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  Over 13.82 crore COVID vaccine doses administered in India: Govt

  India | April 23, 2021 23:53 IST

  The total number of vaccinations against COVID-19 has crossed 13.82 crore in the country with more than 27 lakh doses administered till 8 pm on Friday, the health ministry said. 

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  Here's how much vaccinating everyone above 18 will cost

  Business | April 23, 2021 17:49 IST

  As the second wave of COVID sweeps the country with alarming speed and severity, govt has announced a liberalised and accelerated Phase 3 strategy of COVID vaccination. 

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  BJP MLA slams SII over anti-COVID vaccine pricing, calls its CEO Adar Poonawalla 'dacoit'

  India | April 22, 2021 16:55 IST

  Gorakhpur MLA Dr Radha Mohan Das Agrawal made the remarks after SII on Wednesday announced a price of Rs 600 per dose for Covishield supplies to private hospitals and Rs 400 per dose to state govts.

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  Supply medical oxygen to Max hospitals at any cost, Delhi HC directs Centre amid shortage

  News | April 22, 2021 8:28 IST

  Hearing a plea by Max Healthcare over shortage of medical oxygen for treatment of over 1,400 Covid-19 patients, the Delhi HC has asked the Centre to supply oxygen to six hospitals in Delhi-NCR at any cost.

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  Bihar announces free vaccination for all above 18 years of age

  India | April 21, 2021 20:41 IST

  Bihar government will run a free vaccination drive against coronavirus for people above 18 years of age, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar informed on Wednesday.

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  Rahul Gandhi compares vaccine policy with demonetisation, says 'few big industrialists' will benefit

  India | April 21, 2021 17:54 IST

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to alleged injustice on the part of the central government and compared the new vaccine policy to demonetisation.

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  ​Centre's vaccine policy hollow, without substance: Mamata writes to PM Modi

  India | April 20, 2021 17:15 IST

  The central government has announced that everyone above 18 years of age will be eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19 from May 1

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  COVID-19: Maharashtra records 58,924 fresh cases, over 350 deaths

  India | April 19, 2021 20:49 IST

  Death toll increased to 60,824 with 351 new fatalities. As many as 52,412 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the number of recovered patients to 31,59,240. 

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  Aaj Ki Baat April 19: Full Episode

  India | April 20, 2021 1:00 IST

  Hello and welcome to Aaj Ki Baat With Rajat Sharma, the only news show with real facts and no noise.

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  'Remdesivir is not a life saving drug', says Centre after several states report scarcity

  India | April 19, 2021 19:03 IST

  "Remdesivir is not a life-saving drug in COVID-19. It is to be administered only in the hospital settings," the Health Ministry said in a tweet.

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  Maharashtra govt harassing Remdesivir supplier: Fadnavis

  India | April 18, 2021 8:36 IST

  "LoP in Maharashtra Legislative Council and MLC Prasad Lad few days ago went to Daman to meet the officials of Bruck Pharma, requesting them to sell their exportable stock into Maharashtra," Fadnavis said.

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  Sunday lockdown in UP: Upto Rs 10,000 fine for not wearing mask

  India | April 16, 2021 13:50 IST

  Essential services will be allowed during restrictions that will come into effect at 8:00 pm on Saturday night and will remain in place till Monday 7:00 am.

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  Sputnik vaccine will support efforts of vaccination in India: Roman Babushkin

  News | April 14, 2021 17:09 IST

  Deputy Chief of the Russian Mission (Russian Embassy) Roman Babushkin said that Sputnik vaccine against COVID-19 would definitely support efforts of vaccination in India.

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  67 Inmates test corona positive in Delhi's Tihar Jail

  News | April 14, 2021 16:20 IST

  Over 60 inmates and 11 staff members in the three prison complexes of Delhi are presently undergoing treatment for COVID-19, officials said on Wednesday.

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  Small but quick: Bhutan vaccinates 93% of adults in 16 days

  World | April 12, 2021 23:28 IST

  The tiny Himalayan kingdom wedged between India and China has vaccinated nearly 93% of its adult population since March 27. Overall, the country has vaccinated 62% of its 800,000 people.

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  Allow emergency use of more COVID-19 vaccines, expand vaccination based on need: Sonia writes to PM

  India | April 12, 2021 21:48 IST

  In a letter to the prime minister after her meeting with chief ministers of Congress-ruled states, Sonia Gandhi sought expansion of categories of people eligible for vaccination on the basis of need and exposure rather than age.  

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  Vaccinated people better protected against Covid but can still transmit disease: experts

  India | April 12, 2021 17:47 IST

  COVID-19 vaccines protect against serious illness but transmissibility can still continue and inoculated people can pass on the infection to others, say scientists, warning against complacency in those who stop maintaining protocol after they get their jabs. 

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  Congress demands vaccination for all, starts social media campaign

  India | April 12, 2021 14:39 IST

  Rahul Gandhi said, "The country needs corona vaccine, please raise your voice as everybody has a right for secured life."

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  Shop sealed for selling Remdesivir at higher price than MRP in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur

  India | April 12, 2021 12:59 IST

  Jabalpur administration sealed the medical shop on Sunday night after receiving a complaint against it. 

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  Top official admits Chinese COVID-19 vaccines have low effectiveness

  World | April 12, 2021 8:06 IST

  Beijing has distributed hundreds of millions of doses abroad while trying to promote doubt about effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine made using the previously experimental messenger RNA, or mRNA, process.