Corona Strain
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Antibodies get stronger after COVID vaccine: KGMU study
India | Jun 10, 2021, 04:43 PM ISTThe study further found that the desirable herd immunity which can break the chain of virus, can only be achieved by mass vaccination and not through natural course of transmission of infection.
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COVID: Maharashtra records 10,989 fresh cases, 261 fatalities
India | Jun 09, 2021, 08:17 PM ISTAs many as 261 deaths were reported in the state today, taking the total tally of fatalities to 1,01,833 in Maharashtra.
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Delhi reports 337 new COVID cases, positivity rate dips to 0.46%
India | Jun 09, 2021, 07:22 PM ISTWhile the positivity rate- the proportion of samples tested that return positive for COVID-19 continued its sharp decline to 0.46 per cent today.
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COVID: Goa govt announces 'Tika Utsav 3.0' for 18-44 segment
India | Jun 09, 2021, 03:43 PM ISTThe state government has held two "Tika Utsavs" in the past involving all panchayats and municipal councils.
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24.60 crore vaccine doses provided to states/UTs: Centre
India | Jun 06, 2021, 10:44 PM ISTIt said that it has so far provided, both through the free of cost category and through direct state procurement category, more than 24 crore vaccine doses to states/UTs.
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Mexican COVID mutation increases at alarming rate: Researchers
World | Jun 06, 2021, 05:49 PM ISTThe team, from the Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology of the University of Bologna, found the variant after analysing more than one million SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences from the open-access database GISAID (Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data) until April 27, 2021.
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Centre extending all possible help to J&K in fight against COVID: Jitendra Singh
India | Jun 05, 2021, 10:01 PM ISTHe said the healthcare institutions in the Union territory have been upgraded with necessary medical infrastructure, including augmentation of oxygen supply and increased bed strength, to provide for more pati
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COVID: Maharashtra records 13,659 fresh cases, 300 fatalities
India | Jun 05, 2021, 08:22 PM ISTAs many as 300 deaths were reported in the state today, taking the total tally of fatalities to 99,512 in Maharashtra.
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Wet spell to continue in Rajasthan, Bikaner sizzles at 41.7 degrees Celsius
India | Jun 05, 2021, 05:15 PM ISTAccording to the weather department, the new western disturbance is active in Haryana and adjoining areas. Due to this effect, there is a possibility of gusty winds and rain in Bikaner, Churu, Nagaur and Hanumangarh districts on Saturday and Sunday.
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India committed to countering impact of COVID: Santosh Gangwar
India | Jun 05, 2021, 03:39 PM ISTHe was addressing the virtual Non-Aligned Movement Labour Ministers Meeting under 109th session of the International Labour Conference last evening.
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2021 lockdowns not as effective as last year's in cleaning Delhi-NCR air: CSE
India | Jun 04, 2021, 10:35 PM ISTMeteorology would be partly responsible for this trend, but it could also be a reflection of weakening of pollution control-measures and efforts in the city and region, it said.
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COVID: Oxygen Expresses deliver over 24k MT of LMO to states
India | Jun 04, 2021, 08:52 PM ISTA Railway Ministry official said that 359 Oxygen Expresses have completed their journey so far since April 24.
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Obesity may increase risk of long-term complications of COVID
World | Jun 04, 2021, 08:21 PM ISTObesity is known to weaken the immune system and create a chronic inflammatory state. These conditions can lead to poor outcomes after an infection with SARS-CoV-2, which is the virus that causes Covid-19, as per the study.
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Pfizer jab produces less antibodies against Delta variant of coronavirus: Lancet study
World | Jun 04, 2021, 03:50 PM ISTThe study also shows that levels of these antibodies that are able to recognise and fight the virus are lower with increasing age, and that levels decline over time, providing additional evidence in support of plans to deliver a booster dose to vulnerable people.
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COVID: Maharashtra records 15,229 fresh cases, 307 fatalities
India | Jun 03, 2021, 09:08 PM ISTAs many as 25,617 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the number of recovered patients to 54,86,206.
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COVID: Tamil Nadu vaccinates 30% of its prisoners
India | Jun 02, 2021, 04:27 PM ISTJail authorities have conducted special camps in association with local bodies to inoculate prisoners and prison staff following the Covid protocol.
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State-run banks to lend up to Rs 5 lakh for COVID treatment
India | May 30, 2021, 08:20 PM ISTThe decision, which comes in the wake of the severe second wave of Covid-19, was announced jointly at a press conference by the State Bank of India and the Indian Banks' Association (IBA).
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COVID super spreaders: Surat starts green, white card plan
India | May 30, 2021, 07:36 PM ISTThese categories, as they come in contact with a large number of people in their line of work, can be "potential super spreaders" and it is for this reason that the SMC introduced the coloured health card system, he added.
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Antibody from common cold reacts to COVID infection: Study
World | May 30, 2021, 06:27 PM ISTThe study, by a team from the Scripps Research Institute, found that the cross-reactive antibody is produced by a memory B cell -- an essential part of the immune system.
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Doing everything to get Biden administration provide excess Covid vaccines to India: Krishnamoorthi
World | May 30, 2021, 08:58 AM ISTRaja Krishnamoorthi said he is doing everything to get the Biden administration provide excess vaccines not used in the United States to India.