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Parliamentary Body Demands Audit Of Covid "Deaths Due To Oxygen Shortage"
A parliamentary committee has demanded the Union Health Ministry "audit deaths due to oxygen shortage", especially during the Covid second wave, in coordination with states to enable robust documentation of the mortalities.
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"Grandparents More Attached": Aunt Loses Covid Orphan's Custody Fight
Supreme Court overrules Gujarat court's order that considered staying with aunt a better option for child; refuses to consider age and income as criteria
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Info On Bodies Dumped In Ganga During Second Wave "Not Available": Centre
There is no information available about the number of dead bodies found floating on the Ganga during the peak of the second Covid wave, the government said in the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
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Peak Of Third Wave Over? "Seeing Decline In Cases", Says Government
The peak of the third COVID-19 wave driven by the highly transmissible coronavirus variant Omicron is slightly lower than that of the second wave, which swept the country last year and killed lakhs of people, the government said today.
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Hospitalisations Could Double In Third vs Second Wave: Centre's Data
India is witnessing a hospitalisation rate of 5-10 per cent in the third wave, the government said today, adding that the situation is "dynamic and evolving".
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On Covid Deaths, Arvind Kejriwal's "Crematorium" Jab At Yogi Adityanath
Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal ripped into the Yogi Adityanath government today, accusing it of acute mismanagement during the second wave of the pandemic and being responsible for the huge number of deaths in Uttar Pradesh.
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RBI Extends Deadline For Periodic KYC Update Till March 31 Amid Omicron Threat
Earlier in May, the RBI had extended the last date for updation of KYC by regulated entities till December-end because of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Farmers, Medals And Second Wave: 10 Most Defining Images Of 2021
From battling a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic to Taliban's Afghanistan takeover, 2021 was a turbulent year for the world.
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5 Things We're Looking Forward To In 2022
Right from the second wave or the covid-19 pandemic to the global shortage of semiconductors, 2021 came with its own set of challenges for the auto industry. However, things are expected to get better in the next few months, and here are 5 things that we can't wait for to happen in 2022.
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Omicron More Dangerous Than Delta? No Evidence Yet, Say Government Sources
There is no evidence that Omicron causes more hospitalisations and death or is more lethal than Delta, which drove the deadly second wave of Covid in India, government sources said today.
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India To Ramp Up Testing After "Profound Shock" During Second Covid Wave
India will bolster Covid-19 genome sequencing efforts, hoping early detection of the newly-emerged omicron variant will help avoid a repeat of the Delta-fueled wave of infections that brought its health system close to collapse earlier this year.
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90% In Delhi Have Covid Antibodies, Shows Sero Survey: Sources
More than 90 per cent of people in Delhi are carrying anti-bodies for coronavirus, sources said after the sixth sero-survey report of the national capital was prepped.
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"Stress And Anxiety": Adar Poonawalla On Initial Days Of Vaccine Drive
Adar Poonawalla, chief of the Serum Institute of India which manufactures the Covishield vaccine, today admitted to stress and anxiety in the initial days of the vaccination drive. The second wave, he added, was worse.
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Second Wave Of Pandemic Not Receded Yet, Third Wave Feared Post-Diwali: Maharashtra Minister
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Tuesday said the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic has not receded yet in the state but at the same time conditions are not favourable to immediately trigger the third wave.
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163 Oxygen Plants Set Up In Madhya Pradesh Since 2nd Covid Wave: Chief Minister
Madhya Pradesh has set up 163 oxygen plants, generating over 182 metric tonnes (MT) of oxygen per day so far, after facing scarcity during the second wave of coronavirus, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said.
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Parliamentary Body Demands Audit Of Covid "Deaths Due To Oxygen Shortage"
A parliamentary committee has demanded the Union Health Ministry "audit deaths due to oxygen shortage", especially during the Covid second wave, in coordination with states to enable robust documentation of the mortalities.
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"Grandparents More Attached": Aunt Loses Covid Orphan's Custody Fight
Supreme Court overrules Gujarat court's order that considered staying with aunt a better option for child; refuses to consider age and income as criteria
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Info On Bodies Dumped In Ganga During Second Wave "Not Available": Centre
There is no information available about the number of dead bodies found floating on the Ganga during the peak of the second Covid wave, the government said in the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
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Peak Of Third Wave Over? "Seeing Decline In Cases", Says Government
The peak of the third COVID-19 wave driven by the highly transmissible coronavirus variant Omicron is slightly lower than that of the second wave, which swept the country last year and killed lakhs of people, the government said today.
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Hospitalisations Could Double In Third vs Second Wave: Centre's Data
India is witnessing a hospitalisation rate of 5-10 per cent in the third wave, the government said today, adding that the situation is "dynamic and evolving".
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On Covid Deaths, Arvind Kejriwal's "Crematorium" Jab At Yogi Adityanath
Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal ripped into the Yogi Adityanath government today, accusing it of acute mismanagement during the second wave of the pandemic and being responsible for the huge number of deaths in Uttar Pradesh.
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RBI Extends Deadline For Periodic KYC Update Till March 31 Amid Omicron Threat
Earlier in May, the RBI had extended the last date for updation of KYC by regulated entities till December-end because of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
-
Farmers, Medals And Second Wave: 10 Most Defining Images Of 2021
From battling a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic to Taliban's Afghanistan takeover, 2021 was a turbulent year for the world.
-
5 Things We're Looking Forward To In 2022
Right from the second wave or the covid-19 pandemic to the global shortage of semiconductors, 2021 came with its own set of challenges for the auto industry. However, things are expected to get better in the next few months, and here are 5 things that we can't wait for to happen in 2022.
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Omicron More Dangerous Than Delta? No Evidence Yet, Say Government Sources
There is no evidence that Omicron causes more hospitalisations and death or is more lethal than Delta, which drove the deadly second wave of Covid in India, government sources said today.
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India To Ramp Up Testing After "Profound Shock" During Second Covid Wave
India will bolster Covid-19 genome sequencing efforts, hoping early detection of the newly-emerged omicron variant will help avoid a repeat of the Delta-fueled wave of infections that brought its health system close to collapse earlier this year.
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90% In Delhi Have Covid Antibodies, Shows Sero Survey: Sources
More than 90 per cent of people in Delhi are carrying anti-bodies for coronavirus, sources said after the sixth sero-survey report of the national capital was prepped.
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"Stress And Anxiety": Adar Poonawalla On Initial Days Of Vaccine Drive
Adar Poonawalla, chief of the Serum Institute of India which manufactures the Covishield vaccine, today admitted to stress and anxiety in the initial days of the vaccination drive. The second wave, he added, was worse.
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Second Wave Of Pandemic Not Receded Yet, Third Wave Feared Post-Diwali: Maharashtra Minister
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Tuesday said the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic has not receded yet in the state but at the same time conditions are not favourable to immediately trigger the third wave.
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163 Oxygen Plants Set Up In Madhya Pradesh Since 2nd Covid Wave: Chief Minister
Madhya Pradesh has set up 163 oxygen plants, generating over 182 metric tonnes (MT) of oxygen per day so far, after facing scarcity during the second wave of coronavirus, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said.
