The Centre has written to the states and Union territories, advising them not to share the data of the Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (eVIN) system on vaccine stocks and the temperature of vaccine storage at public forums, and stating that it is a "sensitive information and to be used only for programme improvement".
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The government has come out with comprehensive guidelines for the management of Covid-19 among children in which Remdesivir has not been recommended and rational use of HRCT imaging has been suggested.
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While scores of tipplers in Kerala are struggling as liquor shops remainshut for more than a month now due to lockdown, a 75-year old man is motivating them by putting a stop to his decades-long drinking habit.
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Karnataka on Wednesday logged 10,959 new cases of Covid-19 and 192 deaths, taking the total number of infections to 27,28,248 and the death toll to 32,291.
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Just when the state was overcoming vaccine hesitancy among its populace, Tamil Nadu is now facing an acute shortage of Covid-19 vaccine doses though those between the age of 18-44 are ready to get inoculated.
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The Delta coronavirus variant of concern, first identified in India, is believed to be 60 per centmore transmissible than the Alpha variant which was previously dominant in Britain, a prominent UK epidemiologist said on Wednesday.
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The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has come out against the Karnataka governments move to pay allowances to Imams of 41 Mosques and Madrasas in Dakshina Kannada district as Covid lockdown compensation from the funds of Hindu religious endowment department.
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India’s relatively mild first wave of Covid-19 last year intrigued scientists and led the country’s leadership to declare what turned out to be a very premature victory over the novel coronavirus. The current surge has been much more deadly.
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Speaking in indoor spaces without wearing a mask poses the greatest risk of spreading SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, to others, a study has found.
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As the country gradually recovers from the devastating second wave of Covid-19, the Centre is making all efforts to ensure that they can vaccinate as many people as possible.
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Nearly a month after the Goa government announced free distribution of ivermectin tablets as a part of a new Covid-19 prophylaxis treatment protocol, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday claimed that the Health Ministry had not purchased a single tablet of the anti-parasitic drug so far.
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The prospect turned out to be lucrative enough to dispel rumours around vaccination among villagers of an administrative circle in Arunachal Pradesh, as over 80 of them turned up on foot for the inoculation within days of the announcement of the sop.
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Vegetarian and fish-based diets may be associated with lower odds of developing moderate to severe Covid-19 infection, suggest the findings of a six-country survey based on self-reported symptoms.
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More than1.33croreCovid-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and union territories and over3 lakh doses are in the pipeline and will be received by them within the next three days, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
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AirAsia Group Bhd has grounded around 90 per centof its fleet of more than 200 planes across Asia due to the resurgence of Covid-19 outbreaks, an executive at its Malaysia unit said on Wednesday.
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For the second straight day, Puducherry registered an increase in number of daily cases of coronavirus with 642 infections reported on Wednesday, while the fresh deaths fell during the same period. In the last 24 hours, theCovid aggregate rose to 1,10,748 with 642 new cases. The new fatalities however fell to four, taking the toll to 1,648. Director of Health Department S Mohan Kumar noted that the number of active cases were 6,853. (PTI)
Russia on Wednesday reported 10,407 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, its highest number of daily infections since early March, taking the national tally to 5,156,250 since the pandemic began. (Reuters)
Singapore has reported its 34th death due toCovid-19, taking its toll from the pandemic beyond the 33 casualties recorded during the 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak.
The city-state was one of the worst-hit countries by SARS outside mainland China, based on numbers of infection and death, according to the World Health Organization's data. (Reuters)
Melbourne will exit a Covid-19 hard lockdown as planned on Thursday night, authorities said on Wednesday, although some restrictions on travel and gatherings will remain.
Residents will have more freedom to step outside their homes but must stay within 25 kilometres (15 miles) and there will be a total ban on house gatherings, Victoria state Acting Premier James Merlino told reporters in Melbourne. (Reuters)
Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it will use its experience centers in London, New York and Sydney to sell products to customers starting July 1.
Microsoft, which shut its retail stores last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, has been using its experience centers to mainly host business customers.
Last month, Google-parent Alphabet Inc said it was opening its first physical retail store in New York City this summer. (PTI)
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