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‘Around 90 minutes of oxygen left’: Delhi’s Aakash Healthcare appeals for immediate help
New Delhi: Aakash Healthcare in Delhi’s Dwarka on Thursday raised an alarm for an immediate supply of medical oxygen for COVID-19 patients admitted to the hospital. In a video, Dr Kousar A…
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COVAXIN neutralises multiple variants of SARS-COV-2, double mutant strain: ICMR
New Delhi: Indigenously-developed Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, made by Bharat Biotech, neutralises multiple variants of SARS-CoV-2 and effectively neutralises the double mutant strain as well, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said…
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India reports over 2.5 lakh new COVID- 19 cases, 1,761 deaths
New Delhi : India reported 2,59,170 new COVID-19 infections and 1,761 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. This has taken the total number of positive…
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Vardhan slams Manmohan Singh, says Cong-ruled states busy raising doubts about vaccines
New Delhi: Hitting back at senior Congress leader Manmohan Singh for his critique of the government’s COVID-19 management, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday alleged the second wave of the pandemic…
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Telangana reports 5,093 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana reported 5,093 new COVID-19 cases and 15 deaths on Saturday, according to the state health bulletin. In a report, the total count of COVID positive cases in the state currently…
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Maharashtra has only 3 days’ vaccine, oxygen stock low too: Minister
Mumbai: Bogged down by the second wave of Covid-19, Maharashtra is now left with only three days of vaccine stocks. The state is also plagued by shortages of oxygen and remdesivir medicine…
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Chhattisgarh: Bodies of 17 jawans recovered at encounter site, toll rises to 22
Raipur: Bodies of 17 of the 18 jawans missing after an encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh were recovered from the site of the skirmish on Sunday, police said. Eighteen jawans were missing after…
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India crosses landmark milestone of over 7 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses administered
New Delhi: As over 12 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered till 8 pm on Friday, the country’s cumulative count of vaccine doses given to date has reached 7,06,18,026, informed the Union…
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COVID vaccination throughout April at all public, pvt sector centres
New Delhi: Seeking to exponentially expand the countrywide anti-coronavirus inoculation drive, the Centre has decided to keep all public and private sector COVID-19 Vaccination Centres (CVCs) operational throughout April, including on gazetted…
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Covid surge in India: Nearly 63K new cases, 312 deaths
New Delhi: A whopping 62,714 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours marked yet another record single-day jump in India since October 16 last year, taking the total tally to 1,19,71,624, according…
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6 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses sent to 76 nations, 4.5 cr doses administered in India: Vardhan
Chandigarh: More than 6 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been sent to 76 nations, while 4.5 crore doses have been administered to beneficiaries in the country till now, Union Health Minister Harsh…
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COVID-19: India sees highest daily tally of cases this year
New Delhi: India recorded 43,846 new coronavirus cases in a day, the highest single-day rise so far this year, taking the nationwide COVID-19 tally to 1,15,99,130, according to the Union Health Ministry data…
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Over 23 crore COVID-19 tests conducted in India, cumulative positivity rate 4.98 pc
New Delhi: The number of tests conducted in the country for detection of COVID-19 has crossed 23 crore and the cumulative positivity rate was at 4.98 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said…
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Telangana tops COVID-19 vaccine wastage; PM expresses concern
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed disappointment over emerging statistics of COVID-19 vaccine wastage in the country, Niti Aayog member Dr VK Paul said on Wednesday. India’s overall percentage of…
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India witnesses rise in COVID-19 active cases
New Delhi: India has been witnessing a rise in the COVID-19 active cases over the past few days which is pegged at 1,45,634 comprising 1.32 per cent of the country’s total infections, the…
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India’s COVID tally rises to 1,03,74,932
New Delhi: India has reported 18,088 new COVID-19 cases, 21,314 recoveries in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s count to 1,03,74,932 cases, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) informed…
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India’s active COVID caseload drops to 3.03 lakh
New Delhi: India’s total COVID-19 active caseload has dropped to 3.03 lakh (3,03,639) on Monday, which is the lowest in 161 days, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has said.…
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India may start vaccinating people against COVID in January: Harsh Vardhan
New Delhi: India may begin vaccinating people against COVID-19 in January and the government’s first priority has been safety and efficacy of the vaccine, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has said. “I…
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Health Ministry to discuss new COVID strain found in UK
New Delhi: In a fresh development, the Union Health Ministry is going to conduct a high-level meeting on Monday to discuss the new Coronavirus strain found in the United Kingdom. A senior…
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India’s active COVID-19 caseload further contracts to 4.03 lakh
New Delhi: The COVID-19 active caseload in India has dipped to 4.03 lakh, the lowest after 138 days, comprising 4.18 per cent of the total coronavirus infections reported so far in the country,…
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India’s COVID-19 count at 81,84,083, toll at 1,22,111
Mumbai: With 46,964 COVID-19 infections reported on Sunday, India’s total cases surged to 81,84,083, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). With 470 deaths reported today, the toll mounts to 1,22,111.…
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India sustains trend of declining COVID-19 active cases
New Delhi: India continues to report a trend of steadily declining active cases. For the third day after the COVID-19 active cases dropped below the 6 lakh-mark after nearly three months, the…
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India’s COVID death toll crosses one lakh
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 death toll crossed one lakh on Friday night, while the caseload climbed to over 64 lakh and recoveries surged to 54,15,197, according to data from states and union territories.…
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New COVID recoveries exceed new cases for 5th consecutive day
New Delhi: New recoveries in the country have exceeded the new COVID-19 cases for the fifth consecutive day, said Union Health Ministry on Wednesday. New COVID cases As per the data of the Ministry, on September…
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COVID-19 tally in India climbs to 3.38M
New Delhi: A record single-day spike of 77,266 COVID-19 cases pushed India’s virus tally to 33,87,500, while the recoveries surged to 25,83,948 on Friday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The death…
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India exported 23 lakh PPE to 5 countries in July: Health ministry
New Delhi: India exported 23 lakh personal protection equipment to five countries including the US, the UK and the UAE in July after the government relaxed export norms and this has substantially helped…
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84 positive cases of coronavirus in India: Health Ministry
New Delhi: In all 84 positive cases of coronavirus have been reported so far from across the country, Sanjeeva Kumar, Special Secretary, Union Health Ministry, said on Saturday. Talking to media persons, Kumar…
