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Karnataka Reports Nearly 8,000 Covid Cases In Biggest Spike This Year
New Delhi: Karnataka on Friday reported 7,955 coronavirus cases in a day in its highest daily spike this year. With this, the number of active cases has jumped to 58,084 in the state. The biggest contributor to the state’s Covid figure was capital Bengaluru, which reported over 5,000 coronavirus...
3 UP Women Given Anti-Rabies Shots Instead Of Covid Jabs, Probe Confirms
The three women fell moderately ill after returning from a Community Health Centre in Shamli Three elderly women who went to a government hospital for Covid vaccine on Thursday were given anti-rabies shots instead, in a bizarre incident reported from Shamli district in Uttar Pradesh. The state government has...
Delhi Schools Shut Until Further Notice Amid Spike In Covid Cases
Students of Classes 9 through 12 were attending classes in Delhi. New Delhi: All schools and colleges will be closed in Delhi in view of the huge rise in coronavirus cases in the capital, along with other parts of the country, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Friday. Several...
J&J Says In Talks With India For Clinical Study Of Single-Dose Vaccine
In March, the World Health Organization issued emergency use authorization for the vaccine (File) New Delhi: US pharma giant Johnson & Johnson is in talks with the centre to start an early-stage clinical study of its single-dose Covid vaccine in India, the company has said in a statement. The...
Assam Conrgess Alliance Candidates Flown To Jaipur Resort For Safekeeping
Guwahati: As many as 22 candidates of the opposition alliance in Assam have been flown to Jaipur and sequestered in a hotel for “safekeeping” amid fears that the BJP may try to lure them away ahead of election results due next month, sources said on Friday. The candidates from...
Maharashtra Minister says state heading for lockdown
Maharashtra has been recording the highest number of cases. Mumbai: Maharashtra is heading towards a lockdown if the situation does not change, the state’s Health Minister Rajesh Tope said today. “We are not in favour of a lockdown but it will be essential to break the chain if things...
