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Chhattisgarh CM directs collectors to ensure COVID-19 testing at inter-sta
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], February 24 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday directed collectors to ensure COVID-19 testing arrangements at the airport and the inter-state borders, especially at Maharashtra border in view of the surge in various cities of Maharas
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Herd immunity by natural infection very difficult, says AIIMS Director Gul
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 24 (ANI): Sero surveillance data has shown that only around 20 to 25 per cent of individuals across the country have positive antibodies, so herd immunity by natural infection is very difficult to achieve, according to All India Institute of Medical Sc
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From Feb 26, Delhi to ask people from 5 states to show negative COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): With a surge in COVID-19 cases in five states, Delhi will make it essential for those arriving from those states to carry a negative COVID test report from February 26, according to sources.
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Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine meets requirements fo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): The US Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday that Johnson and Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine has met the requirements for emergency use authorisation.
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Global COVID-19 cases declining for sixth consecutive week: WHO
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 24 (ANI): Global coronavirus cases fell by 11 per cent in the week leading up to February 21, marking the sixth consecutive week of declining cases, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday.
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COVID-19: Plea in Delhi HC seeks directions for Centre to begin vaccinatio
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to the Delhi government and the Centre to start the COVID-19 vaccination process for the lawyers and members of the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) and their notified staff.
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'Keeping our African commitment': Jaishankar after Ghana receives Made-in-
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Wednesday informed that Ghana received the Made-in-India COVID-19 vaccines under the 'Vaccine Maitri' programme.
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Uttarakhand colleges, universities to reopen from March 1
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], February 24 (ANI): The Uttarakhand government on Wednesday has ordered to reopen all the state universities and colleges from March 1.
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New COVID-19 strains not 'more infectious', need to aggressively monitor s
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): With two new strains of Covid-19, one each from the UK and Brazil, confirmed in a number of states, AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria on Wednesday said that vaccines will be able to control the spread of coronavirus and lessen the mortality rate.
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Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi regarding purchase of COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 24 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines and make the upcoming Assembly polls safe.
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Delhi HC allows home quarantine for UK returned family
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed home quarantine of a UK returned family of four members, including two kids.
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2nd phase of COVID-19 vaccination to begin from March 1; those above 60 ye
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): The second phase of COVID-19 vaccination in India will begin from March ,1 in which people above 60 years of age and those above 45 years of age with comorbidities will be vaccinated, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday.
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