Written by Amitabh Sinha, edited by Explained Desk | Pune | Updated: October 12, 2020 3:36:42 pm People shop at the New Dharmatala Market before Durga Puja celebrations in Calcutta (Express Photo / Shashi Ghosh) Coronavirus cases in India numbers explained: While the number of active cases of the new …
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Cloth masks can reduce the transmission of viruses like SARS-CoV-2, which causes Covid-19, only if they are washed daily at high temperatures, according to a study. “Both cloth masks and surgical masks should be considered ‘contaminated’ after use,” said Professor Raina MacIntyre of the University of New South Wales in …
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Arvind Kejriwal’s government allowed Ramlila events in Delhi on Sunday. (Proceedings) Delhi’s largest Ramlila event, held annually at the iconic Red Fort and attended by the Prime Minister and the President, will not take place this year for the first time in 80 years amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. On …
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NEW DELHI Arif Khan, an ambulance driver who transported hundreds of Covid-19 patients and brought their victims for their last rites, succumbed to the disease on Saturday at Delhi’s Hindu Rao Hospital after months of selfless and relentless service during the pandemic. Khan had been on duty since the COVID-19 …
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India has recorded fewer than 1,000 deaths due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) for nine consecutive days. The total number of people who have succumbed to the viral infection so far is 109,190, with 816 new deaths reported on Sunday. Almost 84% of new deaths in a single day were …
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Vaccines that are sprayed through the nose or inhaled can have other practical benefits. The Covid-19 vaccines closest to the finish line are designed to be injected into the arm. Researchers are looking at whether they can get better protection from vaccines that fight the virus at its point of …
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The daily count of new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in India continues to fall. On Monday, the country registered 66,732 new cases, bringing the tally to 7,120,538, according to the Union Ministry of Health. The number of new deaths also dropped for the ninth day in a row. …
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NEW DELHI: Railroads will phase out sleeper cars in mail and express trains running at 130 km / h or more on their tracks. Such trains will only have AC coaches as it plans to upgrade the network. While Ministry of Railways officials said slower-running trains will continue to have …
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MUMBAI: Reiterating that the war against Covid-19 will be won with the “unconditional participation” of the people, CM Uddhav Thackeray said on Sunday that the government has asked the railways to increase the number of suburban train services to accommodate more ‘categories’ of citizens. Thackeray said that even as Maharashtra …
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The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India surpassed 7 million on Sunday with a number of new cases declining in recent weeks, even as health experts warn of the onset of mask fatigue and distancing. India saw a sharp increase in cases in July, adding more than 2 million …
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