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Variant accelerating India’s Covid explosion: WHO top scientist
Soumya Swaminathan, a paediatrician and clinical scientist, said the B.1.617 variant of Covid-19, which was first detected in India last October, was clearly a contributing factor to the catastrophe
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India records 4,03,738 new COVID-19 cases, 2,42,362 deaths
Registering a steady increase, the active cases have increased to 37,36,648, comprising 16.76% of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 82.15%
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Ambulance rates capped in Noida; Rs 1,000 for 10 km those without oxygen support
People can lodge a complaint on helpline number 18004192211 or 112 if they are overcharged by the ambulance service provider
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Delhi govt to create oxygen pool in all districts, asks residents to donate cylinders
Residents can donate cylinders into the central pool by either contacting the DTC cluster depot at Rajghat on 011-23270718 or register on 'Covid Donation' on https://delhi.gov.in, the government said
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WHO panel OKs emergency use of China’s Sinopharm vaccine
The decision by a WHO technical advisory group opens the possibility that the Sinopharm vaccine could be included into the UN-backed COVAX program in the coming weeks or months
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India will examine claim of single-dose version of Sputnik V vaccine: NITI Aayog
NITI Aayog member V K Paul noted that if the claims of the vaccine developer are true, it can help double the speed of vaccination in India
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India Post collaborates with custom officials for speedy delivery of COVID-19 resources
The Department of Post has appointed Arvind Kumar and Puneet Kumar as nodal officers who can be contacted at 9868378497 and 9536623331, respectively, for expediting delivery of the emergency items
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Reliance Power posts Rs 72.56 crore profit in March quarter
Reliance Power's total income stood at Rs 1,691.19 crore in the March quarter compared to Rs 1,902.03 crore a year ago
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LIC relaxes claim settlement requirements
In order to facilitate speedy settlement of death claims in the current situation where death has occurred in a hospital, in lieu of municipal death certificates, the insurer has allowed alternate proofs of death
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Carlyle Group sells 4% stake in SBI Life for Rs 3,900 crore
According to bulk deal data available with the BSE, Carlyle Group, through its entity CA Emerald Investment, sold 4.1 crore shares, amounting to 4% stake, of SBI Life for Rs 3,936 crore
