Covid Case
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Cases of COVID rising in Kerala worrying: Rahul Gandhi
India | Jul 30, 2021, 11:33 AM ISTRahul Gandhi's remarks came after Kerala witnessed a spike in the number of Covid cases in recent days.
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Vaccination key to control COVID: Zambian govt
World | Jul 30, 2021, 07:46 AM ISTKennedy Malama, Permanent Secy in Ministry of Health in charge of Technical Services said that it was evident that countries that have achieved high vaccination rates have seen reductions in severe disease and deaths due to Covid, the Xinhua news agency reported.
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New Zealand provisionally approves AstraZeneca vaccine for people aged above 18
World | Jul 29, 2021, 03:00 PM ISTNew Zealand secured 7.6 mn doses of AstraZeneca vaccine, enough for 3.8 mn people, through an advance purchase agreement with the company last year, Acting Minister for Covid Response Ayesha Verrall said in a statement.
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COVID: India reports 43,509 fresh cases, over 38,000 recoveries in 24 hours
India | Jul 29, 2021, 09:42 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have now mounted to 4,03,840, the data showed.
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US extends expiration dates on J&J COVID vaccine to 6 months
World | Jul 29, 2021, 07:58 AM ISTIt's the 2nd time FDA has extended shelf life on vaccines since June, when the agency said they could be used for up to 4.5 months. When first authorized in February, the FDA said the vaccines could be stored for three months at normal refrigeration levels.
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3rd COVID vaccine dose strongly boosts protection against Delta variant: Pfizer
World | Jul 29, 2021, 07:35 AM ISTAntibody levels against the Delta variant in people aged 18 to 55 who receive a third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine are greater than five-fold than following a second dose, according to data posted at the company's teleconference, Xinhua reported.
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Antibodies drop 50% in 3 months of Pfizer, AstraZeneca jabs: Study
World | Jul 27, 2021, 01:30 PM ISTThe study, led by researchers of University College London, showed that waning effect of the vaccine doses were consistent across all groups of people regardless of age, chronic illnesses or sex.
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COVID: Chinese mainland reports 31 new locally transmitted cases
World | Jul 27, 2021, 10:48 AM ISTAlso reported were 40 new imported cases, of which 19 were reported in Yunnan, 13 in Guangdong, four in Shanghai, three in Jiangsu and one in Sichuan, Xinhua reported.
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US going in wrong direction on COVID cases: Anthony Fauci
World | Jul 26, 2021, 12:46 PM IST"If you look at inflection of curve of new cases, that it is among the unvaccinated. And since we have 50 pc of the country is not fully vaccinated, that's a problem," Fauci.
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Philippines records 4th death from Delta variant
World | Jul 26, 2021, 11:09 AM ISTDOH said that Philippines now has 119 Delta variant cases after detecting an additional 55 infections, reports Xinhua news agency.
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Virus on rise in eastern Chinese city of Nanjing
World | Jul 26, 2021, 09:07 AM ISTOne other case of local transmission was reported in the nearby city of Suqian and one in the northeastern province of Liaoning.
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Delhi Metro trains start running with 100 pc seating capacity; standing not allowed in coaches
India | Jul 26, 2021, 09:05 AM ISTDelhi Metro Rail Corporation till Sunday was running trains with 50 pc seating capacity, after the services had resumed after a long hiatus on June 7.
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South Africa loosens COVID restrictions as new cases see dip
World | Jul 26, 2021, 06:56 AM ISTIn an address to the nation on Sunday evening, Ramaphosa said South Africa, with immediate effect, will move to Level 3 from current Level 4 of five-level lockdown strategy.
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India records 35,342 new Covid cases, 483 deaths in 24 hours; death toll at 419,470
India | Jul 23, 2021, 09:51 AM ISTWith 38,740 people discharged in the last 24 hours, the number of recoveries now stands at 3,04,68,079 across the country.
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Bangladesh's Covid-19 cases surpass 1.1 million
World | Jul 19, 2021, 09:02 AM ISTThe official data showed that 39,806 samples were tested in the last 24 hours as of 8:00 a.m. local time Sunday across Bangladesh.
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US officials consider COVID lab leak theory as credible as natural origins narrative
World | Jul 18, 2021, 09:09 AM ISTIn recent months, the lab-leak theory has gained great traction pushing US President Joe Biden to give the American intelligence team a 90-day deadline to find answers into the virus origin.
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Kerala relaxes lockdown restrictions as COVID-19 cases decline. Details
India | Jul 18, 2021, 08:41 AM ISTKerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan observed that the test positivity rate is now down to 10% as opposed to a whopping 29%.
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Kerala: Congress to start Covid death count campaign, says govt list fudged
India | Jul 16, 2021, 02:35 PM ISTCongress MP, Benny Behanan said the figures provided by Vijayan in his daily statement on Thursday show 15,025 Covid deaths.
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Over 41.10 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses provided to states, UTs: Centre
India | Jul 16, 2021, 12:03 PM ISTMore than 41.10 crores (41,10,38,530) vaccine doses have been provided to states/UTs (union territories) so far, through all sources.
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Sri Lanka administers highest number of Covid vaccines in a day
World | Jul 16, 2021, 11:16 AM ISTSri Lanka's health authorities administered the highest number of Covid-19 vaccines in a single day with nearly 400,000 people inoculated.