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India better prepared to face Omicron, says health expert
07 Dec

India better prepared to face Omicron, says health expert

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India is better prepared to face the Omicron wave, if it comes, but people should always wear double face masks as these continue to be the best protection against any variant and take vaccines while regulatory authorities should authorise emergency use of two oral drugs for treatment of Covid-19, said a health systems expert. Dr Krishna Reddy Nallamalla said while it has become clearly evident that Omicron is more infectious than Delta variant, the ongoing debate is by how much. Preprint research publication from South Africa has convincing evidence that it evades immunity acquired after natural infection. Most of the…
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Delhi govt issues notice to 3rd int’l airline for flouting Covid norms
07 Dec

Delhi govt issues notice to 3rd int’l airline for flouting Covid norms

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After Etihad and American Airlines, the Delhi government has issued a show-cause notice to Qatar Airways for failing to follow the mandatory Covid-19 guidelines issued by the Union Health Ministry in the wake of the spread of the Omicron variant. According to a Delhi government notice, the Qatar Airways flight arrived in the national capital on Tuesday from the Hamad International Airport in Doha and it failed to identify 2 per cent travellers of the total people onboard who were supposed to undergo random RT-PCR testing upon their arrival at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. Earlier in the day, the…
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Cyclone Jawad updates: Storm to reach Andhra Pradesh, Odisha coasts, move towards Bengal tomorrow; NDRF earmarks 64 teams
03 Dec

Cyclone Jawad updates: Storm to reach Andhra Pradesh, Odisha coasts, move towards Bengal tomorrow; NDRF earmarks 64 teams

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Cyclone Jawad is likely to reach north coastal Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coast by the morning of December 4, informed the Meteorological Department (IMD), Amaravati Director Stella Samuel on Friday. The storm was located nearly 400 kms away from Visakhapatnam as of Friday noon. After hitting the Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coast, it is likely to recurve north-northeastwards and move along the Odisha coast, reaching near Puri on December 5. It is likely to continue to move north-northeastwards towards the West Bengal coast. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has earmarked a total of 64 teams to tackle the situation…
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Low-pressure system in Bay of Bengal intensifies into cyclonic storm ‘Jawad’
03 Dec

Low-pressure system in Bay of Bengal intensifies into cyclonic storm ‘Jawad’

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A low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a cyclonic storm 'Jawad', the India Meteorological Department said on Friday. The cyclonic storm is likely to reach the west-central Bay of Bengal off the coast of north Andhra Pradesh and Odisha by Saturday morning, the IMD said. It will then move north-northeastward along the coast of Odisha and adjoining Andhra Pradesh and touch the coast around Puri by December 5 noon, according to the weather department. Very heavy rainfall is likely to start in north coastal Andhra Pradesh and south coastal Odisha by Friday evening. The intensity of…
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10 Omicron suspects admitted to Delhi’s LNJP Hospital
03 Dec

10 Omicron suspects admitted to Delhi’s LNJP Hospital

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A total of 10 persons suspected to be infected with Omicron Covid variant have been admitted to Delhi’s Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital (LNJP). Dr Suresh Kumar, Medical Director, LNJP Hospital, which has been designated for the Omicron infection treatment, said on Friday, “We have admitted a total 10 individuals who are suspected to be of new Covid variant Omicron”. However, he underlined that ‘none of them have been identified yet ti have been infected with the Omicron variant’. He said that their genome sequencing reports are awaited. Kumar said that samples, which have been identified, will be sent for…
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Nissan India Exports 2954 in November
03 Dec

Nissan India Exports 2954 in November

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Nissan India has achieved a Domestic wholesale of 2651 vehicles & Exports of 2954vehicles for November 2021 for Nissan and Datsun. Nissan India has achieved a growth 161% in domestic market for the month of November and exports have received 152%-year growth in the financial year 2021. The all-new Nissan Magnite comes with the best, lowest-in-class maintenance cost at just 30 paise/km (for 50,000 kms). Peace of mind comes with a warranty of 2 years (50,000kms) which can be extended for up to 5 years (100,000 kms) at a nominal cost. Rakesh Srivastava, Managing Director, Nissan Motor India Ltd. said,…
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2 people dies after consuming suspected spurious liquor in Thrissur, Kerala
30 Nov

2 people dies after consuming suspected spurious liquor in Thrissur, Kerala

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Two persons have died after consuming suspected spurious liquor in Kerala's Thrissur district on Tuesday. They were two small-scale businessmen hailing from Irinjalakuda town in Thrissur. According to police, the victims, who were friends, consumed liquor, suspected to be spurious, Tuesday night at a shop owned by one of them. Quoting their other friends, the police said both of them showed symptoms of uneasiness soon after its consumption and foam started to build in their mouths. When they fell unconscious, they were rushed to the nearby hospital, but their lives could not be saved. "While Biju died on Monday night…
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Govt. to review decision on resumption of intl. flights
29 Nov

Govt. to review decision on resumption of intl. flights

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The government on Sunday announced that the decision on the effective date of resumption of scheduled commercial international passengers’ service from 15 December will be reviewed as per the evolving global scenario in light of a new Covid variant. ”Decision on effective date of resumption of scheduled commercial international passengers’ service, to be reviewed, as per evolving global scenario,” a spokesperson for the Union Home Ministry tweeted. The tweet came after Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla chaired an urgent meeting this morning after Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday held a high-level review meeting on the new Covid variant of concern…
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India is becoming a nation of job creator
29 Nov

India is becoming a nation of job creator

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India is not becoming a nation of job creators, in his ‘Man Ki Baat’ while applauding the recent surge in startups in the country. “This is the turning point of India’s growth story, where people are now not only dreaming of becoming job seekers but also becoming job creators. This will further strengthen India’s stature on the global stage,” the Prime Minister said. “These days, all we hear about from every corner is about Start-up, Start-up, Start-up. It is true, this is the era of start-up, and it is also true that in the world…
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Delhi records 30 cases of Covid-19
26 Nov

Delhi records 30 cases of Covid-19

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Delhi recorded 30 fresh cases of Covid-19 out of 55,930 tests conducted for the purpose, according to the Delhi government’s latest health bulletin. The national capital has been identifying less than 50 positive cases of the virus for the past many days, showing that the coronavirus situation remains well under control. The positivity rate stood at 0.05 per cent. The recovered patients, discharged by different hospitals, numbered 32. As many as 9,041 hospital beds were reserved for coronavirus patients, but only 144 beds were occupied. The number of virus-infected persons getting treatment under the home isolation system was 131 and…
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