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New Delhi: India logged 20,409 new coronavirus infections pushing the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,39,79,730, while the active cases declined to 1,43,988, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,26,258 with 32 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise […]
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Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based Zenara Pharma, a fully owned subsidiary of Biophore India Pharmaceuticals, has announced that it has received approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) to manufacture and market Nirmatrelvir and Ritonavir tablets in a combi pack as a treatment option for patients with mild to moderate symptoms of Covid-19 in adults. The […]
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Islamabad: Pakistan has announced telescopic monitoring of Indian passengers arriving in the country through air or land routes amid a surge in Covid-19 cases caused by the Omicron sub-variant BA-275. The Directorate of Health Sciences issued a circular in this regard on the instructions of Health Minister Qadir Patel, The Express Tribune reported. Lahore’s Allama […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana on Sunday reported 531 Covid positive infections out of which 281 were from areas under GHMC, 42 from Rangareddy and 34 from Medchal-Malkajgiri while Covid infections in rest of the districts hovered between 10 and 15 cases. While the number of active Covid cases on Sunday was 4,630, a total of 612 individuals […]
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Hyderabad: As a tribute to those who succumbed to the deadly Covid-19 virus in the city, about a dozen volunteers along with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and the Forest department will unveil a homage park on Sunday. The plantation drive, which will take place under the State government’s Haritha Haaram initiative, is expected […]
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New Delhi: India saw a single day rise of 21,880 coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,38,47,065, while the active cases rose to 1,49,482, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,25,930 with 60 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. […]
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Hyderabad: Intensifying its efforts to fight against the twin threats of seasonal ailments and the increasing number of daily Covid-19 infections, the Telangana government on Thursday directed the health department to be on a state of high-alert and urged people to be very cautious in the coming weeks. Incessant rains have triggered a range of […]
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Mumbai: Star India batter KL Rahul on Thursday tested positive for COVID-19, which is likely to rule him out of the upcoming five-match T20 series against the West Indies, starting July 29 at Tarouba. BCCI president Sourav Ganguly informed about Rahul after the Board’s Apex Council meeting here. Rahul on Thursday itself had addressed the […]
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New York: US President Joe Biden has tested positive for the coronavirus and is experiencing “very mild symptoms”, the White House said on Thursday. Biden, 79, who is fully vaccinated and twice boosted, has begun taking the Covid-19 pill Paxlovid. In line with CDC guidelines, he will isolate at the White House and will continue […]
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New Delhi: India added 20,557 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,38,03,619, while the active cases increased to 1,45,654, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,25,825 with 40 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise […]
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Kuwait/Beijing: The postponed Asian Games will be held from September 23 to October 8 next year in Hangzhou, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced on Tuesday. The 19th edition of the Games were originally slated to be held from September 10 to 25 this year but were suspended on May 6 after a spike […]
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New Delhi: Former Supreme Court judge Vineet Saran has taken over as the BCCI’s ethics officer and ombudsman, filling the dual posts lying vacant for a year. Saran has succeeded Justice (Retd) D K Jain, whose term ended in June last year. “Honourable Justice Saran’s appointment was made last month,” a BCCI official said. Saran, […]
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New Delhi: India logged a single day rise of 16,935 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,37,67,534, while the daily positivity rate was recorded above six per cent after 161 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The active cases have increased to 1,44,264, while the […]
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New Delhi: India established a new milestone on Sunday when it administered over 2 billion COVID vaccine doses, months after the launch of the nationwide vaccination drive on January 16, 2021. Earlier last year, the country had administered 1 billion doses within nine months (October) of the start of the vaccination drive. Addressing on the […]
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New Delhi: India reported 20,528 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, which is a marginal rise against the previous day’s count of 20,044, said the Union Health Ministry on Sunday. In the same period, the country reported 49 more Covid deaths, taking the nationwide toll to 5,25,709. The active caseload has also risen to […]
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New Delhi: India reported 20,044 Covid infections in the past 24 hours, a marginal rise against previous day’s 20,038 count, as per Union Health Ministry data on Saturday. In the same period, 56 fatalities took the nationwide death toll to 5,25,660. Meanwhile, the active caseload has also risen to 1,40,760 cases, accounting for 0.32 per […]
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New Delhi: India logged a single-day rise of 20,038 new coronavirus infections, pushing the tally of cases to 4,37,10,027, while the count of active cases of the disease has increased to 1,39,073, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll due to the disease has climbed to 5,25,604 with 47 new […]
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Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin who was tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, has been admitted to a private hospital in Chennai for further checkups. Stalin has been admitted to the Kauvery hospital for further investigations. The hospital in a medical bulletin on Thursday said that the Chief Minister is stable and various checks […]
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New Delhi: Daily COVID-19 cases in India were recorded over 20,000 after a gap of 145 days while the active cases increased to 1,36,076, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. A total of 20,139 new COVID-19 cases were reported in a span of 24 hours, pushing the total tally of cases […]
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By Biswajit Dhar The World Health Organization (WHO) has called it “vaccine apartheid”: developed economies who can pay for Covid-19 vaccines have much higher rates of vaccination than developing economies. Only 21% of people in low-income countries have received at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose, partly because pharmaceutical companies have refused to temporarily waive their […]
