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Global Covid caseload tops 254.3 million

Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 254.3 million while the deaths have surged to more than 5.10 million and vaccinations to over 7.54 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Tuesday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and...

Good News! This anticoagulant can prevent COVID-19 deaths

London: Clotting problems and resulting complications are common in Covid-19 patients. Austrian researchers have shown that heparin -- a member of the anticoagulant group of drugs not only has a beneficial effect on survival of Covid patients, but also influences the duration of active infection...

India records 3,303 Covid-19 cases, 39 deaths

India records lowest Covid cases 17 months, 285 deaths

New Delhi: With 11,271 more people testing positive for Covid-19, India's infection tally rose to 3,44,37,307 Sunday, while the active cases came down to 1,35,918, the lowest in 522 days (17 months), according to the Union Health Ministry's data. The death toll reached 4,63,530 with...

South Africa preparing for 4th Covid wave

Johannesburg: South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla said the country was already preparing resources for the fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic that is expected in the coming months. "As has been repeated a number of times before, a resurgence of infections introducing the fourth...

 

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Jagdeep Dhankhar

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

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