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Covid-19 pandemic: Tamil Nadu reports 52 fresh cases, nil deaths
Tamil Nadu on Monday recorded 52 new Covid-19 cases with Chennai seeing 19, these added to a total of 34,52,442 till date, there were no deaths reported and the total death toll remains at 38,025
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Expect an uptick in Covid cases in US due to new BA.2 variant, warns Fauci
Fauci said BA.2 is about 60 per cent more transmissible than Omicron, but it does not appear to be more severe
 "Expect an uptick in Covid cases in US due to new BA.2 variant, warns Fauci")
Hetero arm gets CDSCO approval to produce, sell Sputnik Light vaccine
Sputnik Light is the first component (recombinant human adenovirus serotype number 26 (rAd26)) of Sputnik V the world's first registered vaccine against COVID-19
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AstraZeneca Covid drug neutralises Omicron sub-variants in lab study
Evusheld was tested against the BA.1, BA.1.1, and BA.2 sub-variants of Omicron and it was also shown in the study to limit inflammation in the lungs - a critical symptom in severe Covid-19 infections
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Strides Pharma Science signs pact with MPP to market Covid-19 drug
Branded as Kovidax, Strides' generic version of the Pfizer oral treatment will be launched in 95 markets as part of the sub-licensing agreement with Medicines Patent Pool (MPP), the drug firm said
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Govt considers widening Covid booster shots to all adults in India: Report
Only frontline workers and those older than 60 are now allowed to take booster doses in the country.
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Data story: India logs 1,134 new cases; death toll rises to 516,510
India has so far administered 1,812,497,303 vaccine doses. That is 4214.18 per cent of its total caseload, and 129.22 per cent of its population
 "Data story: India logs 1,134 new cases; death toll rises to 516,510")
Hong Kong to ease strict Covid measures from April, lifts flight ban
Hong Kong's border has been shut since 2020 with very few flights able to land, effectively isolating a city that had built a reputation as a global financial hub
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Wockhardt, Serum Institute of India tie up to make vaccines in UK
SII has supplied the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine to the UK already, and having a fill-and-finish facility in the UK would help the firm to have closer access to the UK and EU markets.
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Challenges like Ukraine war make it imp for nation to be self-reliant: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said challenges faced by the world like the Russia-Ukraine war and the coronavirus pandemic make it all the more important for the country to become self-reliant
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Second Covishield dose can be given between 8-16 weeks: NTAGI
NTAGI has recommended administering the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine Covishield between eight and 16 weeks after the first dose, official sources said on Sunday
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Live: Ukraine now seen as a war of attrition amid new bombings
Live news updates: Chinese says NATO shouldn't expand east; India's forex reserves record biggest drop in 2 years.
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Covid-19: Delhi records 97 new cases, one death; positivity rate 0.41%
Delhi reported 97 fresh coronavirus cases and one fatality linked to the disease, while the positivity stood at 0.41 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department on Sunday
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India's cumulative Covid vaccination coverage exceeds 1.81 bn
India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 181.21 crores (1,81,21,11,675) as per provisional reports till 7 am today, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday
 "India's cumulative Covid vaccination coverage exceeds 1.81 bn")
Covid: Maharashtra reports 113 cases, one death in last 24 hours
Maharashtra on Sunday reported 113 COVID-19 cases and one fatality, taking the tally to 78,72,413 and the toll to 1,43,767, a state health department official said.
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Covid-19: Kerala records 596 fresh cases, 24 deaths in last 24 hours
Kerala on Sunday recorded 596 fresh COVID-19 infections which raised the total caseload to 65,27,194.
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Startups get up to 10 yrs for converting debt investment into equity
Govt extends timeline for startups to convert debt investments into equity up to 10 yrs, a decision likely to relieve budding entrepreneurs to deal with impact of Covid, a DPIIT press note said
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India reports 1,761 fresh Covid cases and 127 deaths in last 24 hours
India recorded 1,761 fresh Covid infections and 127 deaths in a span of 24 hours, said the Union Health ministry on Sunday morning
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Data story: India logs 1,761 new cases; death toll rises to 516,479
India has so far administered 1,812,111,675 vaccine doses. That is 4213.44 per cent of its total caseload, and 129.19 per cent of its population
Two primary doses followed by booster crucial for all: Top virologist
'Immunisation schedule must be completed by all individuals if we have to win this war against Covid,' he said
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