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Covid deaths cross 33K-mark in Karnataka |
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Bengaluru | Tuesday, 2021 7:15:05 AM IST |
| Ranking second after Maharashtra on the Covid tracker, deaths due to the infection crossed the 33,000-mark across Karnataka on Sunday, including 15,319 in Bengaluru alone, the state health bulletin said on Monday. ... read.. |
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New Covid cases drop below 5K in Andhra |
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Amaravati | Tuesday, 2021 5:15:06 AM IST |
| The number of new Covid-19 cases continued to drop in Andhra Pradesh with the state reporting 4,549 infections on Monday, taking its overall tally to over 18.1 lakh while the active caseload dropped to 80,013. ... read.. |
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NE states fare worst in Covid-19 recovery rate |
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Guwahati/Agartala | Tuesday, 2021 5:15:05 AM IST |
| In terms of recovery of Covid patients, the eight northeastern states fare the worst even as the country's recovery rate is rising regularly and touched 95.43 per cent on Monday. ... read.. |
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Kerala to change lockdown strategy, roll out new norms |
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Thiruvananthapuram | Tuesday, 2021 4:45:05 AM IST |
| With the Covid test positivity rate (TPR) falling to 11 per cent and antipathy towards disruptions to normal life growing in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said from Thursday onwards, there would be a change in strategy on the lockdown ... read.. |
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Police complaint against Telangana engineer for creating panic |
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Hyderabad | Tuesday, 2021 4:45:05 AM IST |
| Telangana's Director of Public Health and Family Welfare Dr. G. Srinivas Rao on Monday lodged a police complaint, seeking action against a chemical engineer for creating panic among people by making certain comments regarding the third wave of Covid-19 ... read.. |
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Andhra announces Rs 25L ex-gratia for doctors falling prey to Covid |
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Amaravati | Tuesday, 2021 3:45:05 AM IST |
| The principal secretary of Andhra Pradesh's health and family welfare department, Anil Kumar Singhal, on Monday issued an order sanctioning an ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakh to all the regularly employed doctors in the event they succumb to Coronavirus while dis ... read.. |
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CISF takes over security of Bharat Biotech |
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Hyderabad | Tuesday, 2021 3:45:05 AM IST |
| The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Monday took over the security of Bharat Biotech International Ltd's facility here to protect it against any terror threat or sabotage that may lead to a biological disaster. ... read.. |
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Cancer causing virus affects glial cells in CNS: Study |
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New Delhi | Tuesday, 2021 2:45:06 AM IST |
| The Union Ministry of Science & Technology said on Monday that a study conducted by Indian scientists have recently found that cancer-causing Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) affects the glial cells or the non-neural cells in the central nervous system (CNS) and ... read.. |
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Lockdown extended in Bengal till July 1, with relaxations |
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Kolkata | Tuesday, 2021 2:15:05 AM IST |
| Though there has been a sharp fall in the number of fresh Covid cases in West Bengal, the state government on Monday decided to extend the lockdown for another 15 days till July 1, with some relaxations to give a boost to economic activities. ... read.. |
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106,300 vials of Amphotericin-B allocated to states/UTs |
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New Delhi | Tuesday, 2021 1:15:06 AM IST |
| Amid cases of rising cases of black fungus with Maharashtra reporting the most, the Centre said that it on Monday allocated an additional over one lakh vials of Amphotericin-B allocated to states/UTs and Central institutions. ... read.. |
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Chh'garh govt to pay school fees of Covid orphaned children |
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Raipur/New Delhi | Monday, 2021 10:45:06 PM IST |
| Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday announced that the children studying in private schools, who have lost parents/guardians to COVID-19, would be provided free education by the government. ... read.. |
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Delhi reports 131 new Covid cases, 16 deaths |
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New Delhi | Monday, 2021 10:45:05 PM IST |
| Delhi reported 131 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours with a test positivity rate of 0.22 per cent, according to the daily health bulletin issued by the Delhi government on Monday. ... read.. |
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New climate-based solutions for eliminating malaria in India |
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New Delhi | Monday, 2021 10:15:05 PM IST |
| The India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday partnered with Malaria No More, a non-governmental organisation, to launch an expert committee that will explore and advance climate-based solutions for ... read.. |
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Delhi AIIMS to begin Covaxin trial on children from Tuesday |
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New Delhi | Monday, 2021 9:45:06 PM IST |
| The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is learnt to have started screening of children aged 6-12 years for the clinical trials of India's first indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine, Bharat Biotech's Covaxin. ... read.. |
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Audit Covid deaths; probe Goa O2 shortage deaths: Bombay HC told |
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Panaji | Monday, 2021 9:45:06 PM IST |
| The Goa government needs to conduct an audit of the nearly 3,000 Covid-19 deaths which occurred in the state and also appoint a judicial commission to probe the deaths of nearly 100 patients due to oxygen shortage, the Bombay High Court was informed on Mo ... read.. |
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How excess sugar consumption causes fatty liver |
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Mandi | Monday, 2021 8:45:06 PM IST |
