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  Goa government extends COVID curfew till June 21

  India | June 12, 2021 23:43 IST

  "Shops, including in panchayat and municipal markets, may open between 7 am to 3 pm. Marriage function with upto 50 persons have been permitted," he said on Twitter late in the evening.

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  Saliva can be more effective for COVID testing: Study

  World | June 12, 2021 22:18 IST

  The researchers, including Ravindra Kolhe from Augusta University in the US, found that an innovative protocol that processes saliva samples with a bead mill homogeniser before real-time PCR (RT-PCR) testing results in higher sensitivity compared to NPS samples.

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  High Court asks Madhya Pradesh govt to decide on reopening of gyms

  India | June 12, 2021 21:29 IST

  A division bench of Chief Justice Mohd Rafiq and Justice Sujoy Paul directed the petitioner to file a comprehensive representation for the grievance to the state home dept.

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  'Corona mata' temple built in UP's Pratapgarh, demolished

  India | June 12, 2021 19:11 IST

  Villagers alleged that it was demolished by police, which denied the charge, saying it was constructed on a disputed site and one of the parties involved in the dispute razed it.

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  Truth does not concern PM, propaganda does: Priyanka Gandhi

  India | June 12, 2021 14:53 IST

  She quoted Hindi poet Nirala to show the tragic situation, "The waters of the river Ganga were filled with corpses. There was no wood left in crematoriums to cremate the dead. In the blink of an eye, my family had vanished from before me."

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  MP: Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain to reopen after 80 days on June 28

  India | June 12, 2021 13:57 IST

  The temple was shut for public on April 9 this year. It had to be closed for the second time during the pandemic that broke out last year.

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  719 doctors died in 2nd COVID wave, Bihar records highest deaths

  India | June 12, 2021 13:26 IST

  The second wave of coronavirus pandemic across the country is not over yet. This is the reason doctors are losing their lives every day while saving the lives of Covid-infected patients.

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  Vijayan announces 100-day action plan to help Kerala tide over Covid-triggered economic slowdown

  India | June 12, 2021 8:23 IST

  Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday announced a 100-day action plan to help the state tide over the economic slowdown triggered by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Delhi reports 238 new COVID cases, positivity rate dips to 0.31%

  India | June 11, 2021 18:31 IST

  While the positivity rate- the proportion of samples tested that return positive for COVID continued its sharp decline to 0.31 per cent today.

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  Delta variant 60 per cent more transmissible, reduces vaccine effect: UK experts

  World | June 11, 2021 17:33 IST

  Public Health England (PHE), which has been tracking VOCs on a weekly basis, said that the cases of the Delta VOC have risen by 29,892 to hit 42,323 in the country – an increase of around 70 per cent.

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  GMDA to resolve water-logging woes ahead of monsoon season

  India | June 11, 2021 16:52 IST

  GMDA CEO Sudhir Rajpal has directed the officials of MCG, NHAI and DLF to install more water pumps and deploy additional manpower in the water-logging prone areas.

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  Tamil Nadu's COVID orphans mount to 1,400

  India | June 11, 2021 16:06 IST

  This data compiled by the district child protection offices are as on Wednesday.

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  COVID curbs likely to be relaxed in Pune city

  India | June 11, 2021 15:39 IST

  Last week, Pune city had come under the state government's level 3 category. However, with the positivity rate dropping a little below 5 per cent, the city has now moved to level 2.

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  Over 1.17 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses available with states: Centre

  India | June 11, 2021 15:03 IST

  More than 1.17 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs, while over 38 lakh doses will be received by them within the next three days, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.

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  Biophore applies to DCGI for emergency-use approval for COVID treatment drug

  Business | June 11, 2021 11:36 IST

  Biophore India Pharmaceuticals on Friday said it has applied to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for obtaining emergency-use approval for Aviptadil, used in the treatment of moderate to severe cases of COVID-19.

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  Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID jab linked to low platelet count: Study

  World | June 10, 2021 20:54 IST

  A low number of platelets- blood cells that help prevent blood loss when vessels are damaged-can result in no symptoms or can lead to an increased risk of bleeding or, in some cases, clotting.

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  Jammu's COVID positivity rate drop to 2%: Official

  India | June 10, 2021 18:02 IST

  Dy Commissioner Anshul Garg said daily recoveries from disease continue to outnumber new cases.

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  Delhi reports 305 new COVID cases, positivity rate dips to 0.41%

  India | June 10, 2021 17:17 IST

  While the positivity rate- the proportion of samples tested that return positive for COVID continued its sharp decline to 0.41 per cent today.

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  COVID: Monoclonal antibody therapy is safe for transplant patients

  World | June 10, 2021 15:20 IST

  The study is important because transplant patients who are infected with Covid have a higher risk of severe illness and death.

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  JP Nadda lauds Modi govt for measures to fight Covid

  India | June 10, 2021 14:58 IST

  While noting that the country faced shortage of medical oxygen as the pandemic surged, he said Modi left no stone unturned to meet the shortfall in a week by rallying resources through "earth, air and water", a reference to its transportation through all available means.