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A man cleans equipment at a gym in Navi Mumbai before the gyms reopen on October 25 (Express photo: Amit Chakravarty). Maharashtra Coronavirus News Live Updates: Maharashtra detected an additional 8,151 cases of the new coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing its count to 16.09 lakh. The 16,09,516 cases included 1.74,265 people …

NEW DELHI: India is battling one of the world’s highest coronavirus cases, its worst economic recession, factories closed, farmer protests and the deadliest border fight with China in decades. However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to remain as popular as ever. Opinion polls in Bihar, where he faces his first …

India is seeking to vaccinate some 30 million people, including health specialists, who are on the front lines of the fight against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the first phase once protection against viral disease is available, officials from the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. The 30 million include 7 …

A study has shown that plasma therapy has not been effective in reducing the death rate in COVID-19 patients. The Union Ministry of Health stated Tuesday that it is considering excluding convalescent plasma therapy from its guidelines on COVID-19 treatment after its study found the procedure has not been effective …

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 central government committee said on Monday. in charge of providing projections. India has reported 7.55 million …

As the world’s largest supplier of medicines and producer of 60% of the world’s vaccines, India has long been known as the ‘world’s pharmacy’. Now, as the frantic search for a Covid-19 vaccine gathers momentum, the country is playing an increasingly strategic and central role in the development, manufacturing, and …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is preparing for more protests after an alliance of opposition parties launched a series of demonstrations calling for Prime Minister Imran Khan’s resignation. The Khan administration faces its biggest political challenge yet, as it tries to handle a backlash over rising food prices. Pakistan is importing sugar, tomatoes …

On the occasion of Navratri, patients performed ‘Garba’ at a Covid-19 care center in Mumbai. Patients at the Nesco Covid center in Goregaon were accompanied by health workers. In the video, several COVID-19 patients with face masks are seen performing garba together with health workers wearing PPE equipment in a …

Kumaran Silks was sealed by the city’s civic body on Tuesday. Chennai: Kumaran Silks, a popular textile and clothing store in Chennai, was sealed off by the city’s civic body on Tuesday after a video showing a massive crowd gathered inside the multi-story showroom ahead of the festive season. , …

In a development with huge ramifications regarding the treatment protocol for coronavirus infection, India has decided to remove convalescent plasma as an investigational therapy from its treatment protocol guidelines. The director general of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Professor Balram Bhargava, said on Tuesday that “discussions are ongoing …