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India Reports Record 90802 New COVID-19 Cases, Tally Breaches 42-Lakh Mark

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally of cases went past 42 lakh with a record 90,802 people being infected in a day, while 32,50,429 people have recuperated so far, pushing the national recovery rate to 77.30 per cent on Monday, according to the Union health ministry data. The total number of coronavirus cases mounted to 42,04,613, […]

All Eligible Indians To Get COVID19 Jabs In Over 3 Yrs At Current Pace
All Eligible Indians To Get COVID19 Jabs In Over 3 Yrs At Current Pace

New Delhi: With India taking 85 days to administer 10 crore (100 mn) Covid vaccine doses, a rough calculation shows that all eligible Indians can expect to be fully inoculated…

New Soft, Flexible Nasal Swabs To Aid In Better Covid Testing
New Soft, Flexible Nasal Swabs To Aid In Better Covid Testing

New York: A Q-tip cotton swab inserted into your nose to gauge the presence of Covid-19 infections is a pain and not a pleasant experience. Now, that can soon become…

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Global Covid-19 Update: Corona Cases Top 27.2 Million, Deaths Over 891000

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 27.2 million, while the deaths have increased to over 891,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Tuesday morning, the total number of cases stood at 27,002,224 and the fatalities rose to 882,053, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in […]

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India's COVID-19 Death Toll Reaches 72775 With Record 1133 Fatalities

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 42,80,422 on Tuesday with 75,809 instances of the viral infection recorded in the last 24 hours, while a record 1,133 fatalities took the death toll to 72,775, the Union health ministry data showed. During the same period, the number of recoveries surged to 33,23,950 pushing the recovery rate […]

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Covid-19: Russia Produces First Batch Of Sputnik V Vaccine For Civilian Circulation

Moscow/New Delhi: In some good news for millions living in hope for a Covid-19 vaccine shot, the Russian Health Ministry said on Tuesday that the first batch of Sputnik V vaccine has been produced for civilian circulation. The supplies of the medication to the Russian regions are expected soon, the Health Ministry told reporters, reports […]

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AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Study Halted After One Illness

New York: Late-stage studies of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate are on temporary hold while the company investigates whether a recipient’s “potentially unexplained” illness is a side effect of the shot. In a statement issued on Tuesday evening, the company said its “standard review process triggered a pause to vaccination to allow review of safety data”. […]

COVID-19 Updates: With Over 89K New Cases, India's COVID Tally Reaches 43.7 Lakh

New Delhi: India on Wednesday witnessed a spike of 89,706 fresh cases of novel coronavirus (Covid-19) taking the total tally to 43,70,128 with 1,115 deaths due to pandemic in last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry data revealed. The spike of 89,706 cases comes a day after India witnessed a decline of fresh cases on […]

Amazon India To Cover Covid-19 Vaccine Cost For 10 Lakh People
Amazon India To Cover Covid-19 Vaccine Cost For 10 Lakh People

New Delhi: As individuals above 45 years of age in the country can now get Covid-19 vaccines, Amazon India on Monday said that it will cover the cost of Covid-19…

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COVID-19: Global Cases Cross 27.7 Million Mark, Death Toll Now At 901050

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 27.7 million, while the deaths have increased to over 901,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Thursday morning, the total number of cases stood at 27,719,952 and the fatalities rose to 901,050, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in […]

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DCGI Issues Notice To Serum Institute Over Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Suspension By AstraZeneca Abroad

New Delhi: The central drug regulator has issued a show-cause notice to the Serum Institute of India (SII) for not informing it about pharma giant AstraZeneca pausing the clinical trials of the Oxford vaccine candidate for COVID-19 in other countries and also for not submitting casualty analysis of the “reported serious adverse events”. The show-cause […]

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India Reports Record 95735 New COVID-19 Cases, Tally Crosses 44-Lakh Mark

New Delhi: The country saw a record single-day spike of 95,735 infections and 1,172 fatalities taking India’s COVID-19 caseload past 44 lakh and death toll to 75,062, while recoveries surged to 34,71,783 on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry. The total cases mounted to 44,65,863, the ministry data updated at 8 am showed. India […]

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India Had 64 Lakh Covid Infections By May: ICMR Sero Survey

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday published the results of part two of the first national population-based sero survey to check the transmission of Covid-19 in the country. The findings of the survey, conducted between May 11 and June 4 in 21 states, indicated that 0.73 per cent of adults […]

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COVID-19 Cases Worldwide Surpass 28 Million, Toll Over 908000

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped the 28 million mark, while the deaths have increased to over 908,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Friday morning, the total number of cases stood at 28,054,396 and the fatalities rose to 908,017, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) […]

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India Reports Record 96551 New Covid-19 Cases, Tally Breaches 45 Lakh Mark

New Delhi: India on Friday recorded an unprecedented rise in single-day spike both in number of fresh cases and deaths in 24 hours. There were 96,551 new infections reported that took the total tally to 45,62,414, the Union Health Ministry data revealed. There were 1,209 deaths reported in the past 24 hours, which is also […]

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