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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Written by Amitabh Sinha | Updated: October 1, 2020 10:35:34 pm The case count in Himachal is now 14,252, including 3,501 active cases, 174 deaths and 10,552 recoveries. A first such study of the coronavirus epidemic in India suggests that an overwhelming number of infected people – more than 70 …
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One-tenth of all patients infected with the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) become “super-spreaders” and account for 60% of new infections, while 70% of infected patients do not transmit the disease to anyone else , shows a study on transmission patterns of Sars-CoV-2 published in the journal Science: it is the first …
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The prevalence of antibodies to the Sars-Cov-2 virus in Delhi fell by more than four percentage points in a month, officials told the Delhi high court citing the recent serosurvey, yielding an epidemiological finding that now skews estimates of how many people may have been exposed to Covid-19 in the …
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US President Donald Trump has raised questions about the credibility of India’s Covid-19 count, stating that it was among the countries that did not accurately disclose the number of deaths due to the pandemic. Trump’s remarks came during his first presidential debate with Democratic challenger Joe Biden, who attacked the …
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The Maharashtra government said on Wednesday that the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has been extended until October 31. However, hotels, food courts, restaurants and bars will be able to operate from October 5 with 50% capacity, the state government added. The Central …
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