SUPPLIES AND STORAGEAt present, Indian regulators are considering three vaccines for emergency use authorisation, including those from Pfizer Inc, AstraZeneca and Bharat Biotech.But, Pfizer's limited stockpiles and its extreme storage condition requirements at minus 70 degrees Celsius or below, would likely limit its use in India, which lacks such infrastructure."In a theoretical scenario, where there is no vaccine with conventional cold chain requirement, minus 70 degrees Celsius capacities will have to be created, and we will do so," Paul said.Paul said the government is also in talks with Moderna, which also has requirements for ultra-cold storage.India does not anticipate supplies from either Pfizer or Moderna until the second half of.

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Housing sales to fall 47% in 2020 across 7 top cities due to Covid-19: Report

housing supply, too, is likely to fall 46 per cent to 1.28 lakh units in 2020 in seven cities -- Delhi-NCR, Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata.Also Read | Inside the rumble in India’s coding jungleReleasing its data 10 days before the end of this year, Anaraock said the total home sales in seven cities are estimated at over 1.38 lakh units in 2020 against 2.61 lakh units in 2019.

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Nursing homes grapple with staff hesitant to get the covid-19 vaccine

Also Read | Inside the rumble in India’s coding jungleShe is still worried that a vaccine might make her anemia worse, and she thinks the shots are being authorized for broad usage too quickly.“It’s too new," she said. “I’m just not comfortable."The federal long-term-care vaccination program, led by CVS Health Corp.

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New Covid-19 variant: Ban all flights from UK immediately, Arvind Kejriwal tells govt

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New Covid strain: Govt is alert, no need to panic, says Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

How does the new Covid variant act?1) The virus tends to evolve or mutate quickly, particularly those like flu that require new vaccines to be developed each year because of changes in key proteins.2) SARS-CoV-2 also changes, although generally at a slower pace than some other viruses because it has a self-correcting mechanism that keeps its genetic sequence relatively stable.3) Coronavirus case rates nearly doubled in London over the past week, with almost 60% of these infections attributed to the new virus strain.4) The new strain identified in the UK is up to 70% more infectious but it is not thought to be more deadly and vaccines should still be effective.5) Scientific evidence says that the new variant can spread significantly more

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Jharkhand schools reopen for classes 10, 12 today, check Covid-19 guidelines

Also Read | Inside the rumble in India’s coding jungleHowever, parents need to give written approval that they are willing to send their children to school and they will follow all the Covid-19 related rules."If all the students attend classes together, it will become difficult to follow social distancing and ensure other rules. So, we have introduced the odd-even system and the parents have also been informed about the same," said Principal, Suraj Sharma, as quoted by news agency ANI."No assembly will take place at the school," he added.

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Hospitals Retreat From Early Covid Treatment and Return to Basics

Notes on recoveryLess sedation combined with other measures also shortens hospital stays and improves survival, research shows. Among those measures: halting intravenous drugs for portions of each day to see if they are still needed, attempting daily to remove patients from ventilators and keeping patients moving.

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relief bill shaping up in Congress includes individual payments reaching $600 for most Americans and an extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits. Votes on the bill in the House and Senate are expected Monday.

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EU health officials to meet over new Covid-19 strain

The European Union will hold an emergency meeting of health officials this morning on the risk of the new strain of coronavirus as more countries impose a travel ban from the UK.

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Tesla's rise made 2020 the year the US auto industry went electric

Tesla's market capitalization surged above $600 billion, making the once wobbly startup founded by billionaire Elon Musk worth more than the five top-selling global vehicle making groups combined.

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Northern Ireland limits Christmas bubbles to one day to stop spread of new Covid strain

Christmas bubble plan to just one day amid a new 'out of control' strain of coronavirus.Three households were initially allowed to meet for five days, and now the rule has been changed to gathering on just Christmas Day.For those working on December 25 they have been allowed to meet their bubble on another day during the festive period.It comes as the five-day Christmas bubble period has been reduced to just Christmas Day in Wales, England and Scotland.The decision was made by Stormont ministers during an emergency virtual executive meeting late on Sunday night, reports The Mirror.Ministers reportedly opted against a temporary ban on travel from Great Britain to Northern Ireland in response to the new variant of Covid-19 that has taken hold

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Cautious optimism over latest Sydney Covid-19 outbreak

Australia's most populous state has reported its lowest one-day rise in new Covid-19 cases in three days, stoking cautious optimism that authorities have contained an outbreak in Sydney's northern beachside suburbs.

