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CM KCR Rules Out Lockdown in Telangana to Contain Covid, Says it Cripples Public Life, Economy
Rao said the state government will take preventive measures such as setting up micro-level containment zones wherever the number of cases are high.
News18 Daybreak | As Covid Shrouds Southern India, Bengaluru Emerges as The Epicentre, CCMB Debunks Reports Claiming New AP Strain '15 Times More Virulent'
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Man Arrested For Black Marketing Of Remdesivir Escapes From Custody
A man arrested for allegedly black-marketing Remdesivir injections escaped from the custody of Pachpaoli police here, an official said on Wednesday. Ubed Raza and Ahmed Hussain Zulfiqar Hussain were arrested for selling Remdesivir vials for Rs 25...
1,764 Oxygen Concentrators Received as Foreign Aid Sent 31 States And UTs, Says Centre
Additionally, 1,760 oxygen cylinders, seven oxygen generation plants, 450 ventilators, and over 1.35 lakh remdesivir vials have also been received.
Punjab Police Makes Over 600 Arrests in 3 Days for Covid-19 Norm Violations
The Home department ordered that all non-essential shops must remain closed, while four-wheelers should not seat more than two passengers.
As India Grapples With Covid-19 Spread, States Impose Stricter Restrictions. Check Out Latest Curbs
The US remains the worst-hit country with 33,273,888, followed by India, Brazil, France, and Turkey.
Pets Are Safe From Covid, But Are Zoo and Street Animals? Here's What Experts Have to Say
Can pets have COVID? What is the course of treatment and testing for animals?
Oxygen Crisis Deepens in Karnataka With 7 Deaths in Kalaburagi, Belagavi Govt Hospitals
Four people reportedly died in the morning in Kalaburagi government hospital and three in Belagavi government hospital allegedly due to shortage of the life saving gas.
India to Take Back Illegal Migrants From UK in Return for Visas for 3,000 Young Workers
The pact will provide enhanced employment opportunities for 3,000 young Indian professionals annually.
DMK Men Remove Boards With 'Amma' Picture in Canteen, MK Stalin Acts Against Them
DMK filed a police complaint against them and the duo was arrested, DMK leader and former Mayor of Chennai.
News 18 Afternoon Digest: India's New Coronavirus Variant 2.5 Times More Transmissible; Hungry Man Searches For Food in Garbage Dump and Other Stories
Here are the top stories today: Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: India's Tally Crosses 2 Crore With 3,57,229 New Cases; Algeria Finds First Cases of Indian Variant; India's New Coronavirus Variant 2.5 Times More Transmissible, One Person Can Infect Three Ot...
Health Ministry Says Covid-19 Cases Plateauing in Some States, Experts Disagree
India’s active case load has also increased and it is currently around 34 lakh, with 12 states reporting at least 100,000 active cases.
US Lawmakers Seek Briefing On Plans To Give COVID Vaccines To India, Other Countries
A group of American lawmakers on Monday sought from the Biden Administration a briefing on how they plan to provide COVID-19 vaccines to India and other countries experiencing a surge in coronvairus cases. In a letter to Secretary of State Tony Blinken a...
Covid-19: Hyderabad-based CCMB Develops Dry Swab RT-PCR Kit, Method Can Ramp up Testing
The method makes the tests faster, cheaper and safer for healthcare workers, and increase throughput with existing resources and setup.
Delhi, MP Show Early Signs of Plateauing in Daily Covid-19 Cases: Health Ministry
Speaking on the supply of oxygen to treat critical Covid-19 patients in the country, Agarwal said oxygen plants in industries like steel plants, refineries with petrochemical units, power plants etc. which produces gaseous oxygen should be tapped for medi...
Op CO-JEET Launched by Armed Forces to Fight Covid-19 in India: Lt Gen Kanitkar
Lt Gen Dr Madhuri Kanitkar, who is the third woman to become a three-star general in the armed forces, is working round the clock to strategise and monitor steps to provide relief to Covid-19 patients