Covid 19 Second Wave
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Why no large-scale testing to prevent spread of Delta plus variant: Rahul Gandhi
India | June 25, 2021 11:36 ISTRahul Gandhi on Friday asked the government why "large-scale testing is not being done" to check and prevent the spread of the Delta plus variant of coronavirus.
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Delhi govt inflated oxygen need by four times during COVID-19 second wave peak: SC oxygen audit panel
News | June 25, 2021 12:00 ISTThe Delhi government exaggerated the city's oxygen requirement by four times at the peak of the Covid crisis, a Supreme Court panel has said in a report.
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Lioness tests COVID positive in Sri Lanka zoo
World | June 25, 2021 10:18 ISTSecy of the State Veterinary Surgeons' Association, Nuwan Hewagamage, said on Thursday that the 12-yr-old lioness 'Sheena' had tested positive for the virus following medical tests performed on her after the male lion called 'Thor' was infected last week, reports Xinhua news agency.
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India logs over 51,000 new Covid cases, 64K discharges in last 24 hours; 30.79 cr inoculated
India | June 25, 2021 10:11 ISTThe total cases of COVID-19 in India have now mounted to 3,01,34,445 with 6,12,868 active cases, the data showed. The total death toll in the country is now at 3,93,310.
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Gujarat Lockdown eased: Night curfew lifted from 18 towns; cinema halls, multiplexes allowed
India | June 25, 2021 8:51 ISTThe Gujarat government on Thursday announced lifting of night curfew from 18 towns and relaxing its timing in the same number of urban centres by one hour.
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Indian Railways to resume services of 17 trains including Shatabdi; Full List
India | June 24, 2021 12:15 ISTThe passengers can visit Indian Railways website www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in. for details regarding the halts and composition of trains.
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India records 54,069 fresh COVID cases, over 1,300 fatalities in 24 hours
India | June 24, 2021 13:09 ISTThe 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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Lucknow's KGMU tops with highest number of COVID tests
India | June 23, 2021 10:22 ISTThe medical university's microbiology dept has conducted 20 lakh tests since Feb 2020 till Tuesday through RT-PCR testing.
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COVID-19: Global caseload tops 179 million
World | June 23, 2021 9:31 ISTIn its latest update on Wednesday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 179,093,146 and 3,880,341, respectively.
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Decision to reopen schools must be taken very cautiously: Dr VK Paul
India | June 23, 2021 7:55 ISTAddressing the Health Ministry's media briefing on Covid, Paul said, "The decision (to reopen schools) has to be taken cautiously. We should take risks only when we are protected. Schools are places of large gatherings, which give the virus the opportunity to infect.
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Delta Plus: Know everything about new COVID-19 variant in India
Health | August 13, 2021 23:06 ISTAs 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 ISTPGI'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: Sputnik V roll out delayed in Delhi
India | June 20, 2021 13:53 ISTA spokesperson of Apollo Hospitals said the facility in Delhi will tentatively start administering 2-dose vaccine by June 25.
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Punjab reports first confirmed case of green fungus
India | June 20, 2021 11:29 ISTThe first confirmed case of 'green' fungus was reported in Punjab's Jalandhar on Sunday.
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Curfew to be reimposed in UP district if Covid cases cross 500
India | June 20, 2021 10:53 ISTThe Uttar Pradesh government has said that it will reimpose corona curfew in any district if it reports over 500 Covid-19 cases in a day.
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COVID: Over 2.87 crore vaccine doses still available with states/UTs, informs Centre
India | June 19, 2021 13:32 ISTIt said that 28,50,99,130 vaccine doses have been provided to states and UTs so far through the Centre- free of cost channel- and through the direct state procurement category.
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30 to 40 countries unable to give 2nd Covid shots: WHO
World | June 19, 2021 12:37 IST"We have a huge number of countries currently that have had to suspend the rollout of their second doses of vaccine," Xinhua news agency quoted Bruce Aylward, Senior Advisor to the WHO Director-General on Organizational Change, as saying on Friday.
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COVID: 89.3% of Moscow's patients infected with Delta variant
World | June 19, 2021 10:21 ISTTo resist the Delta variant, people need to develop as twice antibodies as required before, which has caused the herd immunity level in Moscow to drop from 60 per cent to just 25 per cent, Xinhua news agency quoted Sobyanin as saying on Friday.
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COVID19: Common symptoms including dry cough, sore throat you may experience while recovering
Health | June 18, 2021 16:48 ISTDuring ongoing COVID pandemic, people with lung problems have been at the most risk of getting infected. As Coronavirus targets the respiratory system, it may even lead to dry cough and sore throat, which may persist long after the infection.
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Over 2.58 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses still available with states: Centre
India | June 18, 2021 14:58 ISTMore than 2.58 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs and over 19,95,770 doses are in the pipeline, the Union Health Ministry said.
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