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The models behind NPHET's concern about Covid-19 surge

What exactly will NPHET modellers be looking at as they consider tighter Covid-19 restrictions in the coming days?

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Paul McCartney slams idea that wearing face masks infringes on civil liberties: “That is stupid”

Paul McCartney has criticised people who say wearing face masks is an infringement on their civil liberties.Speaking to CBS Sunday Morning on the occasion of his new album ‘McCartney III’, McCartney told journalist Seth Doane, “When people sort of say, ‘Wearing masks is infringing on my civil liberties,’ I say, ‘No. That is stupid.’”Doane noted that both he and McCartney had been tested for COVID-19 prior to sitting down for the interview, and that McCartney had done almost no other in-person interviews to promote the record.Watch the interview below:Over the weekend, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a new Tier 4 level of restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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Congress seals agreement on $900 billion COVID relief bill

WASHINGTON – Top Capitol Hill negotiators sealed a deal on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package, finally delivering long-overdue help to businesses and individuals and providing money to deliver vaccines to a nation eager for them.The package, expected to draw votes in Congress on Monday, would establish a temporary $300 per week supplemental jobless benefit and a $600 direct stimulus payment to most Americans, along with a new round of subsidies for hard-hit businesses and money for schools, health care providers and renters facing eviction.It came together Sunday after months of battling and posturing, but the negotiating dynamic changed in Republicans' favor after the election and as the end of the congressional session

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Coronavirus: India reports 24,337 new cases; tally increases to 1,00,55,560

Also Read | Inside the rumble in India’s coding jungleThe number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 96,06,111, pushing the national recovery rate to 95.53 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent, according to the data.The COVID-19 active caseload remained below 4 lakh for the 15th consecutive day.There are 3,03,639 active coronavirus cases in the country which comprise 3.02 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the

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India's vaccination drive will be the largest in the world: Fitch

Covid-19 vaccine rollout will be significant both as a recipient of the medicine as well as a producer, according to Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research.The country has one of the largest vaccine manufacturing capacities in the world (including the largest vaccine producer - Serum Institute India) and has secured authorisation to mass-produce the AstraZeneca, Novavax, and Gamaleya Research Institute vaccines.Also Read | Inside the rumble in India’s coding jungleWith a population of 1.3 billion (and 94 million over 65-year-olds), the domestic vaccination drive will be the largest in the world, said Fitch.The country has a good track record of such drives with masses of the population regularly gaining inoculation for various

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Joe Biden to receive Covid-19 vaccine on live television

Joe Biden and his wife Jill will be vaccinated against Covid-19 today in public view.

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One company's quest for an antibody drug to fight COVID-19

On a Saturday afternoon in March as COVID-19 was bearing down on New York City, a dozen scientists anxiously crowded around a computer in a suburban drug company’s lab. They had spent weeks frantically getting blood from early survivors across the globe and from mice with human-like immune systems — all to test thousands of potential treatments.Now it was time for results.The screen flashed totals of glowing green dots, hundreds or thousands in most samples.

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COVID-19: Health officials to decide on whether Canucks play in Vancouver

The NHL wants to play games in the home arenas of participating teams but it’s up to health officials, including B.C.’s Dr. Bonnie Henry, to decide whether the Canucks will take to the ice in Vancouver in the shortened 2021 season.

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Watch Paul McCartney become a one man band in ‘Find My Way’ music video

Paul McCartney has proven himself – once again – as a jack of all trades in the new music video for his song ‘Find My Way’.Directed by famed filmmaker Roman Coppola, the video shows McCartney playing every instrument on the song – including guitar, drums and piano – in a collage of footage taken by a staggering 46 cameras.Watch the video for ‘Find My Way’ below.‘Find My Way’ is the first song from McCartney’s latest album ‘McCartney III’ to receive a music video.

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Northern Ireland limits Christmas bubbles to one day amid fears of new Covid strain

The Northern Ireland Executive has agreed to reduce the five day Christmas bubbling arrangements in the region to just one day.

