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The new coronavirus strain, first discovered in the central city of Wuhan, has caused alarm because of its connection to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), which killed nearly 650 people across mainland China and Hong Kong in 2002-2003. More
May 04, 2021 02:47 PM ISTSigns and symptoms which require immediate medical attention include difficulty in breathing, dip in oxygen saturation (SpO2 < 94% on room air), persistent pain/pressure in the chest or mental confusion.
May 04, 2021 02:41 PM IST Detailed guidelines regarding the lockdown will be decided by the Crisis Management Group, CM Nitish Kumar said.
May 04, 2021 02:32 PM IST Mohammad Javed Khan, a 34-year-old driver in the central Indian city of Bhopal, sold his wife's jewellery and converted his three-wheeled vehicle into a small ambulance, fitting it out with an oxygen cylinder, an oximeter to measure oxygen levels in the blood, and other medical supplies.
May 04, 2021 02:31 PM IST “Safety and well-being of our people continues to be our top priority and we are providing care, support and access to vaccines for our eligible people in India who are facing an unprecedented challenge,” Accenture said.
May 04, 2021 02:23 PM IST So far, 15.5 crore doses have been administered since January and the central and state governments along with the private sector aim to get 30 crore more doses in three months until July.
May 04, 2021 01:09 PM IST IPL 2021 suspended | The BCCI does not want to compromise on the safety of the players, support staff and the other participants involved in the tournament, the organisers said, amid the COVID-19 second wave
May 04, 2021 01:09 PM IST Prior to this, a flight carrying 1,000 oxygen cylinders, regulators pulse oxymeters and N95 masks landed in India on May 1, while another flight with 1.25 lakh vials of Remdesivir landed on May 2.
May 04, 2021 01:00 PM IST Around 9,000 Australians are believed to be in India, where hundreds of thousands of new coronavirus cases are being detected every day and the death toll is soaring. Among those trapped are some of Australia's most high profile sporting stars -- cricketers playing in the lucrative Indian Premier League.
May 04, 2021 12:43 PM IST IPL 2021 | The SRH vs MI match, scheduled for May 4, may be rescheduled after a Sunrisers Hyderabad player reportedly tested positive for COVID-19, news reports suggest.
May 04, 2021 12:43 PM IST Australian residents and citizens are banned from entering the country within 14 days of being in India and those who disobey face fines and jail.
May 04, 2021 12:38 PM IST In a statement, researchers at the University of British Columbia said the pictures provide insight into why the B.1.1.7 mutation is more infectious. They are also examining other variants, including "Indian" B.1.617.
May 04, 2021 12:35 PM IST The Federation of Western India Cine Employees has sought COVID-19 vaccines for artists, workers and technicians of the industry.
May 04, 2021 12:15 PM IST Bavarian Governor Markus Soeder said it was with “heavy hearts” that they decided to call off the festival for which the state is known globally, but that with coronavirus numbers still stubbornly high and German hospitals already struggling, it had to be done.
May 04, 2021 12:07 PM IST A small number of people in the U.S. have developed dangerous blood clots after receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The clots have mostly been occurring in people’s brains and, paradoxically, are associated with low platelet counts.
May 04, 2021 11:59 AM IST India's vaccination programme was expanded after a deadly second wave of COVID-19 cases began in late-March/early April.
May 04, 2021 11:41 AM IST India reported more than 3.57 lakh COVID-19 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country's tally to over 2.02 crore.
May 04, 2021 11:21 AM IST In a Twitter post on May 4, Gandhi said that a full lockdown is the “only way” to stop spread of the corona(virus) and that the Centre should protect vulnerable sections of society by implementing NYAY.
May 04, 2021 10:40 AM IST This is the second IPL match to be rescheduled after Monday's Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore game was postponed owing to a couple of KKR players -- Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier -- testing positive.
May 04, 2021 09:13 AM IST Coronil tablets are out of stock at chemists and pharmacy stores across the country, even in major cities such as Delhi, Gurgaon, and Bengaluru,
May 04, 2021 09:03 AM IST Mumbai, which has been reporting a steady drop in daily COVID-19 infections, had recorded 3,672 new cases and 79 fatalities on Sunday.
May 04, 2021 08:52 AM IST The B.1.617 variant is also being called a 'double mutant' or the 'Indian strain'.
May 04, 2021 08:00 AM IST Australia last week banned all travellers from India, including its own citizens, entering the country until May 15 due to the surge in COVID-19 cases there, and warned offenders will be prosecuted and penalised.
May 04, 2021 07:55 AM IST Coronavirus News Highlights: The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India has crossed 15.71 crore, according to the Union Health Ministry.
May 04, 2021 07:48 AM IST Pfizer, which produces the COVID-19 vaccine with German partner BioNTech, reiterated that it would supply doses only through government contracts.
May 03, 2021 10:40 PM IST Given the alarming surge in the cases, the state government had imposed lockdown-like curbs in the state on April 5 coupled with prohibitory orders and restrictions on the movement of people.
