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59% Indians Sceptical About Covid-19 Vaccine, Won't Rush To Take It

New Delhi: With chances of affordable Covid-19 vaccine likely to be available by February 2021, 59 per cent Indians divulged that they will not rush to take it, a survey revealed on Wednesday. The last few weeks have given hope to the world with three vaccine makers — Pfizer, Moderna and Oxford-AstraZeneca releasing their efficacy […]

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Coronavirus Gobal Updates: Global COVID-19 Cases Top 64.4 Million

Washington: The coronavirus pandemic has hit the world like never before. Here are some updates on the COVID-19 cases and death toll from around the world on Thursday. The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 64.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.49 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. […]

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COVID-19 Cases In India Breach 95-Lakh Mark

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally of cases galloped past 95 lakh on Thursday with 35,551 new cases, while the total number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 89.73 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 94.11 per cent, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 95,34,964 […]

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Odisha Covid-19 Update: 434 New Cases, 5 Death In 24 Hours

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 434 fresh Covid-19 cases while five patients succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, said the Health department. With this, the coronavirus infection tally rose to 3,20,017 while the death toll in the State mounted to 1,755. As per the data released by the State Health and Family Welfare Department […]

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Covid-19: Russia Reports New Record High Daily Cases

Moscow: Russia’s total Covid-19 caseload has increased to 2,375,546 after 28,145 people were reported to be infected in the last 24 hours. The daily cases reported on Thursday is a new record in single-day cases since the onset of the pandemic. The anti-coronavirus crisis centre said in a press statement that with the country’s average […]

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Covid-19 Vaccine: Know All About Jab Politics When Odisha Cries Shortage And Centre Says No

Bhubaneswar: Odisha today has shut down nearly half of its vaccination centres citing the reason that it has run out of vaccines. It accuses the Centre of not replenishing the…

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COVID-19 Global Updates: Cases Surpass 65 Million, Deaths Exceed 1.50 Million

Washington: The total number of global COVID-19 cases has surpassed the 65 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.50 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Friday, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood […]

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India Records Over 36K New COVID19 Cases & 540 Deaths In A Day

New Delhi: India’s overall tally increased to 95,71,559 with 36,595 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, while the total number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 90 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 94.20 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday., the Ministry of […]

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Odisha's Daily Covid-19 Count Drops To 377, Five Deaths In A Day

Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 positive count continued to fall in Odisha with less than 500 daily cases being reported for the past five days. The daily fatalities have also come down significantly since last week. The State on Friday recorded 377 fresh cases while five more patients succumbed to the virus. With this, the infection tally […]

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Kidney Disease Leading Risk Factor For Covid Hospitalisation Reveals Study

New York: According to a study of electronic health records, chronic kidney disease is the leading risk factor for hospitilisation from COVID-19. For the study, the researchers examined the health records of 12,971 individuals who were tested for Covid-19 within the Geisinger Health System in the US. Of this group, 1,604 were Covid-positive and 354 […]

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Covid-19 second Wave: Is Odisha Testing Less?

Bhubaneswar: Even after testing 474 fewer samples today, Odisha has posted 88 more confirmed Covid-19 cases indicating the rapid transmission in the State. The moot point, therefore, this fact throws…

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COVID-19 Global Cases Top 65.7 Million, Deaths Exceed 1.51 Million

Washington: The total number of global COVID-19 cases has surpassed 65.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.51 million, as per the data of Johns Hopkins University. The University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE)  in its latest update on Saturday revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood […]

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Adar Poonawalla Of Serum Institute Among 6 Named 'Asians Of The Year' By Singapore Daily

Singapore: Adar Poonawalla, the chief executive of the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India, is among the six people named “Asians of the Year” by  The Straits Times, a leading daily newspaper of Singapore, for their work in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) has collaborated with the University […]

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COVID-19 India Update: 36,652 New Cases, 512 In 24 Hours

New Delhi: The total cases of Covid-19 in India rose to 96.08 lakh with 36,652 new cases in 24 hours, while 90,58,822 people have recuperated from the disease so far pushing the national recovery rate to 94.28 per cent on Saturday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 96,08,211 and […]

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India's Covid-19 Active Caseload Drops Below 4.10 Lakh, Lowest In 136 Days: Health Ministry

New Delhi: The total COVID-19 active caseload in India dropped to 4,09,689 on Saturday, the lowest in 136 days, according to the Union health ministry. India’s present active caseload comprises 4.26 per cent of the total positive cases, and new recoveries have led to a net decline of 6,393 in the total active cases, the […]

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