Tag: Covid
India Logs 60K New Covid Cases, 1,647 Deaths
India has recorded 60,753 new cases of Covid and 1,647 fatalities in the last 24 hours, according to data released by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Saturday. ....
Kumbh Mela Was Biggest Super Spreader Event: AICC Official
All India Congress Committee general secretary Dinesh Gundu Rao, on Saturday, said that the Kumbh mela organised in Uttarakhand amid the second Covid wave, was the "biggest super spreader event in the world", even as he blamed Prime Minister Narendra modi for not doing enough to rein in the rapid spread of infections earlier this year.....
Ajit Pawar Has No Moral Right, Says BJP Leader After New Party Office Video Goes Viral
A video clip of a massive crowd assembled for the inauguration of a new party office of the Nationalist Congress Party in Pune on Saturday went viral after news agency ANI shared it. Pune's guardian minister and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar was reportedly present at the inauguration.....
'Uncertainty Over Third Wave': SC Grills Andhra Govt Over Holding Class 12 Exams Physically
The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the Andhra Pradesh government for insisting on holding physical Class 12 state board exams amid the Covid situation, and expressed discontent with the mechanism adopted by it to conduct the examination. ....
Pfizer Says Its Covid Vaccine Highly Effective Against Delta Variant
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is highly effective against the Delta variant of COVID-19, a Pfizer official in Israel said on Thursday. First identified in India, Delta is becoming the globally dominant variant of the coronavirus, according to the World Health Organization.....
Over 48K Covid Cases, 1,183 Deaths In 24 Hours In India
Witnessing a slight dip, India reported 48,698 new Covid-19 cases and 1,183 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to data released by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Saturday. ....
BJP Top Leaders Meet, Discuss Strategy For Polls, Vaccine Drive
To discuss several organisational issues, BJP Chief J. P. Nadda is meeting several Union Ministers and senior leaders on Saturday at party headquarters. ....
Delhi Reports 85 New Covid Cases, Lowest Since April 19 Last Year
The national capital on Saturday reported 85 new Covid-19 cases, the lowest since April 19 last year, with a positivity rate of 0.12 per cent, while nine people fell prey to the virus in the last 24 hours. ....
'Transmission Potential Of Delta Plus Variant Seems Low, Needs More Research'
The nature of subsequent Covid-19 outbreaks will depend on the new variants of the virus as one more strain called Delta Plus has emerged in a few states, said N.K. Arora, a member of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). ....
UP: Friends Kill Man, Cremate Him As Covid Patient
A young man was allegedly kidnapped for ransom of Rs 2 crore by his friends and then killed. His body was cremated at Balkeshwar Ghat by passing it off as a Covid patient's remains. ....
