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UP CM giving advertisements when bodies of people floating in river during
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday hit out at his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanth saying that the latter was giving advertisements in the Time magazine when the dead bodies of people were flowing in the river during the second wave
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Govt's supply-side reforms preparing economy for sustained long-term expan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): The economic impact of the "second wave" of COVID-19 was much smaller than that during the full lockdown phase in 2020-21, though the health impact was more severe, according to the Economic Survey 2021-22 tabled in the parliament on Monday.
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Omicron replaces Delta as dominant variant with 67.5 pc positivity rate in
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 29 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister Sudhakar K on Friday said that statistics show that the Delta variant of COVID-19 has become less dominant which is now replaced by the Omicron variant of the virus as against the second wave in the country when th
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Remdesivir for COVID-19 found to reduce need for mechanical ventilation: S
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], January 24 (ANI): Remdesivir had saved many lives during the deadly second wave of COVID-19. Now, a new research has revealed that Remdesivir, when compared with the standard of care for COVID-19, reduced the need for mechanical ventilation in hospitalised patients.
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Less hospitalisation, less severity in Omicron driven wave, say Experts
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): Delhi is reporting a ten times lesser number of hospitalisations in the Omicron-driven wave of COVID-19 as compared to the second wave, informed Dr Dhiren Gupta, Paediatric Pulmonologist at Sir Gangaram Hospital in Delhi on Friday.
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Despite high positive rate, at least 95 pc beds are vacant: Maha health mi
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 21 (ANI): Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Thursday said that despite a high positive rate, at least 95 per cent of beds are vacant or the hospitalisation is lesser compared to the second wave of COVID-19.
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Delta variant major cause for COVID in children during second wave: ICMR s
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): The Delta variant was the major cause of coronavirus infection in children's COVID-19 cases during the second wave in India, according to an Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study.
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Omicron is more infectious than Delta variant, says Medanta Hospital senio
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): Senior Surgeon of Medanta Hospital Dr Arvind Kumar on Thursday said that the data shows that the COVID-19 variant Omicron is more infectious than the Delta variant. However, it is milder as compared to it.
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Third wave will have sharp rise in Jan end, but sharp decline in mid-March
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 10 (ANI): Amid surge in COVID-19 infections in the country, IIT Kanpur professor Manindra Agrawal on Monday stated that the peak of the infection will hit the nation in the January-end. He also said that the virus cases will overtake the cases recor
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Delhi likely to report 22,000 COVID-19 cases today, but no need to panic:
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that the national capital is expected to report 22,000 new COVID-19 cases today, however, he added that there is no need to panic citing the comparative statistics with the second wave in the country.<
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Chandigarh: UT Adviser Dharampal inspects health facilities to assess COVI
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], December 31 (ANI): UT Adviser Dharampal took stock of preparedness, on Friday by inspecting the mini COVID care centres in Chandigarh, said an official statement.
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Yearender 2021: Athletes speak up on mental health, show importance of wel
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 27 (ANI): Year 2021 saw the second wave of COVID-19 which brought numerous changes to the dynamics in the field of sports, where many sportspersons shifted their focus from physical to mental health.
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