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  Kappa variant of Covid-19 found in UP patient

  India | July 09, 2021 16:04 IST

  The strain was detected during the genome sequencing exercise. His sample was collected on June 13 as a routine and sent to CSIR's Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi that has confirmed the Kappa strain in the sample.

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  Scientists find how immune system reacts to COVID variants

  Health | July 08, 2021 15:05 IST

  Body's natural immune response following Covid infection is sustained for up to seven months, but these antibodies are not sufficient against contemporary variants of the virus, finds a study suggesting the importance of vaccines against the infectious disease. 

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  Rahul Gandhi takes potshots at new health minister over COVID-19 vaccines

  India | July 08, 2021 15:05 IST

  The Congress has been criticising the government's vaccination policy, alleging that it is moving at a slow pace and needs to be accelerated.

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  Lambda variant: All you need to know about new strain of COVID-19 detected in UK

  Health | July 07, 2021 7:53 IST

  The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently announced the Lambda variant  as a 'variant of concern', meaning it was something to watch out for. On June 14, the WHO designated this variant, previously known as C.37, as the seventh and newest one.

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  TMC leader Mukul Roy's wife Krishna dies of cardiac arrest

  India | July 07, 2021 7:33 IST

  Krishna Roy was suffering from post-Covid complications for a long time. She was taken to Chennai from Kolkata sometime back.

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  Over 1.66 crore unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses available with states, private hospitals: Centre

  India | July 06, 2021 14:31 IST

  More than 1.66 crore balance and unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states, UTs and private hospitals to be administered, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

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  Registration, Precautions, Impact: All you need to know about Covid19 vaccination for pregnant women

  Health | July 05, 2021 13:22 IST

  In a recent guideline, the government has approved the vaccination for pregnant women. Now all mothers-to-be can be protected from Covid-19. The benefits of vaccinating pregnant women seem to far outweigh any theoretical and remote risk of vaccination.

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  Amitabh Bachchan pens poem, urges fans to take precautions against COVID19 pandemic

  Celebrities | July 05, 2021 8:02 IST

  Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, took to social media and shared a poem urging his fans and followers to take precautions against COVID-19 amid the ongoing pandemic.

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  Body of Covid victim cremated 75 days after death, wife says hospital demanded her Rs 15,000

  India | July 04, 2021 12:41 IST

  Naresh,29, died of Covid on April 15. But his body was kept in the mortuary  at the Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College (LLRMMC) in Meerut.

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  Vidya Balan: I trust the vaccines made in India

  Celebrities | July 04, 2021 8:45 IST

  Vidya Balan, who is currently being lauded for her role in Amit Masurkar's 'Sherni' acknowledges that "the coronavirus pandemic put a tremendous amount of pressure and stress on our healthcare workers". 

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  Punjabi Basti, Janata market in Delhi closed till July 6 for flouting COVID-19 norms

  India | July 04, 2021 7:05 IST

  The Punjabi Basti and Janata market in Nangloi area of the national capital have been closed till July 6 for gross violation of Covid-appropriate behaviour.

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  Covid 3rd wave may see half the cases recorded during second surge, says govt panel scientist

  India | July 04, 2021 6:32 IST

  A possible third wave of coronavirus infection can hit its peak between October-November if Covid-appropriate behaviour is not followed.

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  COVID: Navi Mumbai civic body vaccinates sex workers

  India | July 03, 2021 12:46 IST

  The camp was organised on Friday as part of the civic body’s attempt to cover the neglected sections of the society under the vaccination programme, spokesperson of the NMMC, Mahendra Konde, said.

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  COVID-19: India administers 43.99 lakh vaccine doses in last 24 hrs

  India | July 03, 2021 12:40 IST

  India's cumulative vaccination coverage increased to 34.46 crores, according to the Union Health Ministry on Saturday.

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  Delhi unlock: Markets, malls permitted to operate from today

  India | July 03, 2021 11:14 IST

  The DDMA has allowed the Main Bazar, Laxmi Nagar from Vikas Marg to Lovely Public School, Kishan Kunj, and its surrounding markets to open from today (July 3).

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  Special GST Council meet soon to discuss compensation: Nirmala Sitharaman

  India | July 02, 2021 9:01 IST

  Sitharaman, who is on a 2-day visit to Karnataka, said that she had already assured all the stakeholders about convening a special session in which every issue related to GST compensation would be discussed in detail.

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  Fortis, Apollo roll out Sputnik V at 2 hospitals in Delhi-NCR; over 3,000 vaccinated

  India | July 02, 2021 8:48 IST

  Indraprastha Apollo in Delhi started administering Sputnik V in a staged manner from Wednesday. Around 1,000 people have been vaccinated so far, a hospital spokesperson said.

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  On Doctors day eve, locals attack two Delhi-based doctors over COVID spread in Noida

  India | July 01, 2021 12:09 IST

  This incident took place on the eve of Doctor's Day, which is being celebrated in the country on Wednesday.

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  Odisha CM disburses Rs 386 cr as COVID assistance for landless farmers

  India | July 01, 2021 6:56 IST

  Under the assistance, each landless farmer would get additional Rs 1,000 apart from the installment under the KALIA scheme.

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  National Doctors' Day 2021: Know date, significance, history, quotes, wishes and more

  Books & Culture | July 01, 2021 0:05 IST

  Every year on July 1, India celebrates National Doctor's Day to express our gratitude to the medical staff for their dedicated service. Know significance, history, quotes, wishes and more about this special day