Coronavirus: Pramod Sawant was sworn in as Chief Minister of Goa in March last year. Panaji: Goa’s Chief Minister Pramod Sawant tweeted this morning to say that he tested positive for coronavirus and is in home isolation. Sawant, 47, said he is “asymptomatic and has therefore opted for home isolation.” …
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India is considering extending its flagship village jobs program to city workers made unemployed by closures triggered by the pandemic, a government official said. The program, when approved, can be implemented in smaller cities and will initially cost around 350 billion rupees ($ 4.8 billion), said Sanjay Kumar, deputy secretary …
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UNITED NATIONS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address the UN General Assembly on September 26, according to a tentative list of speakers issued by the world body for the high-level meeting. For the first time in the 75-year history of the UN, this year’s annual session of the …
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The guidelines for the fourth relaxation phase of the Covid-19 lockdown issued by the Maharashtra government go into effect on Wednesday, one day after the conclusion of the Ganpati festival. Even as the Maharashtra government Vikas Aghadi (MVA) led by Uddhav Thackeray has announced major relaxations in this phase (called …
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Students arrive at a JEE test center in Noida ION. (Image: News18) The state government had said Monday that 38,167 students had registered for the test conducted by the National Testing Agency at 32 centers in 13 districts between September 1 and 6. PTI Ahmedabad Last update: September 1, 2020 …
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DUBAI: Chennai Super Kings pacemaker Deepak Chahar, who tested positive for coronavirus last week, said Tuesday that he has “recovered well and hopes to be in action soon.” Chahar shared his health status from his hotel room in Dubai. “Thank you so much for your beautiful wishes and prayers. I …
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NEW DELHI: Five states, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, UP and Tamil Nadu, lead the burden of Covid-19 in the country and account for 56% of the 69,921 confirmed cases and 65.4% of the 819 new deaths registered Monday. Together, these states have 62.2% of the total of 7,85,996 active cases, …
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Experts said that the closure of educational institutions had a significant impact on the teaching-learning system. New Delhi: A group of public health experts recommended that schools and other educational institutions be reopened in a phased manner and, at the same time, stressed that the blockade should be suspended as …
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Mumbai: Maharashtra reported 15,765 new cases of coronavirus infection on Tuesday, bringing the case count in the state to 8,08,306, a health official said. With 320 new deaths recorded, the death toll due to the pandemic reached 24,903. The number of active cases in the state is 1,98,523. 10,978 patients …
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A handful of dozens of experimental Covid-19 vaccines in human trials have reached the last and biggest hurdle: seeking the necessary proof that they actually work, as a U.S. advisory panel suggested a way to ration Tuesday. limited first doses once a vaccine wins. approval. AstraZeneca announced Monday that its …
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