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  Bihar: Mahabodhi Temple reopens for general public after 5 months

  India | August 28, 2021 7:13 IST

  The world heritage Mahabodhi Temple in Bihar's Gaya reopened for the general public after nearly five months.

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  Over 4.05 crore Covid vaccine doses still available with states, UTs: Health Ministry

  India | August 27, 2021 17:52 IST

  Over 58.86 crore vaccine doses have been provided to the states and Union Territories so far and more than 17.64 lakh doses are in the pipeline, the ministry said in a statement.

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  Covid-19 second wave ended in Telangana, says official

  India | August 18, 2021 21:33 IST

  Director, Public Health and Family Welfare, Dr. G. Srinivasa Rao told reporters that Covid pandemic is under control in all the districts. He said that this is the time to reopen schools, colleges and universities in the state. Only vaccinated teachers and staff will be allowed, he added.  

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  India reports 36,083 new COVID cases, 493 deaths in 24 hours

  India | August 15, 2021 9:56 IST

  According to the government release, over 73 lakh vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours.

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  West Bengal allows business establishments to remain open till maximum 10.30 PM

  India | August 14, 2021 10:15 IST

  The relaxation will come into effect from Monday onwards. The state administration had on Thursday extended the existing COVID restrictions till Aug 31. 

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  Centre releases 50% funds of 'COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package'

  India | August 14, 2021 8:09 IST

  In view of the second wave of the pandemic, Union Cabinet had approved 'India COVID-19 Emergency Response & Health System Preparedness Package.

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  Did not receive any letter from Centre seeking info on deaths due to oxygen scarcity: Manish Sisodia

  India | August 10, 2021 14:57 IST

  Manish Sisodia on Tuesday alleged that the state government has not received any letter from the Centre inquiring if any deaths in the national capital occurred due to oxygen shortage.

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  India records 35,499 new COVID cases in last 24 hours, recovery rate at 97.4%

  India | August 09, 2021 9:37 IST

  As of Sunday August 08, total 48,17,67,232 have been tested in the country, and 13,71,871 samples were tested on Sunday alone.

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  10 held after raid at Mumbai bar for violation of COVID-19 norms; 4 women rescued

  India | August 06, 2021 11:09 IST

  Mumbai Police have arrested at least 10 men following a raid at a bar in suburban Malad.

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  Delhi reports 51 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

  India | August 03, 2021 9:38 IST

  With the new cases, the overall infection tally in the city rose to 14,36,401 out of which 14,10,809 patients have recovered from the disease.

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  Tamil Nadu makes negative RT-PCR report mandatory for people coming from Kerala

  India | August 01, 2021 14:29 IST

  RT-PCR report is mandatory for people coming from Kerala to Tamil Nadu from August 5.

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  Kerala not yet free from COVID 2nd wave, extra caution needed to prevent third wave:health minister

  India | July 31, 2021 17:43 IST

  At a special meeting held to review the state's preparedness to handle the third wave, George said about half of the population of Kerala was susceptible to the virus and therefore, precautions have to be taken as the presence of the highly contagious delta variant has been detected, according to a state government release.  

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  Over 3.14 crore balance COVID-19 doses available with states, private hospitals: Centre

  India | July 31, 2021 12:37 IST

  Over 48.78 crore vaccine doses have been provided to states and UTs so far through all sources and further 68,57,590 doses are in the pipeline.

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  Baseless, misleading: AYUSH Ministry on claim by NICE on approval to its Covid treatment protocol

  India | July 30, 2021 7:46 IST

  The AYUSH Ministry on Thursday denied giving any approval to a COVID-19 treatment protocol developed by NICE.

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  Britain ends quarantine for vaccinated visitors from US, EU

  World | July 29, 2021 8:38 IST

  Only people who have been vaccinated in Britain can currently skip 10 days of quarantine when arriving from most of Europe or North America.

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  Five hurt as villagers clash over Covid vaccination in UP

  India | July 27, 2021 14:57 IST

  A vaccination camp was organised in Karanai village on Monday afternoon and a huge crowd of villagers had gathered for the inoculation.

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  Covid-19: Respiratory viruses in young children likely to resurge

  Science | July 26, 2021 17:47 IST

  RSV affects the lower respiratory tract and can cause serious illness and death. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, about 2.7 million children worldwide were infected with RSV each year, and it was the fourth most common cause of death in young children.  

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  COVID 2nd wave may have more lasting damage on economy, exports to drive recovery: Moody's Analytics

  Business | July 26, 2021 17:19 IST

  In India, where exports make up relatively small shares of the economy, high commodity prices have boosted the value of exports. This is one factor that helped reinvigorate India after its first devastating wave of COVID-19.  

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  US hospital donates COVID-related medical equipment to India

  World | July 24, 2021 7:01 IST

  Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and two continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) machines for COVID-19 relief was sent to India by a US hospital.

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  67.6 % population above 6 yrs found to have Covid antibodies in 4th serosurvey, Lok Sabha told

  India | July 23, 2021 14:58 IST

  The fourth round of the survey covered 36,227 individuals to estimate seroprevalence among children aged 6-17 years, adults and healthcare workers.