Coronavirus Cases
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Pfizer to discuss vaccine booster with US officials on Monday
World | Jul 12, 2021, 12:01 PM ISTPfizer says it plans to meet with top US health officials Monday to discuss the drugmaker's request for federal authorization of a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine.
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Over 1.54 crore unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses available with states, private hospitals: Centre
India | Jul 12, 2021, 11:15 AM ISTMore than 1.54 crore balance and unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states, UTs and private hospitals to be administered.
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COVID-19: Tourists throng Kasauli despite third wave warnings
India | Jul 11, 2021, 10:05 AM ISTDespite several warnings from experts about a possible third COVID-19 wave, a large number of tourists have reached Kasauli to recover from lockdown blues.
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Antonio Guterres urges G20 to act on vaccine equity, debt relief
World | Jul 10, 2021, 02:27 PM ISTGuterres made remarks while virtually addressing 3rd meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors, which was being held in Venice, Italy, reports Xinhua news agency.
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COVID: Global caseload tops 185.9 million
India | Jul 10, 2021, 09:40 AM ISTIn its latest update on Saturday morning, University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering revealed that current global caseload, death toll and the total number of vaccine doses administered stood at 185,972,770, 4,017,196 and 3,387,882,504, respectively.
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Russia blames increase in deaths in June on delta variant
World | Jul 10, 2021, 07:51 AM ISTThe head of Russia's state coronavirus task force says the number of deaths nationwide in June this year rose nearly 14% over June 2020, due to the spread of the delta variant.
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Clear early signs of fourth COVID-19 wave starting in Pakistan: Minister
World | Jul 09, 2021, 02:54 PM ISTThere are "clear early signs" of a fourth COVID-19 wave starting in Pakistan due to poor compliance with the standard operating procedures and the spread of the Delta variant, Minister for Planning Asad Umar said on Friday.
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COVID-19: Modi Cabinet 2.0 approves over Rs 23,000 crore package to tackle pandemic
India | Jul 09, 2021, 07:21 AM ISTA day after the major reshuffle and expansion of the Union Cabinet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced a Rs 23,123-crore package for improving health infrastructure to fight COVID-19.
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Delhi records 79 new coronavirus cases, 4 deaths
India | Jul 06, 2021, 03:55 PM ISTDelhi recorded 79 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday. With this, the tally of COVID-19 cases in the national capital has reached over 14.34 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 25,001.
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Delhi records 54 new COVID-19 cases, lowest since April 15 last year
India | Jul 05, 2021, 06:37 PM ISTDelhi recorded 54 new coronavirus cases on Monday. With this, the tally of COVID-19 cases in the national capital has reached over 14.34 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 24,997.
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Delta variant is dangerous and 'continuing to evolve and mutate': WHO chief
World | Jul 03, 2021, 10:02 AM ISTWHO DG Tedros Ghebreyesus said in countries with low vaccination coverage, terrible scenes of hospitals overflowing are again becoming the norm.
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Over 1.15 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses still available with states: Centre
India | Jun 28, 2021, 12:36 PM ISTMore than 1.15 crore balance and unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs to be administered.
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Chile sees significant decrease in average daily cases of Covid-19
World | Jun 28, 2021, 07:55 AM ISTChile has reported a seven-day moving average of around 4,500 cases of Covid-19, the lowest since March.
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Noida, Ghaziabad active Covid cases now below 100
India | Jun 22, 2021, 09:51 PM ISTGautam Buddh Nagar and Ghaziabad both recorded less than 10 new COVID-19 cases with the number of active patients reaching below 100 in both the western Uttar Pradesh districts adjoining Delhi, official data showed on Tuesday.
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Govt need to prepare for the third wave of Covid-19: Rahul Gandhi
News | Jun 22, 2021, 11:55 AM ISTSenior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday released a white paper on Covid-19, saying the purpose of the document is not to point finger at government. Addressing the media, Rahul said that the white paper is aimed at helping the nation to prepare for the third wave of infection. "The aim of this white paper on COVID19 is not finger-pointing at the government but to help the nation prepare for the third wave of infection. The whole country knows that a third wave will strike," he said.
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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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India reports 62,480 new Covid-19 cases, 1587 deaths in past 24 hours; active cases below 8 lakh
India | Jun 18, 2021, 09:35 AM ISTAs many as 88,977 people recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total recoveries in the country to 28,58,0647 the health ministry update at 8 am showed.
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Russia records over 14,000 new COVID cases
World | Jun 18, 2021, 08:26 AM ISTMeanwhile, the national Covid death toll rose by 416 to 127,992 in the past day, while the number of country's recoveries grew by 11,205 to 4,839,705.
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COVID19: Pfizer's arthritis drug can cut death risk in severe patients
Health | Jun 17, 2021, 07:59 PM ISTAn arthritis drug -- Tofacitinib -- developed by US biopharmaceutical Pfizer has shown to be effective in reducing the risk of death or respiratory failure in hospitalised adult patients with Covid-19 pneumonia who were not on ventilation, according to a study.
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Govt extends validity of motor vehicle documents till September 30
India | Jun 17, 2021, 02:59 PM ISTThe Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said it has advised the enforcement authorities that the validity of fitness, permit (all types), licence, registration or any other concerned document(s) may be treated to be valid till Sep 30, 2021.