When the UK launched the second coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine on Monday, a leading Oxford scientist said there was a “big question mark” surrounding the efficacy of vaccines in the South African variant of SARS. -CoV- 2. The new strain Covid-19, named 20C / 501Y.V2, has caused a rapid increase …
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People returning from the UK taking flights to airports outside of Maharashtra; then traveling to Mumbai to avoid quarantine: CMO Mumbai: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope shared on Monday that eight people have been found in Maharashtra carrying the new strain of coronavirus. Of the eight people, five are from …
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Amid questions raised by experts and opposition about the restricted-use approval given to Covaxin despite no efficacy data from phase III trials, Dr. Krishna Ella of Bharat Biotech said Monday that the The company had “tremendous experience” in vaccine development and the criticism against it was a “backlash.” against Indian …
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Praising scientists and technicians for ‘Made in India’ vaccines, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country is proud of them. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday that the world’s largest inoculation campaign against the coronavirus will begin in the country, a day after the drug regulator approved two vaccines for …
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Two districts in Kerala, Alappuzha and Kottayam, have been placed on high alert after cases of bird flu in ducks were confirmed, the state’s animal husbandry minister K Raju said. He said at least 50,000 ducks will be slaughtered to control the spread of the virus and that the government …
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AUSTRALIA V INDIA, 2020-21 “We speak with our counterparts at BCCI on a daily basis. We have received nothing formal from BCCI to suggest anything other than their support” – Hockley © Getty Amid all the reports that India is reluctant to travel to Brisbane due to stricter quarantine protocols, …
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The nine-member medical board of Woodlands Hospital, where the former captain of India and current BCCI president, Sourav Ganguly is admitted, concluded after their meeting on Monday that angioplasty of the other two Ganguly coronary blocks, LAD and OM2, it will be done at a later stage. A special ‘Sourav …
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NEW DELHI: UK District Judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled on Monday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange He will not be extradited to the United States to face espionage charges for the publication of secret US military documents a decade ago. US prosecutors had charged Assange with 17 counts of espionage and …
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Luxury hotels in Chennai have come under scrutiny by health department officials after two big-name hotels reported groups of COVID-19 Infection in rapid succession. The Leela Palace reported that 20 of its staff members tested positive for the virus, while ITC Grand Chola, another hotel located downtown, has reported more …
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