Some 44 million people or three-quarters of England’s population already live under the harshest restrictions. Nearly 56 million people in England will return to a total coronavirus lockdown, possibly until mid-February, to try to reduce spiraling infection rates, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. The measures, which include the …
Read More »Coronavirus | COVID-19 Vaccine Near Approval, India’s General Drug Controller Hints
VG Somani, Comptroller General of Drugs of India (DCGI), in a webinar on Thursday indicated that India was close to approving a COVID-19 vaccine. Mr. Somani was participating in a webinar, organized by the Department of Biotechnology, in which vaccine experts, infectious disease experts and representatives of companies developing vaccines …
Read More »India’s COVID-19 cases surpass the 1 crore mark
The total number of recovered cases is more than 30 times the number of active cases, the ministry said. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India surpassed the 1 crore (10 million) mark on December 18, 2020. According to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at John …
Read More »India’s COVID-19 cases surpass the 1 crore mark
The total number of recovered cases is more than 30 times the number of active cases, the ministry said. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India surpassed the 1 crore (10 million) mark on December 18, 2020. According to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at John …
Read More »UPSC Preliminaries: govt. tells SC that he talks about another opportunity for applicants
The petitioners say their preparations were thwarted by the closures and restrictions. The Union government told the Supreme Court on Friday that they were being discussed to grant another chance to applicants to the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission), especially whose last attempt to break the preliminaries expired in October …
Read More »New variant of coronavirus found in UK, may spread faster: report
Shoppers walk down Oxford Street amid the coronavirus outbreak in London. London: London will move to the highest level of coronavirus restrictions due to concerns about the increase in the number of infections, the Health Minister announced on Monday. The change from the British capital to “Level 3” from 0001 …
Read More »No immediate plan to open Mumbai local trains to everyone, officials say – mumbai news
Amid speculation that Mumbai local trains will soon be open to all, officials have clarified that there were no immediate plans to do so. Mumbai Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal had previously said that a recommendation will be made on allowing the general public to travel on local trains in …
Read More »WHO says it will ‘do everything possible’ to discover the origin of COVID-19
The WHO chief urges critics who have accused the agency of handing over the reins of the investigation to China to stop “politicizing” the issue. The World Health Organization (WHO) insisted on Monday that it would do everything possible to find the animal origins of Covid-19, insisting that knowledge is …
Read More »Bihar voters’ message of change is not ordinary
In the overestimation and underestimation of ideas in Bihar, the message from the state, which sows a political narrative for the country in every election, is that “badlav” does not necessarily mean a change of government. It may very well mean a realignment within the same political formation. Bihar’s message …
Read More »Coronavirus | 577 COVID-19 Deaths in Past 24 Hours, Delhi Reports Peak New Cases
Active cases had been on a steady decline and stood at 5,16,632 on Saturday: Ministry of Health There were 577 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in the country, and of these, 10 states / UT accounted for almost 83% of the deaths, according to a statement issued …
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