New Delhi: People who had coronavirus symptoms but tested negative on rapid antigen tests should be retested, the government told states today amid a record surge in cases in one day across the country. The RT-PCR test should be used to confirm Covid cases, the Union Health Ministry said in …
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One day after AstraZeneca suspended its COVID-19 tests, Serum Institute of India is under fire for failing to pause its clinical trial in India. IBS is conducting phase 3 trials in people in India involving UK-based AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate. However, Pune-based SII has said there have been no “problems” …
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India registered 95,735 new cases of the coronavirus disease on Thursday, bringing the overall tally to 44,65,863, according to data from the Union Ministry of Health. The number of active cases stands at 9,19,018, while the number of patients discharged from hospital has reached 34,71,783. The disease also claimed 1,172 …
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India, in recent weeks, has seen a steady increase in the number of cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) recorded in a single day. From around 75,000 at the end of August, the country now records more cases in 24 hours than the infection count for some of the worst-hit countries. …
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Indian markets appear poised for a flat to positive start on Thursday, following modest gains in Asian indices. However, investors can expect some sharp moves later in the day, as the Supreme Court is set to resume the hearing on the loan moratorium. Additionally, media reports indicate that after Silver …
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WASHINGTON (AP) – US President Donald Trump intentionally misled the American people about the lethality of the coronavirus because he did not want to create panic, according to investigative journalist Bob Woodward, to whom the president said the same thing on tape. “I’ve always wanted to downplay it. I still …
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A trial was carried out in 464 moderately ill patients by the higher medical body. (Figurative) New Delhi: The Medical Research Council of India, in a study, said that plasma therapy for COVID-19 does not reduce the risk of death or slow the progression of the disease from a mild …
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WASHINGTON / BEIJING: The United States has revoked visas for more than 1,000 Chinese citizens under a May 29 presidential proclamation to suspend the entry from China of students and researchers considered security risks, a State Department spokeswoman said Wednesday. The acting head of the US Department of Homeland Security, …
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On Wednesday, Delhi conducted a record number of daily tests for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and consequently reported its highest cases in a single day, as the infection count in the city surpassed 200,000, which which makes it the only city in India that breaches this mark. The capital, the …
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Maharashtra is the state, province or region most affected by Covid-19 in the world. The western state of India, the most industrialized in the country, home to India’s commercial capital Mumbai, saw 943,772 cases of the coronavirus disease as of Tuesday evening, according to the HT panel. If it were …
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