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Cipla gets DCGI nod to import Moderna's Covid vaccine for emergency use in India: Centre
India | Jun 29, 2021, 09:30 PM ISTMumbai-based pharmaceutical firm Cipla has received the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) nod to import Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for restricted emergency use in India, sources told news agency PTI.
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Mumbai sero survey: Over 50 per cent children have COVID-19 antibodies, says BMC
India | Jun 28, 2021, 06:36 PM ISTAs a possible third wave of COVID-19 is anticipated to affect children disproportionately, the BMC had directed to conduct the sero-survey of the pediatric population during the second wave itself.
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India logs 46,148 new covid cases in past 24 hours; recovery rate now at 96.80 per cent
India | Jun 28, 2021, 09:29 AM ISTMeanwhile, the Union health ministry, in a 375-page affidavit filed in the apex court, has responded in detail to the query of an apex court bench about the steps being taken to ensure drug availability for Mucormycosis.
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Delhi Metro wins Japanese award for outstanding civil engineering
India | Jun 27, 2021, 04:58 PM ISTThe Delhi Metro's Phase I, II and III projects have been awarded the prestigious Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE) 'Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award' for the year 2020.
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India reports 50,040 new COVID cases, 1,258 deaths; recovery rate rises to 96.75 pc
India | Jun 27, 2021, 10:00 AM ISTThe ICMR on Saturday said India has achieved the milestone of conducting 40 crore COVID-19 tests, with an average of more than 18 lakh tests per day in the month of June.
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Delhi: 85 new Covid cases in 24 hours, lowest this year
India | Jun 26, 2021, 06:14 PM ISTAs many as 9 fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health department. The COVID-19 positivity rate in the national capital stood at 0.12 percent.
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India logs 48,698 new COVID cases, over 64,000 recoveries
India | Jun 26, 2021, 12:12 PM ISTA study, based on mathematical modelling analysis published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research (IJMR) has suggested the third wave of COVID-19 -- if it occurs -- is unlikely to be as severe as the second wave.
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Covishield, Covaxin work against SARS-CoV-2's Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta variants: Govt
India | Jun 25, 2021, 11:07 PM ISTVaccines Covishield and Covaxin work against SARS-CoV-2 variants Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta, while effectiveness tests against the Delta Plus variant is ongoing, the government said on Friday.
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Maharashtra becomes first state to administer 3 crore Covid-19 vaccines so far
India | Jun 25, 2021, 07:20 PM ISTThe state government said it can cover the entire eligible population within the next three months if the supply by the Centre kept up. Availability of vaccine doses was no longer an issue, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope said at `Digital Dialogue', an event organized by his party, the NCP.
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CM Yogi terms Mission June vaccination drive a success, says, ‘reached target before deadline'
India | Jun 24, 2021, 11:32 PM ISTThe Uttar Pradesh government had launched ‘Mission June’ campaign, a massive vaccination campaign which aimed at inoculating over one crore people in the state against Covid-19 in June.
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RedHill's oral pill shows promise against Covid-related pneumonia
World | Jun 22, 2021, 06:27 PM ISTThe oral opaganib is associated with a reduction in the need for supplemental oxygen support, earlier time to discharge from hospital and was well tolerated, the company said in a statement on Monday.
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Well done India! says PM Modi after over 80 lakh people get vaccinated in a day
India | Jun 22, 2021, 12:00 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the "record-breaking" vaccination numbers were "gladdening" as the country suceeded in administering more than 80 lakh vaccine doses on the first day of the revised guidelines.
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Is 2nd Covid wave over? Positivity rate below 5% for 14 days, but experts say end still far
India | Jun 21, 2021, 07:07 PM ISTThis optimistic picture, however, must be edged with abundant caution, said several scientists, citing the emergence of new variants, the still high absolute number of cases, the many districts where positivity rate remains over 5 per cent and concerns over reliability of data.
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Over 69 lakh COVID vaccine doses administered on day one of revised guidelines
India | Jun 21, 2021, 05:34 PM ISTAccording to the revised guidelines which came into effect from June 21, vaccine doses provided free of cost by the Centre will be allocated to states and UTs based on criteria such as population, disease burden and the progress of vaccination, and all above the age of 18 will be eligible for the free jabs.
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105-year-old man beats Covid in Assam
India | Jun 20, 2021, 11:11 PM ISTA centenarian in Assam has recovered from Covid-19 and was discharged from the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Sunday.
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Record 12.56 lakh people vaccinated against COVID-19 in Andhra Pradesh
India | Jun 20, 2021, 08:30 PM ISTAndhra Pradesh achieved a unique feat on Sunday, vaccinating over 12.56 lakh people under the Mega Covid vaccination drive that the health authorities hope could be a record in any one province in the world.
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India records 60,753 new COVID cases; active cases lowest in 74 days
India | Jun 19, 2021, 12:38 PM ISTMeanwhile, head of the India's COVID-19 task force on Friday said the country wants to resume exports of coronavirus doses but can't do so until its domestic needs are met.
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Lucknow University to adopt Covid orphans
India | Jun 16, 2021, 05:25 PM ISTThe Lucknow University will take over the responsibility of over 70 Covid orphans who have lost their earning parents in the pandemic.
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Chhattisgarh top-performing state on gender equality goal of SDG: NITI Aayog report
India | Jun 14, 2021, 05:44 PM ISTChhattisgarh has been declared the top-performing state in India on the gender equality parameter of the Sustainable Development Goals, according to the NITI Aayog's SDG India Index report 2020-21.
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Delhi AIIMS to begin Covaxin trial on children from Tuesday
India | Jun 14, 2021, 04:18 PM ISTDelhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is expected to begin on Tuesday the recruitment and clinical trials of India's first indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine, Bharat Biotech's Covaxin, on children.