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Updated: Average daily test positivity rate continues to decline. Share Article AAA Ambulances carrying COVID-19 death victims outside the open cremation grounds, near Tavarekere at Giddanahalli, in Bengaluru.   | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K Average daily test positivity rate continues to decline. India recorded 2,67,246 new cases and 4,529 new deaths on May 18. The country has so far reported 2,54,95,346 cases and 2,83,280 deaths. Tamil Nadu reported 33,059 infections, followed by Kerala (31...

Declares NLC president wanted By John Shiklam The Kaduna State Government has announced the dismissal of all nurses below Grade Level 14 for embarking on  strike. A statement issued on Tuesday by the Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye, said the state Ministry of Health has been directed to advertise vacancies for the immediate recruitment of new nurses to replace those dismissed. The statement also disclosed that “nurses disconnected oxygen from a two-day-old baby in ...

Watch | WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan on virus variants in India, vaccinations and more Updated: Updated: May 17, 2021 21:03 IST In this video interview, WHO chief scientist warns of more COVID-19 waves and says the response over next 6-18 months is critical Share Article Close X In this video interview, WHO chief scientist warns of more COVID-19 waves and says the response over next 6-18 months is critical Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist at the World Health Organization, has b...

A view of Remdesivir injection for treating coronavirus at Tiruchi. File   | Photo Credit: M. Srinath Effective immediate allocation, and streamlined delivery to recipient States, Union Territories and institutions is an ongoing exercise, it said Nineteen oxygen generation plants, 11,321 oxygen concentrators, 15,801 oxygen cylinders and about 5.5 lakh Remdesivir vials received as global aid have been delivered or dispatched to various states and union territories from April 27 to May 16, the...

Updated: The major news headlines of the day, and more. Share Article AAA Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during the release of the first batch of 2DG drug indigenously developed by DRDO, in New Delhi. Twitter/@drharshvardhan   The major news headlines of the day, and more. Bihar recorded the highest number of doctors — 69 — who died due to COVID-19 in the second wave so far followed by Uttar Pradesh (34) and Delhi (27). According to the India...

Public have been asked to cooperate with police for effective implementation and prevent spread of COVID-19.

U.S. President Joe Biden. File   | Photo Credit: Reuters The move comes as U.S. states are seeing drops in vaccination numbers and countries like India are scrambling to get vaccines. President Joe Biden said Monday that the United States is surging exports of Covid vaccines to other countries to reclaim “American leadership” in the global fight against the pandemic, dismissing rival efforts by China and Russia. Mr. Biden confirmed that 20 million more doses of Covid vaccines are being rel...

The total active caseload now comprises 14.66% of the country’s total infections

A Special Team received information that some people were selling Remdesivir worth ₹800 for ₹25,000

The affidavit highlights the need for “adequate manpower” and “sufficient infrastructure” to “cope” with the immunisation drive.