125 out of 179 passengers on board an international chartered flight from Italy have been found corona infected at Amritsar International Airport in Punjab. There was a stir in the airport after such a large number of passengers got Kovid positive. At present, all the passengers are being isolated. However, […]
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China suspends international flights for Xi’an amid Covid-19 resurgence
China on Wednesday suspended international passenger flights for the city of Xi’an due to the latest COVID-19 resurgence. Xi’an located in northwest China’s Shaanxi has been under strict lockdown since December. Earlier, the city had suspended domestic flights, according to the Xi’an Xianyang International Airport, reported Xinhua. The airport is an important air transportation hub in western China, with international routes […]
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India reported 90,928 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate stands at 6.43 pc
India reported 90,928 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday. The daily positivity rate stands at 6.43 percent while the weekly positivity rate stands at 3.47 percent. As many as 325 patients lost their lives taking the death toll […]
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MoS Health Bharati Pawar tests positive for Covid-19
Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Bharati Pravin Pawar has tested positive for COVID-19. Taking to Twitter on Thursday, she appealed to the people who came in contact with her to get themselves tested for COVID-19. “Today my COVID-19 test report has come positive and I have quarantined myself at home. All of you […]
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Priyanka Gandhi’s public meetings in Uttarakhand postponed amid rising Covid-19 cases
In view of rising COVID-19 cases, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s two public meetings that were to take place in Uttarakhand have been postponed. “In view of the increasing spread of the global pandemic, Corona, the proposed public meetings of Priyanka Gandhi in Srinagar (Garhwal) and Almora are postponed,” Uttarakhand Congress tweeted from its official account. Ahead of Uttarakhand assembly polls scheduled to take place this year, Priyanka […]
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Covid-19 vaccine does not increase risk of preterm birth: Study
Pregnant people who contract COVID-19 have an increased risk of disease severity and death, yet only 31 percent of pregnant people in the United States had received vaccines as of September 2021. One barrier to vaccine acceptance is the concern that vaccination might disrupt pregnancy. The findings were reported by […]
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India reported 58,097 new Covid-19 cases in last 24hours
India reported 58,097 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours, and the daily positivity rate is at 4.18 percent the Union Health Ministry informed on Wednesday. The active caseload of COVID cases in the country now stands at 2,14,004. As per the Ministry, 2,135 cases of the Omicron variant […]
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Telangana reports 1,052 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
Telangana reported 1,052 COVID-19 positive cases and two deaths on Tuesday. The state reported 10 new Omicron cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total cases of the new variant of COVID-19 to 94, informed the Telangana government. Out of the 94 cases of Omicron reported, 37 have recovered […]
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Karnataka govt deploys 8 IAS officers for Covid-19 management
Karnataka government deployed eight IAS officers to handle and manage the COVID-19 situation and Omicron related cases in eight zones of Bengaluru, informed the government. Earlier on Tuesday, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta instructed the Chief Health Officer Dr. Balasundar to identify each COVID care centre […]
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New Covid-19 variant ‘IHU’ discovered in France, more infectious than Omicron
The world is still grappling with the highly mutated strain of coronavirus, called Omicron, which has been leading a surge in Covid-19 infection across the globe. And now, scientists in France have identified a new, more mutated strain that Omicron. Named IHU, the B.1.640.2 variant was discovered by the academics at institute […]
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Union Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey tests positive for Covid-19
Union Minister for Heavy Industries Mahendra Nath Pandey on Tuesday informed that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is admitted at Yashoda Superspeciality Hospital Kaushambi, Ghaziabad as a “precautionary measure”. “I was unwell for the last 2 days due to which I got my corona tested and the COVID […]
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Lucknow: 33 Medanta hospital staff test positive for Covid-19
As many as 33 medical staff, including doctors, at Medanta hospital in Lucknow, have tested positive for COVID-19, the hospital said on Tuesday. Of the 33 new patients, 32 are hospital staff and one is a doctor, working at the emergency ward. All the patients are asymptomatic. Recently, the hospital […]
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Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal tests positive for Covid-19
Aam Aadmi Party’s convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has been conducting election rallies in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand continuously for the last several days, has become Corona positive. Aam Aadmi Party’s preparations for the assembly elections in five states have suffered a major setback. Let us […]
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India reported 37,379 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hrs
India reported 37,379 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the daily positivity rate in the country to 3.24 percent, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. With this, the country’s COVID-19 case tally has risen to 3,48,08,886. According to Health Ministry, the country has so far […]
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Yogi Adityanath calls for timely Covid-19 vaccination of 1.4 cr eligible children in UP
After the Central government gave its nod for COVID-19 vaccination of the children in the 15-18 age group, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that nearly 1.4 crore children in the state belonging to this category will be inoculated within a set time limit beginning today. COVID-19 […]