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DGCA Extends Suspension Of Regular International Flights Till August 31
New Delhi: Operation of regular international passenger flights in India will continue to remain suspended till July 31, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced on Friday.
The DGCA had stated in a June 26 circular that…
Lab Technician Arrested For Taking Vaginal Swab For COVID-19 Test
Mumbai: In a shocking incident, a 23-year-old woman was duped by a 30-year-old lab technician who convinced her for a vaginal swab for “an accurate COVID-19 test result”.
The woman works at a mall in Amravati district and one of her…
India Records Over 55,000 COVID-19 Positive Cases, 779 Deaths In 24 Hours
New Delhi: An overnight addition of 55,078 positive cases took India’s COVID-19 tally to 16,38,870 while 779 patients succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours.
The death of 779 more patients took the country’s death figure to 35,747,…
India’s COVID-19 Tally Inches Closer To 16 Lakh Mark; Recovery Cases Cross 10 Lakh
New Delhi: An overnight addition of 52,123 positive cases took India’s COVID-19 tally closer to 16 lakh to 15,83,792 on Thursday.
After hovering near the milestone for a week, this is the first time India has reported fresh COVID-19 cases…
Serum Institute Asked To Amend Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Protocol
New Delhi: An expert committee at the apex drug regulator, Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) has deferred its earlier call on Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd’s vaccine trial. Instead, the panel asked the firm to change…
Unlock 3.0: No More Night Curfew; Gyms, Yoga Institutes To Open From August 5
New Delhi: More activities and businesses will be allowed to open from August 1, as the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced guidelines for Unlock 3.0 on Wednesday.
Schools and other educational institutes, however, will remain closed…
Launched: Generic COVID-19 Drug By Hetero ‘Favipiravir’ At Rs 59 Per Tablet
The generic Favipiravir in India will be launched in India under the brand name ‘Favivir', Hetero Labs, part of Hetero group announced on Wednesday
Quoting from a press release issued by the city-based drug maker, The Financial Express…
Tobacco Use Increases Chances Of COVID-19 Infection, Warns India’s Health Ministry
New Delhi: In a warning to the smokers, the Union Health Ministry has said the use of tobacco products can increase severity of respiratory infections and make people susceptible to coronavirus.
In its document ‘COVID-19 Pandemic and…
Mumbai’s 57% Slum Population Developed Antibodies, Says A Study
Mumbai: About 57 per cent population from slum areas and 16 per cent from non-slum areas in three civic wards had already developed antibodies, according to sero-surveillance study done here. This indicates that the number of people…
103-year-old Dindigul man recovers from COVID-19 infection; discharged after 3-day observation
Dindigul: COVID-19 pandemic has so far claimed nearly 35,000 lives in India. But it failed to beat a 103-year-old man from Dindigul, Tamil Nadu. Having tested positive, he was admitted to Government Headquarters hospital here. He was…