India has seen a drop in the number of new daily Covid-19 cases since October 7, indicating that the first wave of the coronavirus disease is showing signs of receding in the country. The Health Ministry said Sunday that five states that have contributed to the highest number of cases …
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A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) takes a swab from a construction worker for a rapid antigen test at a construction site, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Ahmedabad. Coronavirus LIVE Updates: India’s Covid-19 count crossed the 68 lakh mark on Thursday with an increase of 78,524 …
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Coronavirus LIVE Updates: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration told coronavirus vaccine developers on Tuesday that it wants at least two months of safety data before authorizing emergency use, a requirement that would likely push the availability of any US vaccine after the November 3 presidential election. A senior administration …
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Written by Amitabh Sinha, edited by Explained Desk | Pune | Updated: October 6, 2020 10:22:30 pm Shoppers in protective masks walk past vendors at the Mullick Ghat flower market in Kolkata. (Photographer: Arko Datto / Bloomberg) Coronavirus cases in India: New detection of coronavirus cases fell further on Monday, …
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India’s coronavirus disease (Covid-19) count increased by 61,267 in a single day, the lowest in a week, and now has 6,685,082 infections, the Union Ministry of Health panel showed Tuesday morning. . The death toll in the country rose to 103,569 when 884 people succumbed to the respiratory disease, the …
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The death toll from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in India surpassed the 100,000 mark on Friday, a grim milestone that comes exactly seven months from the day the first batch of cases was reported in the country. India became the third country in the world to cross this milestone: only …
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In just over 200 days from the day the first coronavirus disease-related death was reported in India, the national death toll surpassed the 100,000 mark on Friday. In this period of time, 717 of the 734 districts of the country have reported at least one death, while the 20 most …
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Written by Amitabh Sinha, edited by Explained Desk | Pune | Updated: October 2, 2020 3:16:10 pm Medical personnel wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suits, manipulate the body of a patient who died of Covid-19 in Agartala. (Express photo: Abhisek Saha) Coronavirus cases in India: Coronavirus-related deaths in India have …
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Science published a paper Wednesday based on one of the world’s largest contact tracing exercises. The study, covering 85,000 primary cases, was conducted in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu by a team of researchers led by Ramanan Laxminarayan of the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy. The study tracked …
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Written by Amitabh Sinha, edited by Explained Desk | Pune | Updated: October 1, 2020 1:36:03 pm Health workers conduct rapid antigen testing for Covid-19 outside Mahatma Gandhi’s Satyagraha Kochrab Ashram in Ahmedabad on September 30, 2020 (Express photo: Nirmal Harindran). Coronavirus cases in India: More than 26 lakh people …
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