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No need of booster dose for now: AIIMS Director

New Delhi: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director Randeep Guleria on Tuesday said India does not need booster dose at this time. Guleria said that there is no surge in cases as such at the moment which suggests that vaccines are still protecting...

US warns against travel to Germany, Denmark over Covid surge

Washington: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised against travel to Germany and Denmark due to a Covid-19 resurgence in both the countries. People should avoid travelling to the two European countries, which were designated as "Covid-19 Very High" in the...

Lockdown measures spark protests, riots across Europe

Brussels: In response to the tightened Covid-19 measures, demonstrations were held across Europe this past weekend, amid rising new cases and a new wave of the pandemic. An estimated 35,000 people gathered in central Brussels Sunday to protest against the reinforced measures, which include the...

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Global Covid caseload tops 258.1 million

Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 258.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.15 million and vaccinations to over 7.42 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update Tuesday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering...

Australia forces deployed to contain Covid outbreak

Darwin: Units of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) has been deployed in the Northern Territory (NT) to help contain a latest Covid-19 outbreak among the Indigenous communities in the region. The NT government on Monday reported two locally-acquired Covid-19 infections, taking the number of cases...

South superstar Kamal Haasan tests Covid positive

Chennai: Southern superstar and president of Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) Kamal Haasan Monday said that he has tested positive for Covid-19. The actor-turned-politician, in a tweet, said: Please remind yourself that Covid-19 is not over yet and be careful." He has been admitted to a...

80.5% people fully vaccinated in Turkey

Ankara: The rate of fully vaccinated people aged 18 and above in Turkey has reached 80.5 per cent, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said Saturday. The number of the fully vaccinated people exceeded 50 million, or 60 per cent of the total population in Turkey, Koca...

 

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A major controversy has erupted after the sudden resignation of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, tendered hours after he had attended...

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