In Himachal Pradesh’s remote Kaza village, people have gone a step further to keep COVID pandemic at bay. How’s Kaza warding off pandemic Kaza subdivision has framed its own Covid-19 health protocols that include mandatory rapid tests for all those who are coming to the area, even from within the state, as there is a …
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More than 700 primary, upper primary school government teachers and other employees succumbed to COVID-19 after training and panchayat poll duty across Uttar Pradesh since April 12. In a letter to chief minister Yogi Adityanath and the state election commission (SEC) on April 29, Uttar Pradeshiya Prathmik Shikshak Sangh’s president Dinesh Chandra Sharma, mentioned the names of all teachers who …
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Amidst a spiking COVID caseload, while prime minister Narendra Modi has advised to keep lockdowns as “last resort”, states do not have much choice. Many states have fallen back to weekend curfews and stringent lockdowns to curb the second wave of COVID, which has led to people scrambling for oxygen cylinders and beds in hospitals. Jump To Haryana announces week-long …
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Touted to be a game-changer, single dose intranasal vaccine candidate by Bharat Biotech is in advanced stages of clinical trials, said Department of Biotechnology Secretary Renu Swarup on April 21. Efforts are being ramped up for massive production of vaccines and make them available in the shortest possible time, a top government official said on Wednesday, stressing that India currently …
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As the country gears to expand COVID inoculation drive to all adults starting May 1, government data suggests negligible infections after the first and the second doses of India made COVAXIN and Covishield. In a briefing, ICMR chief Balram Bhargava said only 2 to 4 in 10,000 breakthrough infections have been recorded in India so far. Getting infection after vaccination …
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Thousands of migrant workers gathered at Anand Vihar ISBT here to catch a bus home, hours after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a week-long lockdown and appealed to them with folded hands not to leave Delhi while sounding a word of assurance — “Main hoon na” (I am here for you). Police officials said over 5,000 people gathered at Anand …
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Keralites have come out in support of the two medicos whose Rasputin dance video went viral but unfortunately took a communal turn. The viral video, which has got a million views so far, also triggered a debate as some raised “concerns” over the name of Naveen Razak, the boy in the video. #ResistHate trends on social media However, this led …
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New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern announced that New Zealand will temporarily suspend the entry for all travellers, including its citizens, from India for about two weeks from April 11 due to a surge in COVID-19 cases among visitors to this country. Ban till April 28 The ban will begin on Sunday and will remain in place until April 28, …
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As COVID cases surge in the country, crossing one lakh daily infections since the beginning of the pandemic, some states have complained of vaccine shortage, which they fear, will lead to rise in cases. Jump To Maharashtra faces vaccine shortage Six other states complain of vaccine shortage Centre Says ‘No Scarcity Anywhere Maharashtra faces vaccine shortage Bogged down by the …
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A male elephant was found dead in Theppakkadu coming under the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) in Nilgiris district on Saturday, officials said. An autopsy revealed that the 15-year-old elephant was very weak and there was an infection in its tongue and teeth. There was also no food material in the intestine and maggots were found in the stomach, official sources …
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