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13 February, 2021

Global Covid-19 cases top 107.7 mn: Johns Hopkins

Washington (TIP): The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 107.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more…

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5 February, 2021

Indian American NYC Health Commissioner tests COVID positive

NEW YORK (TIP): Dave Chokshi, the Indian American Health Commissioner of New York City, said that he has tested positive…

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5 February, 2021

World faces around 4,000 COVID-19 variants as researchers explore mixed vaccine shots

London (TIP): The world faces around 4,000 variants of the virus that causes COVID-19, prompting a race to improve vaccines,…

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5 February, 2021

Global Covid cases top 104.8mn: Johns Hopkins

Washington (TIP): The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 104.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more…

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5 February, 2021

India’s Covid recovery rate goes up to 97.08%

India’s Covid tally of cases rose to 1,07,77,284 with 11,039 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries…

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31 January, 2021

Global Covid-19 cases top 102mn

The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 102 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.20…

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31 January, 2021

One year into Covid-19: India at 4th spot on global toll, Mexico third

On January 30 last year, India reported its first-ever case of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) after an Indian student of…

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31 January, 2021

Germany sees positive trend in Covid-19 infections

Berlin: The number of new Covid-19 infections in Germany remained below the previous week's levels, with another 14,022 cases reported…

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31 January, 2021

India fastest in world to reach 3 million vaccinations

India took only 13 days to complete the vaccination of three million (30 lakh) people, fastest in the world, the…

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31 January, 2021

J&J puts America on cusp of vaccine number 3

New York (TIP): America is on the cusp of vaccine number three with Johnson & Johnson's long-awaited single shot vaccine…

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30 January, 2021

Biden reimposes ban on travelers from Europe, Brazil, adds South Africa to list

WASHINGTON (TIP): Reversing his predecessor Donald Trump’s policy, President Joe Biden on Monday, January 25, re-imposed a ban on travelers…

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22 January, 2021

4 deaths in 5 days; none related to shots: Govt

New Delhi (TIP): A total of 1,12,007 health workers were inoculated on the fifth day of the national Covid vaccine…

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22 January, 2021

15K fresh cases continue India’s low Covid streak

New Delhi (TIP): With 15,223 new coronavirus infections reported in the last 24 hours, India on Thursday, Jan 21,  continued…

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22 January, 2021

Global Covid-19 cases top 96.8 mn, toll at 2.07 million

The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 96.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.07…

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22 January, 2021

UK medical experts urge caution as Covid toll tops 90K

British medical experts have called on the public to remain cautious despite the progress in vaccine rollout as Britain is…

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16 January, 2021

India’s coronavirus recovery rate rises to 96.53 percent

New Delhi (TIP): India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,05,27,683 with 15,590 people testing positive for the infection in a day…

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16 January, 2021

India took ‘very decisive’ steps to deal with corona virus: IMF chief

Washington (TIP): IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva has praised India for taking "very decisive" steps to deal with the coronavirus pandemic…

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16 January, 2021

3 lakh healthcare workers to get Covid vaccine on January 16

New Delhi (TIP): Around 3 lakh healthcare workers will be inoculated at 2,934 sites across the country on the first…

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16 January, 2021

UK bans arrivals from South American countries, Portugal over new coronavirus variant

The British government on Thursday, January 14,  announced its decision to ban arrivals from more than a dozen South American…

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16 January, 2021

Global Covid-19 Caseload Tops 93 mn: Johns Hopkins

The overall global coronavirus caseload has topped 93 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.99 million, according…

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15 January, 2021

Germany records highest daily death toll since start of Covid

Another 1,244 Covid-19 deaths have been reported in Germany in a 24-hour period, the highest daily figure since the start…

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1 January, 2021

Local funding crisis threatens US vaccine rollout

King County, which represents greater Seattle, has $14 million of COVID-19 funding for 2021, roughly enough to fund its operations…

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1 January, 2021

Cases of new variant appear worldwide

Cases of the more contagious variant of Covid-19 first identified in the UK have been confirmed in several European countries…

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31 December, 2020

2020 felt like a decade for world markets due to COVID

While lockdown life has kept time standing still for nearly everyone through 2020, Wall Street has been locked in at…

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31 December, 2020

How world leaders handled the pandemic crisis

2020 was, arguably, one of the toughest years in the history of mankind, and even as it comes to a…

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31 December, 2020

How Covid-19 changed the world

In the last 12 months, the novel coronavirus has paralyzed economies, devastated communities and confined nearly four billion people to…

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30 December, 2020

Readers Comment  on  How  COVID-19 Pandemic Has Affected the World

The present-day world is passing through a very challenging period when a raging pandemic during the past 10 months or…

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21 December, 2020

Global Covid-19 cases surpass 74.8 million: Johns Hopkins

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 74.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.66…

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21 December, 2020

2 doses of Oxford coronavirus vaccine provoked good immune response, data shows

Oxford University's coronavirus vaccine candidate provokes a better immune response when a two full-dose regime is administered rather than a…

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12 December, 2020

Neurological complications common in moderate Covid cases: Study

Covid-19 can lead to a broad range of neurological complications, including stroke, seizures, movement disorders, inflammatory diseases and more, even…

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