Door-to-door control by health officials in Odisha (Express photo) With Assam joining the league, the top ten states with the highest case burden now have more than a lakh of people infected with the new coronavirus. Simultaneously, Mizoram discovered 29 new cases on Friday to bring its confirmed infections beyond …
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NEW DELHI: The rise in coronavirus infections in India can be attributed to increased testing, on the one hand, and the openness of the economy, on the other, accompanied by complacency among people to follow the appropriate behavior of Covid, experts said, as the country witnessed more than five lakhs. …
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A Bangladeshi pharmaceutical company has struck a deal with the Serum Institute of India (SII) to gain priority access to Covid-19 vaccines being developed by the world’s largest drug manufacturer. Pune-based Serum Institute, in partnership with AstraZeneca, the Gates Foundation, and the Gavi Vaccine Alliance, will produce 1 billion doses …
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Written by Amitabh Sinha, edited by Explained Desk | Pune | Updated: August 30, 2020 4:44:39 pm A healthcare worker takes swab samples for Covid-19 testing in New Delhi on August 29, 2020 (Express photo: Praveen Khanna) Coronavirus cases in India: In recent days, an almost simultaneous increase in cases …
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Coronavirus Vaccine Agreement: Bangladesh’s Beximco said it will invest in Serum India Ltd representative) Calcutta: As the race for a COVID-19 vaccine intensifies, Bangladesh’s leading pharmaceutical company, Beximco, has announced that it will invest in Adar Poonawalla’s Serum India Limited (SIL) for the development of the vaccine. The size of …
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Markets can be opened in urban non-containment zones in Haryana, state said (Archive) Chandigarh: The Haryana government has withdrawn an order to close markets in non-containment zones of urban areas in the state on Mondays and Tuesdays. The revocation of the order, which was only issued on Friday, comes after …
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The Uttarakhand government is preparing to take the NEET-JEE exams even as the Opposition Congress has launched statewide protests on the issue. Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat instructed all district magistrates on Saturday night to take the necessary protective measures, including imposing the necessary physical distancing and limiting the number …
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A controversial magnet in Australia has asked Muslims not to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease being developed by the University of Oxford. Sufyaan Khalifa claimed that the vaccine AstraZeneca is developing is ‘haram’, which means prohibited. Khalifa posted a video on his YouTube channel in which he criticized the …
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The Delhi Metro will resume services next month after nearly a six-month gap. (File photo) The use of masks and smart cards has become mandatory as the Delhi Metro resumes services next month after an interval of nearly six months. New guidelines issued today list severe restrictions including banning tokens …
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Coronavirus Cases in India: India is the third country most affected by the coronavirus pandemic. New Delhi: A record rise of 78,761 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours brought India’s Covid count to more than 35 lakh, the Union Health Ministry said this morning. This is the highest …
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