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India is not only at the forefront of the race to develop a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the country is also implementing a digitized network to deliver the vaccine to its citizens, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during his speech. opening. at the opening of the 2020 Grand …

Could India have fewer than 40,000 active cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) by February, as a government-appointed panel believes? Sure, the number, reported in an article on HT on Monday, is, according to the panel, contingent on wearing masks, tracking and social distancing, but a drop from the current …

WASHINGTON (AP) – US President Donald Trump attacked government scientist Anthony Fauci in a call with campaign staff Monday, suggesting the highly respected and popular doctor was an “idiot.” Fauci, a key member of the White House coronavirus task force, has increasingly become a focus of frustration for the president …

From being the first country where the Covid-19 virus was detected, China is poised to become the only major economy in the world to grow in 2020. China’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 4.9% in the July-September quarter. , according to statistics published by the country’s National Statistics Office. Given …

India’s research and manufacturing will be critical to fighting Covid-19, especially to making vaccines on a large scale, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said on Monday. Addressing the 2020 Grand Challenges Annual Meeting, Gates delved into difficulties in vaccine development and Covid-19 diagnosis. The American business mogul called India “very inspiring” …

PATHANAMTHITTA A Tamil Nadu devotee, who was on a pilgrimage to the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday during the mandatory antigen test conducted in Nilackal for pilgrims visiting the hilltop shrine, health authorities said. According to the Covid-19 guidelines, pilgrims must carry a negative …

At least half of India’s 1.3 billion people are likely to have been infected with the new coronavirus by next February, which will help curb the spread of the disease, a member of a federal government committee said on Monday. in charge of providing projections. India has reported 7.55 million …

Fears of Covid-19 transmission forced the downsizing of one of India’s biggest festivals on Monday, and authorities in Delhi and Kolkata slashed Durga Puja celebrations that draw hundreds of thousands of people, a step that highlighted public health concerns before the month. festive season. In the capital, the five-day festival …

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday that the government has not closed the option of a third stimulus package in the current financial year ending March 31, 2021, a week after announcing demand measures to boost the consumer spending and capital spending in the economy. “I have not closed …

India was one of the first countries to adopt a “flexible” lockdown approach and thus managed to keep death rates from COVID-19 relatively low, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the launch of the Annual Meeting of Large Challenges, organized by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The three-day program …