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U'khand has highest COVID-19 fatality rate among Himalayan states with 33
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 11 (ANI): With 33 deaths per lakh population, Uttarakhand has the highest COVID-19 mortality rate among the Himalayan states and nationwide it ranks ninth, according to the state health department's data.
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COVID-19 norms flouted at Ludhiana Subzi Mandi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], May 11 (ANI): Amid rising cases of Coronavirus, people were seen flouting COVID-19 guidelines at the largest vegetable market of Punjab, the Ludhiana Subzi Mandi on Tuesday.
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WHO classifies B1617 COVID-19 variant, first identified in India, as varia
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 11 (ANI): The coronavirus variant B1617 first identified in India last year has been classified as a variant of global concern, with some preliminary studies showing that it spreads more easily, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official informed on Monday.
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Odisha sees 9,793 fresh COVID-19 infections, 18 deaths in last 24 hrs
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 11 (ANI): Odisha reported as many as 9,793 new COVID-19 cases, 9,706 recoveries, and 18 deaths in the last 24 hours, the state health department informed on Tuesday.
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India reports 3,29,942 new COVID-19 cases, 3,876 deaths in last 24 hrs
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): India reported a slight dip in new COVID-19 cases with 3,29,942 fresh infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, according to Union Health Ministry on Tuesday.
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COVID-19: 24x7 oxygen war room set up in Thiruvananthapuram to cater to so
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 11 (ANI): As COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the country causing a shortage of essential medical supplies, the Kerala government has set up an oxygen war room and shortage centre to cater to the rising demand.
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COVID-19: Mumbai Police check IDs of commuters amid state-wide lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 11 (ANI): Mumbai Police on Tuesday was checking IDs of people as they commute amid the state-wide lockdown that has been imposed to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ready to buy vaccine from foreign countries if center allows: AP Health Pr
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 11 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh medical and health principal secretary Anil Kumar Singhal said the state government is ready to purchase corona vaccine directly from foreign countries too, if Central government allows.
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'Checkmate COVID': Viswanathan Anand, Koneru Humpy to help support coronav
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Chess maestro Viswanathan Anand along with Koneru Humpy, Dronavalli Harika, Nihal Sarin, and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, will be offering simultaneous exhibitions on Chess.com to support COVID-19 relief in India on Thursday.
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England reports zero daily COVID-19 deaths for first time since July last
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], May 11 (ANI): England reported zero daily COVID-19 deaths on Monday, the first time in a 24-hour period since July last year.
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Incarceration and COVID-19 racial disparities
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 11 (ANI): A new study finds that jails function as disease multipliers that affect public health and disproportionate policing of marginalised communities may explain a large proportion of COVID-19 disparities.
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Community circulation of SARS-CoV-2 virions
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 11 (ANI): Researchers analysed around 72,500 human saliva samples for SARS-CoV-2 at the University of Colorado, Boulder and found that asymptomatic individuals on the college campus carried just as much virus as individuals hospitalised with COVID-19.
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