Corona Strain
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Global COVID caseload tops over 177 million
India | Jun 19, 2021, 08:42 AM ISTIn its latest update on Saturday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 177,753,055 and 3,849,115, respectively.
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COVID: Over half crore people in Maharashtra fully vaccinated in 5 months
India | Jun 18, 2021, 02:46 PM ISTA total of 53,72,219 people have got both the doses till now, state health dept said.
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Governments should prepare in advance for possible COVID third wave: Mayawati
India | Jun 18, 2021, 02:06 PM IST"Public participation in the coronavirus vaccination can be ensured only when the vaccine is available easily to everyone everywhere," Mayawati said in a tweet.
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'Will hasten 3rd wave': HC on Covid protocols violation in markets as Delhi unlocks
India | Jun 18, 2021, 11:59 AM ISTThe high court asked the Centre and Delhi govt to take strict measures, sensitise shopkeepers and hold meetings with markets and vendors associations in this regard.
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Global COVID caseload tops 177 million
India | Jun 18, 2021, 10:29 AM ISTIn its latest update on Friday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 177,355,602 and 3,840,181, respectively.
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Noida reports 6 new Covid cases, recovery rate at 99.2%
India | Jun 17, 2021, 09:59 AM ISTWith this, the infection tally reached 62,979 in Gautam Buddh Nagar and 55,468 in Ghaziabad, according to Uttar Pradesh's Health Department data for a 24-hour period.
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Exposure to cold can help combat coronavirus: Study
World | Jun 16, 2021, 01:01 PM ISTTriggering these defenses early in the course of Covid infection holds promise to prevent or treat the infection, said Ellen Foxman, Assistant Professor of laboratory medicine and immunobiology at the Yale School of Medicine.
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COVID: Global caseload tops 176.5 million
World | Jun 16, 2021, 10:09 AM ISTIn its latest update on Wednesday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 176,559,700 and 3,819,109, respectively.
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Over 1.53 cr vaccine doses still available with states, UTs; 4 lakh more to be delivered in 3 days
India | Jun 13, 2021, 08:44 PM ISTOver 26 crore doses have been provided to states and UTs so far, through Govt of India (free of cost) channel and through direct state procurement category, it said.
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COVID impact: Can boredom lead to breaking public-health rules?
World | Jun 13, 2021, 07:39 PM ISTBut, people who are more prone to boredom can find it threatening to their identity and are thus more likely to break public-health rules, according to new psychology research.
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HCL provides 17 ready-to-use O2 plants in Delhi
India | Jun 12, 2021, 03:57 PM ISTThe plants were inaugurated on Saturday, in a virtual ceremony, in the presence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Health Minister Satyendar Jain, and Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson of HCL Technologies.
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Padma Shri recipient Dr Ashok Panagariya dies of post-COVID complications
India | Jun 11, 2021, 11:33 PM ISTDr Panagariya was on ventilator support for the past several days at a private hospital.
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Moderna seeks US FDA approval for Covid jabs in adolescents
World | Jun 11, 2021, 08:50 PM IST"We are pleased to announce that we have submitted for an emergency use authorisation for our Covid-19 vaccine with the FDA for use in adolescents in the United States," Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel said in a statement on Thursday.
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Delhi reports 238 new COVID cases, positivity rate dips to 0.31%
India | Jun 11, 2021, 06:31 PM ISTWhile the positivity rate- the proportion of samples tested that return positive for COVID continued its sharp decline to 0.31 per cent today.
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Delta variant 60 per cent more transmissible, reduces vaccine effect: UK experts
World | Jun 11, 2021, 05:33 PM ISTPublic Health England (PHE), which has been tracking VOCs on a weekly basis, said that the cases of the Delta VOC have risen by 29,892 to hit 42,323 in the country – an increase of around 70 per cent.
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Tamil Nadu's COVID orphans mount to 1,400
India | Jun 11, 2021, 04:06 PM ISTThis data compiled by the district child protection offices are as on Wednesday.
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COVID curbs likely to be relaxed in Pune city
India | Jun 11, 2021, 03:39 PM ISTLast week, Pune city had come under the state government's level 3 category. However, with the positivity rate dropping a little below 5 per cent, the city has now moved to level 2.
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Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID jab linked to low platelet count: Study
World | Jun 10, 2021, 08:54 PM ISTA low number of platelets- blood cells that help prevent blood loss when vessels are damaged-can result in no symptoms or can lead to an increased risk of bleeding or, in some cases, clotting.
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India's COVID vaccine policy leading to avertable deaths: Experts
World | Jun 10, 2021, 07:58 PM ISTThe govt's current approach to vaccination- focusing on younger age groups- "is causing huge numbers of avertable deaths and is deeply inequitable, both between age groups and within them", argue doctors and researchers in a commentary published in British medical journal.
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Delhi reports 305 new COVID cases, positivity rate dips to 0.41%
India | Jun 10, 2021, 05:17 PM ISTWhile the positivity rate- the proportion of samples tested that return positive for COVID continued its sharp decline to 0.41 per cent today.