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  Joe Biden: US 'coming back together,' but COVID not yet finished

  World | July 05, 2021 8:29 IST

  President Joe Biden on Sunday mixed America’s birthday party with a celebration of freedom from the worst of the pandemic.

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  Australia: 80% vaccination won’t get herd immunity, could mean safely opening international borders

  World | July 04, 2021 10:45 IST

  The first phase of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s four-stage “pathway out of the COVID-19 pandemic”, announced on Friday, focuses on vaccinating as many Australians as possible.

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  Covid will be reduced to an endemic in future, zero figure in Delhi unlikely: Experts

  India | July 03, 2021 18:11 IST

  Cases of COVID-19 might be declining steadily but as the virus is mutating, attaining that magical zero figure in Delhi is unlikely, experts have said, and predicted that coronavirus will be reduced to an endemic in the future.

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  Delta variant to make up 80% of new cases in Germany

  World | July 02, 2021 11:47 IST

  The Delta variant is expected to become the dominant Covid-19 strain in Germany with its share of positive cases approaching 80 per cent.

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  UK confident about July reopening despite soaring cases

  World | June 29, 2021 10:05 IST

  Britain's new health secretary said Monday he is confident that England is on track to remove the country's remaining coronavirus restrictions on July 19.

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  Over 1.15 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses still available with states: Centre

  India | June 28, 2021 12:36 IST

  More 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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  Singapore will continue to give mRNA vaccines for young men: Expert committee

  World | June 28, 2021 8:30 IST

  Earlier this month, the committee had highlighted the possibility that the second dose of mRNA vaccines may be associated with a small risk of myocarditis and pericarditis in young men.

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  Suvendu demands TMC govt to make public pandemic purchase committee report of 2020

  India | June 27, 2021 6:41 IST

  Suvendu Adhikari Saturday alleged the state was yet to come up with the pandemic purchase committee report of the year 2020.  

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  First post-pandemic cruise ship from US sails away

  World | June 27, 2021 6:26 IST

  The first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port since the coronavirus pandemic brought the industry to a 15-month standstill sailed away on Saturday with nearly all vaccinated passengers on board.

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  First post-pandemic cruise ship from US sails away

  World | June 27, 2021 6:26 IST

  The first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port since the coronavirus pandemic brought the industry to a 15-month standstill sailed away on Saturday with nearly all vaccinated passengers on board.

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  Arunachal CM inaugurates 2 oxygen plants, says focus on developing health infra to deal with Covid

  India | June 24, 2021 6:39 IST

  Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday inaugurated two oxygen plants and said another one will be functional soon.

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  Aim at vaccinating 3 lakh people daily from Monday: Assam CM

  India | June 19, 2021 13:57 IST

  The Assam government has set a target of administering COVID-19 vaccines to three lakh people daily from Monday for the next 10 days, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday.

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  COVID-19: Delta variant gaining ground in Germany

  World | June 19, 2021 12:30 IST

  Although the share of the Covid-19 Delta variant in Germany is only 6 per cent of the new cases, the strain is spreading at a fast pace, Lothar Wieler, president of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), said.

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  Over 5,000 children test Covid positive in Meghalaya, 17 die

  India | June 18, 2021 9:32 IST

  Over 5,000 children under the age of 14 in Meghalaya have tested Covid-19 positive and 17 of them died, health officials said on Thursday.

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  AIIMS Delhi to start Covaxin trial for children aged 6-12 from today

  India | June 15, 2021 8:35 IST

  The recruitment for the clinical trial Bharat Biotech's vaccine Covaxin, among children in the age group of 6-12 years will begin at the AIIMS today.

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  Delhi govt sets up vaccine centre for people travelling abroad for studies, work

  India | June 14, 2021 12:53 IST

  The Delhi government on Monday started a special vaccination centre in the city for students, athletes and people who have to travel abroad for work.

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  Maharashtra’s Latur civic body to prioritise vaccination of auto drivers, grocery shop owners

  India | June 11, 2021 11:13 IST

  The civic body in Maharashtra’s Latur city has declared auto-rickshaw drivers, grocery and medical shop owners, newspaper vendors and bank employees as frontline workers, and decided to vaccinate them on priorityThe civic body in Maharashtra’s Latur city has declared auto-rickshaw drivers, grocery and medical shop owners, newspaper vendors and bank employees as frontline workers, and decided to vaccinate them on priority

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  CO2 emissions at record high despite Covid-19 pandemic

  World | June 08, 2021 17:10 IST

  The Carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Earth's atmosphere has again peaked last month, reaching historic levels, according to a new report.

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  Special camps to be held for vaccinating labourers in Indore

  India | June 07, 2021 13:11 IST

  The MP government has decided to organise special COVID-19 vaccination camps in Indore for labourers, domestic helps, washermen, salon workers and others who come in direct contact with people.

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  US lawmakers and governors push for more Covid vaccines to India

  World | June 07, 2021 8:47 IST

  Several lawmakers and governors have urged the Biden administration to ensure India receives Covid vaccines and medical aid.