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  India logs 43,263 COVID cases, over 40,000 recoveries in a day; active cases rise to 3.93L

  India | September 09, 2021 9:40 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India rose to 3,93,614, the ministry data showed.

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  COVID: Over 66.89 crore vaccine doses provided to states, UTs: Centre

  India | September 05, 2021 13:57 IST

  The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to states and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain, the ministry said.

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  Kim Jong Un orders tougher virus steps after North Korea shuns vaccines

  World | September 03, 2021 9:50 IST

  While stressing the need for material, technical means of virus prevention and increasing health workers’ qualifications, Kim also called for “further rounding off our style epidemic prevention system,” KCNA said.

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  India records 47,092 COVID cases, over 35,000 recoveries in a day; active cases rise to 3.89L

  India | September 02, 2021 10:24 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India rose to 3,89,583, the health ministry data showed.

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  Rajasthan logs lowest ever COVID cases, just two in a day

  India | September 01, 2021 14:34 IST

  These 2 cases have been reported from Bikaner and Jodhpur. Over 13,000 samples were tested on Tuesday out of which two came positive.

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  India logs 41,965 COVID cases in 24 hours, active cases rise to 3.78 lakh

  India | September 01, 2021 12:06 IST

  The total active cases of COVID pandemic in India rose to 3,78,181, the ministry data showed.

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  Bihar makes RT-PCR negative report must for passengers coming from Kerala

  India | August 27, 2021 11:45 IST

  "If any passenger is not carrying the RT-PCR negative report, we've the provision to send him to an isolation centre for 14 days," said an official of the Bihar health department.

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  Japan halts some Moderna vaccine after contamination found

  World | August 26, 2021 14:59 IST

  The health ministry said contamination was reported from multiple vaccination sites. Some doses might have been administered, but no adverse health effects have been reported so far, officials said.

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  Take care of yourself, Govt busy with sales: Rahul Gandhi's latest Covid dig

  India | August 26, 2021 13:00 IST

  Gandhi has been accusing the BJP govt of selling out the country's assets built in the last 70 years, after it announced its asset monetisation pipeline plan.

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  Kerala COVID model once the cynosure of all eyes, now laughing stock

  India | August 26, 2021 11:51 IST

  But, gone are those days and the situation has come to such an extent that today if a Keralite has to cross the border of the state, for easy and smooth passage, one will have to be armed with a Covid vaccine jab certificate or any one of the mandatory Covid test results.

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  US child COVID cases reach record levels since winter surge

  World | August 26, 2021 11:03 IST

  As of Aug 19, over 4.59 mn children have tested positive for the virus since the onset of the pandemic early last year, Xinhua news agency quoted the report issued on Wednesday as saying.

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  India logs 46,164 fresh COVID cases, active cases rise to 3.33 lakh

  India | August 26, 2021 9:41 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India rose to 3,33,725, the ministry data showed.

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  COVID: United Kingdom records highest daily death toll since March

  World | August 25, 2021 8:08 IST

  The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 131,854. These figures only include the deaths of people who died within 28 days of their first positive test.

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  UK retail sales fall sharply despite easing COVID pandemic curbs

  World | August 21, 2021 13:49 IST

  Meanwhile, automotive fuel sales volumes decreased by 2.9 pc over the month, marking 1st monthly fall since Feb 2021, the ONS data showed.

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  Do I need a booster if I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine?

  World | August 20, 2021 11:51 IST

  All the vaccines used in US- including the J&J vaccine- still are doing their job of preventing hospitalizations and deaths from COVID.

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  COVID: Sydney lockdown extended, masks required outside

  World | August 20, 2021 11:10 IST

  Sydney has been locked down since late June after the more contagious delta variant was detected in a limousine driver who became infected while transporting a US cargo aircrew from Sydney Airport.

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  India logs 36,571 fresh COVID cases in 24 hours, active cases decline to 3.63 lakh

  India | August 20, 2021 11:42 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India have now declined to 3,63,605, lowest in 150 days; the ministry data showed.

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  Over 50-crore samples tested for COVID in India till now: ICMR

  India | August 19, 2021 12:09 IST

  "On July 21, 2021, India had tested 45 cr COVID samples, which reached the 50-cr mark on Aug 18, 2021," the ICMR said.

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  Tamil Nadu to get its 1st genome sequencing lab soon: Minister Ma Subramanian

  India | August 19, 2021 10:54 IST

  In a statement, the Minister said that the facility will be inaugurated by CM MK Stalin, which is coming up at the DMS campus, will be opened within the next ten days.

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  'Vaccine injustice': WHO warns of dire situation in poorer countries as US mulls booster shots

  World | August 21, 2021 10:35 IST

  "We believe clearly that the data does not indicate that boosters are needed," Swaminathan said at a news conference in Geneva. She expressed more understanding for a recent U.S. decision to administer boosters to people with weaker immune systems.