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  No shortage of vaccines in Puducherry, ready to face third wave: Lt Governor

  India | June 18, 2021 14:17 IST

  Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Friday said Puducherry did not have a shortage or lack of vaccines to cover all the eligible people in the fight against COVID-19.

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  UP CM announces pension of Rs 4,000 for children who lost their parents to COVID-19

  India | June 18, 2021 14:02 IST

  Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath on Friday announced a monthly pension of Rs 4,000 under the Mukhyamantri Bal Seva Yojana.

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  'Will hasten 3rd wave': HC on Covid protocols violation in markets as Delhi unlocks

  India | June 18, 2021 11:59 IST

  The high court asked the Centre and Delhi govt to take strict measures, sensitise shopkeepers and hold meetings with markets and vendors associations in this regard.

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  COVID19: Pfizer's arthritis drug can cut death risk in severe patients

  Health | June 17, 2021 19:59 IST

  An arthritis drug -- Tofacitinib -- developed by US biopharmaceutical Pfizer has shown to be effective in reducing the risk of death or respiratory failure in hospitalised adult patients with Covid-19 pneumonia who were not on ventilation, according to a study.

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  Google announces Rs 113-cr grant to set up 80 oxygen plants, upskill rural health workers in India

  India | June 17, 2021 14:49 IST

  Google.org will support procurement and installation of about 80 oxygen generation plants in healthcare facilities in high-need and rural locations with new grants of about Rs 90 crore (USD 12.5 million) to GiveIndia and about Rs 18.5 crore (USD 2.5 million) to PATH.

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  Rajasthan becomes 4th state to inoculate over 2 crore people

  India | June 17, 2021 11:48 IST

  State Health Minister Raghu Sharma congratulated officers and employees associated with vaccination on administration of 2 crore vaccination doses in the state under Covid-19 vaccination programme. 

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  IMA says 730 doctors died in Covid second wave, highest in Bihar

  India | June 16, 2021 17:53 IST

  Bihar saw the maximum number of 115 deaths of medical practitioners, followed by Delhi with 109

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  Exposure to cold can help combat coronavirus: Study

  World | June 16, 2021 13:01 IST

  Triggering these defenses early in the course of Covid infection holds promise to prevent or treat the infection, said Ellen Foxman, Assistant Professor of laboratory medicine and immunobiology at the Yale School of Medicine.

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  COVID: Global caseload tops 176.5 million

  World | June 16, 2021 10:09 IST

  In 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 176,559,700 and 3,819,109, respectively.

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  COVID19: Impact on children and 'Vaccination hesitation' becoming a bigger evil than virus

  Health | June 16, 2021 0:01 IST

  Compared to the first wave, the number of positive cases and their severity has increased among children this time. Why is this concerning? Read 

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  Rahul Gandhi urges everyone to get vaccinated as soon as possible

  India | June 15, 2021 13:16 IST

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday urged everyone to follow safety rules and get vaccinated saying no one is safe till the time everyone is.

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  26 trains cancelled by Indian Railways, FULL LIST

  India | June 15, 2021 10:12 IST

  Indian Railways recently announced the cancellation of 26 trains on several routes.

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  COVID-19 vaccination drive for transgender community held in Bhubaneswar

  India | June 15, 2021 8:55 IST

  A group of the transgender community was vaccinated on Monday after a special vaccination drive was launched for the community by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC).

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  Last-mile coverage: Government plans delivery of Covid vaccines to remote areas by drones

  India | June 15, 2021 8:49 IST

  The government has invited bids for delivery of COVID-19 vaccines and drugs to remote areas and those with difficult terrains in select locations of the country by drones to ensure last-mile coverage.

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  Positivity rate in Jammu district drops to 1 %, recovery rate touches 95 %: DC

  India | June 15, 2021 8:33 IST

  The Covid positivity rate in Jammu district has dropped to one per cent and the recovery rate has touched 95 per cent, Deputy Commissioner Anshul Garg said on Monday.

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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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  Shreya Ghoshal, Kirti Kulhari receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

  Celebrities | June 14, 2021 15:22 IST

  Playback Singer Shreya Ghoshal and actor Kirti Kulhari on Monday said they have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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  Oxygen Express: Indian Railways brings oxygen relief to 15 states in 50 days

  India | June 13, 2021 17:28 IST

  Oxygen relief by 421 Oxygen Expresses reached to 15 states namely Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra and others. 

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  India begins 'Extension of Hospitals' project to fight Covid

  India | June 13, 2021 13:55 IST

  India has started project 'Extension of Hospitals' in various states.

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  'Project O2' to ensure India's medical oxygen demand

  India | June 13, 2021 13:28 IST

  Considering increase in demand for medical oxygen in different parts of the country during the second wave of the Covid-19, India has started 'Project O2' to augment the country's ability to meet this rise in demand of medical oxygen.