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  India took 34 days to achieve one crore COVID vaccinations, 2nd fastest after US: Govt

  India | February 19, 2021 16:20 IST

  The US took 31 days, while the UK took 56 days to surpass the one-crore vaccination mark.

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  India's fight against COVID-19 is inspiring the world: PM Modi

  India | February 16, 2021 19:17 IST

  India is following a human-centric approach to furthering global good, which is based on healthy balanced welfare and well-being, he said, virtually delivering the valedictory address to 'Heartfulness Practitioners' on the platinum jubilee celebrations of Heartfulness Institute of Shri Ram Chandra Mission.

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  Coronavirus in India: Daily cases fall below 10,000 for 3rd time in February

  India | February 12, 2021 10:35 IST

  The daily new COVID-19 cases fell below 10,000 for the third time this month taking India's tally of cases to 1,08,80,603, while fresh fatalities were recorded below 100 for the seventh time in February, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.

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  India's COVID-19 positivity rate dips to 5.42 per cent: Health ministry

  India | February 04, 2021 21:00 IST

  India's cumulative COVID-19 positivity rate has declined to 5.42 per cent while the weekly positivity rate (last week) was recorded at 1.82 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday.

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  India records 13,052 new COVID-19 cases, 127 deaths in a day; recovery rate climbs to 96.99%

  India | January 31, 2021 10:39 IST

  With 13,052 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's COVID-19 tally has gone up to 1,07,46,183, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 1,04,23,125, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.

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  India reports 18,855 new COVID cases, 163 deaths in a day. Check state-wise tally

  India | January 29, 2021 11:12 IST

  India reported 18,855 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country's coronavirus tally to 1,07,20,048, as per the Union Health Ministry bulletin. 

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  With over 16,000 new cases, India's Covid tally crosses 1.5 crore-mark. Check state-wise list

  India | January 14, 2021 10:36 IST

  As many as 16,946 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases to 1,05,12,093, as per Union Health Ministry's latest bulletin released on Thursday.

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  Doctor slams those spreading rumors of vaccine's side-effects, says it's a punishable offence

  News | January 03, 2021 15:04 IST

  In a significant development, Drugs Controller General of India (DGCI) on Sunday (January 3) formally approved Oxford-AstraZeneca's Covishield and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin for use in India.

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  Political leaders, commoners react over emergency use approval to COVID-19 vaccines

  News | January 03, 2021 14:52 IST

  Taking to Twitter, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said, "The Covaxin has not yet had Phase 3 trials. Approval was premature and could be dangerous."

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  These vaccines are for emergency use with abandon precautions | Experts

  News | January 03, 2021 15:04 IST

  Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Sunday raised concerns over India's drugs regulator granting permission for the restricted use of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine and asked the government to explain why mandatory protocols and verification of data has been dispensed with. India's drugs regulator DCGI on Sunday approved Oxford's COVID-19 vaccine Covishield and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin for restricted emergency use.

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  UP CM Adityanath hails DCGI vaccine nod, praises PM Modi for his guidance

  News | January 03, 2021 14:20 IST

  In a significant development, Drugs Controller General of India (DGCI) on Sunday (January 3) formally approved Oxford-AstraZeneca's Covishield and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin for use in India.

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  Covid vaccines get approval in India| Here's how our experts react to DCGI vaccine nod

  News | January 03, 2021 14:15 IST

  The panel has recommended to the government that any vaccine against COVID-19 should be granted emergency use authorisation only after proper consideration and conducting its trials on a sufficient sample size.

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  Covishield, Covaxin could work against new strain: Health experts

  News | January 03, 2021 12:50 IST

  The expert panel has recommended granting permission for restricted emergency use of 'Covaxin' in "public interest as an abundant precaution, in clinical trial mode, especially in the context of infection by mutant strains.

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  India records 20,021 new COVID cases, 279 deaths; active cases at 2,77,301

  India | December 28, 2020 9:59 IST

  A total of 1,47,901 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 49,255 from Maharashtra followed by 12,062 from Karnataka, 12,069 from Tamil Nadu, 10,453 from Delhi, 9,598 from West Bengal, 8,306 from Uttar Pradesh, 7,094 from Andhra Pradesh and 5,299 from Punjab.

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  Covid vaccine India launch date: Union minister makes BIG statement

  India | December 14, 2020 20:31 IST

  The coronavirus crisis is now 'on its way out' and 'soon' vaccines would be available in India too, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Monday. He was speaking at the International Coronavirus Short Film Festival.

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  Coronavirus active caseload further contracts to 4.03 lakh after 138 days

  India | December 06, 2020 15:42 IST

  India's coronavirus active caseload has dipped to 4.03 lakh, the lowest after 138 days, comprising 4.18 per cent of the total COVID-19 infections reported so far in the country, Union Health Ministry said on Sunday. 

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  Coronavirus active cases shrink to 4.60 per cent of total positive cases

  India | December 01, 2020 15:44 IST

  India's coronavirus active cases have remained below the 5-lakh mark, with its share further shrinking to 4.60 per cent of the total COVID-19 infections reported so far, Union Health Ministry on Tuesday informed. 

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  India reports 44,059 single-day COVID cases, 511 fatalities; tally crosses 91 lakh-mark

  India | November 23, 2020 13:32 IST

  According to the ICMR, over 13.17 crore samples have been tested up to November 22 with 10,75,326 samples being tested on Saturday.

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  India has initiated an integrated response against COVID-19 pandemic: Harsh Vardhan

  India | November 14, 2020 18:20 IST

  From the development of indigenous vaccines to novel point-of-care diagnostics, India has initiated an integrated response to overcome the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, Union minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday.

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  Coronavirus: India second in world in testing; positivity rate down at 7.18 per cent, says govt

  India | November 10, 2020 19:47 IST

  India has conducted the second-highest number of tests for detection of COVID-19 in the world at 11.96 crore with rapid antigen tests comprising 49 per cent and RT-PCR 46 per cent of the total tests done till Tuesday morning, the Union Health Ministry said.