| A team of researchers from IIT Mandi has identified the underlying biochemical relationship between the consumption of excessive sugar and the development of afatty liver', medically known as Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). ... read.. |
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Delta Covid variant may soon become dominant strain in US |
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Washington | Monday, 2021 7:15:06 PM IST |
| Covid-19 Delta variant is likely to become the dominant source of new infections in the US and could lead to new outbreaks by September, said Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration. ... read.. |
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Bengal govt gearing up to combat third Covid wave |
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Kolkata | Monday, 2021 7:15:06 PM IST |
| Taking a lesson from the second Covid wave, the West Bengal government is accelerating the process of infrastructure development to tackle the the third wave and control it more effectively. As it has been found that children and consequently the women ar ... read.. |
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Pakistan reports 1,019 new Covid cases |
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Islamabad | Monday, 2021 7:15:06 PM IST |
| Pakistan registered 1,019 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, which increased the overall infection tally to 942,189, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said on Monday. ... read.. |
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Andhra govt is under-reporting Covid deaths: TDP |
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Hyderabad | Monday, 2021 5:45:06 PM IST |
| Telugu Desam Party national general secretary and Andhra Pradesh opposition leader Nara Lokesh on Monday alleged that the state government is hiding the actual number of Covid deaths to deny paying compensation. ... read.. |
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Researchers find compound that blocks SARS-CoV-2, protects lung cells |
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Washington | June 14, 2021 4:44:33 PM IST |
| Research conducted at Louisiana State University Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence reports that 'Elovanoids', bioactive chemical messengers made from omega-3 very-long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, may block the virus that causes C ... read.. |
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Indonesia Covid spike due to Delta variant |
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Jakarta | Monday, 2021 4:15:05 PM IST |
| The recent spike in the number of Covid-19 cases in Indonesia's Kudus district of Central Java province is due to the highly infectious Delta variant of the virus, an official said. ... read.. |
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India logs 70K Covid cases, lowest since March 31 and 3,921 deaths |
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New Delhi | Monday, 2021 3:45:06 PM IST |
| India's Covid cases continued to witness decline as it recorded 70,421 new Covid cases, lowest since March 31 and 3,921 deaths due to the virus in the last 24 hours, according to data released by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Monday. ... read.. |
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Global Covid-19 caseload tops 175.8mn |
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Washington | Monday, 2021 2:15:05 PM IST |
| The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 175.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.79 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ... read.. |
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G7 pledges 870mn vaccine doses, half to be delivered by 2021-end |
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Geneva | Monday, 2021 11:45:06 AM IST |
| Leaders of G7 countries have agreed in an agreement at their summit to share at least 870 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines directly, at least half of which are to be delivered by the end of 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday. ... read.. |
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Zimbabwe imposes lockdown in two more districts |
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Harare | Monday, 2021 8:15:05 AM IST |
| The Zimbabwean government has announced a two-week localised lockdown for Hurungwe and Kariba districts in Mashonaland West Province following a spike in Covid-19 infections. ... read.. |
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Russia adds 14,723 Covid cases |
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Moscow | Monday, 2021 6:45:05 AM IST |
| Russia has reported another 14,723 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the highest number of daily infections since February 13, according to official data released on Sunday. ... read.. |
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Karnataka readies to partly unlock in 19 districts |
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Bengaluru | Monday, 2021 6:45:05 AM IST |
| As the pandemic's second wave wanes, Karnataka is reading to partly unlock from Monday in 19 districts where the test positivity rate has fallen below 5 per cent, an official said. ... read.. |
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New Covid cases decline to 7,810 in Karnataka |
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Bengaluru | Monday, 2021 6:15:06 AM IST |
| New Covid cases declined to 7,810, while 18,648 patients were discharged and 125 succumbed to the infection in a day across Karnataka, said the state health bulletin on Sunday. ... read.. |
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G7, India, others back open democratic societies |
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New Delhi | Monday, 2021 4:45:05 AM IST |
| The G7 countries along with guest countries, including India, on Sunday committed themselves to create open societies and strengthen democracies and rules-based international order. ... read.. |
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Himachal procures vaccine from Serum Institute |
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Shimla | Monday, 2021 1:15:06 AM IST |
| Himachal Pradesh has procured Covishield vaccine from the Serum Institute of India (SII) and the vaccination for the 18-44 age group will be held from June 14 to 18, a government official said on Sunday. ... read.. |
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Railways brings oxygen relief to 15 states in 50 days |
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New Delhi | Sunday, 2021 9:45:05 PM IST |
| In a "milestone achievement", the Indian Railways has delivered nearly 30,182 Metric Tonnes (MT) of medical oxygen in more than 1,734 tankers across the country, bringing relief to 15 states in the last 50 days. ... read.. |
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License needed to sell tobacco products in UP |
