Indian health authorities have decided to revise the protocol currently being followed for the treatment of Covid-19 after interim results of a large World Health Organization trial found that four of the drugs used common provide little or no benefit in reducing deaths in hospitalized patients. These include the antiviral …
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A city in eastern China is offering an experimental coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine outside of clinical trials for about $ 60 to high-risk groups under an emergency inoculation program, officials said, including when experts raised concerns about the massive launch of an ace-yet untested vaccine. Beijing-based Sinovac Biotech’s vaccine, called …
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India completed its 100 millionth test for Covid sometime on Friday, according to the HT panel. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research tally, the number was slightly lower, 92.25 million tests (ICMR has a tally protocol that not all states follow), which means that the 100 million mark …
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Cinemas will open, religious gatherings will be allowed with restrictions, and students in some parts of the country will be able to return to classrooms, as the last phase of the country’s reopening begins Thursday, about seven months after a national shutdown began. imposed when the coronavirus pandemic spread around …
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China, which has four coronavirus vaccine candidates in stage 3 clinical trials, said on Friday that it will join the Covid-19 vaccine alliance known as COVAX. The country signed an agreement with GAVI, the co-leader of the alliance, on Thursday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement. China initially …
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A report prepared by the National Disease Control (NCDC) warned that the national capital must prepare to address the increase of 15,000 Covid-19 cases per day in the upcoming winters and festivals. The report has highlighted three concerns that can cause undue pressure on health services. (i) winter months that …
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In the last 24 hours, India recorded 70,496 new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) and 964 deaths, bringing the overall count and death toll to 6,906,151 and 106,490, respectively. The country’s active cases, which have been below a million for 17 consecutive days, fell further below 900,000 on Friday, while more …
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Mumbai dabbawalas and staff from foreign consulates and high commissions can travel on local trains that currently operate only for essential services personnel, authorities said Wednesday. Dabbawalas, the famous lunch box carriers in Mumbai, said last month that there was never a six-month hiatus in the “130-year history of tiffin …
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White House Senior Adviser Stephen Miller is the latest in Donald Trump’s close circle to test positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday. Before him, several top officials have reported how to positively crush the myth of invincibility surrounding the White House. US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump tested …
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Prime Minister Yogi Adityanath virtually launched the BJP campaign for the November 3 general election on Sunday accusing the opposition of trying to provoke communal and caste unrest in the UP for political gain. Adityanath, without apparently referring to the buildup of opposition against his government over the Hathras shock, …
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