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Covid-19: IISc’s ‘warm’ vaccine effective against all VOCs, says study

July 16, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid a new Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study’s findings that most Covid-19 positive patients, who got at least one vaccine shot before catching the virus, were infected by the Delta variant, a heat-tolerant vaccine formulation developed by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has proven effective against all […]

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Covid-19: Third Wave in August: ICMR Expert

July 15, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, July 15: Amidst wild speculations about the possible third wave of Covid-19, some experts in the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) have predicted that the next wave of the infectious disease is likely to hit the country in August. “The third wave of Covid is likely to hit at end of August […]

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Covid-19: Travel Restrictions in Different States

July 15, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, July 15: Despite marginal increase in the daily Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours compared to the previous day, most states have started easing restrictions on entry of travellers. As such, air travel across the country has changed a lot with many states dropping strict norms that existed even a month ago. […]

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Covid-19: “We are now in early stage of 3rd wave amid Delta surge’ warns WHO chief

July 15, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday warned the planet is already in the ‘early stages’ of Covid-19’s third wave, amid Delta variant surge. “Unfortunately…we are now in the early stages of a third wave”, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in Geneva. The Delta variant’s spread, along with increased […]

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Corona on the Decline, MP Schools to Reopen from July 25 in Batches

July 14, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, July 14: As fresh Coronavirus cases continued to remain under 40,000 a day in the country, the Madhya Pradesh government has decided to reopen schools for students of classes 11 and 12 from July 25 at 50 per cent of the existing capacity. Classes will be held four times in a […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation on the issues related to COVID-19 and existing lockdown, in New Delhi on Apr 14, 2020. The PM on Tuesday commended people of the nation for celebrating festivals by staying at home during the lockdown period. In his address to the nation, Modi announced that based on the suggestions of the state governments and experts, the nationwide lockdown has been extended till May 3. Earlier, a 21-day lockdown was imposed in the country which was in effect till today. (Photo: IANS)

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Amidst WHO Warning Modi said “Together We can Prevent the Third Wave”

July 13, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, July 13: Even as the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned of the Delta variant spreading around the world at a vicious speed, the prime minister Narendra Modi appealed to the people not to become casual and said with little more caution and vigilance India could prevent the possible third wave. Speaking […]

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Re-infection: First Corona Patient Back in Isolation

July 13, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, July 13: The Kerala-based medical student, who was the first patient of Coronavirus in India and may have been among those who brought the infection to the country from China, is re-infected by the virus. The student from Kerala’s Thrissur enrolled at a medical college in China, who was the first Indian to […]

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SII Pact with RDIF to Produce Sputnik V Vaccine in India

July 13, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, July 13: The Serum Institute of India (SII) has entered into an agreement with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) on Tuesday to produce Sputnik V vaccine in India from September. In a joint statement the Pune-based vaccine major and Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, which is promoting the vaccine globally, announced the plans […]

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“Recipe for disaster”: WHO condemns London’s 60,000 Euro Cup crowd

July 13, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Not only are careless Indians inviting a deadlier third wave of the pandemic by thronging pilgrim and tourist sites, but their counterparts in Europe and elsewhere are also not far behind. The situation is so alarming that a scientist from the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that watching […]

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PM Reviews Third Wave Preparations

July 10, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, July 10: Even as India continued to report a dip in the new Covid-19 cases and many state governments started loosening restrictions to give a boost to the economy, the prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reviewed preparations for a possible third wave. Modi instructed the official to keep in readiness […]