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Indian-Origin US Man Gets 4 Years In Jail For $2 Milion Fraud Covid Scheme
A 27-year-old Indian-origin man has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for orchestrating a USD 2 million scheme that cheated victims by making false promises to them in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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British Patient Suffered Longest-Known Case Of Covid Before Dying: Report
The patient had fallen victim to 10 mutations of coronavirus, including Alpha, Gamma and the Omicron.
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Delhi: Omicron Found In 97% Samples From Covid Victims From Jan To March
Delhi Omicron Cases: Ninety-seven percent of the samples taken from those who died of Covid in Delhi from January to March had the Omicron variant of coronavirus, according to government data.
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Morgues Overflowing As Hong Kong Suffers Deadly Covid Wave
Workers in PPE gear in Hong Kong carted the bodies of coronavirus victims into refrigerated shipping containers on Wednesday, as the city's morgues run out of space from a deadly Omicron surge.
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Can't Change Funeral SOP For Parsi Covid Victims: Centre To Supreme Court
The government told the Supreme Court it will not change cremation/burial protocols for the bodies of those who died of COVID-19 in order to accommodate funeral rites of the Parsi community, who traditionally allow corpses to decay naturally.
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'Free Omicron Test' Offered Online Is A Cybercrime, Says Home Ministry
Amid a rise in Omicron cases, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued an advisory against cybercriminals targeting potential victims by offering them free tests for detecting Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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Supreme Court Seeks Data On Compensation Paid To Families Of Covid Dead
The Supreme Court today asked the centre to gather information from the states on the progress made on disbursal of compensation of Rs 50,000 to the families of COVID-19 victims
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Kerala To Add 7,000 Undocumented Covid Deaths To Official List
Amid protest by the opposition alleging under-reporting of COVID deaths in Kerala, the state government on Friday decided to include 7,000 more victims of the pandemic in its official death list.
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Congress Demands Rs 5 Lakh Aid For Every Covid Death, Fresh Survey
The Congress on Thursday demanded a financial aid of Rs 5 lakh for every coronavirus victim after a fresh survey and said the amount of Rs 50,000 promised by the Centre is a "cruel joke" as the crisis in the country is clearly "man-made".
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Processing Applications For Compensation To Families Of Covid Victims: Delhi To High Court
The Delhi government Thursday informed the Delhi High Court that it is processing over 6700 applications received for release of compensation of Rs 50,000 each to the families of persons who have died due to COVID-19 or related problems.
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UK Health Minister's "Don't Cower From" Covid Remark Sparks Outrage
British health minister Sajid Javid was accused of insulting coronavirus victims on Sunday after urging people to take a COVID-19 vaccine and "learn to live with, rather than cower from, this virus".
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Uncollected Ash Of Covid Victims Used To Make Park At Bhopal Crematorium
A park is being developed at a crematorium in Bhopal using the ashes of those who died after contracting the coronavirus infection during the second wave of the pandemic this year.
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Centre Has 6 Weeks To Frame Rules For Compensation For Covid Victims
Guidelines for compensation to families of COVID-19 victims - including amount of compensation - should be framed by the NDMA, or National Disaster Management Authority, within six weeks, the Supreme Court told the centre on Wednesday.
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Kerala Changes Covid Funeral Protocol, Allows Bodies To Be Taken Home
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday announced a change in the funeral protocol for Covid victims, with relatives now being permitted to see the body and perform limited religious rites, all within an hour.
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NGOs Perform Last Rites Of Unclaimed Bodies Of Covid Victims
At times, when families of COVID-19 victims could not claim bodies of their kin due to the fear of infection, social activists have come forward to give them a dignified burial/cremation
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Indian-Origin US Man Gets 4 Years In Jail For $2 Milion Fraud Covid Scheme
A 27-year-old Indian-origin man has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for orchestrating a USD 2 million scheme that cheated victims by making false promises to them in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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British Patient Suffered Longest-Known Case Of Covid Before Dying: Report
The patient had fallen victim to 10 mutations of coronavirus, including Alpha, Gamma and the Omicron.
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Delhi: Omicron Found In 97% Samples From Covid Victims From Jan To March
Delhi Omicron Cases: Ninety-seven percent of the samples taken from those who died of Covid in Delhi from January to March had the Omicron variant of coronavirus, according to government data.
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Morgues Overflowing As Hong Kong Suffers Deadly Covid Wave
Workers in PPE gear in Hong Kong carted the bodies of coronavirus victims into refrigerated shipping containers on Wednesday, as the city's morgues run out of space from a deadly Omicron surge.
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Can't Change Funeral SOP For Parsi Covid Victims: Centre To Supreme Court
The government told the Supreme Court it will not change cremation/burial protocols for the bodies of those who died of COVID-19 in order to accommodate funeral rites of the Parsi community, who traditionally allow corpses to decay naturally.
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'Free Omicron Test' Offered Online Is A Cybercrime, Says Home Ministry
Amid a rise in Omicron cases, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued an advisory against cybercriminals targeting potential victims by offering them free tests for detecting Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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Supreme Court Seeks Data On Compensation Paid To Families Of Covid Dead
The Supreme Court today asked the centre to gather information from the states on the progress made on disbursal of compensation of Rs 50,000 to the families of COVID-19 victims
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Kerala To Add 7,000 Undocumented Covid Deaths To Official List
Amid protest by the opposition alleging under-reporting of COVID deaths in Kerala, the state government on Friday decided to include 7,000 more victims of the pandemic in its official death list.
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Congress Demands Rs 5 Lakh Aid For Every Covid Death, Fresh Survey
The Congress on Thursday demanded a financial aid of Rs 5 lakh for every coronavirus victim after a fresh survey and said the amount of Rs 50,000 promised by the Centre is a "cruel joke" as the crisis in the country is clearly "man-made".
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Processing Applications For Compensation To Families Of Covid Victims: Delhi To High Court
The Delhi government Thursday informed the Delhi High Court that it is processing over 6700 applications received for release of compensation of Rs 50,000 each to the families of persons who have died due to COVID-19 or related problems.
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UK Health Minister's "Don't Cower From" Covid Remark Sparks Outrage
British health minister Sajid Javid was accused of insulting coronavirus victims on Sunday after urging people to take a COVID-19 vaccine and "learn to live with, rather than cower from, this virus".
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Uncollected Ash Of Covid Victims Used To Make Park At Bhopal Crematorium
A park is being developed at a crematorium in Bhopal using the ashes of those who died after contracting the coronavirus infection during the second wave of the pandemic this year.
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Centre Has 6 Weeks To Frame Rules For Compensation For Covid Victims
Guidelines for compensation to families of COVID-19 victims - including amount of compensation - should be framed by the NDMA, or National Disaster Management Authority, within six weeks, the Supreme Court told the centre on Wednesday.
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Kerala Changes Covid Funeral Protocol, Allows Bodies To Be Taken Home
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday announced a change in the funeral protocol for Covid victims, with relatives now being permitted to see the body and perform limited religious rites, all within an hour.
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NGOs Perform Last Rites Of Unclaimed Bodies Of Covid Victims
At times, when families of COVID-19 victims could not claim bodies of their kin due to the fear of infection, social activists have come forward to give them a dignified burial/cremation
