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Global Covid-19 caseload tops 174.7mn |
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Washington | Friday, 2021 2:15:06 PM IST |
| The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 174.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.76 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ... read.. |
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FDA extends shelf life of Johnson & Johnson vax vaccine |
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Washington | Friday, 2021 8:15:06 AM IST |
| Johnson & Johnson said on Thursday the US Food and Drug Administration has extended the shelf life of its single-shot Covid-19 vaccine from 3 months to 4.5 months, as millions of unused doses nationwide are set to expire this month. ... read.. |
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WHO says 47 African countries could miss vax target |
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Nairobi | Friday, 2021 7:15:05 AM IST |
| Nine out of ten African countries could miss the target of vaccinating 10 per cent of their population against Covid-19 by September, dimming hopes of containing the pandemic in the continent, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Thursday. ... read.. |
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Go First vaccinates 60% of employees |
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Mumbai | Friday, 2021 2:45:06 AM IST |
| Airline company Go First, formerly known as GoAir, on Thursday said it has administered vaccines to 2,506 employees across the country, or around 60 per cent, under its vaccination programme, rolled out last month. ... read.. |
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J&K sees 1,117 new Covid cases, 25 deaths |
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Srinagar | Friday, 2021 2:15:06 AM IST |
| A total of 1,117 new Covid cases and 25 deaths came to light on Thursday in J&K while 2,363 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery. ... read.. |
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NE India's first DRDO supported Covid hospital in Assam |
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Guwahati | Friday, 2021 1:15:06 AM IST |
| The DRDO supported first ever 300-bed Covid hospital in northeast India was inaugurated in Guwahati on Thursday by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The modern Covid Care Hospital was set up by converting a portion of the Sarusajai Sports Complex ... read.. |
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ICMR okays Meril's rapid antigen test for Covid-19 |
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New Delhi | Thursday, 2021 11:45:05 PM IST |
| The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday granted approval to global medtech company Meril Diagnostics for its self-use rapid antigen test for Covid-19 that can provide accurate results in just 15 minutes. ... read.. |
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TN may extend lockdown by a week on experts' advice |
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Chennai | Thursday, 2021 11:15:06 PM IST |
| The Tamil Nadu government might extend the lockdown, which is in force in the state by one more week, with Chief Minister M.K. Stalin likely to make an announcement on this either later on Thursday or Friday morning. ... read.. |
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Bihar govt explains why there is sudden jump in Covid deaths |
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Patna | Thursday, 2021 10:45:06 PM IST |
| Facing criticism over revised Covid-19 deaths in Bihar, state's health minister Mangal Pandey on Thursday said that the delay in reporting deaths at village and district level is the main reason for spike in number in Bihar. He said, the government learnt ... read.. |
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India's Covid toll sees sharp spike as Bihar revises data (Lead) |
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New Delhi/Patna | Thursday, 2021 10:45:06 PM IST |
| India recorded 6,148 deaths in last 24 hours -- the highest since the pandemic hit last year -- according to data released by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Thursday, as Bihar sharply revised its toll upwards. ... read.. |
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Antibodies get stronger after vax: KGMU study |
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Lucknow | Thursday, 2021 9:15:06 PM IST |
| An antibody test, done on 989 KGMU healthcare workers and about 500 plasma donors by the King George's Medical University (KGMU), has found that antibodies formed after vaccination were stronger and lasted longer, whereas those generated after infection ... read.. |
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Covid: Monoclonal antibody therapy is safe for transplant patients |
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New York | Thursday, 2021 8:45:06 PM IST |
| A day after Delhi-based Sir Gangaram Hospital claimed that monoclonal antibody can be a game changer with its better hold on the deadly Covid pandemic, a study led by Mayo Clinic said that treating transplant patients infected with mild to moderate Covid- ... read.. |
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BJP MP promises development work for achieving 100% vax |
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New Delhi | Thursday, 2021 7:15:12 PM IST |
| In an attempt to speed up Covid vaccination process in his constituency, a BJP MP has promised additional development of Rs 20 lakh as an incentive to the first village for achieving 100 per cent vaccination target. ... read.. |
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Counterfeiting incidents surge during 2018-2020: ASPA |
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New Delhi | Thursday, 2021 6:15:06 PM IST |
| Counterfeiting incidents have surged in the country and during January 2018-December 2020, there have been a 20 per cent rise in such incidents, according to a report by Authentication Solution Providers' Association (ASPA). ... read.. |
