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Kerala Top Performer in Health Index

December 27, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 27: Kerala has again topped in terms of overall health performance among larger States, while Uttar Pradesh is the worst, according to the fourth Health Index launched by NITI Aayog. The fourth round of the Health Index released on Monday took into account the period 2019-20 (reference year). The report by the […]

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Covid-19: Not the last pandemic, more may follow, warns UN chief

December 27, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As the world braced for the Omicron ‘havoc’ in the next few weeks, the United Nations has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic will not be the last of its kind on the planet, and the countries should take adequate steps to avert such global crises in the future. “Covid-19 will […]

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Vaccinating Children “Unscientific”: Epidemiologist

December 26, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 26: The prime minister Narendra Modi’s announcement on Saturday night to launch vaccination for the children in the 15-18 years age group has quickly met with objections from a government panel expert who described the move as “unscientific.” It was even as several nations have quickly rolled out booster doses […]

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Covid Threat: Multi-Disciplinary Central Teams Deployed in 10 States

December 25, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 25: Amidst increasing threats of Covid-19 surge and a possible third wave, the centre has deployed multi-disciplinary teams in 10 States which are reporting either an increasing number of COVID-19 cases including Omicron variant or are recording a slow pace of vaccination. According to a memorandum issued by the Union […]

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Covid-19: Airlines cancel 3k flights worldwide as pilots, crew ‘infected’

December 25, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With pilots and crew ‘infected’ because of the coronavirus, airlines worldwide were forced to cancel over 3,000 flights, and delay many more, when millions of holidaying people were about to board them for a long weekend. The media reported on Saturday that these airlines cited Covid-19 as the reason for […]

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Restrictions Returning to Many States, Night Curfew in MP, UP, Haryana and Gujarat

December 24, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 24: As many states starting to re-impose restrictions with night curfew returning to Haryana, Gujarat and some other states after Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra limiting gathering, the union health ministry on Friday cautioned people against dropping guards pointing out that almost the entire world was witnessing a […]

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Covid-19: ‘Omicron may infect 3bn by Feb’22; 3rd wave in India in 2 months’

December 24, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In grim warnings, researchers have predicted that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease, now reported from over 100 countries, may cause around three billion infections across the world in the next two months, and India may also witness the third wave of the pandemic peaking in February 2022. The […]

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Second Covid-19 Treatment Pill Approved by USFDA

December 23, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 23: The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday authorized Merck’s anti-viral Covid pill to be taken orally for treating high risk adults, a day after giving the green light to a similar pill by Pfizer. “Today’s authorization provides an additional treatment option against the COVID-19 virus in the form […]

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Modi Reviewed Pandemic Situation, Sates Start Re-imposing Local Curbs

December 23, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 23: As the states start re-imposing local curbs to prevent spread of Coronavirus, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a meeting to review the pandemic situation in the country in the wake of the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant. The country saw a significant rise in […]

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Covid-19: In biggest curbs since Wuhan, China locks down 13 mn people

December 23, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: To stamp out a fresh outbreak of the Covid-19, China locked down the western city of Xi’an on Thursday in its biggest such move since the pandemic started in Wuhan in November 2019, showing Beijing’s failure to contain the scourge despite its zero-tolerance approach. Residents of Xi’an were ordered to […]