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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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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COVID-19 is reflected in a drop on the needle of a syringe. (Reuters photo) Coronavirus LIVE Updates: After a promising start to 2021, India is slipping back into disturbing territory of local lockdowns and Covid-related hospitalizations. Maharashtra and Karnataka are the states hardest hit in what health experts call the …
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Continuing the rising increase in single-day Covid-19 infections, Maharashtra reported 14,317 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, the highest in 2021 so far. Mumbai, on the other hand, witnessed a drop from yesterday’s figure (1,539) and recorded 1,508 cases in the last 24 hours. The Center on Thursday expressed concern about …
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Meanwhile, an MBBS senior from Sion Hospital tested positive for the new coronavirus on Saturday, days after receiving the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. Doctors said that even after both doses, immunity could take several days to develop. The 21-year-old received the Covishield vaccine. Last week he received the …
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As Covid-19 cases begin to rise in Maharashtra again, a concerned state government has warned of a shutdown. The Covid-19 pandemic had been brought under control in Maharashtra thanks to the restraint and discipline of citizens, Prime Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Sunday, but also warned that if people do …
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Rapid test that was conducted inside a Honda two-wheeler service center in Chembur East on Monday. (Express photo by Amit Chakravarty) Maharashtra coronavirus live updates Against the background of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis contracting COVID-19, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said on Sunday that he was being told …
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One day after a bitter war of words broke out between Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari over the reopening of religious sites in the state, the Maharashtra government allowed the subway to resume its operations of staggered from October 15. Trade shows will also be …
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Sharad Pawar leaves after a review meeting on Covid in Pune on Saturday. (Express photo: Ashish Kale) On Thursday, the head of the PCN, Sharad Pawar, paid a surprise visit to the Municipal Corporation of Pimpri Chinchwad, the first in 18 years, and reviewed the situation of the epidemic. The …
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Maharashtra coronavirus LIVE updates: Forcing states to borrow will result in an interest burden, says Ajit Pawar. (Proceedings) LIVE news updates from Maharashtra, Mumbai, Pune Coronavirus The Uddhav Thackeray government in Maharashtra is poised for another confrontation with the Center over the delay in the settlement of outstanding goods and …
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