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COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, AUGUST 29: More than 73.8 lakh doses have been administered in last 24 hours 63.09 Cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive 45,083 new cases in the last 24 hours Active cases account for 1.13% of total cases India’s Active caseload stands […]

India asks two states to consider night curfew as COVID-19 cases rise

Summary India reports 44,658 new infections, 496 deaths Kerala, Maharashtra account for most active infections NEW DELHI, Aug 27 (Reuters) – India has asked the states of Kerala and Maharashtra to consider night curfews in areas with high COVID-19 case numbers as the country reported more than 40,000 […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, AUGUST 23: 58.25 Cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive 25,072 new cases in the last 24 hours; lowest in 160 days Active cases account for 1.03% of total cases; lowest since March 2020 India’s Active caseload stands at 3,33,924; lowest in […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, JULY 30: 45.60 Cr. Vaccine Doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive 3,07,43,972total recoveries across the country so far Recovery Rate currently at 97.38% 42,360patients recovered during last 24 hours India reports 44,230new cases in last 24 hours India’s Active caseload currently 4,05,155 Active cases constitute […]

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: UK PM failed ‘disastrously’ in COVID-19 crisis – ex-adviser British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser said his ex-boss failed in the COVID-19 crisis and ministers fell “disastrously short” of the standards the public had a […]

Researchers find coronavirus was circulating in Italy earlier than thought

ROME – The new coronavirus was circulating in Italy in September 2019, a study by the National Cancer Institute (INT) of the Italian city of Milan shows, signaling that it might have spread beyond China earlier than thought. The World Health Organization has said the new coronavirus and […]

Ethnic minorities disproportionately affected by coronavirus – The Lancet

 Ethnic minority groups are disproportionately affected by the novel coronavirus, with Blacks and Asians at increased risk of COVID-19 infection compared to white individuals, according to an analysis published in The Lancet medical journal bit.ly/3kol5kR. About 18.7 million patients from 50 studies were included to establish the findings, the […]

UK scientific advisor says coronavirus unlikely to be eradicated

LONDON – The coronavirus will be around for “evermore” as it is unlikely it will be eradicated, a British scientist on the government’s advisory committee for the pandemic said on Wednesday, although a vaccine would help improve the situation. Britain, like other countries in Europe, is currently in […]

Last doctor standing: Pandemic pushes Indian hospital to brink

BHAGALPUR, India – Guards armed with rifles escort Dr. Kumar Gaurav as he makes the rounds at his hospital on the banks of the Ganges River. The guards are there to protect him from the relatives of patients, including those suffering from COVID-19. The relatives keep barging into […]

Thousands protest in Berlin against coronavirus restrictions

BERLIN — Thousands protested Germany’s coronavirus restrictions Saturday in a Berlin demonstration marking what organizers called “the end of the pandemic” — a declaration that comes just as authorities are voicing increasing concerns about an uptick in new infections. With few masks in sight, a dense crowd marched […]

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