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  Ananya lauds people for using social media constructively during COVID crisis, launches new campaign

  Celebrities | June 30, 2021 15:31 IST

  On the occasion of World Social Media Day, Ananya Panday has launched 'Social Media For Social Good' campaign with the aim to encourage people to keep platforms positive and healthy.

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  Sidharth Malhotra to resume 'Thank God' shoot from July: 'Elated'

  Celebrities | June 29, 2021 21:42 IST

  Bollywood actor Sidharth Malhotra will resume shooting for his upcoming slice-of-life comedy "Thank God" in July.

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  COVID19: Pfizer and Moderna shots generates lasting immunity, finds study

  Health | June 29, 2021 15:21 IST

  As per latest study, Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, the first two jabs authorised for emergency use against Covid-19 by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), produce immune responses that are both strong and potentially long-lasting.

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  UP government intensifies preparations for possible 3rd wave of Covid-19

  India | June 29, 2021 7:04 IST

  The Uttar Pradesh government has intensified preparations to foil a possible third wave.

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  Sitharaman announces relief measures worth over Rs 6 lakh cr for Covid-affected sectors

  Business | June 29, 2021 0:01 IST

  Nirmala Sitharaman said that the government has approved a Rs 1.1 lakh crore loan guarantee scheme for COVID-19 affected sectors.

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  Goa ready to tackle COVID third wave: CM Pramod Sawant

  India | June 27, 2021 14:23 IST

  Speaking to reporters on Saturday, he said a pediatric intensive care unit and a neonatal intensive care unit have already been established with trained staff, while the task force headed by him was ready to purchase equipment as and when required.

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  Mumbai to remain in level 3 of COVID-19 curbs

  India | June 26, 2021 8:25 IST

  Mumbai will continue to be in category 3 of the Maharashtra government's five-level unlock plan that seeks to ease coronavirus-induced curbs as per infection positivity rate and oxygen bed occupancy numbers.

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  Aniruddh Dave discharged from hospital after battling Covid-19 for 55 days, tweets happy pic

  TV | June 25, 2021 15:51 IST

  Patiala Babes actor Aniruddh Dave has emerged victorious from his battle with Covid-19. The actor, who had been critically, has finally been recharged from the hospital.

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  'Report not signed yet': AAP on the backfoot after SC panel finds Delhi govt inflated oxygen need

  India | June 25, 2021 13:29 IST

  "The Delhi government's claim of 1,140 Metric Tonnes was four times the calculated consumption as per bed formula, which was 289 MT only," said the panel in its interim report.

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  Prithviraj Sukumaran: Upcoming film ‘Cold Case’ taught us how to make cinema with COVID protocols

  Celebrities | June 24, 2021 17:09 IST

  The pandemic has left its effect on the entertainment industry but it has also led filmmakers to work around the restrictions to tell their stories, says Malayalam star Prithviraj Sukumaran, who shot for his upcoming film 'Cold Case' during COVID-19.

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  Turkey to lower COVID vaccination age to 18

  World | June 24, 2021 12:00 IST

  The govt aims to administer at least the first doses of vaccine to 70 per cent of its population before mid-July, Koca said at a PC on Wednesday after a meeting of the coronavirus scientific board.

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  India records 54,069 fresh COVID cases, over 1,300 fatalities in 24 hours

  India | June 24, 2021 13:09 IST

  The total cases of COVID in India have now mounted to 3,00,82,778 with 6,27,057 active cases, the data showed.

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  COVID: France urges vigilance against Delta variant

  World | June 24, 2021 8:52 IST

  "There is a threat (of epidemic resurgence) linked to the Delta variant," Attal told RMC radio, Xinhua news agency reported. "We can see that things can go very quickly, and that requires individual and collective vigilance."

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  AstraZeneca says 92% vaccine effectiveness against Delta variant

  India | June 23, 2021 14:54 IST

  AstraZeneca vaccine is used in India as Covishield. Real world data from PHE, demonstrated two doses of COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca are 92% effective against hospitalisation due to the Delta variant and showed no deaths among those vaccinated.

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  Lucknow's KGMU tops with highest number of COVID tests

  India | June 23, 2021 10:22 IST

  The medical university's microbiology dept has conducted 20 lakh tests since Feb 2020 till Tuesday through RT-PCR testing.

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  Delta Plus: Know everything about new COVID-19 variant in India

  Health | August 13, 2021 23:06 IST

  As for how widespread is Delta plus is, enough samples have not been genome-sequenced to know. Only about 200 sequences were detected across the globe and just around 30 in India. Initial data suggests that the Delta plus variant shows signs of resistance against the monoclonal antibody cocktail treatment. Know everything about new COVID-19 variant in India

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  Covid-19 delta strain predominated during second wave: PGI Chandigarh

  India | June 21, 2021 16:53 IST

  PGI's Dean, Academics, G.D. Puri, said the samples sent from admitted patients in Nehru Hospital Extension Block, where severe and critical Covid positive cases are admitted, belonged to Delta strain. As many as 80 per cent of the patients who had died of Covid-19 harbored the Alpha strain.

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  COVID-19 third wave peak expected around September-October: IIT Kanpur study

  India | June 21, 2021 14:55 IST

  As per the assement from IIT Kanpur team,the second wave has waned significantly almost in every state except in some Northeast states (Mizoram, Manipur, Sikkim etc.).

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  COVID-19: 3 deaths from Delta variant in MP's Shivpuri

  India | June 21, 2021 9:07 IST

  One of the deceased was a frontline worker who was vaccinated against COVID-19, informed the CMOH.

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  COVID: Over 3 crore jabs still with states/UTs, 24 lakh in pipeline

  India | June 20, 2021 14:49 IST

  Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's latest data reveals that more than 29.10 crore (29,10,54,050) vaccine doses have been provided to states and the UTs so far through the Central government (free of cost channel) and through direct state procurement category.