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Lucknow | Sunday, 2021 9:15:06 PM IST |
| It is now mandatory for tobacco sellers in Uttar Pradesh to take a license. The government has taken this decision keeping in mind the growing problem of tobacco and the danger it poses to public health and also ensure effective enforcement of the rules ... read.. |
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'Project O2' to ensure India's medical oxygen demand |
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New Delhi | Sunday, 2021 6:15:06 PM IST |
| Considering increase in demand for medical oxygen in different parts of the country during the second wave of the Covid-19, India has started 'Project O2' to augment the country's ability to meet this rise in demand of medical oxygen. ... read.. |
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Over 80K new Covid cases, 3,303 deaths in 24 hrs in India |
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New Delhi | Sunday, 2021 3:45:06 PM IST |
| India's Covid cases continued to witness decline as it recorded 80,834 new Covid cases, lowest since April 1 and 3,303 deaths due to the virus in the last 24 hours, according to data released by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Sunday. ... read.. |
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Fever clinics in UP to check spread of diseases during monsoon |
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Lucknow | Sunday, 2021 3:15:06 PM IST |
| With the monsoon season now round the corner, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has directed that special fever clinics should be set up across all community and primary health centres to check the spread of diseases. ... read.. |
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Global Covid-19 caseload tops 175.5mn |
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Washington | Sunday, 2021 2:15:06 PM IST |
| The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 175.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.79 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ... read.. |
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Corona Mata temple demolished in UP district |
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Pratapgarh (UP) | Sunday, 2021 1:15:06 PM IST |
| A Corona Mata temple that had come up in Juhi Shukulapur village under the limits of Sangipur police station in Pratapgarh district has been demolished by the district administration. ... read.. |
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Promising ovarian cancer treatment proves both effective, efficient |
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Washington | June 13, 2021 8:44:33 AM IST |
| Preclinical trials of a new radiopharmaceutical to treat ovarian cancer have produced successful results, dramatically limiting tumour growth and decreasing tumour mass. Designed specifically for ovarian cancers that are resistant to traditional therapies ... read.. |
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Maha: Covid fatalities remain high, MMR deaths cross 30K |
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Mumbai | Sunday, 2021 3:45:05 AM IST |
| For the third time this week, Maharashtras daily Covid deaths remained in the higher ranges, as the fatalities in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) crossed the 30,000-mark though new infections dropped, health officials said here on Saturday. ... read.. |
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Lack of Vitamin D may up opioids addiction |
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New York | Sunday, 2021 3:45:05 AM IST |
| Vitamin D deficiency strongly exaggerates the craving for and effects of opioids, potentially increasing the risk for dependence and addiction, a new study suggests. ... read.. |
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Delhi reports 213 new Covid cases, lowest since March 1 |
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New Delhi | Sunday, 2021 2:45:05 AM IST |
| Delhi on Saturday reported 213 new Covid cases, the lowest since March 1 when 175 people were found Covid positive in the national capital, according to the daily health bulletin issued by the Delhi government. ... read.. |
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Raised demand to slash GST on Covid products to zero: Kerala FM |
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Thiruvananthapuram | Sunday, 2021 2:15:05 AM IST |
| New Kerala Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal on Saturday expressed happiness in the way things went about at the GST Council meeting, saying even though he raised the issue of reducing GST rates to zero on Covid related products, it did not happen. ... read.. |
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J&K clocks 866 fresh Covid cases, 14 deaths |
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Srinagar | Sunday, 2021 2:15:05 AM IST |
| J&K on Saturday reported 866 new Covid cases and 14 fatalities, even as the infection spread continue to decline in the Union Territory, health officials said. ... read.. |
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Saliva can be more effective for Covid testing: Study |
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New York | Sunday, 2021 2:15:05 AM IST |
| The addition of a simple processing step to saliva samples before testing may improve Covid-19 detection rate, eliminate the challenges of nasopharyngeal testing and facilitate mass surveillance, researchers say. ... read.. |
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GST rates on Covid items slashed; vaccine still taxed at 5% (Roundup) |
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New Delhi | Sunday, 2021 1:45:06 AM IST |
| Amid calls for lower levies on items and medicines required in Covid-19 treatment, the GST Council on Saturday decided to slash rates of several Covid-relief items to 5 per cent from existing 12-18 per cent levels, although it kept the much talked-about t ... read.. |
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Covid TPR in Kerala falls, but deaths remain high |
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Thiruvananthapuram | Sunday, 2021 1:45:06 AM IST |
| For the first time in the last few weeks, the Covid test positivity rate (TPR) in Kerala fell to 12.72 per cent, but the death tally continues to be high, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a statement on Saturday. ... read.. |
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GST rates on Covid items slashed; vaccine still taxed at 5% (Ld) |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2021 11:15:05 PM IST |
| Amid calls for lower levies on items and medicines required in Covid-19 treatment, the GST Council on Saturday decided to slash rates of several Covid-relief items to 5 per cent from existing 12-18 per cent levels, although it kept the much talked-about t ... read.. |
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