The coronavirus pandemic may have reduced India’s middle-class population by 32 million and brought 75 million below the poverty line in 2020, according to a report from the Pew Research Center, as a severe recession hit the third. Asia’s largest economy. The report, which is based on an analysis of …
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MUMBAI: Maharashtra’s Covid-19 count increased to 19,42,136 on Sunday with the addition of 3,282 new cases, the state health department said. With 35 more patients succumbing to the viral disease, the total number of deaths in the state rose to 49,666. A total of 2,064 patients were discharged after treatment …
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The Comptroller General of Drugs of India (DCGI) on Sunday gave emergency use approval to COVISHIELD, the coronavirus vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech, and the other by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford. Shortly after the vaccine announcement, Serum Institute of India Executive Director Adar Poonawalla wished the people of …
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The other vaccine, known as COVAXIN, has been developed locally by Bharat Biotech and the government-run Indian Council for Medical Research. Reuters, citing sources, reported on Friday that the injection could be approved, although little is known about the results of its clinical trials. “Granting permission for restricted use in …
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In this illustration, taken on October 31, 2020, vials with a label that reads ‘COVID-19 / Coronavirus Vaccine / Injection Only’ and a medical syringe are seen in front of a Pfizer logo displayed. (Image: Reuters) The US Food and Drug Administration and a panel of its external advisers have …
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In this file photo, soldiers march during the Indian Republic Day parade in New Delhi. Reuters / Altaf Hussain As part of the new protocols, all contingents and marching participants will be required to wear face masks and the contingents will be smaller this time. Instead of 144 members, each …
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NEW DELHI: In a strong push for retaliation, India informally asked all airlines not to fly Chinese citizens Within the country. This comes after China’s not-so-subtle move to stop Indians to fly home, something that has only hardened since November. While flights between India and China are currently suspended, Chinese …
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MUMBAI: The Covid-19 count in Maharashtra rose to 19,19,550 on Sunday with the addition of 3,314 new infections, the state health department said. With 66 more people succumbing to the viral disease, the total death toll in the state rose to 49,255, it said in a statement. A total of …
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The nations of the European Union launched a coordinated effort on Sunday to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to the most vulnerable among the bloc’s nearly 450 million inhabitants, marking a moment of hope in the continent’s battle against the worst crisis in public health in a century. Healthcare workers, the …
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A small shopping basket filled with vials labeled “COVID-19 – Coronavirus Vaccine” and medical sryinges are placed on an AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken on November 29, 2020. (REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration) The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, which is currently under evaluation by Britain’s independent drug regulator, provides “100 …
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