COVID Vaccinations Slowest in Hardest Hit States
The U.S. government’s race to beat back the pandemic with vaccines — dubbed Operation Warp Speed — has faltered in its last phase: Getting badly needed doses to the public. Source link
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Covid in Scotland: ‘Stay at home’ Hogmanay plea as cases hit record high
Nicola Sturgeon says it is “especially vital” Scots do not mix at new year after 1,895 new cases were recorded. Source link
Junk Food, Alcohol Often Star in Hit Movies
The upshot: 40% of movie beverages were alcoholic, and snacks or sweets accounted for almost one-quarter of the food. Nearly 94% of movies showed medium or high levels of sugar. Nearly as many (93%) included medium or high levels of fat, and 85% depicted medium or high levels of saturated fat. Medium … Read more
Coronavirus: Northern England ‘worst hit’ by pandemic
Health inequalities have led to Covid-19 taking a “devastating grip” on the north, a report says. Source link
Covid: Target ‘hit’ for 500,000 tests a day in the UK
image copyrightPA Media The government says it has hit its target of being able to carry out 500,000 coronavirus tests a day across the UK by the end of October. The data for 31 October showed just over 525,000 tests could be done – a doubling of capacity in two months. However, just under 300,000 … Read more
States, U.S. Hit Set New Records for COVID Cases
October 26, 2020 – The coronavirus pandemic continues to pound the United States as record number of cases are reported from around the country. The 7-day average of new cases in the U.S. topped 68,000 on Sunday. That’s more than 1,000 cases higher than the previous record reported July 22. Friday and Saturday … Read more
Bihar Assembly Election Live Updates: Poll temperature set to rise as PM Modi, Rahul hit campaign trail today
The political temperature in Bihar is set to go up substantially as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi take a direct plunge in electioneering on Friday. The two leaders will address a series of rallies for their respective alliances in Bihar. Prime Minister Modi will address three rallies at Dehri-on Sone (Rohtas … Read more
Nitish Kumar’s image takes a hit, fewer voters back him as CM in opinion poll
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s image has taken a big hit, according to the Lokniti-CSDS Bihar Opinion Poll. As per the opinion polls, not only has Nitish Kumar’s popularity gone down, but even BJP voters have suggested that they do not want him as the next Bihar chief minister. (Photo: India Today) Nitish’s popularity has … Read more
Unmasking poll rallies: ‘6 feet ki doori’ norm goes for a toss as Bihar netas hit the streets
Bihar has only just recuperated from the Covid outbreak but it seems the coming elections will push the state back into the danger zone. With netas hitting the streets and poll rallies everywhere, social distancing norms have gone for a toss, at least for now. At its peak during August 6-15, the daily Covid cases … Read more
PM Modi richer than last year, Amit Shah’s net worth takes a hit: PMO
The latest asset declarations submitted to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) revealed that PM Narendra Modi’s net worth increased in comparison to last year, while Home Minister Amit Shah’s fortunes took a hit. PM Modi’s net worth as of June 30 this year was Rs 2.85 crore, up nearly Rs 36 lakh compared to Rs … Read more