Tag: #COVID19
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With only 214 active cases, 31 UP districts are Covid free
As per the latest Covid bulletin, 37 percent of the total active cases were in just four districts, namely Prayagraj, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Lucknow, and Jalaun.
September 9, 2021 -
Ayushmann Khurrana: Fortunate to finish three new films amid pandemic
Actor Ayushmann Khurrana feels fortunate to have finished shooting for his three films - 'Anek', 'Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui' and 'Doctor G' - amid the pandemic. He says these films trigger community conversations and it is important they are screened in theatres.
September 8, 2021 -
Haryana launches third serological survey, children to be included
Health Minister Anil Vij said the first round of serosurvey conducted in August 2020 showed an eight percent prevalence of infection, while the second round in October had 14.8 percent.
September 8, 2021 -
US sees spike in kids hospitalisations due to Delta variant
Hospitalization rates were 10 times higher among unvaccinated than among fully inoculated adolescents, said the CDC report.
September 4, 2021 -
EU, AstraZeneca reach agreement on Covid vaccine supply dispute
The settlement will ensure the delivery of the remaining vaccine doses still due to EU member states and put an end to a lawsuit that the EU had launched against the pharmaceutical company.
September 4, 2021 -
US manufacturing sector expands despite Delta surge, hiring difficulty
The manufacturing sector saw slower growth in July from the prior month, as companies and suppliers continued to struggle to meet increasing levels of demand.
September 2, 2021 -
NZ reports 75 fresh community cases of Delta variant
Auckland has 671 community cases and Wellington has 16 cases, according to the Ministry of Health.
September 1, 2021 -
Okinawa suspends inoculation after more Moderna shots contaminated
The move came a day after the Japanese health ministry said it was investigating the death of two men who received doses from other tainted Moderna batches -- though the cause of death is unknown.
August 30, 2021 -
K’taka set to reopen primary schools, expert committee to meet today
A final decision will be taken in the Technical Expert Committee meeting chaired by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, scheduled to be held on Monday.
August 30, 2021 -
2 men die in Japan after being administered dose of suspended vaccines
The two men aged 30 and 38 died within days of receiving the second injection on August 22 and 15, respectively, and no foreign matter was found in either of the vials of the vaccine.
August 29, 2021 -
Curb ‘crowded fests’ to avoid Covid spike: Centre tells Maha
The directive from the Centre came late on Friday barely five days after the Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced a near-total ban on the upcoming 'Dahi-Handi' celebrations starting Sunday.
August 28, 2021 -
Over 3,000 Covid cases reported across LA schools
Data released by the authority showed that only 5 percent of reported infections were students or teachers who had been fully vaccinated.
August 28, 2021 -
India’s fresh Covid cases near to 50K, a 22 per cent jump in 24 hours
India's recovery rate from Covid infection has declined to 97.63 percent. On the other side, the total active caseload has seen substantial growth of 11,398 in the last 24 hours.
August 26, 2021 -
Covid cases among US children reach record levels since winter surge
After declining in early summer, child cases have increased exponentially, with over a four-fold increase the previous month, rising from about 38,000 cases the week ending July 22 to 180,000 the past week.
August 26, 2021 -
Japan further expands virus emergency areas as cases surge
Eight prefectures were upgraded from quasi-emergency status to a full emergency. They include Hokkaido and Miyagi in the north, Aichi and Gifu in central Japan, and Hiroshima and Okayama in the west.
August 25, 2021 -
14-day quarantine must for all evacuees from Afghanistan
Considering the nature of the crisis, the Union Health Ministry has already allowed exemption from mandatory pre-boarding RT-PCTR testing (mandated for international travelers) for people who have been evacuated from the war-torn country.
August 24, 2021 -
FB releases shelved report about most-viewed posts after criticism
Facebook last week released its first report on the most widely viewed content in News Feed
August 23, 2021