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In an order approved Tuesday, people traveling from Delhi to Noida will be screened for Covid-19 symptoms on a random basis as the coronavirus disease outbreak has grown to an unforeseen scale in the national capital. The measure, seen as a combative measure amid the recent increase in Covid-19 cases, …

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 …

The Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday that the Center is taking urgent measures to control the Covid-19 outbreak in Delhi by taking a number of measures such as increasing beds in general, including ICU beds, double tests to 1-1.2 lakhs per day, enforce contact quarantine, containment zone POE, and …

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 …

Universities and undergraduate colleges in Uttar Pradesh will reopen from November 23, but only with 50% attendance of students, an official said. The state government on Tuesday notified guidelines for the reopening of universities and colleges, which have been closed since March in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, a gap …

The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday, in its routine briefing on the country’s Covid-19 situation, said that more than 12.65 crore of covid tests have been conducted so far and that the rate of Cumulative positivity has dropped to 7.01%. The ministry also said that deaths per million of the …

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 …

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 …

Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) said Monday that its experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing Covid-19 according to interim data from a late-stage clinical trial, becoming the second American company in a week to report results that far exceed. The expectations. Along with the vaccine from Pfizer Inc. (PFE.N), which has …

The head of the World Health Organization said Monday that a vaccine alone would not stop the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic is raging months after it broke out, with infections exceeding 54 million and claiming more than 1.3 million lives. “A vaccine will complement the other tools we have, it …