NEW DELHI: India’s drug regulator has allowed AstraZeneca The Covid-19 vaccine will be used for up to nine months from its date of manufacture, as opposed to the prescribed six months, according to a document reviewed by Reuters and a source. Approval, granted to an authorized version of the drug …
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The Kannada actor Shivarajkumar. Meanwhile, the Karnataka government decided on Tuesday to continue classes and take scheduled exams at state colleges and universities amid the possibility of a second wave of Covid-19 cases. At the same time, days after an alleged letter threatening the death of Kannada superstar Shiva Rajkumar, …
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A woman receives a dose of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine in Bali, Indonesia. Despite some reluctance in Europe, Asian nations, including India, are using Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid injections to inoculate people. (Reuters photo) Lockdown News Today Coronavirus Lockdown 2021 Live News: The government of Narendra Modi has changed the vaccination rules …
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Rakesh Tikait, spokesperson for the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU). (PTI photo) Meanwhile, peasant leader Rakesh Tikait has called on peasants in Karnataka to lay siege to Bangalore with their tractors, in protest against the three controversial agricultural laws passed by the Center, and to make the city a focal point …
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As India witnesses another spike on the twelfth day in a row, the Narendra Modi government has called on states to increase testing. Punjab is the second state after Maharashtra to report the maximum number of Covid infections. A woman is seen getting tested for the coronavirus in Patiala on …
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In a video shared on social media, Hitesha Chandranee (left) accused Kamaraj (right) of beating her. Meanwhile, denying rumors that she left town to evade the police investigation, Instagram influencer Hitesha Chandranee, who accused a Zomato employee of assaulting her while delivering food, has said she is cooperating with the …
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Coronavirus LIVE Updates: After a brief drop in Covid-19 numbers, Maharashtra yesterday reported a record spike in infections (10,000 cases), a number last reached months ago. Maharashtra is among the few states that contribute to the largest Covid-19 burden in the country. Last month, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had eased …
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The Co-WIN portal allows eligible citizens (seniors and those over 45 who have comorbidities) to register and get an appointment for vaccination. Registration for the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign across India started on Monday March 1 and the Union government has opened registrations for the same on …
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Covishiled was licensed for emergency use in India last month. (Archive) Chennai / New Delhi: The Madras High Court has sent a notice to the central government about a petition to declare the Serum Institute of India, Covishield’s coronavirus vaccine “unsafe”. The petition was submitted by a 41-year-old man from …
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NEW DELHI: India’s vaccine diplomacy moved forward with the shipment of 1 lakh anti-Covid injections to Oman, a close partner in the Gulf, after having supplied the jabs to immediate neighbors. By the end of this week, India plans to send more than 5 lakhs of doses to Afghanistan. India …
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