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The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been recorded below 10,000 for 11 straight days and less than 50,000 for 163 consecutive days now.   New Delhi:  India logged 6,822 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 558 days, taking the country’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,46,48,383, while the active cases declined to …

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Apart from all countries in Europe, including the UK, there are 10 other nations currently listed as “at-risk” by the Health Ministry: South Africa, Brazil, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Singapore, Hong Kong and Israel.   IN THE latest tussle between the Centre and Maharashtra over Covid norms, the Union Health Ministry Wednesday conveyed …

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Dr NK Arora, chairman of Covid Task Force, to NDTV: Like the vaccination in adults, a “prioritisation process is in place” for the country’s 44 crore children, and a list of comorbidities is being prepared, Dr NK Arora said.   New Delhi:  Vaccination for children with comorbities will begin in December and that will be …

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“Our Government is ready to answer all questions during the Winter Session of the Parliament. We should debate in the Parliament, and maintain the decorum of the proceedings,” PM Modi said, addressing the media outside Parliament.   Ahead of Parliament’s Winter Session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said that the government is ready to discuss all issues …

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The negligence of the staff and doctors is said to be the reason for the dead bodies remaining at the cold storage without proper cremation.   The bodies of two COVID-19 victims were found at the ESI hospital mortuary in Rajajinagar in Bengaluru, over 15 months after they had died. The bodies were recovered on …

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MUMBAI: Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra hit a 75-week low on Sunday while deaths fell below 20, the lowest in 34 weeks. The coronavirus death toll for Maharashtra reached 1,40,016.   The latest 10,000 Covid deaths came in three months, compared to the previous 10,000 deaths that had come in barely 25 days, signalling a slowdown of the …

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In this file photo taken on August 07, 2021, a syringe is filled with a first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at a mobile vaccination clinic. India is set to cross the 100 crore Covid-19 vaccination mark today. To mark the occasion, the central government has planned a series of events. Union Health Minister Mansukh …

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Coronavirus in India: Over 97.65 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.   India reported lowest daily rise in coronavirus cases since early March with 14,146 fresh infections. 144 deaths were recorded in the country due to coronavirus, which took the total death count to …

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UK revises travel rules for Indian travellers, approves Covishield as qualified Covid vaccine.   The United Kingdom revised its travel advisory on Wednesday saying that Covishield, the vaccine jointly developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII) – qualifies as an approved vaccine for travellers visiting Britain from any part of the world …

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