According to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare sources, the capping of prices of the two vaccines was discussed at a recent meeting. An official, who was present at the meeting but did not wish to be identified, told ET, “The government is buying the vaccines in bulk at...
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New Delhi: The coronavirus situation in Delhi is under control and the city is expected to report less than 5,000 cases of the infection today, said city health minister Satyendar Jain. Speaking to news agency ANI, he also said the positivity rate in the national capital will also decline from the...
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New Delhi: Covid restrictions in Delhi will be lifted soon, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today. Some traders had met him last week and requested that weekend curfews – from 10 pm on Fridays to 5 am on Mondays – and the odd-even rule for the opening of shops...
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New Delhi: Finally breaking a five-day streak of reporting over three lakh daily Covid cases, India today recorded 2,55,874 new coronavirus cases, 16.39 per cent lower than yesterday’s 3.06 lakh cases. The new Covid cases reported today took the total infection tally in India – the second worst-hit country after...
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India reported 3,06,064 new coronavirus cases today, lower than yesterday’s figure of 3.33 lakh cases. 439 new deaths also increased the nationwide virus-related death count to 4,89,848. At 22,49,335, active cases in India now comprise 5.69 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate has decreased...
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New Delhi: India reported over three lakh new COVID-19 infections for the fifth straight day even though the caseload over the last 24 hours was eight per cent lower than a day before, data released by the government showed. With the addition of 3.06 lakh cases reported today, the Covid tally...
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New Delhi: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu has tested positive for COVID-19. In a tweet by the Vice President Secretariat, Mr Naidu has asked everyone who came in contact with him to isolate themselves and get tested. The Vice President, too, will remain in self-isolation for a week. “The Vice...
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New Delhi: Delhi on Sunday recorded 9,197 new COVID-19 cases, which is 19 per cent lower than yesterday’s number (11,486). At 13.3 per cent, positivity rate (the number of cases detected per 100 tests) saw a dip from 16.3 per cent a day before.The national capital also reported 35...
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The INSACOG said while most Omicron cases have been asymptomatic or mild, hospitalisations and ICU cases have increased in the current wave and the threat level remains unchanged.
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New Delhi: The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is in the community transmission stage in the country and has become dominant in several metros where new cases have been spiking exponentially, INSACOG said in its latest bulletin. Short for Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium, INSACOG checks variations in coronavirus across...
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