To address the situation, Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray warned on Friday of a possible shutdown in the state. Second wave of coronavirus in India: The Covid-19 situation in India worsens by the day, as several states have reported their highest increase in a single day in the number of …
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Maharashtra alone reported 47,827 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday, the highest since the pandemic began. New (daily) cases of coronavirus in India approached the critical mark of 90,000 on Saturday, several states and Union Territories (UT) announced stricter Covid-19 rules such as restrictions on movements, night curfew, enclosures (in …
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Punjab will impose night curfew in 11 districts where cases increase. News of the coronavirus lockdown 2021: A one-day lockdown has been imposed in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, Bhopal and Jabalpur cities. Previously, a full week-long blockade was imposed in Nagpur, Maharashtra. As India posted its biggest increase in daily Covid-19 …
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COVID-19 is reflected in a drop on the needle of a syringe. (Reuters photo) Coronavirus LIVE Updates: After a promising start to 2021, India is slipping back into disturbing territory of local lockdowns and Covid-related hospitalizations. Maharashtra and Karnataka are the states hardest hit in what health experts call the …
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Union states and territories across the country are conducting a trial of the coronavirus vaccination process today. It is being carried out in 116 districts at 259 sites, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. The test will be carried out in an integral way of the COVID-19 vaccination process and …
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Dr Randeep Guleria, Director of AIIMS Delhi, said that India will have the Covid vaccine in a few days. (Archive) New Delhi: Calling the approval of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for use in the UK as a “big step forward”, AIIMS Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria said on Wednesday that India …
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In the vein of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA), the Comptroller General of Medicines of India (DGCI) has issued a new set of guidelines for Covid-19 vaccine candidates, focusing on safety, immunogenicity parameters and efficacy. According to the guideline, a Covid-19 …
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After Astrazeneca resumed testing of the Oxford University coronavirus vaccine in the UK, the Serum Institute of India said on Saturday it will restart the trial in the country once allowed by the main drug regulator. Commenting on the resumption of the trial, Adar Poonawalla, executive director of the Serum …
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British-Swedish firm Astrazeneca said it had resumed testing of the coronavirus vaccine from the University of Oxford in the UK following confirmation from the Medicines Health Regulatory Authority (MHRA). The advanced COVID-19 vaccine trial developed by the University of Oxford and Astrazeneca was suspended this week after illness in a …
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