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Centre not going for lockdowns in big way, says Nirmala Sitharaman amid COVID wave
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made it clear that the government would not go for lockdowns in a big way and only resort to local containment
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COVID-19 second wave worrying; some states need to ramp up RT-PCR tests: Centre
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said the Centre is continuously trying to help states and union territories in tackling the pandemic in a more e
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Scaled up remdesivir production two-fold: Cipla
In view of increased demand for the drug due to a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Centre on Sunday prohibited the exports of remdesivir injection
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Private hospitals in Delhi named ‘COVID facilities’ await clearer instructions on non-COVID treatment
The Delhi government directed these 14 hospitals not to admit any non-COVID patients till further orders
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COVID fear drives down footfalls from Kolkata malls before Bengali New Year
Footfalls in prominent shopping malls and hangout zones in Kolkata have declined by more than 30% just before the Bengali New Year, a key shopping sea
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Covid-19: Arvind Kejriwal appeals for plasma donation
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said plasma stocks to treat COVID-19 patients are running very low and appealed to those who have recovered from the infectio
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Covid-19: 42% in West Bengal rapid antigen tests as election fever rages
Bureaucrats said they are trying to increase the share of RTPCR tests
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Centre fast-tracks emergency approval of foreign-produced COVID-19 vaccines
The move will expand the basket of vaccines for domestic use
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Sixth round of sero survey gets underway in Delhi
Around 28,000 samples, about 100 from each of the 272 wards, will be collected as part of the exercise
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14 private hospitals in Delhi declared ‘full COVID-19’ hospitals
Eighty-two private hospitals have been asked to set aside at least 60% of their ICU beds for COVID-19 patients
