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Centre Taking Steps to Grant Approval to Two More Foreign vaccines: Paul

June 28, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, June 28: The centre is taking steps to increase its basket of vaccines to expedite the process of vaccination in the country to meet its own deadline of vaccinated all adult population by the end of the current year. Currently the country is using three Covid-19 vaccines, “Covishield” being manufactured by […]

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India No 1 in World, Overtakes USA in Vaccination

June 28, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, June 28 India has become number one in the world overtaking the United States in terms of total number of COVID vaccine doses administered, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday. It drew a comparison between the two nations and pointed out that India’s COVID Vaccination drive had started […]

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“Third Wave May not Cause Much Concern if Covid-Appropriate Behaviour Maintained:” Arora

June 27, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, June 26: After the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), another senior member of a government panel has raised a ray of hope that a possible third Covid wave may not make matter worse and likely to pass on without causing much concern. “In the next wave people can develop a […]

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PM Expresses Satisfaction over Vaccination Progress

June 26, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, June 26: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a meeting with the government officials to review the pandemic situation in the country and expressed satisfaction at the rate of vaccination but calling for the outreach to be widened with the help of NGOs. According to a spokesman of the Prime Minister’s […]

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Vaccination Certificates Can be Linked to Passports

June 26, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, June 26: The Co-WIN portal has now introduced an option enabling users to link their vaccination certificates to their passport numbers. This move has come as a big relief to those Indians who need to furnish their vaccination details before travelling abroad. The official Twitter handle of the Aarogya Setu App has shared […]

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Uber, Delhi govt to provide safety screens in 10k auto-rickshaws

June 26, 2021 virendra pandit

New Delhi: Online cab booking platform Uber has joined hands with the Delhi government to install safety screens in 10,000 auto-rickshaws to act as a barrier between the driver and passengers as part of social distancing to prevent the spread of coronavirus. These screens will be installed in all auto-rickshaws on a first-come, first-serve basis, […]

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“Third Wave May Not be as Severe as the Second:” Scientists

June 26, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, June 26: Even as India for the first time during the current wave reported less than 50,000 daily new cases on Saturday, a team of scientists in a message of great relief to the apprehensive and anxious citizens said a potential third wave of Covid infections seems unlikely to be as […]

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Unlock: Uttarakhand to open Char Dham Yatra for locals

June 26, 2021 virendra pandit

New Delhi: The Uttarakhand government is planning to partially open the doors to Chardham Yatra for residents of 3 local districts, starting July 1, and may also reopen schools next month. The State Cabinet took these decisions on Friday, government spokesperson Subodh Uniyal said. Accordingly, the temples at Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri will be […]

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Covid-19: Delta most transmissible variant, now in 85 nations, says WHO

June 26, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As India began to battle against the latest Delta Plus variant (B.1.617.2.1) of SARS-CoV-2 virus causing the Covid-19 pandemic—nearly 50 cases and have so far been reported from a dozen states in the country—the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the Delta variant (B.1.617.2), now identified in at least […]

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SII Launches Production of a New Vaccine “Covovax”

June 25, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, June 25: Even as India’s daily Covid cases came down to 51,667 on Friday, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) has added a new chapter in the country’s fight against the pandemic by launching production of a new vaccine “Covovax” in addition to its existing […]