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Mizoram registers 1,088 new coronavirus cases, 1 fresh fatality
Mizoram's Covid-19 tally rose to 42,083 on Thursday as 1,088 more people, including 167 children and 11 Assam Rifles personnel, tested positive for the infection
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Continued closure of malls in Maharashtra big blow to biz, employment: RAI
Retailers Association of India (RAI) on Thursday said that the continued closure of malls in Maharashtra due to COVID-19 pandemic is a big blow to business and lakhs of people working there
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Production capacity of Remdesivir ramped up by more than 3-times
India now has capacity to manufacture 12.25 mn vials a month
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Covid-19: India records 42,982 new cases, 533 fresh fatalities
India saw a single day rise of 42,982 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,18,12,114, while the active cases increased to 4,11,076, according to Health Ministry
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Delta variant of coronavirus now reported in 135 countries: WHO
The cumulative number of coronavirus cases reported globally could exceed 200 million by next week, said WHO
UK eases rules for fully vaccinated Indian travelers, no quarantine
Fully vaccinated passengers from India will no longer be subjected to compulsory 10-day hotel quarantine as the UK moved the country from its "red" to "amber" list.
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Covid-19 pandemic: Here is why you still need to wash your hands
Respiratory viruses, such as influenza and SARS-CoV-2, while spread primarily by respiratory droplets can also be spread by contaminated hands touching the mucous membranes of the nose, mouth and eyes
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Covaxin receives GMP certificate from Hungary, says Bharat Biotech
Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin has received Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) compliance certificate from Hungary, the vaccine maker said on Thursday in a tweet
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Most unvaccinated Americans see jabs as greater risk than Covid: Survey
Most unvaccinated American adults don't believe the Covid-19 vaccines are very effective and see the jabs as a greater health risk than the virus itself, a new survey has revealed.
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Delta variant of Covid-19 accounts for 93.4% of new cases in US
The Delta variant now accounts for an estimated 93.4 per cent of all the new Covid-19 cases in the US that were reported during the last two weeks of July
Govt might reduce age gap between Covishield doses for 45 and above: Report
The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation in India (NTAGI) has indicated it will decide on the interval at its next meeting
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Delta variant of Covid-19 challenges China's costly lockdown strategy
Delta is challenging China's costly strategy of isolating cities, prompting warnings that Chinese leaders who were confident they could keep the virus out need a less disruptive approach
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China imposes new restrictions as Delta reaches nearly half the country
Public transport and taxi services were curtailed in 144 of the worst-hit areas nationwide.
Delay in delivery of Sputnik V jab to be fully resolved in August
The Sputnik V team on Wednesday confirmed that the temporary delay in delivery due to production scale-up will be fully resolved in August
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Tourists coming to US for Covid-19 vaccine, says US airport official
The global shortage of vaccines and its excess in the United States has quietly resulted in a new kind of tourism in the US, said an official
Govt likely to reduce private sector's 25% Covid-19 vaccine quota
Vaccine makers, the government has indicated, can provide doses to the private sector according to demand and the remaining would be bought by the government
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WHO calls for 'moratorium' on Covid-19 boosters until September end
The WHO on Wednesday called for a "moratorium" on booster shots of the Covid-19 vaccine until at least the end of September
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China seals city as it battles worst coronavirus outbreak in months
In Wuhan, mass testing has shown some of its newly reported cases have a high degree of similarity to cases discovered
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Delhi govt caps Covid RT-PCR test rate in pvt labs, hospitals at Rs 500
The Delhi government on Wednesday capped the rate of conventional RT-PCR tests for Covid-19 detection in private hospitals and laboratories at Rs 500, according to an order
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Chhattisgarh records 135 new coronavirus cases today, one death
Chhattisgarh's Covid-19 count jumped to 10,02,735 on Wednesday with the addition of 135 fresh cases