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Pan-India awareness drive for coronavirus 'Road Ashram' reaches Jodhpur

A pan India awareness drive for Covid-19 by a trio, "Road Ashram" campaign, reached Jodhpur

Punjab seeks priority grant of Covid vaccine based on its higher death rate

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh has urged PM Modi to ensure priority allocation of Covid-19 vaccine to Punjab on account of its higher mortality rate and high levels of co-morbidities in the state

Not aware where records on Covid vaccine expert group are: Health ministry

The Health Ministry has said in response to an RTI that it doesn't know where records related to agenda circulated in meetings of the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid are held

11% of Delhi's symptomatic -ve cases in RAT found Covid +ve through RT-PCR

Nearly 11% of those in Delhi who tested negative for Covid-19 in rapid antigen tests but had symptoms were found to have been afflicted by it in RT-PCR test between September 1 and November 7

Job cuts, salary adjustments amid Covid-19 not as widespread, says study

Job cuts and salary adjustments have not been as widespread as originally apprehended despite the severe impact on the revenue of companies in the aftermath of Covid-19 pandemic, a study has revealed.

India's active Covid-19 caseload further shrinks to 400,000 after 138 days

The Covid-19 active caseload in India has dipped to 400,000, the lowest after 138 days, comprising 4.18 per cent of the total coronavirus infections reported so far in the country

PM Modi chairs all-party meeting with leaders, union ministers on Covid-19

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired an all-party meeting with leaders of various political outfits and top union ministers to discuss the Covid-19 pandemic situation in the country, sources said

Zydus Cadila gets nod to start phase 3 trials of Covid vaccine on patients

Zydus Cadila said it has received the approval from the Drugs Controller General of India to start phase 3 clinical trials with its biological therapy PegiHep in Covid-19 patients

Covid-19 caseload in India rises to over 9.5 million, 9 mn recovered

India's Covid-19 caseload rose to over 9.5 million, while the total number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 9 million, pushing the national recovery rate to 94.20 per cent

Maharashtra Covid-19: Thane reports 571 new cases, tally hits 230,071

The Covid-19 tally in Thane district of Maharashtra has gone up to 230,071 with the addition of 571 new cases, an official said

Jharkhand reports 206 fresh coronavirus cases, 2 additional fatalities

Jharkhand's Covid-19 tally mounted to 109,538 as 206 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said

India's Covid-19 caseload breaches 9.5-million mark, 8.9 million recovered

India's Covid-19 caseload went past 9.5 million, while the total number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 8.9 million, pushing the national recovery rate to 94.11 per cent

Preparing to provide logistical support for Covid-19 vaccine, says SpiceJet

SpiceJet said it is gearing up to provide logistics support for Covid vaccine with dedicated freighter division. It has the capability to transport extremely sensitive drugs in controlled temperatures

Jharkhand registers 181 fresh Covid-19 cases, 5 additional fatalities

Jharkhand reported 181 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 109,332, according to the data released by the health department

Andaman and Nicobar Islands reports 6 Covid-19 cases, tally rises to 4,710

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands reported six more Covid-19 cases, pushing the coronavirus tally in the union territory to 4,710, a health department official said

Telangana sees a dip in daily Covid-19 cases, reports 502 new infections

Telangana continued to see a downward trend in daily Covid-19 cases with 502 fresh infections and three related deaths being reported, taking the tally to more than 270,000

Bihar registers 457 fresh Covid-19 cases, 5 more deaths take toll to 1,264

Bihar's Covid-19 tally rose to 235,615 with 457 fresh cases, while five more fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,264, a health department bulletin said

Kejirwal orders to cut RT-PCR test price to Rs 800 from Rs 2,400 in Delhi

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said he has issued directives to reduce the price of the RT-PCR test in the national capital, saying it will help those going to private labs for Covid-19 tests

India's coronavirus tally breaches 9.4-mn mark after reporting 38,772 cases

India's coronavirus tally breached the 9.4-million mark after 38,772 new infections reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data

Jharkhand registers 198 new Covid-19 cases, taking tally to 108,984

Jharkhand's Covid-19 tally mounted to 1,08,984 as 198 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said