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COVID-19: Maharashtra reports 21,656 COVID-19 cases yesterday
Maharashtra and Mumbai delineate new COVID-19 cases on Friday increasing the total figure up to 11 lakh.
450 jobless Indian workers forced to survive in Saudi Arabia due to the COVID-19 crisis
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the situation of the economy of many countries has worsened. The effect can be seen in Saudi Arabia as well. As there are no jobs 450 Indian workers have no other choice but to beg for survival.
“By mid-next year there’s a possibility of normalcy even if vaccine comes or not” says Dr Sanjay Rai, AIIMS
As per ICMR serosurvey, 6.4 million adults above the age of 18 yrs have been infected in April-May. Dr Rai said that serosurvey only shows the direction of infection while testing shows the actual number of infections.
Union Health Minister answers questions regarding the Pandemic and the Government’s response
The government is trying to bring the mortality rate down to less than 1%: Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu tested negative for COVID-19 within 24 hours of infection
Twenty-four hours after testing positive for COVID-19, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu tested negative for the virus infection when he underwent a repeat COVID-19 RT-PCR test.
WHO calls on governments to take actions to better protect health workers amid COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded all of us of the vital role health workers play to relieve suffering and safe lives, said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.
Delhi registers highest single-day spike with 4,473 new COVID-19 cases says Delhi Health Minister
Delhi saw a record single-day spike of 4,473 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the total tally of disease to over 2.3 lakh, while 33 more deaths were reported, according to the Health Department.
Sinovac Biotech Ltd. to test COVID-19 Vaccine on teenagers in China
Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech is planning to start clinical trials of the experimental COVID-19 vaccine on teenagers and adolescents later this month.
247 Maharashtra cops tested positive for COVID-19 and 2 deaths reported in 24 hours
247 police personnel of Maharashtra have tested positive for the COVID-19 infection & 2 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours. The total number of infections among the state force tallies to 20,003 including 3,728 active cases, 16,071 recovered cases and 204 deaths.
Narcotics Control Bureau SIT member tests positive for COVID-19 after Sushant’s Manager & Shruti Modi join the investigation
A member of the Narcotics Control Bureau Special Investigation Team, NCB SIT has tested positive for COVID-19, according to sources. "One of the members of SIT has tested positive for COVID19. We just received the antigen test report. In view of that, other members will be tested and protocol will be followed.
India’s COVID-19 tally reaches 5 million becomes the second-worst affected country
India's COVID-19 tally crossed 5 million on Wednesday morning with a spike of 90,123 new cases and 1,290 deaths in last 24 hours.
Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu tests POSITIVE for COVID-19
“I had undergone the COVID-19 test RT-PCR and have tested positive for Covid-19. I am asymptomatic and feeling healthy. However as per SOP and safety of others, I am self-isolating myself and requesting everyone who came in contact with me to adhere to the SOP, ” the CM tweeted.