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Omicron Threat: Delhi Bans Christmas, New Year Celebrations

December 22, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 22: The Delhi government has banned the Christmas and New Year Day celebrations amid a threat from the Omicron variant despite a very marginal increase in the number of new cases on Wednesday. In an order issued on Wednesday, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) stated that no event or […]

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Opportunity in crisis: $100 bn ‘stolen’ from Covid-19 relief in the US!

December 22, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Unscrupulous elements in several countries, including India, exploited the pandemic and made a quick buck out of the misery of the Covid-19 affected millions across the world last year. But nothing compares with what they did in the US: stealing a whopping USD 100 billion from relief packages. According to […]

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Covid-19: Omicron’s “worst surge” looms, Gates warns; “Another storm coming”, says WHO

December 22, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: In the direst warnings yet, Microsoft Corporation co-founder Bill Gates has warned that the world could enter the worst phase of the pandemic as the Omicron variant will cause the “worst surge” the planet has seen so far. In a related development, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that […]

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Centre Alerts States\UTs to Arrange “War Rooms” as Omicron Scores Double Century

December 21, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 21: As India’s total number of Omicron infection cases went up to 211 on Tuesday, the central government pointing out that the “Variant of Concern” was three times more infectious than Delta advised the states and the union territories to arrange for “war rooms” to contain it if the situation […]

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Covid-19: Nations start lockdowns as Omicron spread to 89 countries

December 21, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: With the Omicron variant of Covid-19 virus threatening around 90 countries, marring the Christmas and year-end festivities, several nations reimposed partial or full lockdown on Tuesday as the pandemic completes two years. While the Netherlands imposed a tough nationwide lockdown from Sunday to rein in sharply multiplying infections, South Korea, […]

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Avoiding Vaccine Wastage: Even Opened Vials of “Covaxin” Can be Stored for 28 Days: Bharat Biotech

December 20, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 20: Not only the shelf life, even an opened vial of “Covaxin,” India’s first indigenous Covid-19 vaccine, can be stored at 2-8 degrees Celsius for up to 28 days,  Bharat Biotech, the manufacturer of the vaccine against Coronavirus disease, claimed on Monday. Announcing this, the company said even the opened […]

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India will Definitely face Third Wave but will be Milder than Second: Experts

December 18, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 18: Even as the British government is reported to be considering yet another complete lockdown to break the raging Omicron variant, some experts have warned of a “definite third wave” in India too with the arrival of the new year. The experts believe the Coronavirus disease may start surging in […]

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“Omicron is Doubling in1.5 to 3 Days in 89 Countries:” WHO

December 18, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 18: The World Health Organisation has cautioned that the Omicron coronavirus variant has been reported in 89 countries and the number of cases is doubling in 1.5 to 3 days in areas with community transmission. “Omicron is spreading rapidly in countries with high levels of population immunity, but it is unclear if […]

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Centre Issues Grim Warning on Omicron Spread, “Adhere Strictly to Covid Protocols:” Govt

December 17, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 17: Though India has reported only 101 cases of omicron variant of Covid-19 in the last 15 days since the first case in the country was detected on December 2 in Karnataka, the central government on Friday issued a grim warning to the people asking them to strictly adhere to […]

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WHO Gives Emergency Use Approval to India-made “Covovax”

December 17, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 17: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced it has granted emergency approval to the India-manufactured coronavirus vaccine Covovax giving a major boost to the mass vaccination programme particularly in the relatively poorer countries. The jab, produced by Serum Institute of India under licence from the US-based Novavax, will now be distributed […]

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