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Fire at Serum Institute, Covishield production won’t be hit

Shawdesh desk: A fire broke out today at the Serum Institute of India in Pune at a facility, which is under construction. It is unlikely to hit the production of

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Covid: Health secretary Matt Hancock self-isolating after app alert

Shawdesh desk: US Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said he is self-isolating after being alerted by the UK’s NHS Covid-19 app. The West Suffolk MP said self-isolation was “perhaps the

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15 sleeping labourers crushed under truck in India’s Gujarat

Shawdesh Desk: Fifteen migrant labourers, sleeping near the road, were crushed to death this morning by a truck in a tragic incident near Gujarat’s Surat of India. The incident took

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Coronavirus: China builds hospital in 5 days after surge in COVID-19 cases

Shawdesh Desk: China on Saturday finished building a 1,500-room hospital for COVID-19 patients to fight a surge in infections the government said are harder to contain and that it blamed

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Covid-19 infects over 94.4 million people globally

Shawdesh Desk: The confirmed cases of coronavirus globally surpassed 94.4 million with over 2.02 million deaths till Sunday morning, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The US

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Norway warns of vaccination risks for sick elderly patients after 23 die

Shawdesh Desk: Norway said Covid-19 vaccines may be too risky for the very old and terminally ill, the most cautious statement yet from a European health authority as countries assess

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Global Covid-19 death toll passes two million

Shawdesh Desk: The global death toll from Covid-19 surpassed two million on Friday, with the World Health Organization (WHO) urging mass vaccinations as the pandemic progresses at a record pace.

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J&J one-shot vaccine grants lasting response in early study

Shawdesh Desk: Johnson & Johnson’s experimental one-shot Covid-19 vaccine generated a long-lasting immune response in an early safety study, providing a glimpse at how it will perform in the real

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