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Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament over Covid lockdown breaches
British lawmakers will debate the Privileges Committee report into Johnson's conduct on Monday, Commons leader Penny Mordaunt has said
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New MRI technique reveals changes in brain post Covid-19 infection
The new imaging technique, known as correlated diffusion imaging (CDI), was developed by systems design engineering professor Alexander Wong at University of Waterloo
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Johnson deliberately misled Parliament over Covid lockdown breaches: Report
An inquiry report by a UK Parliamentary committee revealed on Thursday that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled the House of Commons over breaches during the Covid-19 lockdown
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India reports 106 new Covid-19 infections, active cases decline to 2,067
India has recorded 106 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have dipped to 2,067, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday
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Govt reinforcing public health infra to deal with emergency like Covid: KCR
He suggested that officials of the health department and the major state-run hospitals plan for strengthening and expanding the health services
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Equitable access to vaccines could have prevented half of Covid deaths
International health agencies and foundations anticipated the problem and tried to address it but failed to do so in time, Vespignani said
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Human brain's cerebellum affected more than other regions from Covid: Study
In addition to being one of the few studies showing COVID-19's effects on the brain, the study said that it is the first to report diffusion abnormalities in the white matter of the cerebellum
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Vaccines access could have prevented 50% Covid deaths globally: Research
Better access to vaccines could have prevented more than 50 per cent of Covid-19 deaths in 20 lower income countries, scientists contend in a new study
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India reports 120 new Covid-19 cases, active infections dip to 2,148
The death toll stood at 5,31,892, the data updated at 8 am stated
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Foreigners now flocking to New Zealand, net immigration surges in April
New Zealand has loosened immigration policy, allowing more foreign workers to enter the country to ease labor shortages that had became acute when the border was shut during the Covid-19 pandemic
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Strengthen routine immunisation, focus on unvaccinated children: WHO
WHO called for focused efforts to provide life-saving vaccines to nearly 4.6 mn unvaccinated children in Southeast Asia as countries intensify efforts to equal
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India logs 92 fresh Covid-19 cases, active infections decrease to 2,350
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has increased to 4,44,58,639 while the case fatality rate has been recorded at 1.18%
India logs 142 new Covid-19 infections, active cases decrease to 2,450
India has recorded 140 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have dipped to 2,450, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.
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250,000 volunteers in Kerala to be trained to detect zoonotic diseases
The volunteers will receive guidance from health officials at the district level
Researchers find long COVID could be caused by virus lingering in body
When symptoms last longer than 12 weeks, the condition is known as long COVID. Long COVID encompasses up to 200 different symptoms
India logs 186 fresh Covid-19 cases, active infections decrease to 2,501
The national Covid recovery rate has been recorded at 98.81 per cent, according to the health ministry website
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Deputy CM Shivakumar gets relief from HC in Covid-19 rules violation case
The High Court of Karnataka on Friday quashed a case registered against Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar during the Mekedatu padayatra for violating Covid-19 guidelines last year
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India's deprived households as partners in growth and wellbeing
The poor have really suffered loss of incomes and employment during Covid-19
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Cheap diabetes drug could cut risk of developing long coronavirus: Study
The study involved 1,126 overweight and obese people who were randomly assigned to receive either metformin or a placebo within three days of testing positive for Covid-19
Madhya Pradesh govt to withdraw cases of Covid-19 norm violations
During the lockdown, more than 56,000 cases were registered against citizens under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Pandemic Act for activities like not wearing a mask
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