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India conducts over 20 lakh Covid tests in 24 hours; positivity rate dropp
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): More than 20 lakh COVID-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, the highest ever tests conducted in a single day in India, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Monday.
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With 4,529 fatalities, India records highest single-day COVID-19 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): India recorded the highest single-day COVID-19 fatalities with 4,529 new deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry's data on Wednesday.
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With 4,329 deaths, India records highest single-day COVID-19 fatalities
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): As India's daily spike of coronavirus cases witnesses a dip with only 2,63,533 fresh infections recorded in the last 24 hours, the number of deaths due to COVID-19 continues to remain alarmingly high with 4,329 more fatalities, the highest toll in a single
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COVID-19: India's weekly positivity rate drops to 18.17 pc
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): In an encouraging development, a declining trend in the weekly positivity rate is observed which stands at 18.17 per cent today, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday.
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ONGC to procure 1 lakh oxygen concentrators
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Amid reports of oxygen shortage during the second wave of COVID-19, the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) said it will procure one lakh oxygen concentrators based on its understanding of global supply chain and logistics.
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India reports dip in daily COVID-19 cases, over 2.81 lakh fresh infections
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): India's daily spike of coronavirus cases remained below the 3 lakh mark for the first time in nearly 26 days as only 2,81,386 fresh infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry's data on Monday.
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Lilly signs pact with Natco to accelerate availability of baricitinib for
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Eli Lilly and Company said on Monday it has issued an additional royalty-free, non-exclusive voluntary license to Natco Pharma, a local pharmaceutical manufacturer of generic medicines.
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COVID-19: Global aid sent to states and union territories, says Centre
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): India received 11,058 oxygen concentrators, 13,496 oxygen cylinders, 19 oxygen generation plants, 7,365 ventilators, Bi-PAP and about 5.3l Remdesivir vials as global aid and these were sent to states and union territories between April 27 and May 15 to com
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New York to send medical supplies to India amid second COVID-19 wave, says
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], May 15 (ANI): New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday (local time) announced that the city will send essential medical supplies to India as it battles a deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Covid-19: Vaccination with Sputnik V launched in India, first dose adminis
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 14 (ANI): The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund) announced the launch of vaccination with the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus in India today.
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India should collaborate with other countries to ramp up COVID vaccine cap
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 14 (ANI): Dr Anthony Fauci, the Biden administration's top medical adviser on Thursday (local time) said that it is imperative for India to collaborate with other countries, and companies to ramp up its vaccine production capability to vaccinate country's huge populat
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Extended gap between 2 doses of Covishield reasonable approach, India must
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 14 (ANI): Dramatically ramping up COVID-19 vaccination drive is key to ending the crisis in India and extending the gap between two doses of Covishield is a "reasonable approach," White House chief medical adviser Dr Anthony Fauci told ANI in an exclusive interview on
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