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"Test, Track, Treat...": Centre's Advice To States As Covid Cases Surge
The Centre today asked all states and Union territories to ensure high level of testing in areas reporting new or cluster of COVID-19 cases while emphasising the need to follow the five-fold strategy of combating the disease.
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Covid Cases Up In North, Clusters In Chennai Colleges As Students Return: Minister
Tamil Nadu has reported COVID-19 clusters in four universities in state capital Chennai, the state Health Minister said today.
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At IIT Madras, 11 More Test Positive, 182 Covid Cases So Far
With a continuous surge in COVID-19 cases at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, 11 more infections were reported today taking the total number of infected people up to 182, informed Tamil Nadu Health Secretary.
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No Need To Panic, Says Virologist On New Recombinant Variants Of COVID-19
Days after clusters of recombinant Delta and Omicron variants of coronavirus were reported from across the world, a leading virologist said there was no need to panic at the moment.
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Centre Asks States To Ensure Strict, Focussed District-Level Covid Measures
Drawing attention towards 3 states where 8 districts have reported over 10% Covid positivity rate, the Centre asked all states to maintain strict watch on the situation with focussed district level measures for containment of clusters of new cases.
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Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai Hints At New COVID-19 Guidelines In State
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday hinted that new COVID-19 guidelines could be brought out in view of the infections appearing in clusters and the possible scenario this month and in January next year.
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Karnataka Areas With 3 Covid Cases To Be Declared A Cluster: Chief Minister
With two cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 being detected in Karnataka, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said that any area with three or more cases of coronavirus in the state would be declared as a cluster.
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Some Covid Clusters Found, Need Active Checks, Testing: Centre To States
In a worrying sign amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Health Ministry has said clusters of infections have been reported from some places across the country.
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Karnataka Medical College Party Turns Super-Spreader As Cases Rise To 182
A medical college in Karnataka's Dharwad has become a COVID-19 cluster after the number of students and staff infected with coronavirus went up to 182 today from 66 a day before, officials said.
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In Bengaluru, 60 Students Test Covid Positive, School Shut Till Oct 20
A residential school in Bengaluru has become a COVID-19 cluster after 60 of its nearly 500 students tested positive; two were found to be symptomatic, and the school has been shut till October 20.
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Rural India Sinks Deeper Into Debt As COVID-19 Wipes Out Work
Interviews with 75 households in a cluster of eight villages in Uttar Pradesh showed household incomes have slumped nearly 75 per cent on average.
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Railways Approves Operation Of 660 More Trains As Covid Curve Flattens
With the flattening of the coronavirus curve, the Railways has added 660 more trains in June to facilitate the movement of migrant labourers and clear the waiting list in various origin-destination clusters, it said in a statement.
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Singapore Begins Vaccination Of 37,000 Aviation, Maritime Works
Singapore on Monday started its COVID-19 vaccination exercise, covering 37,000 frontline workers in the aviation and maritime sectors, which employ large number of foreign workers, as a new coronavirus cluster was reported in the last 24 hours.
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"Are Protesting Farmers Protected Against Covid?" Top Court Asks Centre, Hints At Tablighi Jamaat
The Supreme Court today asked the Central government whether the thousands of farmers camped in and around Delhi in protest over the past many weeks are "protected from Covid-19". The court sought to liken the situation to the one involving the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in the capital last year that went on to become one of India's biggest clust...
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Another Luxury Hotel In Chennai Becomes Covid Cluster, 20 Staff Positive
Twenty staff members at Chennai's five-star hotel, the Leela Palace, have tested positive for COVID-19, health authorities said on Monday.
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"Test, Track, Treat...": Centre's Advice To States As Covid Cases Surge
The Centre today asked all states and Union territories to ensure high level of testing in areas reporting new or cluster of COVID-19 cases while emphasising the need to follow the five-fold strategy of combating the disease.
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Covid Cases Up In North, Clusters In Chennai Colleges As Students Return: Minister
Tamil Nadu has reported COVID-19 clusters in four universities in state capital Chennai, the state Health Minister said today.
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At IIT Madras, 11 More Test Positive, 182 Covid Cases So Far
With a continuous surge in COVID-19 cases at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, 11 more infections were reported today taking the total number of infected people up to 182, informed Tamil Nadu Health Secretary.
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No Need To Panic, Says Virologist On New Recombinant Variants Of COVID-19
Days after clusters of recombinant Delta and Omicron variants of coronavirus were reported from across the world, a leading virologist said there was no need to panic at the moment.
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Centre Asks States To Ensure Strict, Focussed District-Level Covid Measures
Drawing attention towards 3 states where 8 districts have reported over 10% Covid positivity rate, the Centre asked all states to maintain strict watch on the situation with focussed district level measures for containment of clusters of new cases.
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Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai Hints At New COVID-19 Guidelines In State
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday hinted that new COVID-19 guidelines could be brought out in view of the infections appearing in clusters and the possible scenario this month and in January next year.
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Karnataka Areas With 3 Covid Cases To Be Declared A Cluster: Chief Minister
With two cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 being detected in Karnataka, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said that any area with three or more cases of coronavirus in the state would be declared as a cluster.
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Some Covid Clusters Found, Need Active Checks, Testing: Centre To States
In a worrying sign amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Health Ministry has said clusters of infections have been reported from some places across the country.
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Karnataka Medical College Party Turns Super-Spreader As Cases Rise To 182
A medical college in Karnataka's Dharwad has become a COVID-19 cluster after the number of students and staff infected with coronavirus went up to 182 today from 66 a day before, officials said.
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In Bengaluru, 60 Students Test Covid Positive, School Shut Till Oct 20
A residential school in Bengaluru has become a COVID-19 cluster after 60 of its nearly 500 students tested positive; two were found to be symptomatic, and the school has been shut till October 20.
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Rural India Sinks Deeper Into Debt As COVID-19 Wipes Out Work
Interviews with 75 households in a cluster of eight villages in Uttar Pradesh showed household incomes have slumped nearly 75 per cent on average.
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Railways Approves Operation Of 660 More Trains As Covid Curve Flattens
With the flattening of the coronavirus curve, the Railways has added 660 more trains in June to facilitate the movement of migrant labourers and clear the waiting list in various origin-destination clusters, it said in a statement.
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Singapore Begins Vaccination Of 37,000 Aviation, Maritime Works
Singapore on Monday started its COVID-19 vaccination exercise, covering 37,000 frontline workers in the aviation and maritime sectors, which employ large number of foreign workers, as a new coronavirus cluster was reported in the last 24 hours.
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"Are Protesting Farmers Protected Against Covid?" Top Court Asks Centre, Hints At Tablighi Jamaat
The Supreme Court today asked the Central government whether the thousands of farmers camped in and around Delhi in protest over the past many weeks are "protected from Covid-19". The court sought to liken the situation to the one involving the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in the capital last year that went on to become one of India's biggest clust...
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Another Luxury Hotel In Chennai Becomes Covid Cluster, 20 Staff Positive
Twenty staff members at Chennai's five-star hotel, the Leela Palace, have tested positive for COVID-19, health authorities said on Monday.
