The deadly COVID-19 has since beginning taken many lives. Many people across the country have lost their loved ones to the virus without even getting access to adequate treatment for them. In a time like this, the news of a 75-year-old patient recovering from coronavirus after a 100% lung involvement comes like a ray of …
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Our country is battling with the second wave of COVID-19 and our hospitals are going through dire situations. Hospitals urgently need more oxygen cylinders and concentrators to save as many lives as possible. Here’s a list of individuals/ groups working to supply oxygen to the hospitals: 1. Democracy People Foundation: Mission Oxygen Democracy People Foundation started a self-funded mission to …
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Following the government’s announcement that everyone in the country above the age of 18 can get vaccinated against COVID-19 from May 1, a message has started making rounds online warning women not to take the jab five days before and after their periods. The reason mentioned in the viral post is that women’s immunity is low during those days and …
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As the world is fighting against the COVID-19 outbreak, more than 130 countries have now closed schools nationwide, impacting nearly 80% of students globally. This is unprecedented; the world has never seen this many children out of school at the same time. We ask a bunch of Class 12 students how they are coping with the stress, studies and what …
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Jaipur Golden Hospital 20 Covid patients died on Friday night at Jaipur Golden Hospital in Delhi due to low pressure of oxygen, as it was struggling with an acute shortage, like other hospitals in the national capital. According to the hospital, “A supply of 3.5 metric tonnes of oxygen was supposed to reach by 5 p.m. yesterday. But it reached …
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Spotify next week will unveil its own podcast subscription program, which won’t charge podcasters or take a commission off their subscriptions, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. The news comes days after competitor Apple revealed its own podcast subscription option, one that carries a fee — sometimes referred to as a “tax” — of as much …
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The massive second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic barrelled past another grim milestone as India reported nearly 3.16 lakh fresh cases on Wednesday, the highest single-day count recorded in any country so far. Deaths from the virus climbed to another high of 2,102 in the past 24 hours. India logged 3,15,925 new cases on Wednesday, crossing the 3-lakh mark for …
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Facebook is looking to improve users’ experience with News Feed, the social network said in a Thursday blog post. Over the next few months, the company will gather more specific feedback from people about the posts they see and then use that to improve how content is displayed. One of the ways Facebook is doing this is by running global …
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A bride was fined Rs 1,000 for not wearing a mask on her wedding day in Punjab’s Chandigarh. When police questioned her, she cited ‘expensive makeup’ behind the reason for not wearing the mask. The bride from the city of Khanna was headed to Chandigarh’s Sector-8 gurdwara for her wedding with her family members. Given that the UT administration had …
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At a time when India’s COVID-19 vaccination drive is failing to keep up with the pace of infections in the country, there may be more to be concerned about. A new strain that was recently discovered in India has three mutations. Triple mutant strains have been found in samples collected from Maharashtra, Delhi, West Bengal, and Chhattisgarh and is believed …
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