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25 Aug

16 Afghan people evacuated from Afghanidtan who landed in Delhi yesterday, test Covid positive

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As many as 16 Afghan evacuees, out of 78 who landed in Delhi yesterday i.e, on Tuesday have tested Covid positive. All the positive people have been admitted to LNJP Hospital and the rest are quarantined at an Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) camp in south-west Delhi's Chhawla. According to an office memorandum issued by the Union Health Ministry on Monday, people arriving from Afghanistan have to undergo a "mandatory minimum 14-day institutional quarantine" at the ITBP facility. The memorandum read, "Any person testing positive or detected as symptomatic shall be shifted to dedicated Covid Care Centre or Covid hospital of…

23 Aug

Delhi reports 17 new COVID cases, deaths toll zero

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For the fourth consecutive day on Monday, Delhi recorded zero Covid deaths, according to the latest bulletin issued by the health department. The national capital recognized 17 new coronavirus cases during this period, pushing the tally of COVID-19 cases to over 14.37 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 25,079. This is the 14th time since the start of the second Covid wave that Delhi logged zero fatality in a day. Twenty-six people have succumbed to the disease this month so far. The death toll was 25,053 on July 31. On Sunday, the city reported 24 coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 0.04…

14 Aug

West Bengal allows shops to remain open until 10:30 p.m., with some restrictions

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The West Bengal government declared on Saturday (August 14) that all stores and business establishments, including pubs and restaurants, will be open till regular work hours, but not later than 10.30 p.m. From Monday onwards, the restriction will be in effect. According to news agency PTI, the state administration extended existing COVID restrictions until August 31 but reduced night curfew timings by two hours, from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. It allowed government programmes to happen outside while following to COVID guidelines. Theatres, auditoriums, and open-air theatres were also allowed to function with no more than 50% of their respective…

13 Aug

Two people die due to Delta plus in Raigad, toll reaches to 4

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Two patients dies due to contagious Delta plus variant of Coronavirus in Maharashtra's Raigad. Both were residents of Uran and Nagothane areas of Raigad, respectively. On Thursday, a 63-year-old fully vaccinated woman died of Delta plus variant of Covid-19 in Mumbai's Ghatkopar. This is Mumbai's first death and the second death reported in Maharashtra due to the Delta Plus variant. The first was an 80-year-old woman from Ratnagiri who died in June 13. As per the data released on Wednesday, there were 65 patients infected with the Delta plus variant in the entire state. Seven of them were from Mumbai. Of 65…

11 Aug

242 children below the age of 19 tested positive in the last five days

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The Bengaluru civic body, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), said 242 children below the age of 19 tested positive in the last five days. According to the data, 106 children below the age of 9 years and 136 children between 9 and 19 years have tested positive in the last five days in the city. The health department has warned that the positive cases of children may rise in the coming days. The Karnataka government has already ordered night and weekend curfews in all the districts, and entries to Kerala-Karnataka, Maharashtra-Karnataka borders have been restricted. Only those who can show…

09 Aug

SC notice on plea seeking transparency in vaccine clinical data

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The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a plea seeking transparency in clinical trial data for the vaccines being administered in India under emergency use authorization and also a stay on the vaccine mandates, which is being issued by authorities in various parts of the country. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, representing petitioner Jacob Puliyel, vehemently argued that there is evidence in the medical literature that, vaccines that have not been adequately tested for safety or efficacy are now licensed under emergency use authorization without the data being disclosed to the public. Bhushan emphasized coercive mandates for use of these inadequately…

08 Aug

COVID-19: Study on mixing and matching Covaxin, Covishield shows better result, says ICMR

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The Indian Council of Medical Research on Sunday said that a study has suggested that mixing and matching of Covid-19 vaccines - Covaxin and Covishield - show better result. As per the ICMR, the study has also suggested that immunisation, with a combination of an adenovirus vector platform-based vaccine, followed by inactivated whole virus vaccine was not only safe, but also elicited better immunogenicity. The study also found that immunisation with combination of Covishield and Covaxin was safe and the adverse effects were also found to be similar when compared to the same dose regimen. The study was conducted between…

07 Aug

India sees single-day rise of 38,628 Covid-19 cases, 617 deaths

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India recorded a single-day rise of 38,628 new coronavirus cases, taking the infection tally to 3,18,95,385, while the death toll climbed to 4,27,371 with 617 fresh fatalities, the Union health ministry said on Saturday. The active cases in the country have declined to 4,12,153 and comprise 1.29 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.37 per cent, the ministry data updated at 8 am showed.A decrease of 2,006 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours, it said. The ministry also said that 17,50,081 tests…

07 Aug

J&J’s single-dose Covid vaccine gets Emergency Use approval in India

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Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine has been given Emergency Use approval in India, Union Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday. He said this will further boost the country’s collective fight against the novel coronavirus infection. “India expands its vaccine basket! Johnson and Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine is given approval for Emergency Use in India. Now India has five EUA vaccines. This will further boost our nation’s collective fight against #COVID19,” the minister tweeted. “The US-based pharmaceutical company had applied for Emergency Use Authorisation for its jab on Friday and was granted the approval the same day by the…

07 Aug

Presumed dead during lockdown, man reunites with family after 16 months

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A man from Jharkhand, reported missing since the national lockdown last year and presumed dead by his family members, was reunited with his near and dear ones in Simdega due to the efforts of a Telangana-based NGO. Marcus, a resident of Chhattakahu in Kurdeg block of Simdega district, had gone to work in Goa in February 2020, officials said. During the coronavirus pandemic lockdown in March 2020, he too was returning home like other migrant labourers. But Marcus reached Khammam district of Telangana instead of arriving at his state. Unable to find any shelter in a strange place during the…