Relaxation on domestic flights fare caps will depend on coronavirus situation, demand, says VK Singh

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Fare bands are in force for airlines, while the capacity restriction on domestic flight operations was done away with from October 18, 2021. The government on Monday said decisions regarding domestic scheduled flight operations and relaxation in fare capping are subject to prevailing coronavirus situation, status of operations and passenger demand for air travel. Fare … Read more

Covid-19: Kerala records 22,524 fresh cases, 860 deaths

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Kerala on Monday also reported 860 deaths which raised the total fatalities to 59,115, according to a government release. Daily COVID-19 cases in Kerala dropped further on Monday with the state recording 22,524 fresh infections which raised the caseload to 62,93,907. The southern state had reported 26,729 COVID-19 cases on Sunday. Kerala on Monday also … Read more

Low-cost blood thinning drug may potentially treat, prevent Covid-19: Study

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Heparin, which is normally administered via injection, is a blood thinner used to treat and prevent blood clots across the world and is widely available. A widely available and affordable blood thinning drug, heparin, limits lung damage when inhaled by COVID-19 patients, and may also prevent infection from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to early results … Read more

Fresh Covid cases dip below 2000 in Delhi for the first time this year

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Considering the low positivity rate, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority also said that colleges, schools and gyms could reopen from Monday. For the first time this year, Delhi has recorded a consistent decline in the number of Covid cases with less than 2000 fresh infections. According to the Saturday heath bulletin, Delhi saw, 1604 new … Read more

Covid: Plan to tackle England’s NHS backlog delayed

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Ambulance queues When patients arrive at hospital by ambulance they should be handed over within 15 minutes. This data shows the proportion of ambulance patients who waited 30 minutes or more, in the week shown. It comes from daily situation reports which are published weekly during the winter in England. As this is fast-turnaround data, … Read more

Covid-19: Madhya Pradesh sees 5,171 cases, 6 deaths, 8,373 recoveries

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The COVID-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh reached 10,05,753 on Sunday after the detection of 5,171 new cases, while the death toll increased to 10,662 with six patients succumbing to the infection in the last 24 hours, a health department official said. The positivity rate reduced to 6.7 percent on Sunday from 7 percent the previous … Read more

India story gone awry | Book review | To Kill a Democracy: India’s Passage to Despotism

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A disturbing read citing many instances of democracy failures with ruinous social consequences. By Amitabh Ranjan Aishwarya Reddy, 19, daughter of a tailor mother and a motor mechanic father, broke through formidable social barriers to get a seat for a major in mathematics at Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi. In November last year, this bright … Read more

Covid-19: Curve begins to dip; Mumbai sees 643 cases, four fatalities, 1,402 recoveries

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Only 1,558 of the 37,192 beds earmarked for COVID-19 treatment are currently occupied in Mumbai, the civic official added. Mumbai on Saturday reported 643 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally in the metropolis to 10,50,837, while four deaths increased the toll to 16,658, a civic official said. It is the third consecutive day when new … Read more

Covid-19: Kerala records 33,538 fresh cases, 444 deaths

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There are 5,18,481 persons under observation in the state of which 10,276 are in isolation wards of various hospitals across Kerala. Kerala continued to witness a dip in the daily COVID-19 infection rate for the third consecutive day, with the state reporting 33,538 new positive cases on Saturday taking the caseload to 62,44,654. The health … Read more

Drivers travelling alone in cars won’t be fined for not wearing masks: Delhi health dept

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The Delhi High Court had on February 1 directed that the DDMA should look at several orders issued by it in relation to COVID-19 protocols referring to the mandatory face mask norm for lone occupants of vehicles. The Delhi health department in a late night order on Friday said drivers travelling alone in cars will … Read more