Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested on Saturday developing a vaccine administration system that is in line with how elections are conducted in the country and disaster management work is carried out, even as he discussed ensuring rapid access. to vaccines against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) for every Indian Citizen. The …
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As daily cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in India continue to decline, states such as Kerala, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan have bucked the national trend, data analyzed by HT shows. All of these four states have rapidly increasing case numbers, increasing positivity rates, and the last three …
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Indian health authorities have decided to revise the protocol currently being followed for the treatment of Covid-19 after interim results of a large World Health Organization trial found that four of the drugs used common provide little or no benefit in reducing deaths in hospitalized patients. These include the antiviral …
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A city in eastern China is offering an experimental coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine outside of clinical trials for about $ 60 to high-risk groups under an emergency inoculation program, officials said, including when experts raised concerns about the massive launch of an ace-yet untested vaccine. Beijing-based Sinovac Biotech’s vaccine, called …
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India completed its 100 millionth test for Covid sometime on Friday, according to the HT panel. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research tally, the number was slightly lower, 92.25 million tests (ICMR has a tally protocol that not all states follow), which means that the 100 million mark …
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Cinemas will open, religious gatherings will be allowed with restrictions, and students in some parts of the country will be able to return to classrooms, as the last phase of the country’s reopening begins Thursday, about seven months after a national shutdown began. imposed when the coronavirus pandemic spread around …
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China’s censors blocked live coverage of the vice presidential debate on Wednesday night when Mike Pence was asked a question about the communist nation. “The outage affected only a small number of people in China with access to channels like CNN, which is available in some hotels. She came back …
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China, which has four coronavirus vaccine candidates in stage 3 clinical trials, said on Friday that it will join the Covid-19 vaccine alliance known as COVAX. The country signed an agreement with GAVI, the co-leader of the alliance, on Thursday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement. China initially …
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A report prepared by the National Disease Control (NCDC) warned that the national capital must prepare to address the increase of 15,000 Covid-19 cases per day in the upcoming winters and festivals. The report has highlighted three concerns that can cause undue pressure on health services. (i) winter months that …
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In the last 24 hours, India recorded 70,496 new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) and 964 deaths, bringing the overall count and death toll to 6,906,151 and 106,490, respectively. The country’s active cases, which have been below a million for 17 consecutive days, fell further below 900,000 on Friday, while more …
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