Swab testing for Covid-19 by health workers at Juhu Beach in Mumbai. (Express photo by Amit Chakravarty) On the day the Center classified 11 states and Union Territories as “states of grave concern” due to their high and growing daily Covid-19 cases and deaths, several states took action on Friday …
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A healthcare worker takes a swab sample from a person for COVID-19 testing. (Express photo by Prem Nath Pandey) Coronavirus India Live Updates: National Conference President and Lok Sabha MP Farooq Abdullah has tested positive for Covid-19, his son Omar announced on Tuesday. “My father tested positive for Covid-19 and …
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The Center also updated the Co-WIN platform and communicated to the states that, unlike before, when the second dose of the vaccine would be scheduled for Day 29, beneficiaries will have the discretion to choose the date of the second dose within the extended interval of 4-8 weeks. New cause …
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A woman receives a dose of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine in Bali, Indonesia. Despite some reluctance in Europe, Asian nations, including India, are using Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid injections to inoculate people. (Reuters photo) Lockdown News Today Coronavirus Lockdown 2021 Live News: The government of Narendra Modi has changed the vaccination rules …
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The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Edappadi K Palaniswami. (File photo) Responding to opposition leader MK Stalin’s comment that Edappadi K Palaniswami became the Chief Minister by “crawling” in front of VK Sasikala, CM Sunday responded by saying that he was Stalin’s late father, the patriarch of DMK M Karunanidhi, …
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As India witnesses another spike on the twelfth day in a row, the Narendra Modi government has called on states to increase testing. Punjab is the second state after Maharashtra to report the maximum number of Covid infections. A woman is seen getting tested for the coronavirus in Patiala on …
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A health worker collects Covid-19 test samples at the Nizamuddin train station in New Delhi. Coronavirus India News Live Updates: With Gujarat witnessing an increase in Covid-19 cases, the government has decided to impose night curfew in Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot from Saturday. During the curfew, essential services such as …
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A female passenger, dressed in a protective suit, waits for the train at the New Delhi train station (Express Photo: Amit Mehra) Kashmir seroprevalence survey: Kashmir’s first seroprevalence survey has revealed that close to 40 percent of people in the Valley have developed antibodies to Covid-19. The survey, which analyzed …
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Justice Karnan (File photo) Following a complaint by a Madras High Court lawyer, the Chennai police cyber cell on Tuesday registered former HC judge CS Karnan for his remarks against various former and acting High Court and Supreme Court judges. A senior official said the complaint was followed by a …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 27, 2020 6:27:29 pm Center announced new unlocking guidelines on Tuesday. (Express photo by Kamleshwar Singh) Unlock Guidelines: On Tuesday, the Center made no further changes to the new unlock guidelines issued for November. The Interior Ministry in a statement …
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