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J-K performing reasonably well in mitigating second wave of COVID-19 pande
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): Through the government's timely response, the daily number of COVID-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir has reduced from an all-time high of 5,500 to 2,200 in two weeks. The same period also witnessed a reduction in the case positivity rate from 13 per cent to 6.2
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Richa Chadha starts social media initiative to celebrate everyday heroes a
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): Amid the raging second wave of COVID-19, Bollywood actor Richa Chadha has started a new community-based initiative called 'The KINDry', which aims to celebrate ordinary people doing extraordinary things.
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Tackle Covid-19 in villages, dense tier 2, 3 towns strategically, say expe
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, May 24 (ANI): Experts emphasise on the need to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus using strategic and pragmatic approaches in villages as well as Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities and towns, which are reporting increased Covid-19 infections and deaths during the ongoing second wave o
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JSPL supplies 1,100 MT of liquid oxygen to Andhra, Telangana
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 24 (ANI): Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) has supplied more than 1,100 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as the country battles against second wave of Covid-19, the company said on Monday.
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Moderna refuses to send vaccine doses directly to Punjab Govt
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh, (Punjab) [India], May 23 (ANI): As the country is battling the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, Covid vaccine manufacturer Moderna has refused to send vaccines directly to the Punjab government stating that according to their policy, they only deal with Government of India and n
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HC raps Centre for 'step child' treatment to Uttarakhand
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 23 (ANI): The Nainital High Court hit out at the central government for treating Uttarakahd like a "step-child" and not providing medical assistance to the state, amid the raging second wave of COVID-19.
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Gurugram resident defeats black fungus after timely treatment
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Amid the deadly second wave of COVID-19 and its post consequences, Mucormycosis or black fungus has posed another challenge in front of the country.
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COVID-19: Private firms sponsor oxygen concentrators to Bruhat Bengaluru M
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 22 (ANI): In wake of the rising need of oxygen due to the second wave of COVID-19, several private firms have sponsored oxygen concentrators to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to assist the Karnataka government in its fight against the pandemi
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Slackening economic momentum to limit discretionary purchases: ICRA
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Slackening economic momentum driven by the second wave of Covid-19 infections in India has emerged as a concern with bruised sentiment, high healthcare costs and fuel expenses likely to limit discretionary purchases in the immediate term, rating agency ICR
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Covid-19: Experts stress on strategies to tackle infections in kids with p
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): The ongoing second wave of Covid-19, in which number of children affected have seen a rise, has alerted the country's health experts to stress on ways to handle children, with pre-existing co-morbidities, who have been infected with the deadly virus.
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Uttarakhand recorded highest COVID-19 deaths in May
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 22 (ANI): Since the beginning of the second wave of COVID-19, Uttarakhand has recorded the highest number of deaths in the first 20 days of May, according to the state health department.
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SC to hear PIL seeking direction to Centre for measures to overcome financ
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a direction to the Centre to take measures to overcome the financial stress faced by borrowers of the country during the second wave of COVID19 and lockdown on May 24.
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