Only twelve Indian states have started vaccinating 18-44 year olds against Covid-19 in the third phase of the country’s inoculation drive. Yet, the pace of administration is arguably pretty slow. Some of our colleagues went out in a hot May afternoon to take their jab and returned with their experiences about how the authorities have …
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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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An example of how to remain dedicated to work. Me: Hello Faizul Ji Faizul: Yes Me: I wanted to speak to you regarding a story. Faizul: I am working now, will get back in free time. Me: When will you get free? Faizul: What can I say, there’s work 24×7 due to Corona Me: Then, when can we talk? Faizul: …
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Goa’s below-par contact tracing and lack of testing in April has seen India’s smallest state report the highest positivity rate in the country, as per TOI. Not only is the disease spreading quickly, but the government has not been quick enough to contain it. At 40.5%, the weekly positivity rate is still the highest, well ahead of Uttar Pradesh and …
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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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In what is a clear case of choosing superstition and faith over science, people in the Bahadurganj area in Shahjahanpur, UP are making a beeline for a Peepal tree after testing positive for COVID, as per IANS. Around six people of two families who have tested positive are now lying under the Peepal tree for a dose of oxygen. Punjab …
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India saw 3,86,693 new infections and 3,502 Covid deaths on Thursday. This was the ninth consecutive day of 3 lakh plus cases and the third day in a row when deaths crossed the 3,000 mark. At 395 Delhi Reports Highest Ever Deaths Due To Covid On A Single Day Delhi on Thursday reported its highest ever fatalities on a single …
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File Photo Amid a massive surge in the COVID-19 cases, the Uttarakhand government on Thursday suspended the Char Dham Yatra for this year. The yatra was scheduled to start from May 14. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: Jump To 1) Why Are Delhis COVID-19 Testing Numbers Falling? Heres The Impact It Will Have On The Crisis …
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Former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh was on Thursday discharged from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, where he was admitted after testing positive for COVID-19. According to reports, Singh was doing fine and returned home Thursday afternoon. File Photo The 88-year-old was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) trauma centre, a …
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The Delhi High Court rejected the Centre’s submission that the current oxygen supply to the national capital was sufficient and asked it to respond on Delhi government’s allegation that other states were getting more oxygen or almost equivalent to what they had demanded. The existing oxygen demand of Delhi is 704 metric tonnes (MTs) as against the present allocation of …
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