Written by Amitabh Sinha, edited by Explained Desk | Pune | Updated: October 1, 2020 1:36:03 pm Health workers conduct rapid antigen testing for Covid-19 outside Mahatma Gandhi’s Satyagraha Kochrab Ashram in Ahmedabad on September 30, 2020 (Express photo: Nirmal Harindran). Coronavirus cases in India: More than 26 lakh people …
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One-tenth of all patients infected with the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) become “super-spreaders” and account for 60% of new infections, while 70% of infected patients do not transmit the disease to anyone else , shows a study on transmission patterns of Sars-CoV-2 published in the journal Science: it is the first …
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The prevalence of antibodies to the Sars-Cov-2 virus in Delhi fell by more than four percentage points in a month, officials told the Delhi high court citing the recent serosurvey, yielding an epidemiological finding that now skews estimates of how many people may have been exposed to Covid-19 in the …
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US President Donald Trump has raised questions about the credibility of India’s Covid-19 count, stating that it was among the countries that did not accurately disclose the number of deaths due to the pandemic. Trump’s remarks came during his first presidential debate with Democratic challenger Joe Biden, who attacked the …
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Written by Amitabh Sinha, edited by Explained Desk | Pune | Updated: September 30, 2020 12:05:44 pm A healthcare worker writes a report after collecting nasal swab samples to test for Covid-19 in Hyderabad on September 29, 2020 (AP Photo: Mahesh Kumar A.) Coronavirus cases in India: While the past …
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The Maharashtra government said on Wednesday that the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has been extended until October 31. However, hotels, food courts, restaurants and bars will be able to operate from October 5 with 50% capacity, the state government added. The Central …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | September 30, 2020 9:56:38 am President Donald Trump speaks during the first presidential debate with former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland. (AP Photo / …
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Coronavirus Vaccine: Serum Institute said it will produce an additional 100 million doses of COVID vaccine Bangalore: Serum Institute of India will produce up to 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for the poorest countries, including India, next year as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the GAVI vaccine …
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Swab samples are taken for Covid-19 testing in New Delhi. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna) India Coronavirus Live News Updates: In the 24 hours ending at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, India detected 70,589 new cases of the new coronavirus, bringing its count to more than 61 lakh. Of the 61,45,292 cases …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 27, 2020 9:21:31 pm Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan during ‘Sunday Samvaad’, an interaction with his followers on social media. Citing the second ICMR sero-survey, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Sunday said that India was still far from achieving herd …
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