Pandemic
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COVID vaccination: DCGI asks Bharat Biotech to provide more data on Covaxin for below 12-year-olds
India | Apr 22, 2022, 02:09 PM ISTThis development comes after the Subject Expert Committee discussed recommendations for the restricted emergency of Covaxin in children aged between 2-12 years.
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COVID: India reports over 2,000 new cases for 3rd consecutive day; active cases rise to 14,241
India | Apr 23, 2022, 09:10 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 14,241 the health ministry data showed today.
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COVID pandemic: China logs over 2,800 new cases with surge in fresh infections
World | Apr 21, 2022, 12:22 PM ISTAcross China, cities are locking down their residents, supply lines are rupturing, and officials are scrambling to secure movement of basic goods, with its largest-ever recorded outbreak of COVID threatening to spiral into a national crisis of govt's own making.
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COVID: India reports over 2,000 new cases for 2nd consecutive day; active cases rise to 13,433
India | Apr 21, 2022, 11:30 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 13,433 the health ministry data showed today.
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Delhi's daily Covid records over 62% rise to 1,009, positivity rate jumps to 5.7%
India | Apr 20, 2022, 09:20 PM ISTThe positivity rate has jumped to 5.7 per cent against 4.42 per cent on the previous day. The number of active cases has also surged to 2,641, out of which 1,578 patients are being treated in home isolation.
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Delhi makes masks mandatory again, Rs 500 penalty for violation
India | Apr 20, 2022, 05:49 PM ISTOfficials said the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), in its meeting, also decided not to shut schools, but chose to come up with a separate Standard Operating Procedure in consultation with experts.
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COVID: No 4th wave in Karnataka now, says Health Minister Dr Sudhakar K
India | Apr 20, 2022, 02:37 PM ISTHe advised people to continue to wear masks, especially at indoor gatherings, as a precautionary measure to control any new spread of infection.
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COVID: Shanghai allows 4 million out of homes as coronavirus rules ease
World | Apr 20, 2022, 10:03 AM ISTA total of almost 12 mn people in the city of 25 mn are allowed to go outdoors following the first round of easing last week, health official Wu Ganyu said.
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COVID: India reports 2,067 new cases with 40 deaths in a day
India | Apr 20, 2022, 09:46 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 12,340 the health ministry data showed today.
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India reports 1,150 new COVID cases with 4 deaths in single day
India | Apr 17, 2022, 09:09 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 11,558 the health ministry data showed today.
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Uttar Pradesh puts NCR districts on alert mode amid COVID uptick
India | Apr 16, 2022, 02:50 PM ISTDirections to this effect were given by CM Yogi Adityanath while chairing a meeting on COVID management in the state, the statement said.
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COVID: India's cumulative vaccination coverage exceeds 186.38 crore
India | Apr 16, 2022, 02:28 PM ISTAs per the ministry, in the age group 15-18 years, 5,78,45,181 1st dose and 4,03,05,973 2nd dose have been administered.
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COVID: China reports over 3,800 new cases in past 24 hours
World | Apr 16, 2022, 01:30 PM ISTAccording to the commission, the Chinese mainland also reported 20,813 locally-transmitted asymptomatic infections of the novel coronavirus on Friday of which 19,923 were reported in Shanghai.
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COVID: India reports 975 new cases with 4 fatalities in a day
India | Apr 16, 2022, 09:27 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 11,366 the health ministry data showed today.
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India reports 949 new COVID cases with 6 fatalities in single day
India | Apr 15, 2022, 09:30 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 11,191 the health ministry data showed today.
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US FDA authorises first COVID diagnostic test using breath samples
World | Apr 15, 2022, 07:54 AM ISTFDA said the device was 91.2% accurate at identifying positive test samples and 99.3% accurate at identifying negative test samples.
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Over 1,000 new COVID cases, 1 fatality in last 24 hours; active cases rise to 11,058
India | Apr 14, 2022, 09:53 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 11,058 health ministry data showed today.
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China's zero Covid tolerance strategy fails! Vaccine efficacy under scanner as record cases surface
World | Apr 13, 2022, 04:55 PM ISTChina has always been notorious about revealing the actual data of new Covid cases, deaths to the world. Most of the people in China have been given the 'Made in China' vaccine like Sinopharm but this hasn't been that effective compared to other vaccines.
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India reports 1,088 new COVID cases with 26 fatalities in single day
India | Apr 13, 2022, 11:41 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 10,870 the health ministry data showed today.
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China defends 'zero-COVID policy' amid growing criticism
World | Apr 13, 2022, 08:45 AM ISTSpeaking at the press conference on Apr 12, the Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said the country's "dynamic" zero-COVID policy and anti-epidemic protocols are based on science and expert opinions.