India’s largest and richest state, Maharashtra, will register its millionth new coronavirus infection on Friday, putting it on par with Russia in the pandemic and quelling India’s attempts to reverse an economic downturn. The western state, home to the financial capital Mumbai, is on track to surpass the million mark, …
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NEW DELHI: A total of 64,68,388 adult Covid-19 infections were estimated in India in early May, despite the adjusted seroprevalence across India being a low 0.73%, based on results from a serosurvey by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) released on Friday. While the survey indicated that less than …
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North Korean authorities have issued shoot-to-kill orders to prevent the coronavirus from entering the country from China, according to the commander of US forces in the South. The impoverished North, whose health system in shambles would struggle to cope with a major virus outbreak, has not confirmed a single case …
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A woman who received an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed severe neurological symptoms that led to a pause in testing, a spokesman for the pharmaceutical AstraZeneca said on Thursday. The study participant in the late-stage trials reported symptoms consistent with transverse myelitis, a rare inflammation of the spinal cord, company spokesman …
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The state of Maharashtra reported an all-time high of 24,886 new cases of coronavirus and 393 deaths were reported today in Maharashtra. With this, the state has registered 10,15,681 cases and 28,724 deaths so far. The fatality rate in the state is 2.83 percent. The number of active cases stands …
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Mumbai: Maharashtra’s overall Covid-19 count on Friday crossed the grim milestone of 10 lakh cases with a record 24,886 cases detected in the past 24 hours. The state had crossed the 9 lakh mark on September 6. 393 more deaths brought the state balance to 28,724. The total number of …
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The Union Health Ministry said on Friday that 60 percent of daily recoveries from the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in India come from five states, namely Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka. and Uttar Pradesh, adding that these states also account for 57% of new cases. “Almost 57 percent of …
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File photo of Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh. Dilip Ghosh’s comments came on a day when West Bengal reported more than 3,000 positive Covid-19 cases and 41 deaths. Kolkata Police Commissioner Anuj Sharma also tested positive for the fatal virus as the overall count rose to 1.93,175 on Thursday. News18 …
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A parliamentary panel recommended the continuation of virtual courts in certain categories of cases such as appeals and final hearings with the consent of the parties involved even after the Covid-19 pandemic, saying it will pave the way for cheaper and faster means of deliver justice as a court is …
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Jaffer Bhai Mansuri (83), affectionately known as King Biryani of Mumbai, passed away on Thursday due to cardiac arrest at Breach Candy Hospital. He was being treated for Covid-19. “They took him to Breach Candy last week. But his oxygen saturation dropped and he was switched to a ventilator on …
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