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Time to take COVID vaccine to break the chain of COVID transmission
India’s COVID-19 vaccination program is off to a record breaking start. Till early morning on Tuesday, over 4.54 lakh people have received first dose of either of the two vaccines – Covishield or Covaxin. The updated statistics at the end of Day 4 of Vaccination is likely to show total number of vaccinations in excess of 5 lakhs.
The start of India’s vaccination exercise comes amidst a steady decline in active cases. India’s total active cases have fallen below 2 Lakh for the first time in 7 months. Daily number of deaths due to COVID-19 is less than 140, lowest in 8 months. Health Ministry has stated that only two states, Maharashtra and Kerala have an active case count above 50,000. Amidst the successful start, the concerns of vaccine hesitancy have come to the fore.
Oxygen-starved city in Brazil’s Amazon starts immunization against Covid-19
A nurse shows a tube of the Sinovac Biotech s CoronaVac
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Amazonas state Gov. Wilson Lima led a ceremony that kicked off the vaccination campaign Monday night in Manaus
Vanda Ortega, 33, a member of the Witoto ethnicity and a nurse technician, received the first dose of CoronaVac
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The Amazonian city of Manaus in Brazil began administering vaccines against the coronavirus, providing a ray of hope for the rainforest’s biggest city whose health system is collapsing amid an increase in infections and dwindling oxygen supplies.
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FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2016 file photo, Tennis Australia CEO and Australian Open Tournament Director, Craig Tiley answers questions at a press conference at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia. Tiley said Jan. 19, 2021, that he has ruled out any change in the best-of-five format for men s play at the Australian Open as three more COVID-19 cases were reported among the international arrivals for the tournament beginning Feb. 8.(AP Photo/Vincent Thian,File)
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Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley has ruled out any change in the best-of-five set format for men’s singles matches at the season-opening tennis major as three more covid-19 cases two of them players were reported among the international arrivals for the tournament. There are 72 players now in hard quarantine and unable to practice because of nine active coronavirus cases an i
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Removal of smoking areas will mean consumers will have no avenue to smoke at bars, restaurants or at airports, which will not only hugely inconvenience consumers but also directly impact the F&B sector, the letter by NRAI which represents five lakh restaurants and bars, said.
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Provision for smoking zones is an international convention in the hospitality industry and its absence will also affect tourism, the letter said.
New Delhi: Removal of designated smoking rooms at airports and restaurants will adversely impact overall consumer sentiments of the dining out sector at a time when it is barely emerging from pandemic-induced losses, industry body National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) said in a letter addressed to the government.