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11 killed in Russia school shooting
At least 11 people were killed and 32 others injured on Tuesday in a shooting incident at a school in the Russian city of Kazan, authorities said, adding that a suspect has been arrested.The incident took place at the school No. 175 in…
7 killed in Indonesia landslides
Seven people were killed, nine others injured and one person was still missing in landslides at a gold mining site in Indonesia's West Sumatra province, the national agency for disaster management's spokesman Raditya Jati said on…
18 foreign O2 plants, 3.4L Remdesivir dispatched to States
Global aid comprising 8,900 oxygen concentrators, 5,043 oxygen cylinders, 18 oxygen generation plants, 5,698 ventilators or BiPAP and more than 3.4 lakh Remdesivir vials have been delivered to States and UTs so far to strengthen their…
Rajasthan woman tehsildar performs last rites of Covid+ woman as kin stay indoors
The fact that Covid-19, besides killing humans, is killing humanity and human sentiments too was proven in Sikar district when the mortal remains of a woman, who died of Covid, lay outside her house for five hours awaiting her final rites…
WHO warns against use of ivermectin to treat Covid-19
A day after Goa's Health Minister Vishwajit Rane recommended ivermectin to all above 18 to combat Covid in the state, the World Health Organisation on Tuesday has warned against its use."Safety and efficacy are important when using any…
Kerala Covid protocols: There are exceptions to the rule
Is it right to bend Covid protocols for some -- this the question on everyone's mind, but none dare to ask for fear of a backlash from certain quarters.According to the present scheme of things in Kerala with the pandemic surging like never…
New vaccine blocks Covid-19, variants, other Coronaviruses
US researchers have developed a potential new vaccine, which has proven effective against the original SARS-CoV-1, SARS-CoV-2 as well as its UK, South Africa and Brazil variants and related bat Coronaviruses that could potentially cause…
India logs 3.29L Covid cases, 3,876 deaths in 24 hrs
Witnessing a sharp decline, India recorded 3,29,942 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours with 3,876 fatalities, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said here on Tuesday.On Friday, India had recorded the highest ever…
WHO declares Indian Covid variant ‘of concern’
The Indian Coronavirus variant, known as B1617, has been declared as a "variant of global concern" by the World Health Organization (WHO), the media reported.The B1617 variant was, till now, deemed a 'variant of interest' by the WHO.The…
Covid death toll touches 988 in Puducherry
With 23 patients including 12 women passing away due to Covid in the last 24 hours, the Covid death toll in Puducherry Union Territory touched 988, health officials said on Monday.A total of 1,266 new cases were reported from the UT and…