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USING TERM ‘INDIAN VARIANT’ FOR B.1.617 STRAIN HAS NO BASIS, WHO HAS NOT DONE SO: GOVT

13 May 2021

The Government of India on Wednesday clarified that the World Health Organization (WHO) has not associated the term “Indian variant” with the B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus in its weekly epidemiological update on the pandemic. “This is to clarify that WHO has not associated the term ‘Indian Variant’ with the...

Israel stands with India amid coronavirus crisis: Deputy Ambassador

13 May 2021

Deputy Ambassador of Israel Rony Yedidia-Clein recently joined NewsX for an exclusive conversation on Israel’s aid to India amid the Covid-19 second wave, which has wreaked havoc in the country, especially due to shortage of medical supplies and enormous pressure on the healthcare system. Shedding light on what aid has...

INDIA’S NEW COVID-19 CASES HAVE PEAKED, SHOWS CAMBRIDGE TRACKER

13 May 2021

The number of new coronavirus infections in India has peaked, according to a new tracker developed by researchers at the Cambridge Judge Business School and the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, as per a Bloomberg report. The report about the new tracker emerged even as India’s total active...

ED attaches assets worth over Rs 76 cr of Chinese loan app companies

12 May 2021

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday issued a Provisional Attachment Order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) attaching Rs 76.67 crore, lying in various bank accounts and payment gateways pertaining to Chinese loan app companies and their Indian associates. The ED initiated investigation on the basis of...

HEALTH MINISTRY ASKS STATES TO PRIORITIZE SECOND DOSE OF COVID VACCINES

12 May 2021

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has urged the states to ensure that all the beneficiaries who have taken the first dose of COVID-19 vaccines are prioritised for the second dose. Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan and Dr R.S. Sharma, Member, National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration of...

INDIA’S COVID B.1.617 A VARIANT OF GLOBAL CONCERN, SAYS WHO

11 May 2021

The B.1.617 variant first identified in India last October is being classified as a variant of global concern, said the World Health Organziation on Monday. “We classify it as a variant of concern at a global level,” Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO technical lead on Covid-19, said during a briefing. She...

Congress temporarily defers poll to elect new party chief

11 May 2021

The Congress on Monday decided to defer temporarily organizational elections for electing a new party chief in the wake of “emergent conditions prevailing on account of unprecedented coronavirus pandemic”. The Congress Working Committee, which met here over the results of the recent Assembly elections, adopted a resolution that said the...

POSITIVITY RATE LOWEST IN A MONTH, BUT DELHI FACES VACCINE SHORTAGE

11 May 2021

Delhi continues to witness a dip in new coronavirus cases as 12,651 infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing down the positivity rate to below 20%. According to the Delhi government’s health bulletin released on Monday, the positivity rate came down to 19.10%, which is the lowest since...

Kejriwal extends lockdown in Delhi till 17 May, metro services suspended

10 May 2021

In an effort to curb the rising Covid-19 cases, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday extended the lockdown in the national capital for another week till 17 May. Delhi Metro services too have been suspended from Monday, the Chief Minister informed. Delhi has been under a lockdown since 20...

Assam CM-elect Himanta calls Sonowal ‘marg-darshak’, thanks PM Modi, Amit Shah

10 May 2021

After being elected unanimously as the legislative leader of the party on Sunday morning, Assam CM-designate Himanta Biswa Sarma heaped praises on his predecessor Sarbanda Sonowal and said he will continue to be a “marg-darshak” to him. Sarma will succeed Sonowal as the 15th Chief Minister of Assam. Sarma was...

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