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Boris Johnson to shorten India visit due to COVID-19 situation
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], April 14 (ANI): United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reduced the length of his trip to India later this month because of the COVID-19 situation in the country, the British Prime Minister's spokesperson said on Wednesday.
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Journalists reporting from adverse situations, should be allowed COVID vac
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the Delhi government will write to the Centre, advocating the inclusion of journalists into the category of frontline workers as they report from "adverse" situations and should be allowed vaccination agai
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COVID-19: 21 campers test positive at women's national boxing camp
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): The National Coaching Camp for elite women boxers has seen 21 members -- including players and coaching staff -- test positive for coronavirus at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex. None of them however are Olympic-bound boxers.
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Study finds Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine 90 pc effective six months after se
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], April 14 (ANI): Moderna announced on Tuesday (local time) that their coronavirus vaccine was 90 per cent effective six months after a person receives their second dose.
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Delhi HC dismisses petition seeking postponement of DSGMC elections amid r
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking postponement of the elections of the members of Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) in view of the recent unprecedented spike of coronavirus cases in the national capital.
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Shortage of Remdesivir doses in K'taka hospitals, DGCI to soon provide sup
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 14 (ANI): Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association's (PHANA) executive committee member Dr Rajashekar on Wednesday admitted that there was a shortage of Remdesivir doses for COVID-19 treatment and that the Drug Controller General of India (DGCI) ha
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COVID vaccination of people aged 45 underway in Andhra Pradesh under 'Tika
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 14 (ANI): As part of the four-day long 'Tika Utsav', COVID-19 vaccine was on Wednesday administered to people above 45 years of age in Andhra Pradesh. While many received the first jab of the COVID-19 vaccine, there were many who received their seco
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K'taka CM calls all-party meet on April 18 over spike in Covid-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bidar (Karnataka) [India], April 14 (ANI): Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of lockdown following surge in coronavirus cases and said that an all-party meeting has been called along with a technical advisory committee to review the COVID situati
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Fearing lockdown migrant workers returning to native places
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): Amidst the spike in coronavirus cases, people at Delhi's Anand Vihar bus station were seen returning to their native places as they were fearing that the government may announce another lockdown soon like last year.
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Merck Foundation and African First Ladies mark 'World Health Day' 2021 by
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Windhoek [Namibia]/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 14 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, mark 'World Health Day' 2021 together with 19 African First Ladies by starting the "Mask Up With Care" Media Recognition Awards for African Medi
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SC makes Covid-19 test mandatory for people entering its premises with sym
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): In light of the growing concerns amid a sudden upsurge of COVID-19 cases and as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of infection, the Supreme Court has made a Covid-19 test mandatory for everyone who enters its premises with symptoms of the diseas
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'Tika Utsav': India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 11 cr mark
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has surpassed 11 crore-mark on the fourth day of the 'Tika Utsav' or vaccination festival, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Wednesday.
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