Haryana Interior Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anil Vij, who was being treated for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), was released from Medanta Hospital today and will receive oxygen at his home. Previous doctors at the hospital had said that Vij’s condition was showing steady improvement and he had …
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The most infectious strain of coronavirus in the UK was first detected in September (archive) Bangalore: An apartment complex in Bengaluru was “closed” after two residents, a mother and her daughter, tested positive for the mutated strain of the coronavirus that was first detected in the UK three months ago. …
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Lucknow: At least 10 people in Uttar Pradesh tested positive for the new UK strain of coronavirus on Wednesday. While 3 people tested positive for the mutated coronavirus strain in Noida, 1 each tested positive in Meerut & Bareilly, and three in Ghaziabad. According to a report by Hindustan Times, …
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The SII request for approval of the emergency use of the Covid vaccine will be considered today. New Delhi: The Serum Institute of India’s application for emergency use approval for the coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and major drugmaker AstraZeneca will be considered by a panel of …
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Fewer people will be allowed to witness the Republic Day parade on Rajpath, and the government will follow strict social distancing protocols due to the Covid-19 pandemic, people familiar with the events said Wednesday. The parade itself will be shorter, with smaller marching contingents compared to previous years, the people …
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New Delhi: The Center has suggested a series of restrictions ahead of the New Year to tone down celebrations in the context of the Covid outbreak and the new super-infectious strain that has arrived in India with people returning from the UK. States have been asked to impose restrictions on …
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The Maharashtra government on Wednesday extended Covid-19 blocking restrictions in the state until January 31, 2021. “The state is threatened with the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Therefore, to take certain emergency measures to prevent and contain the spread of the virus, the blockade in the state has been extended …
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The number of returnees to India from the UK, who tested positive for the new mutant coronavirus genome discovered there in September, rose from six on Tuesday to 20, the Union Health Ministry reported Wednesday. The returnees, who tested positive, come from various states. Read also | UK virus strain …
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Live Market updates: Indian markets extended losses in midday trading from Wednesday’s volatile session ahead of the December series derivatives contracts expiring tomorrow. The S&P BSE Sensex hovered around 47,530 levels, 80 points less. The index reached a high and low of 47,808 and 47,358, respectively. The broader Nifty50 index …
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Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced on Wednesday that the Center has extended the temporary suspension of flights to and from the UK until 7 January 2021. Flight operations were suspended due to a new Sars-CoV-2 virus strain. . “A decision has been made to extend the temporary …
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