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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A swab sample is being taken at a BMC medical center for a rapid Covid-19 test in Mumbai. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty) Meanwhile, Dr Suresh Jadhav, executive director of the Serum Institute of India, which is testing the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine candidate in the country, said that India could receive …
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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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Written by Amitabh Sinha, edited by Explained Desk | Pune | Updated: October 16, 2020 1:57:14 pm A woman selling lemons sits with her children as they wait for buyers in Bangalore, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020 (AP Photo: Aijaz Rahi). With its daily case count starting to rise again, Delhi …
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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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Written by Amitabh Sinha, edited by Explained Desk | Pune | Updated: October 14, 2020 11:46:04 am A worker in PPE equipment disinfects the lobby seats of a movie theater in Mumbai on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 (PTI Photo: Mitesh Bhuvad) Coronavirus cases in India numbers explained: The nearly month-long …
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Written by Amitabh Sinha, edited by Explained Desk | Pune | Updated: October 12, 2020 3:36:42 pm People shop at the New Dharmatala Market before Durga Puja celebrations in Calcutta (Express Photo / Shashi Ghosh) Coronavirus cases in India numbers explained: While the number of active cases of the new …
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