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  Novavax vaccine highly effective against COVID-19, protects against variants

  India | June 14, 2021 16:17 IST

  Covid-19 vaccine developed by the US-based biotechnology company Novavax is highly effective against the contagious disease in a large study and also protects against variants, PTI reported the vaccine maker as saying.

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  Jharkhand registers zero fresh COVID fatality for first time during second wave

  India | June 13, 2021 17:00 IST

  Jharkhand on Sunday did not report any fresh coronavirus death for the first time during the ongoing second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  IIT Kanpur professor appointed honorary member of WHO body

  India | June 12, 2021 18:45 IST

  A professor at IIT-Kanpur has been appointed as an honorary member of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Air Pollution and Health-Technical Advisory Group (GAPH-TAG), a communiqué issued by premier institute said.

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  UP student secures free pass to Stanford University

  India | June 10, 2021 11:14 IST

  Coming from a poor background where his father toiled as a salesman, struggling to fulfill the basic necessities of the family, Manu is the only child. Manu was able to secure admission to VidyaGyan, where only 250 students are selected out of the approximate 250,000 applicants every year.

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  J&K gets technology that can supply oxygen to multiple patients at a time

  India | June 10, 2021 11:10 IST

  "To cater to the requirements of oxygen supply for multiple patients during the ongoing COVID pandemic, Tukroo PHC in Shopian district becomes the first in J&K to get multi-feed OMS technology," an official spokesman said.

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  J-K: Bandipora achieves 100 pc vaccination of 45-plus age group in 20 villages

  Good News | June 08, 2021 22:33 IST

  Deputy Commissioner, Bandipora, Owais Ahmad said the district administration has been able to administer one lakh doses and vaccinate the 100 percent population of the eligible age group in 20 villages of the district.

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  Delhi reports 316 new Covid cases, positivity rate 0.44%

  India | June 08, 2021 16:28 IST

  Delhi reported 316 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday. With this, the tally of COVID-19 cases in the national capital has reached over 14.29 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 24,668.

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  At 86,498, India's daily COVID count falls below 1L after 63 days; 1.82 lakh recoveries recorded

  India | June 08, 2021 16:01 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced that the central government will provide free coronavirus vaccine to states for inoculation of all above the age of 18 from June 21, and asserted that vaccine supply would be increased significantly in the country in coming days.

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  UP: Doctors successfully operate on newborn infected with black fungus

  India | June 07, 2021 19:40 IST

  The 14-day-old girl had a black spot and blister on her left cheek when she was admitted to the hospital on Saturday evening and after the operation the fungal infection was removed, Dr Akhilesh Pratap Singh, head of ENT department told PTI.

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  Delhi reports lowest daily Covid cases since March; positivity rate dips to 0.36%

  India | June 07, 2021 19:29 IST

  Delhi on Monday reported 231 new instances of the COVID-19 infection, the lowest since March 2, with the positivity rate dipping to 0.36 per cent.

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  Serum Institute gets nod to manufacture Russian Sputnik V vaccine in India

  India | June 05, 2021 0:06 IST

  Pune-based SII has collaborated with Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Moscow in Russia for developing Sputnik V at its licensed Hadapsar facility.

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  India has overtaken US in terms of vaccinating people with single dose: Centre

  India | June 04, 2021 21:12 IST

  As per the Union Health Ministry, over 60 per cent elderly population has received at least one dose of vaccine.

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  Pfizer vaccine approved for children in age group 12 to 15: UK Regulator

  World | June 04, 2021 16:17 IST

  Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against coronavirus has been approved by UK regulator for 12 to 15-year-old children, AFP reported on Friday.

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  Reliance proposes use of Niclosamide drug for treating COVID-19

  India | June 03, 2021 17:59 IST

  Reliance Industries Ltd's R&D arm has proposed the use of Niclosamide - the drug used to treat tapeworm infestation - for treating COVID-19 patients.

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  Serum Institute of India seeks DCGI nod to manufacture Sputnik V

  India | June 03, 2021 15:49 IST

  The Serum Institute has applied to the DGCI seeking permission to manufacture Sputnik V.

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  Second Made-In-India vaccine soon: Govt signs deal with Hyderabad firm for 30 crore doses

  India | June 03, 2021 11:09 IST

  The COVID-19 vaccine of Biological-E is currently undergoing Phase-3 clinical trial after showing promising results in Phase 1 and 2 clinical trials.

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  DRDO opens 500-bed Covid Care Centre in Uttarakhand's Haldwani

  India | June 02, 2021 17:01 IST

  The Covid Care Centre has been dedicated and named after General Bipin Chandra Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, ADC who belonged to state of Uttarakhand and was the 17th Chief of Indian Army.

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  Delhi reports 576 new COVID cases, positivity rate dips to 0.78%

  India | June 02, 2021 16:06 IST

  As many as 103 fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health dept.

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  3.32L testing in 24 hrs: 'Yogi Model' in focus as active cases fall below 30,000; recovery at 97%

  India | June 02, 2021 16:06 IST

  Uttar Pradesh recorded 1,500 cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, registering a decline of 95 per cent from its peak in April.

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  30 states, UTs report decline in active Covid cases since last week

  India | June 01, 2021 18:52 IST

  As India reported 1.27 lakh Covid cases in nearly two months on Tuesday, the daily new infection rate is coming down day after day indicating that the country has past the peak of second coronavirus wave.