India was one of the first countries to adopt a “flexible” lockdown approach and thus managed to keep death rates from COVID-19 relatively low, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the launch of the Annual Meeting of Large Challenges, organized by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The three-day program …
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The head of the National Group of Experts on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 emphasized the appropriate behavior of COVID-19 during the festival season and winter months. The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths has declined in the past three weeks as the spread of the pandemic has leveled off …
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Modi also warned against any complacency in the face of the decline and called for continued efforts to contain the pandemic. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that every step in the logistics, delivery and administration of the COVID-19 vaccine must be rigorously implemented and must include advanced planning of …
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There are currently 42 vaccines for COVID-19 in clinical trials, the researchers noted. (Representative image: Reuters) A leading candidate for China’s COVID-19 vaccine, called BBIBP-CorV, was shown to be safe and elicited an immune response in a small early-phase human trial, researchers said Friday. A previous clinical trial reported similar …
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Harsh Vardhan said that “the authorization of emergency use for the COVID-19 vaccine will depend on data from clinical trials.” Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday that his ministry will soon launch the FELUDA paper strip test for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2. This has been developed by CSIR-IGIB …
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Up to 18 states and Union Territories have recorded recovery rates above the national average, the ministry said. Active COVID-19 cases in India stayed below the nine lakh mark for the second day in a row and now constitute only 12.65 percent of the total number of cases, the Union …
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[ad_1] In light of compelling research evidence that face masks are a great tool to stop the community spread of COVID-19, a group of scientists from around the world has come together to issue an open letter promoting the use of masks by part of the public. Arguing that the …
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[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a special economic package and said that recent government decisions, RBI decisions combined with the announcement of the financial package on May 12 come to around ₹ 20-lakh-crore, almost 10% of the GDP of India. There is an unprecedented crisis, but India will not …
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[ad_1] Citing the growing cases of COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami urged the Prime Minister on Monday not to resume regular air and rail transport services in the State until May 31. Referring to media reports on plans to resume regular train services to and from …
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[ad_1] Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on May 10 that an ambulance driver who tested positive for COVID-19 was allowed to go to Mumbai because he was asymptomatic, drawing criticism from netizens on his social media accounts. . State Aid Line Numbers for COVID-19 | Coronavirus, May 10 …
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