He was answering questions posed by his social media interactives on the Sunday Samvaad platform. These questions covered a multitude of queries related not only to the current Covid situation but also to the government’s approach to it. Speaking about the concrete measures that have been planned to handle such …
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New Delhi: The parliament session that started this week is likely to be interrupted after 30 MPs were found infected with the coronavirus, two senior parliament officials said, as the number of cases in the country rose to 5.3 million. The Indian parliament met for the first time in six …
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New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday that the domestic aviation sector is almost witnessing the return of pre-coronavirus figures with 1.16 lakhs of passengers flying on Thursday. “Domestic civil aviation operations continue smoothly. With 1,16,398 passengers on September 17, 2020, we are slowly flying towards …
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Major Wall Street indices rose on Monday on the boost from tech stocks, while signs of progress in the development of a COVID-19 vaccine and a string of multi-million dollar deals also cheered spirits. US stocks were jubilant at the opening Monday following news that Oracle was slated to be …
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AstraZeneca has resumed British clinical trials of its Covid-19 vaccine, one of the most advanced in development, after receiving the green light from safety watchdogs, the company said on Saturday. Late-stage trials of the experimental vaccine, developed with researchers at the University of Oxford, were suspended this week after illness …
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Tamil Nadu’s overall Covid-19 count on Sunday crossed the unenviable milestone of 5 lakh of cases. With 5,693 new cases detected in the last 24 hours, the state’s Covid-19 count is 5,02,759. 74 more deaths in the state in one day bring the death toll from Covid-19 to 8,381. The …
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The Covid-19 pandemic started as an urban phenomenon in India. But now it is spreading at a faster rate in rural areas. An analysis by HT on August 26 had shown that 55% of the new Covid-19 cases reported in August were in districts where the rural population had a …
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New Delhi: With a record 81,533 people recovering from COVID-19 in one day, India’s total recoveries on Saturday rose to 36,24,196 of which 60 percent of cases are from five states, including Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The COVID-19 case fatality rate in India has dropped further to 1.66 percent, …
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Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech on Friday released study results of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, Covaxin, which is currently in phase I / II human trials. The results show a reduction in the replication of the virus in the nasal cavity, throat and lung tissues of monkeys. “These results demonstrate protective efficacy …
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New Delhi: More than 15 lakh candidates are expected to appear for the NEET medical entrance exam on Sunday, which will be held amid strict precautions in light of the COVID1-9 pandemic, according to officials from the National Testing Agency (NTA). . In order to maintain social distancing, the NTA …
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