Covid 19 Third Wave
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New Covid variant, C.1.2, may be more infectious, evade vaccine protection: Study
India | Aug 30, 2021, 03:11 PM ISTC.1.2 has been found in China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mauritius, England, New Zealand, Portugal and Switzerland as of August 13.
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Delhi government is making 'thorough' preparations for possible third Covid wave: Health Minister
India | Aug 28, 2021, 04:57 PM ISTDelhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said the government is doing its best and learning from experiences to prevent the third wave but following Covid-appropriate behavior is very important, and thus people must not become negligent.
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Bill Gates congratulates India over highest single-day vaccination at more than 1 crore doses
India | Aug 28, 2021, 01:54 PM ISTBill Gates congratulated India on Friday as it administered more than 1 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses in one day.
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Third wave may be a tsunami of 60 lakh cases, warns Maharashtra
India | Aug 27, 2021, 11:14 PM ISTHealth Department officials said that at least nine of the worst-hit districts in the two previous waves "are being monitored very closely" to ensure that infections and fatalities can be controlled, besides taking measure to shield children and infants.
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Daily COVID-19 cases to be 1.5 times of second wave peak during possible third spell: Odisha govt
India | Aug 26, 2021, 06:34 PM ISTThe infected might include 12 percent children and adolescents in the age group of 0 to 18 years, and the anticipated third spell could last for around 75 days, it said.
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Friday prayers to resume in UP mosque from August 27
India | Aug 24, 2021, 10:37 AM ISTFriday prayers will be offered at Lucknow's Asafi Imambara from August 27
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COVID-19: Third wave may peak in October, kids at greater risk, MHA panel warns
India | Aug 24, 2021, 03:34 PM ISTA committee of experts under the panel has demanded better medical preparedness especially for children who might be at risk just as much as adults this time.
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Hope to start supply of ZyCoV-D vaccine by mid to end Sept: Zydus Group MD
India | Aug 21, 2021, 07:13 PM ISTThe company's indigenously developed needle-free three-dose COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D was granted emergency use authorisation (EUA) by the drug regulator on Friday, making it the first vaccine to be administered to beneficiaries in the age group of 12-18 years in the country.
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'ZyCoV-D' vaccine 66% efficient against Covid Delta variant: Zydus Group MD
India | Aug 23, 2021, 03:10 PM ISTZydus Group MD Dr. Sharvil Patel has claimed that 'ZyCoV-D' vaccine holds about 66% efficacy against the Delta variant of COVID-19.
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Centre prepared to tackle possible third wave of COVID-19: Anurag Thakur
India | Aug 20, 2021, 01:10 PM ISTThe Centre is fully ready to tackle a possible third wave of COVID-19 and a provision of Rs 23,123 has been made for this purpose, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said.
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Covid-19 third wave unpredictable: AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria
India | Aug 14, 2021, 10:04 PM ISTReferring to apprehensions that the possible third wave could infect children more, the AIIMS chief pointed out that children would be "more susceptible" because they were not being vaccinated.
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Karnataka bans processions during Muharram, Ganesha festivals in view of COVID-19
India | Aug 13, 2021, 07:07 AM ISTIn order to contain the COVID outbreak, the Karnataka government on Thursday issued an order banning all Muharram processions till August 20.
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India records 35,499 new COVID cases in last 24 hours, recovery rate at 97.4%
India | Aug 09, 2021, 09:37 AM ISTAs 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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China records another 80 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, seeks to control flare-up
World | Aug 06, 2021, 11:46 AM ISTOf the new cases, 58 were found in the eastern city of Yangzhou in Jiangsu province, where the highly contagious delta variant spread among airport workers in the provincial capital of Nanjing.
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10 held after raid at Mumbai bar for violation of COVID-19 norms; 4 women rescued
India | Aug 06, 2021, 11:09 AM ISTMumbai Police have arrested at least 10 men following a raid at a bar in suburban Malad.
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India records 44,643 new COVID-19 cases, 464 deaths in a day; 49.53 cr vaccines administered so far
India | Aug 06, 2021, 10:25 AM ISTFor third day in a row, India recorded over 40,000 Covid cases amid concerns of rise in trajectory of fresh infections. The total fatalities in India jumped to 426,754.
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Covid 3rd wave may pull GDP growth down to 7%: Economist Abhijit Banerjee
Business | Aug 06, 2021, 06:43 AM ISTAbhijit Banerjee said that boosting the state's economy is directly related to the revival of the country's economy as it is under stress due to the ongoing pandemic situation.
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Third Covid wave likely to peak in October, India may see 1.50 lakh cases per day: Report
India | Aug 02, 2021, 11:45 AM ISTIn May, Vidyasagar, a professor at IIT Hyderabad had said India’s coronavirus outbreak could peak in the coming days based on the mathematical model.
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Kerala not yet free from COVID 2nd wave, extra caution needed to prevent third wave:health minister
India | Jul 31, 2021, 05:43 PM ISTAt 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 | Jul 31, 2021, 12:37 PM ISTOver 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.