs covid-19 vaccination programme
Feb. 1, 2021, 9:44 a.m.While the government has promised free covid-19 vaccination to all the residents of the country, it would be interesting to see what plans Budget 2021 would have for future as a majority of the population is yet to be vaccinated.
AstraZeneca to supply 40 million covid-19 vaccine doses to EU
Feb. 1, 2021, 9:16 a.m.As per the agreement, the company will deliver 9 million additional doses in the first quarter of this year, bringing the total supply of the vaccine to 40 million, compared to last week's offer, the EC President said on Twitter.
