Just six days after the state’s engineering and undergraduate colleges reopened, Karnataka Health Minister Dr. K Sudhakar said Sunday that they could close again if coronavirus cases rise. The undergraduate, engineering and diploma colleges reopened on November 17 after eight months of closure due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown. Given the …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 22, 2020 5:58:01 pm Markets closed in Shimla on Sunday due to the increase in coronavirus cases. (Express photo by Pradeep Kumar) On a day when the country witnessed more active Covid-19 cases than recoveries For the first time in …
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The Union Ministry of Health has advised Union states and territories to conduct more COVID-19 testing to track undetected and missing patients. In an order issued Friday, the Ministry recommended that they adopt an aggressive and widespread testing strategy for rapid detection of infection for effective tracing, containment and treatment. …
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Active cases had been on a steady decline and stood at 5,16,632 on Saturday: Ministry of Health There were 577 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in the country, and of these, 10 states / UT accounted for almost 83% of the deaths, according to a statement issued …
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NEW DELHI: India’s number of Covid-19 cases surpassed 83 lakh, while the number of recoveries rose to 76.56 lakh, bringing the national recovery rate to more than 92%, according to data from the Union Health Ministry updated on Wednesday. With 46,253 fresh infections, the total number of coronavirus cases in …
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NEW DELHI: In India’s steepest weekly drop yet in Covid-19 numbers, recent infections recorded this week (Oct 19-25) were nearly 16% less than the previous week’s count, while Deaths from the virus fell 19% during this period. India recorded just over 3.6 lakh of fresh cases during the week, the …
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In response from RTI, NCDC says the WHO official sent an “alert mail” to the Union Minister of Health The World Health Organization (WHO) informed India as early as January 11 that the reported dates of appearance of the new coronavirus circulating in Wuhan in China ranged from “December 12 …
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Coronavirus cases in India: Nearly 80% of patients do not develop severe symptoms, says government Highlight India’s COVID-19 count approached the 76 lakh mark today 46,790 new cases registered in the last 24 hours More than 67 lakh of patients have recovered so far New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 count approached …
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India was one of the first countries to adopt a “flexible” lockdown approach and thus managed to keep death rates from COVID-19 relatively low, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the launch of the Annual Meeting of Large Challenges, organized by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The three-day program …
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At least half of India’s 1.3 billion people are likely to have been infected with the new coronavirus by next February, which will help curb the spread of the disease, a member of a federal government committee said on Monday. in charge of providing projections. India has reported 7.55 million …
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