Coronavirus LIVE Updates: After a brief drop in Covid-19 numbers, Maharashtra yesterday reported a record spike in infections (10,000 cases), a number last reached months ago. Maharashtra is among the few states that contribute to the largest Covid-19 burden in the country. Last month, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had eased …
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COVID-19 vaccination: The man was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. (Figurative) Bombay: A 45-year-old man in Maharashtra died yesterday, shortly after taking a second dose of the Covid vaccine. Sukhdev Kirdat from Bhiwandi, who was working as a driver with an ophthalmologist, fainted in an observation …
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NEW DELHI: Private hospitals that are not included in the central government scheme can administer the Covid-19 vaccine, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. The center has urged the states and territories of the Union to use 100% of the capacities of private hospitals that function as Covid Vaccination …
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The Co-WIN portal allows eligible citizens (seniors and those over 45 who have comorbidities) to register and get an appointment for vaccination. Registration for the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign across India started on Monday March 1 and the Union government has opened registrations for the same on …
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Registration on the Co-WIN2.0 portal will open today at 9 am. Citizens will be able to register and book an appointment for vaccination, anytime and anywhere, using the Co-WIN 2.0 portal or through other computer applications such as Arogya Setu. According to the ministry, there will be a registration facility …
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Sri Lanka had approved the purchase of 10 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine (Representational) Colombo: Sri Lanka has suspended the COVID-19 vaccine from China Sinopharm and will use the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine made in India to inoculate 14 million people, a government spokesman said. According to Cabinet co-spokesperson Dr. …
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Currently, Mumbai ‘s average growth rate of COVID-19 cases is 0.20 percent and the average doubling rate is 346 days, according to the data. Although daily cases of COVID-19 have increased in the city, the number of deaths remained low, around three to five per day, according to the data. …
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“Akola, Amravati, Yavatmal, Buldana, Wardha and Nagpur are the six districts (in Vidarbha) that have reported a steady increase in coronavirus numbers. The other two districts where cases have increased are Mumbai and Pune, although this could be due to migration, not maintaining the COVID-19 protocol such as wearing masks, …
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The grim Covid-19 situation in Maharashtra has not even saved the ministers as two of them, Health Minister Rajesh Tope and Water Resources Minister Jayant Patil, tested positive for the virus. PNC leader Eknath Khadse and his daughter-in-law and MP Raksha Khadse have also contracted the infection. The increase in …
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Only 1 in 10 jabs after four weeks. Only about one in 10, or about 23,628 healthcare workers, were vaccinated with the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on February 13, according to data from the Health Ministry. February 13 was an important day in India’s COVID-19 vaccination schedule marking …
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