Doctors say Mumbai could be seeing a new wave of cases in the coming months. COVID-19 test numbers saw a sudden drop of up to 72% during the long holiday period in Mumbai this month, raising concern among doctors. The city was running an average of 13,000-14,000 tests at the …
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SYDNEY: Cricket Australia on Tuesday transported players, including test skipper Tim Paine and star hitter Marnus Labuschagne, to New South Wales from Adelaide in a bid to save the series against India as a coronavirus outbreak in Australia the South threatened next summer. When Western Australia, Queensland and Tasmania closed …
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People coming from Delhi to Noida will be randomly tested for Covid-19 starting Wednesday, said the administration of Gautam Buddh Nagar, adjacent to the national capital, in Uttar Pradesh. The random sampling decision was made during an online meeting of senior health and administration department officials with District Magistrate Suhas …
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The BRICS summit was organized by Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Archive) Moscow: President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday called for a joint effort by the BRICS countries in the development of coronavirus vaccines, as he suggested that the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 could be produced in China and India, …
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The WHO appreciated the efforts made by CM Yogi Adityanath and his government for the management of Covid (Archive) Lucknow: The World Health Organization (WHO) praised the Uttar Pradesh government for its COVID-19 management strategy and called it a good example for other states to follow, an official statement here …
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SYDNEY: Cricket Australia said it still plans to hold the first test against India in Adelaide next month despite moving players out of South Australia on Tuesday after a cluster of new coronavirus cases in the state. South Australia reimposed social distancing restrictions on Monday after detecting 21 cases of …
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Delhi Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Tuesday that the government has decided to withdraw its order to relax the cap on the number of wedding attendees, effectively bringing the number back to 50. However, the measure would need to the approval of Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil Baijal, who is …
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Testing for Covid-19 underway in Mumbai. (Express photo: Amit Chakravarty) * Delhi Covid-19 situation: 75 doctors, 250 paramedics from paramilitary forces en route to Delhi At least 75 doctors and 250 paramedics from the paramilitary forces are on their way from different parts of the country to serve the people …
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Coronavirus Cases in India: The country has experienced more daily recoveries than infections for 45 days. New Delhi: India recorded 29,164 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, less than 30,000 in a day for the first time in more than four months, government data on coronavirus shows. With …
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National equity indices hit new all-time highs on Tuesday as positive news from Moderna Inc, that its Covid-19 vaccine has a 94.5 percent success rate, boosted investor sentiment. The indices broke their previous highs hit on November 14 during the one-hour Muhurat Trading special. Among top-tier indices, the S&P BSE …
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