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US to buy 500 mn Pfizer Covid vax doses to donate to 100 countries |
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Washington | Thursday, 2021 6:15:06 PM IST |
| US President Joe Biden's administration plans to buy 500 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine and donate them among about 100 countries over the next year, according to media reports on Thursday, citing people familiar with the plan. ... read.. |
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Facebook forms global alliance with leading health organisations |
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San Francisco | Thursday, 2021 4:45:06 PM IST |
| With an aim to empower public on how social media and behavioural sciences can be leveraged to improve the health of communities, Facebook has formed a global alliance called Alliance for Advancing Health Online with leading health organisations. ... read.. |
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At 6,148, India records max Covid deaths in a day |
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New Delhi | Thursday, 2021 4:15:06 PM IST |
| India recorded 6,148 deaths in last 24 hours, highest since the pandemic hit last year, according to data released by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Thursday. ... read.. |
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Global Covid-19 caseload tops 174.3mn |
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Washington | Thursday, 2021 2:15:05 PM IST |
| The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 174.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.75 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ... read.. |
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Awed Delhi govt team plans to replicate BMC's Covid model |
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Mumbai | Thursday, 2021 3:45:06 AM IST |
| Impressed by the Covid-19 pandemic work of the BrihanMumbai Mumbai Corporation (BMC), a Delhi government team said they plan to implement the 'Mumbai Model' in the national capital, a top official said on Wednesday. ... read.. |
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Telangana cancels Class 12 board exams |
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Hyderabad | Thursday, 2021 2:45:06 AM IST |
| The Telangana government on Wednesday announced cancellation of the Intermediate second year (Class 12) annual exams in view of Covid-19 pandemic. ... read.. |
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Delhi receives more doses, vax to start again |
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New Delhi | Thursday, 2021 2:45:05 AM IST |
| Delhiites in the 18-44 age group waiting to get an anti-Covid jab can now book their slot through 'CoWIN' app as the free vaccination for youth will start again after suspension for the last two weeks. ... read.. |
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DRDO's 500-bed Covid hospital inaugurated in Srinagar |
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Srinagar | Thursday, 2021 2:15:06 AM IST |
| The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, on Wednesday inaugurated a 500-bed Covid hospital set up by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at Khonmoh in Srinagar. ... read.. |
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Covid TPR in Kerala still high as 16,204 new cases registered |
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Thiruvananthapuram | Thursday, 2021 2:15:06 AM IST |
| Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said that 16,204 people tested Covid positive out of 1,15,022 samples sent for testing in the past 24 hours, showing the state's test positivity rate (TPR) was still at a high 14.09 per cent. ... read.. |
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Nanotech-based reusable mask can block 99.9% bacteria, viruses |
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Singapore | Thursday, 2021 1:15:06 AM IST |
| Scientists from Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have developed a reusable "nanotech mask" that can block 99.9 per cent of bacteria, viruses and particulate matter (PM), as well as kill germs in just 45 seconds, much effective against Co ... read.. |
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Project launched for children orphaned by Covid in Haryana |
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Chandigarh | Wednesday, 2021 11:45:06 PM IST |
| Haryana State Legal Services Authority Executive Chairman, Justice Rajan Gupta, on Wednesday launched projects to create awareness about rights and benefits of the children who were orphaned amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. ... read.. |
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TN Political parties, NGOs to fight dumping of medical waste |
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Chennai | Wednesday, 2021 11:45:05 PM IST |
| With the possibility of a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic looming large, the unhindered dumping of bio-medical waste across the suburbs of Chennai on highways and water bodies have become a major issue in Tamil Nadu. Political parties like the VCK and ... read.. |
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Russia reports over 10k new Covid cases |
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Moscow | Wednesday, 2021 10:45:06 PM IST |
| Russia has reported 10,407 Covid cases in the last 24 hours, the highest number of daily infections since March 7, according to the official data released on Wednesday. ... read.. |
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SL: Over 2 mn people vaccinated against Covid so far |
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Colombo | Wednesday, 2021 10:45:06 PM IST |
| Over 2 million people have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in Sri Lanka so far, since the launch of the nationwide inoculation drive in late January, the Health Ministry said here on Wednesday. ... read.. |
