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COVID-19 Vaccine: India-Russia In Talks On Sputnik V, Initial Info Shared

New Delhi: The Centre said on Tuesday that India and Russia are in communication regarding the Sputnik V vaccine. While some initial information has been shared, detailed information is being awaited by India. Sputnik V, an adenovirus vector-based vaccine, was developed by the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology along with Russian Direct […]

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COVID-19 Cases Worldwide Surpass 23.8 Million, Toll Over 818000

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 23.8 million, while the deaths have increased to over 818,000 according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Wednesday morning, the total number of cases stood at 23,820,104 and the fatalities rose to 818,137, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in […]

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COVID-19 Update: India's Death Toll Nears 60K

New Delhi: With 67,151 fresh coronavirus infections in 24 hours, India’s tally mounted to 32,34,474 on Wednesday, while the death toll climbed to 59,449 with 1,059 more fatalities, said the Health Ministry. The actual caseload is the active cases, which currently stands at 7,07,267. The silver lining is that the recoveries are over three times […]

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IIT Alumni Council Says No To Covid Vaccine Plan

New Delhi: IIT Alumni Council has announced formal disbanding of the Covid vaccine initiative that was part of the six-month C19 Task Force. The vaccine team concluded that none of the available approaches and claims were adequately backed by disclosed scientific data, patient research and clinical studies. In addition to getting the vaccine paradigm right, […]

Global Covid-19 Caseload Tops 136.4 Million, Deaths Over 2.94 Million
Global Covid-19 Caseload Tops 136.4 Million, Deaths Over 2.94 Million

Washington: The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 136.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.94 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update…

Covid-19: Odisha Reports 1784 Cases, 2 Deaths In Last 24 Hours; Active Case Tally Breaches 10K-Mark
Covid-19: Odisha Reports 1784 Cases, 2 Deaths In Last 24 Hours; Active Case Tally Breaches 10K-Mark

Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 cases in Odisha saw another biggest one-spike of the year on Tuesday after 1784 persons across the State tested positive for Covid-19 infection and two patients succumbed…

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COVID19 Global Updates: Cases Surpass 24 Million, Deaths Exceed 824K

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 24 million mark, while the deaths have increased to over 824,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Thursday morning, the total number of cases stood at 24,085,646 and the fatalities rose to 824,368, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) […]

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Health Ministry Recommends TB Tests For All COVID-19 Patients And Vice Versa

New Delhi: Tuberculosis is associated with a 2.1-fold increased risk of a severe COVID-19 disease, the health ministry said on Wednesday, recommending that all newly-diagnosed tuberculosis patients or those currently on treatment should be tested for COVID-19 and vice versa. The prevalence of tuberculosis among COVID-19 patients has been found to be 0.37 to 4.47 […]

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India Registers Highest Single-Day Spike Of 75,760 COVID-19 Cases

New Delhi: Registering over 75,000 COVID-19 cases for the first time in a span of 24 hours, India’s virus tally sprinted past 33 lakh on Thursday, while the number of recoveries crossed the 25 lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data. A record 75,760 infections were added in a day taking the total […]

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PGIMER To Begin Phase II Trial Of Oxford Covid-19 Vaccine Candidate

New Delhi: The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh will be beginning the Phase II trial of oxford Covid-19 vaccine candidate — Covishield from the first week of September. The premier institute has received approval from its internal ethical committee and is awaiting the signing of the tripartite agreement between […]

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COVID-19 Vaccine: India Will Have 'Approved' Vax By 2021 Q1, Says Bernstein Research

New York: India is on course to have an “approved” vaccine within the first quarter of calendar year 2021 and Pune based Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, is well placed to deliver the first vaccine, according to a report out Thursday from Bernstein Research, a top Wall Street […]

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COVID-19 Pandemic: Global Cases Cross 24.3 Million Mark, Death Toll At 829861

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 24.3 million, while the deaths have increased to over 829,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Friday morning, the total number of cases stood at 24,356,619 and the fatalities rose to 829,861, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in […]

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COVID-19: India Reports Over 75K Cases For 2 Consecutive Days

New Delhi: India on Friday breached its own previous day record of single-day spike of over 75,000 cases, by registering an unprecedented 77,266 fresh coronavirus infections in 24 hours. With this India’s tally mounted to 33,87,500 while the toll reached 61,529 with 1,057 more fatalities, said the Health Ministry. India’s #COVID19 case tally surges to […]

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Global Covid-19 Update: Corona Cases Top 24.6 Million, Deaths Over 835,000

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 24.6 million, while the deaths have increased to over 835,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Saturday morning, the total number of cases stood at 24,646,610 and the fatalities rose to 835,730, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in […]

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India's COVID-19 Tally Crosses 34 Lakh With Single-Day Spike Of 76,472 Cases; Death Toll 62,550

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally raced past 34 lakh with a single-day spike of 76,472 cases, while the number of recoveries surged to 26,48,998, pushing the recovery rate to 76.47 per cent on Saturday, according to the Union health ministry. The total number of COVID-19 cases rose to 34,63,972, while the death toll due to […]

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