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Study reveals real-world flight data that shows continued need for social
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Reykjavik [Iceland], May 26 (ANI): Current vaccination programmes alone will have a limited effect in stopping the second wave of COVID infections in the US, according to a study conducted by a team of scientists.
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Piyush Goyal reviews USBRL project, instructs to put in extra effort
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday reviewed the progress of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail link Project (USBRL) and instructed officials to put in extra efforts to make up for the time lost due to COVID-19 second wave.
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Over 500 children orphaned in India due to second wave of Covid
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): The surge in Covid cases and consequent deaths have left more than 500 children orphaned in India.
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J-K performing reasonably well in mitigating second wave of COVID-19 pande
Updated : 4 years, 10 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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Experts reiterate no COVID transmission from animals to humans, urge peopl
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): As the rumours of the transmission of COVID-19 from animals to humans get momentum amid the second wave, top doctors and experts of the country have debunked the myth, stating that there is no data that shows that the virus spread from animals to humans. Read More
Richa Chadha starts social media initiative to celebrate everyday heroes a
Updated : 4 years, 10 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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Tough time for coconut traders in Bengaluru as sales see sharp decline
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 25 (ANI): Coconut traders in the capital city Bengaluru received an unexpected jolt with the Covid-19 second wave as sales have sharply declined.
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Tackle Covid-19 in villages, dense tier 2, 3 towns strategically, say expe
Updated : 4 years, 10 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, 10 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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Bihar's Madhubani deals with COVID-19 amid almost non-existent healthcare
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Madhubani (Bihar) [India], May 24 (ANI): The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the stressed and almost non-functional healthcare system in rural Bihar with unsanitary conditions, lack of medical equipment and missing medical staff becoming the norm at many hospitals.
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UP nursery introduces mango varieties named after COVID frontline workers
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Malihabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 24 (ANI): Amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kaleem's Nursery in Lucknow's Malihabad has introduced new mango varieties named after several frontline workers including doctors and policemen, who lost their lives to the virus. The Nursery
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Moderna refuses to send vaccine doses directly to Punjab Govt
Updated : 4 years, 10 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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