Corona Updates

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to chair a meeting with Chief Ministers on several states today to review the Covid-19 situation, even as cases surge in many parts of the country including the national capital. Union health secretary…
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ANI news agency, on Tuesday, reported that the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the emergency use authorisation for Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for children aged 6-12 years. The DGCI has asked vaccine manufacturers to…
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Delhi, on Monday, reported more than 1,000 cases for the fourth continuous day in a row with 1,011 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours. The national capital also witnessed a surge in the daily case positivity rate which was 4.48 percent on…
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दुनियाभर में एक बार फिर कहर बरपा रहा ओमिक्रॉन नई चिंता बनकर उभरा है। ऐसे में सवाल यह है कि क्या कोरोना के इस नए वैरिएंट के खिलाफ कोविशील्ड और कोवैक्सीन उतनी ही असरदार है, जितनी डेल्टा वैरिएंट के खिलाफ थी। नए अध्ययन से पता चलता है कि…
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India reported 2,527 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, taking the overall cases so far to 4,30,54,952. The active Coronavirus cases in the country currently stands at 15,079, according to the Union health ministry. 33 new Covid-related deaths…
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Delhi reported 1,094 fresh COVID-19 infections and two deaths due to the disease on Saturday as the positivity rate rose to 4.82 per cent, according to data shared by the health department. A total of 22,614 Covid tests were conducted in…
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The authorities in China’s financial hub of 25 million residents – Shanghai – said that the city will continue to see mass-testing and Covid-19 curbs until every single case of the deadly virus is eradicated as the hotspot continues to be…
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Given the rising cases of Covid-19, the Delhi government has issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) which have mandated the teachers to ask the students about Covid-19 related symptoms daily. According to the new SOP, “a quarantine…
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Amid the rising cases of Covid-19 in Delhi, the state government has now issued new guidelines for schools. The new SOPs state that no student or staff should be allowed entry into school premises without thermal scanning and if any of them…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday “strongly recommended” the use of Pfizer’s antiviral pill Paxlovid in patients with mild and moderate forms of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) at the highest risk of hospitalisation. The UN…
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