The COVI-19 case fatality rates of Punjab (3.16 per cent), Maharashtra (2.60 per cent), West Bengal (1.75 per cent) and Delhi (1.60 per cent) are higher than the national average of 1.46 per cent, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfares ...
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In a conversation with NDTV, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist at WHO said that while vaccine candidates showing efficacy results in the range of 90 per cent is encouraging, these are based on the interim studies and there is a need to explore much more data ...
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With vaccines in the advance stages of development showing encouraging results raising hopes of billions of people as a way back to normalcy, the question arises, is India ready with the required logistics to immunise its citizens ...
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According to Ministry of Home Affari's new guidelines, states and UTs are mandated to strictly enforce containment measures, orders on various activities and COVID-appropriate behavior, exercise caution and regulate crowds ...
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According to experts, viruses are known to mutate all the time and some such as flu viruses change more frequently than others ...
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If at least 70 per cent of the people use a highly efficacious face mask, such as surgical masks, it could lead to the eradication of the pandemic, say experts ...
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According to an official of the Delhi government, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been monitoring the situation of COVID-19 in the capital and all efforts are being made to bring down the mortality rate ...
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According to a new study, a longer survival time of the coronavirus corresponds to increased chances of being infected ...
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States share the containment strategies for growing COVID-19 cases and plans for vaccine distribution ...
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In U.K., the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine proved to be 90 per cent efficacious if administered at a half dose and then at a full dose ...
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The night curfew in Punjab imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19 will also restrict opening timings of all hotels, restaurants and marriage palaces till 9.30 pm ...
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Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine that will be called Covishield in India has produced 90 per cent immune response in one type of the dosage regimen ...
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