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Mayfield, Browns move closer to playoffs, top Giants 20-6

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Baker Mayfield led two 95-yard touchdown drives and the Cleveland Browns moved closer to ending their 17-year playoff drought with a 20-6 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday night.Mayfield was sharp all night, helping the Browns (10-4) bounce back from a 47-42 loss to Baltimore last Monday night. The Cleveland quarterback has been terrific lately, and it was more of the same in this one as he finished 27 of 32 for 297 yards with scoring passes to Jarvis Landry and Austin Hooper.Nick Chubb had a 1-yard touchdown run in the third quarter that put it out of reach for the sluggish Giants and made the Browns the first team this season to have two 95-yard TD drives in a game.

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Asia Today: Australia state report says quarantine bungled

MELBOURNE – An Australian state government leader on Monday apologized for a bungled hotel quarantine program that led to most of the nation’s COVID-19 deaths.A retired judge who investigated Victoria state’s quarantine program for returned travelers criticized the use of private security guards to enforce isolation in Melbourne hotels in May and June.After the investigative report was released Monday, Victoria Premier Dan Andrews explained the quarantine system had been implemented quickly and without a pandemic rule book.“I want to apologize to the Victorian community for the very clear errors that were made in this program,” Andrews said.The lax infection controls at two Melbourne quarantine hotels set off a wave of infections in

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Saudi Arabia suspends all international flights over covid variant fears

Also Read | Inside the rumble in India’s coding jungleThe country's land and sea ports will also close for a week. The government ordered anyone who has returned from or passed through a European country over the past three months to get tested for COVID-19 immediately.The ministry added that the travel suspension will not affect the country's cargo flights and supply chains.Click here to read the Mint ePaperMint is now on Telegram.

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The unfinished business of office diversity training

Also Read | Inside the rumble in India’s coding jungleOffices across the country responded to this summer’s racial-justice protests after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Memorial Day with an unprecedented wave of diversity and antiracism training. Half a year later, workers of color are taking stock of the results.It’s a mixed bag.

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Fears level four lockdown 'could last months' to stop spread of new Covid strain

tougher restrictions as of Boxing Day which will see non-essential shops and hospitality businesses forced to close.Nicola Sturgeon said on Saturday the move was essential to contain the spread of a new strain of coronavirus and to prevent the NHS from being overwhelmed in January.She said the decision will be reviewed after two weeks on January 9 added level four would be in place until at least January 16.It will mean retailers forced to pull down the shutters at a time of year they would usually be busy with sales shoppers.Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard called on SNP ministers to fully explain the thinking behind the lockdown decision.

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US Congress reaches deal on Covid-19 aid package

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The good news you might have missed in 2020

Here’s a rundown of some bright spots this year and what we could look forward to in 2021.Off like a shot. Drugs that protect against Covid-19 were developed, tested and rolled out in less than a year — a speed unmatched in the history of vaccine science. Scientists at Pfizer Inc.

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India may start vaccinating people against Covid-19 in January: Harsh Vardhan

Also Read | Inside the rumble in India’s coding jungleThe minister said that the vaccines, including those who have applied for emergency use authorisation are being analysed by the regulator."India is not less than any country when it comes to COVID-19 vaccine and research. Our first priority has been the safety and efficacy of the vaccine.

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CAA rules to be framed after Covid-19 vaccination starts: Amit Shah

Amit Shah on Sunday asserted the Centre has the right to summon state IPS officers responsible for providing him security for central deputation, and asked the TMC to go through the rules before pointing fingers at the union government.He also said that rules for the Citizenship (Amendment) Act are yet to be framed because of the pandemic situation and the matter will be considered once the COVID-19 vaccination starts and the corona chain breaks.Also Read | Inside the rumble in India’s coding jungleAddressing a press conference here, Shah claimed that Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress raked up the "outsider- insider" issue to divert public attention from the failures of the state government and said that a "son of the soil" would lead the

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Why are so many Italians dying of covid-19?

Also Read | Inside the rumble in India’s coding jungleOnce again, Italians are asking themselves: Why is Covid-19 killing more people here than almost anywhere else?The answer lies partly in demographics, public health experts say. Italy has one of the world’s oldest populations, second only to Japan.

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Charlize Theron zooms in luxe Porsche Macan in Beverly Hills after workout ahead of holiday week

Charlize Theron was snapped leaving a Beverly Hills gym in a Porsche Macan on Sunday.The 45-year-old actress sported wavy blonde hair and a black top as she made her way out of a parking facility adjacent to her work out location.The Oscar-winning Monster star spoke earlier this week with Harper’s Bazaar Arabia, detailing how 2020 has shaped her as a person amid the COVID-19 pandemic and a social sea change in the wake of the George Floyd killing.

