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Pfizer Claims its vaccine Effective against Delta Variant

June 24, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, June 24: Pfizer Inc. claimed on Thursday that its vaccine is highly effective against the Delta variant of Covid-19 which has emerged as a new threat to the world. India is in the final stages of striking an agreement with Pfizer for its vaccine. In India, Delta variants were considered to be the […]

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Covid-19: Delta in 85-plus nations, may become globally dominant, says WHO

June 24, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus causing the global pandemic Covid-19 reported in over 85 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday that the significantly more transmissible strain is likely to become a dominant lineage if the current trend continued. In its Weekly Epidemiological Update released […]

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Discounts by Companies to Vaccine Recipients

June 23, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, June 23: In a bid to encourage people to go for Covid vaccination and break the vaccine hesitancy, several Indian companies are offering discounts to their products to those who have received at least one vaccine dose. In turn, the offers also will be helping the companies to attract more customers. To claim […]

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Sri Lanka celebrates International Yoga Day

June 23, 2021 virendra pandit

New Delhi: The High Commission of India and the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre in Colombo joined hands with the Sri Lankan Armed Forces to commemorate the Seventh International Yoga Day with a unique Yoga session held virtually on Monday. General (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne, Sri Lanka’s Secretary of Defence, was the chief guest at the event, […]

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“Vaccines up to 95% Effective to Prevent Deaths:” Study

June 22, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, June 22: A single dose of Covid-19 vaccine is effective in preventing deaths, according to a new analysis conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research- National Institute of Epidemiology. Vaccine effectiveness in preventing Covid-19 deaths with one and two doses was 82 per cent and 95 per cent respectively. The study ‘Covid-19 vaccine […]

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Day of Records: Lowest New Caseload but Highest Vaccination on Monday

June 21, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, June 21: In two new records of sorts on Monday, India registered the lowest new caseload in the last three months while registering the highest ever single day vaccination as the centre rolled out the new vaccination policy to provide free vaccines to all above the age of 18 years. According […]

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Centre to SC: All Covid Deaths should be Certified as Covid Deaths but Rules out Compensation

June 20, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, June 20: Amidst reports that some states are fudging the figures of fatalities in Covid to project themselves as good performers in handling the pandemic, the centre has said all Covid deaths irrespective of the place it has taken place must be certified as Covid deaths. The centre said this in […]

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“Inevitable Third Wave” in 6-8 Weeks if Covid-Appropriate Norms not Followed: Guleria

June 19, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, June 19: Amidst reports that the easing of Covid-related lockdown norms has led to crowding in some markets and other places and the Centre urging the states to take stricter measures to avoid over-crowding, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences director Randeep Guleria on Saturday warned of an “inevitable third […]

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Covid-19: Now, a new variant, Lambda, found in 29 countries

June 19, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The coronavirus that sparked the Covid-19 pandemic since 2020 is fast mutating into variants and sub-variants. With the World Health Organization (WHO) identifying these mutants with Greek alphabets, the ancient language has suddenly attracted popular attention. The Greek alphabet has 24 letters, from Alpha to Omega. After Alpha, Beta, Gamma, […]

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Re-opening of Schools: Government yet Undecided

June 18, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, June 18: The government is yet to make up its mind about re-opening of the schools and said a decision on it would depend on multiple factors including vaccination of a majority of the teaching and non-teaching staff. As national and state-level board exams are being cancelled amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Centre […]