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VIDEO: India Successfully Puts Record 104 Satellites Into Orbit
India on Wednesday morning created a world record by successfully putting into orbit 104 satellites, including the country's own Cartosat-2earth observation satellite .....
Total 71 Persons Detected With New UK Mutant Strain
The Central government on Wednesday said that a total of 71 persons have been detected with the new 'more transmissible' UK coronavirus mutant strain. They are kept in physical isolation in health facilitie....
India Detects Over 24K Mutations In 7K Variants Of Covid
The genetic diagnostic laboratories in India have detected over 24,000 mutations in the strains of SARS-CoV-2 in the last one year, top officials told IANS on Tuesday. ....
Pfizer, AstraZeneca Covid Jabs Highly Effective Against Delta Variant
Two doses of Pfizer and AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccines are highly effective against hospitalisation from the Delta (B16172) variant, according to new analysis from Public Health England (PHE). ....
'Uncertainty Over Third Wave': SC Grills Andhra Govt Over Holding Class 12 Exams Physically
The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the Andhra Pradesh government for insisting on holding physical Class 12 state board exams amid the Covid situation, and expressed discontent with the mechanism adopted by it to conduct the examination. ....
Pfizer Says Its Covid Vaccine Highly Effective Against Delta Variant
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is highly effective against the Delta variant of COVID-19, a Pfizer official in Israel said on Thursday. First identified in India, Delta is becoming the globally dominant variant of the coronavirus, according to the World Health Organization.....
Delhi Reports 85 New Covid Cases, Lowest Since April 19 Last Year
The national capital on Saturday reported 85 new Covid-19 cases, the lowest since April 19 last year, with a positivity rate of 0.12 per cent, while nine people fell prey to the virus in the last 24 hours. ....
'Transmission Potential Of Delta Plus Variant Seems Low, Needs More Research'
The nature of subsequent Covid-19 outbreaks will depend on the new variants of the virus as one more strain called Delta Plus has emerged in a few states, said N.K. Arora, a member of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). ....
Fauci Warns Of ‘two Americas’ As Delta Variant Cases Rise In US
Top US infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci on Wednesday warned about the potential emergence of “two Americas” amid the spread of the Delta variant of Sars-CoV-2. Speaking to CNN, Fauci highlighted the disparity in vaccination rates in different regions of the United States to express his concern over the spike in coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases.....
Final Phase-3 Results Of Covaxin Show Efficacy Of 77.8% Against Covid
Efficacy analysis demonstrates Covaxin to be 77.8 per cent effective against symptomatic COVID-19, through evaluation of 130 confirmed cases, with 24 observed in the vaccine group versus 106 in the placebo group. ....