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Carey Mulligan & Chadwick Boseman Win Big at L.A. Film Critics Association Awards 2020

The winners of the 2020 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards have been announced!

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In the fight against COVID-19, wealth plays a significant role

COVID-19 pandemic, the world paused. Lives came to a standstill, if they weren’t lost altogether, while economies crashed.

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Sabarimala: Covid negative certificate after RT-PCR test must for devotees

Sabarimala must carry a Covid-19 negative certificate after undergoing an RT-PCR test, post December 26.

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India has one of lowest Covid-19 deaths per million globally

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New covid strain: Canada suspends flights from UK for 72 hours

flights from the United Kingdom amid a genetic variant of the coronavirus which was identified in the UK."The Government of Canada is closely monitoring the genetic variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 identified in the United Kingdom and is working with international partners, including the World Health Organization, to better understand this variant and its impacts," read a news release from the Public Health Agency of Canada.According to the release, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau convened a meeting of the Incident Response Group to discuss the new variant of COVID-19 identified in the United Kingdom."Genetic variation of viruses such as the one that causes COVID-19 is to be expected and have been previously observed in parts of the

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Markets seen in range, US stimulus deal likely to lift sentiment; DHFL in focus

Inside the rumble in India’s coding jungleSterling slipped 0.8% to $1.3408 after several European countries closed their borders to the UK as the country entered a tougher lockdown to fight a new strain of coronavirus.Prime Minister Boris Johnson will chair an emergency response meeting on Monday to discuss international travel and the flow of freight in and out of Britain.In the United States, Republican US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said an agreement had been reached by congressional leaders on a roughly $900 billion covid-19 relief bill.The news saw futures for the S&P 500 jump at first, only to fade back to flat as the morning progressed MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dithered either side of flat

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₹50,678 per 10 gram while silver futures surged 3% or ₹2,000 to ₹69,874 per kg. In the previous session, gold futures had edged 0.17% after three days of upmove lower while had fallen 0.6%.In global markets, gold rates jumped after top US lawmakers agreed on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package after months of battling and posturing.

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Canada PM Trudeau will receive Covid-19 vaccine shot in public 'when turn comes'

Covid-19 shot in public once those in his age group are in line to be vaccinated, he said in an interview broadcast Sunday.Canada began vaccinating people in high-risk categories -- including frontline health care workers and residents and staff of long-term care facilities -- on December 14, with a relatively limited supply of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.Also Read | Inside the rumble in India’s coding jungle"Absolutely," Trudeau told the CBC public network in a year-end interview.

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Covid-19 vaccine advice leaves some people with allergies in limbo

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Google’s new perk: Free, weekly Covid-19 testing for employees

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New covid strain: Britain hit by virus travel bans

the UK on Sunday over a new highly infectious coronavirus strain Britain said was "out of control", as the WHO called for stronger containment measures.But there was positive news across the Atlantic where US lawmakers reached a deal for a nearly $900 billion Covid-19 financial package to help struggling Americans.UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was to chair the COBR emergencies committee on Monday, his office said, after a slew of nations from Turkey to Canada blocked arrivals from Britain by air.Crucial transit country France moved to block people and goods crossing the Channel, while the Netherlands said passengers arriving by ferry would be denied entry.The emergency committee would "discuss the situation regarding international travel,

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Who will get the first Covid vaccine in India? Health Minister says 'have prioritised 30 cr people'

ANI, he said, "After consultation with experts, we've prioritised 30 crore people for COVID vaccine. It includes health workers, frontline workers like police, military & sanitation staff, people above 50 yrs & those who are below 50 yrs but are suffering from certain diseases".#WATCH After consultation with experts, we've prioritized 30-cr people for COVID vaccine.

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UK Covid curbs: PM Johnson to chair emergency response meeting on travel, freight

Reuters quoted a spokeswoman for PM Boris Johnson's office as saying.Also Read | Inside the rumble in India’s coding jungleOn Covid-19 curbs, Britain's health minister said London and southeast England may stay under tighter restrictions for some time.

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Highlights of $900 billion COVID-19 relief, wrapup bills

Congressional leaders have hashed out a massive, year-end catchall bill that combines $900 billion in COVID-19 aid with a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill and reams of other unfinished legislation on taxes, energy, education and health care. The huge, still-unreleased bill is slated for votes on Monday — with lawmakers having only a few hours to read it before casting their votes.

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