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Free vax for 18-44 age group in Delhi from June 21: Kejriwal |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2021 10:45:05 PM IST |
| Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday that people between 18-44 age group will also be included in - 'Jahaan Vote, Wahaan Vaccine' from June 21 as the Centre has announced to provide Covid jabs for youth free of cost. ... read.. |
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Thailand logs 2,680 new Covid cases, 35 deaths |
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Bangkok | Wednesday, 2021 10:15:06 PM IST |
| Thailand on Wednesday recorded 2,680 new Covid-19 cases and 35 more fatalities, as the country accelerated its nationwide vaccination campaign to combat the recent outbreak of the pandemic. ... read.. |
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Gurugram: Screening of dengue-malaria cases in border areas starts |
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Gurugram | Wednesday, 2021 9:15:05 PM IST |
| After dengue and malaria cases rose in the national capital, the Gurugram District Health Department has also issued an alert. The department has now started screening to identify dengue and malaria cases in areas adjoining the Delhi border. ... read.. |
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Goa to launch Tika Utsav 3.0 soon: CM |
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Panaji | Wednesday, 2021 8:45:06 PM IST |
| The Goa government will soon launch Tika Utsav 3.0 in rural parts of the state, which will enable persons in the age group of 18-44 years to walk-in and vaccinate themselves, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Wednesday. ... read.. |
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Delhi Govt to set up 57 oxygen plants |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2021 8:45:06 PM IST |
| Having witnessed shortage of oxygen for Covid patients in and outside hospitals, during (mid-April to mid-May) the period when Delhi was registering over 20,000 new Coronavirus cases per day, the Delhi Government has planned to install 57 oxygen plants in ... read.. |
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Millions of J&J Covid vaccine doses to expire soon in US |
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Washington | Wednesday, 2021 7:15:05 PM IST |
| While many countries are yet to receive even one dose of Covid vaccines, many US states are seeing unused Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses piling up on shelves -- all set to expire this month, media reports say. ... read.. |
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Dhaka, Karachi in world's ten least liveable cities |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2021 6:15:06 PM IST |
| Damascus remains the world's least liveable city and most of the previous ten least liveable cities remain in the bottom ten this year, including Dhaka and Karachi in the Asia-Pacific region, as per the the 2021 edition of The Economist Intelligence Unit' ... read.. |
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TN runs out of stock, halts vaccination |
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Chennai | Wednesday, 2021 5:15:05 PM IST |
| Vaccination in Tamil Nadu has come to a grinding halt as several districts have fallen short of the required doses in the state. 39 out of the 45 health units of the state reported a shortage of vaccines. ... read.. |
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Covid case count tops 210,000 in SL |
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Colombo | Wednesday, 2021 5:15:05 PM IST |
| Sri Lanka's total Covid cases have crossed the 210,000-mark with 2,682 fresh infections, according to the country's Health Ministry. ... read.. |
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Global Covid-19 caseload tops 173.8mn |
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Washington | Wednesday, 2021 2:15:06 PM IST |
| The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 173.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.74 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ... read.. |
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Study shows how novel drug screen can individualise cancer therapy |
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Washington | June 9, 2021 9:14:31 AM IST |
| A study conducted by researchers at the Ludwig Center at Harvard has demonstrated how a drug screening method known as dynamic BH3 profiling can be used to quickly identify potentially effective combinations of existing drugs for personalized cancer thera ... read.. |
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Overseas Americans feel left behind in vaccination: Report |
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Washington | Wednesday, 2021 8:45:06 AM IST |
| As the US continues to push forward its domestic vaccination program, overseas Americans who are required to pay US taxes are feeling left behind by their own government, The Washington Post reported on Monday. ... read.. |
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Myanmar reports 123 new Covid-19 cases |
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Yangon | Wednesday, 2021 6:45:05 AM IST |
| Myanmar reported 123 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total cases in the country to 144,579, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports. ... read.. |
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DDA modifies building bye-laws for oxygen plants at Delhi hospitals |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2021 6:15:06 AM IST |
| The Delhi Development Authority on Tuesday approved modifications in the unified building bye-laws 2016, granting exemption from notice and building permits for the installation of liquid medical oxygen plants on the ground level of the hospitals. ... read.. |
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