With Delhi experiencing a further increase in its daily coronavirus cases, Delhi Police said Wednesday that each of its police stations will deploy a dedicated team that will be dispatched to a location in their respective district to prosecute those who violate the rules. Covid-19. “In view of the spread …
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Meanwhile, a multi-center study funded by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has found that the use of convalescent plasma therapy in coronavirus-infected patients does not help reduce mortality or progression to severe Covid-19. The ‘open parallel arm phase II multicenter randomized controlled trial’ (PLACID trial) was conducted in …
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Coronavirus update: India has registered almost 90,000 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. With this, the country’s account has surpassed the 4.3 million mark to 4,370,128. The death toll has risen to 73,923. According to the health ministry, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu …
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India on Wednesday recorded 89,706 new cases of the coronavirus disease in the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 43.70.129, according to the Union Ministry of Health panel on Wednesday. The number of fatalities increased by 1,115, according to data from the Ministry of Health, to 73,890. The …
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Weak global signals, concerns about India-China tensions and unwanted news on the Covid front dragged Indian equity markets down one percent on Wednesday. The S&P BSE Sensex fell 258 points to 38,110 levels and the Nifty50 index dropped the 11,250 mark. ONGC and Tata Steel (both down 3%) were Sensex’s …
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Metro services across the country have been resumed as part of Unlock 4, since they were suspended in March due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Starting on September 21, also as part of Unlock 4, schools will also partially reopen, albeit only for classes 9-12. On Tuesday, the …
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Meanwhile, a multi-center study funded by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has found that the use of convalescent plasma therapy in coronavirus-infected patients does not help reduce mortality or progression to severe Covid-19. The ‘open parallel arm phase II multicenter randomized controlled trial’ (PLACID trial) was conducted in …
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Despite pandemic Covid-19 restrictions, the Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has been able to resolve 94.41 lakh claims, thus disbursing over ₹35,445 crore to its members during the period from April to August 2020. During this period, EPFO has settled around 32% more claims compared to the corresponding period last …
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At first (I always wanted to start a column like that), everyone thought that the battle against the coronavirus disease would be a sprint. A 49-day lockout or several week lockouts interspersed with breaks for a few months would flatten the curve, experts said. A post titled The Hammer and …
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The Oxford company of an Indian-born professor announced Tuesday that its Indian partner, the Serum Institute of India (SIIPL), has started trials of a new virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine targeting Covid-19 that has the potential to offer a revolutionary new approach to combat the pandemic. Professor Sumi Biswas, CEO and …
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