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“Corona May Peak Mid-April, Decline by May End:” Scientists

April 3, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 3: Even as India recorded nearly 90,000 new Coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours ending on Saturday morning, the next 60 odd days could be crucial if predictions by some scientists prove correct. For record, the predictions for the spread of Covid-19 made last year by the same group […]

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12 Hour Night Curfew in Pune

April 2, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Apr 2: Pune will be under 12 hour curfew from 6 P.M. to 6 A.M. every day for one week from Friday. The stringent step was taken by the Pune authorities facing an alarming spike in Covid cases. A review of the order and coronavirus situation in the district will again be taken […]

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Vaccination will Continue All Days in April

April 1, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Apr 1: The Centre has decided to operationalise both public and private Covid-19 vaccination centres on all days in April, the union health ministry said on Thursday. The Centre has directed all States and UTs to make necessary arrangements to provide vaccination at the centres on all days, including gazetted holidays, during April. […]

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“Both Indian Vaccines are Safe and Effective:” Health Minister

March 30, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Mar 30: The union health minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday sought to end vaccine hesitancy and asked people not to believe in adverse rumours about the Corona vaccines. The coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has so far affected more than 12 million people in the country and killed more than 162,000. “Both Indian vaccines are […]

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WHO Report on Corona Origin: No Conclusive Evidence to Blame China

March 30, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Mar 30: As expected, the joint inquiry by an expert team of the World health Organisation (WHO) and China to find the origin of the Coronavirus is learnt to have dismissed any deliberate move by China to create the pandemic and rejected the theory of the virus “escaping” from any […]

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Covid-19: Punjab government extends restrictions till April 10

March 30, 2021 Vinayak Barot

Amritsar: The Punjab government on Tuesday extended the restrictions till April 10 to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the state. The decision was taken after Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh reviewed the COVID-19 situation in the state with the Chief Secretary and other top officials on March 30. The Punjab Chief Minister office on […]

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Five-point Strategy to Curb Covid Surge

March 27, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Mar 27: As several states imposed additional curbs to check the surge of the Coronavirus cases across the country, the centre on Saturday came up with a five-point plan to tackle the situation more effectively. A high-level meeting chaired by the union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan considered the surging cases in 12 states […]

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India’s Third Covid-19 Vaccine in the Offing

March 27, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Mar 27: Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) hopes to launch its second vaccine against Covid-19 by September, this year. The SII chief executive officer Adar Poonawalla said on Saturday that the trials of the second vaccine, Covovax, made by Serum and US vaccine development company Novavax have already begun in India this […]

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Health Teams Rushed to Chhattisgarh, Chandigarh, India Continue to Register Upward Swing in Corona Cases

March 26, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Mar 26: The Health Ministry on Friday rushed high-level multidisciplinary teams to Chhattisgarh and Chandigarh to deal with an alarming spike in coronavirus cases at both places. This was even as five states — Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat — had registered a sharp rise in daily COVID-19 cases as […]

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Coronavirus: The Central government advises states and UTs to impose local restrictions on festivals

March 25, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Central government on Thursday advised the States government and the Union territories to impose local restrictions on festivals. Mass gatherings on Holi, Shab-e-Barat, Bihu, Easter, and Eid-ul-Fitr could be more dangerous for the country amid rising coronavirus cases in the country. Additional Secretary, Health, Arti Ahuja has written a letter to Chief […]