PUNE: A total of 17 mutations need to be detected in the genetic makeup of the SARS-CoV-2 virus before experts can confirm that it is the new variant that originated in the UK. Scientists who have been carrying out genome sequencing at the Pune-based Indian Council of Medical Research’s National …
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NEW DELHI: Up to 224 retired bureaucrats and judicial officials, including former senior high court judges, chief clerks and DGP, have sent a letter to the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in support of the new law against religious conversions in the state. They also attacked the group of 104 retired …
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NEW DELHI: A total of 38 people have tested positive for the new British variant of SARS-CoV-2 in India so far, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. These include the 29 cases that were announced as of Friday. All of these people have been kept in single room isolation …
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DHARAMSALA: Hundreds of Tibetans in exile braved the rain and cold Sunday in Dharamsala, where the government-in-exile is based, and voted for their new political leader as the current official’s five-year term draws to a close. Voters wore masks, maintained social distance, and used hand sanitizer while voting during the …
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NEW DELHI: Will the vaccine be given to everyone simultaneously? When will antibodies develop? How will a vaccine be chosen for administration?With India ready to roll out the Covid-19 vaccine, the government tweeted a three-part video series on Sunday to answer several frequently asked questions about the vaccination process. In …
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Farmers unions will urge the group of ministers to consider taking the ordinance route to repeal the three farm laws, as well as pointing to the private member bill introduced at the Lok Sabha in 2018 as a template to meet their second demand. on the extension of the legal …
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NEW DELHI: While several members of Congress expressed their apprehensions about the approval process for the Indian-made vaccine against Covid-19, BJP criticized the opposition party, and its president JP Nadda urged Congress to stop playing with life of people and cause panic by “wild theories”. “Time and time again we …
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MUMBAI: Not only healthcare workers and the ‘prioritized’ vulnerable population, but individuals also have reason to rejoice with the government’s approval of the Covid-19 vaccine from the Serum Institute of India, based in Pune. Once it launches the 50-60 million doses of Covishield that make up the first tranche of …
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Dr Gagandeep kang, the vice president of the board of Coalition for Outbreak Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), a global association that seeks to proactively develop vaccines for epidemics, and a professor at the Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, discusses concerns surrounding the approval process of the two vaccines by DCGI during …
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NEW DELHI: The Serum Institute of India’s Covishield is likely to be used for the first time in India’s vaccination campaign against Covid-19, with India’s Controller General of Drugs formally waving the green flag for use on Sunday, along with Covaxin from Bharat Biotech. Vaccination is likely to begin simultaneously …
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