On July 1, the doubling rate of coronavirus cases in Delhi was the same as with the rest of India at 20 days. The doubling rate of coronavirus infection in the national capital has gone up to over 100 days, the Delhi government said on Thursday as it revealed that 29.1 per cent people who took … Read more
The night curfew will be from 7 pm till 5 am instead of the earlier 9 pm to 5 am duration in all cities and towns. (File image) Amid rising COVID-19 cases, the Punjab government on Thursday announced a weekend lockdown in all 167 cities and towns in the state and increased the night curfew … Read more
This was a cross-sectional study conducted at the AIIMS Gargled water samples may be viable alternative to swabs for detection of COVID-19, enabling easy self-collection and removing the need for trained healthcare workers for sample collection, according to a study published in the ICMR’s Indian Journal of Medical Research. Adoption of gargle lavage for sample collection … Read more
“Though I underwent a COVID-19 test that came negative, I have decided to go into home quarantine for three days as a precautionary measure,” Khattar said in a tweet in Hindi. (File image) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar tested negative for COVID-19 on Thursday, days after he attended a meeting with Jal Shakti Minister … Read more
Several companies, including Moderna, AstraZeneca , and Pfizer Inc, say they each expect to make more than 1 billion doses of a vaccine next year. Russia is looking for a partnership with India for producing COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V, Kirill Dmitriev, the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), said on Thursday. Russian President Vladimir … Read more
All public transport, government and private offices, banks and other commercial establishments, barring those dealing with essential services, remained closed due to the lockdown. (File image) West Bengal Thursday witnessed strict enforcement of the government’s twice a week complete lockdown with the police cracking down heavily on violators in a bid to check the spread of the contagion. The lockdown will remain … Read more
As many as 34,14,809 people have been tested so far, the department said. Maharashtra reported its highest single-day spike of 14,492 coronavirus cases on Thursday, which pushed its overall count to 6,43,289, the state health department said. The death of 326 patients increased the toll to 21,359, it said.A total of 12,243 patients were discharged … Read more
Airbnb has also updated its policies in light of the pandemic, removing both the “event friendly” search filter and “parties and events allowed” house rules. (Representational image) No more parties and events in homes listed on Airbnb, the short-term home rental company said on Thursday as it tries to enforce strict social-distancing norms to fight … Read more
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