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01.11.2021 / 14:41

Kolkata airport makes Covid test must for unvaccinated

#TravelAlert: Passengers to kindly note as per guidelines of State Govt, all inbound flight passengers to West Bengal shall have to be either fully (doubly) vaccinated or furnish an RT-PCR negative report for a test conducted within 72hrs of such flight departure. (1/2)

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SII gets nod to send Covid vaccines to Nepal, Bangaldesh, Myanmar, bulk to AstraZeneca; Bharat Biotech to Iran

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Covid vaccine for children in India update: Phase 2/3 trials of Covovax begins in Pune

Covovax COVID-19 vaccine in children between ages 7 and 11 began in Pune's Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College and Hospital.

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Covid-19 in India: R-value drops below 1 in mid-September, say researchers

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Maharashtra closely monitors the Covid-19 situation as active case increases

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Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations to begin today, amidst covid restrictions

Ganesh Chaturthi festival has been put to halt across the country.

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'Carefully authenticate' Covid-19 vaccines before use: Centre to states

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5 districts account for 72% of the active cases

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Centre notifies NIAB Hyderabad as central drugs lab for test of covid vaccines

Central Drug Laboratories (CDLs). The funding support for the same was provided under the PM-Cares funds.

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Covid vaccine for children may be available by September in India: ICMR-NIV director

vaccinated against Covid-19 by September this year, said Priya Abraham, the director of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)’s National Institute of Virology (Pune).

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Will Indians need Covid-19 booster dose? What SII chairman Cyrus Poonawalla says

Covishield, the coronavirus vaccine manufactured by his firm was desirable, news agency PTI reported.

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Planning to travel? Check state-wise Covid-19 curbs and entry rules here

List of states where RT-PCR report is mandatory

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Serum Institute's Cyrus Poonawalla is against mixing of Covid vaccines. Here's why

Cyrus Poonawalla, Serum Institute of India (SII) chairman, today said that he was not in favour of administering two different Covid-19 vaccines for better efficacy. Mixing doses of two Covid-19 vaccines is "very wrong", the SII chairman said.

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Delta plus India: 83 cases of Covid variant reported till 4 Aug, says govt

PTI report.

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Maharashtra likely to relax Covid curbs in 25 districts, including Mumbai today

Mumbai. Till now, only people engaged in essential and emergency services, as categorised by the Maharashtra government, are allowed to travel in local trains.

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Covid vaccine for children: Expert panel recommends nod to SII for phase 2/3 trial of Covovax

Covovax on children aged 2 to 17 years with certain conditions, official sources said.

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India discussing Covid vaccine import with various countries: MEA

vaccination programme has been continuing at a rapid pace. To supplement production, we have been in touch with the various partners regarding the possibility of import of vaccines," said ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi during a weekly briefing.

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Serum Institute writes to Union Health Minister proposing reforms in drug regulatory system

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Maharashtra govt enforces prohibitory orders in these tourist spots amid COVID

Pune authorities imposed prohibitory orders in several tourist spots in the district in the wake of COVID-19 surge, officials said on Friday.

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Maharashtra city will not witness easing of Covid curbs as positivity rate is high

COVID restrictions will not be immediately relaxed in Pune as the the positivity rate is still high, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Friday, as reported by news agency PTI.

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Delta variant infected 80% of vaccinated Indians during Covid 2nd wave: ICMR study. 10 points

Here are important findings of the ICMR study:

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Maharashtra logs 8,602 Covid cases, 170 deaths in 24 hours; Mumbai daily count at 619

Covid-19 cases and 170 fatalities, taking the caseload to 61,81,247 and the death toll to 1,26,390.

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Maharashtra: Over 400 people fined in this district for weekend monsoon tourism amid Covid

Pune for defying COVID-19 norms. On Friday, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar asked authorities to take stringent action against people visiting monsoon tourist spots over the weekends.

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₹1k crore more for COVID-19

₹1,000 crore of grants over and above the ₹1,125-crore support it had announced in the early days of the pandemic last year, its Founder Chairman Azim Premji said on Tuesday.

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When Ajit Pawar used Tirath Singh Rawat resignation to explain the severity of Covid

Devendra Fadnavis targeting the state government over an MPSC aspirant's suicide

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In times of Covid, Anand Mahindra's key to planet-friendly 'home delivery'

Anand Mahindra attributed the achievement to ecommerce and covid times which led to surge in home deliveries. ''Ecommerce & Covid have made home deliveries skyrocket. This is the planet-friendly way of making those deliveries...,'' Mahindra said in a tweet.Ecommerce & Covid have made home deliveries skyrocket. This is the planet-friendly way of making those deliveries... https://t.co/VtvAI4ECk6

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Maharashtra sees 8,085 new Covid cases, 231 deaths; Mumbai daily count at 556

Maharashtra has a total of 1,17,098 active Covid cases in the state to date.

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Maharashtra reports 9,974 new Covid cases, 143 deaths; Mumbai daily count at 739

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Serum Institute begins production of Novavax covid vaccine in Pune

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Maharashtra: Take Covid-19 third wave warning seriously, says Dy CM

Pune: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday asked people not to lower their guard against COVID-19 in view of the possible third wave of the pandemic, and warned them against visiting tourist attractions in the present scenario just because restrictions have been eased.

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Maharashtra reports 9,830 Covid cases, 236 deaths; Mumbai daily count at 666

Mumbai city reported 666 new infections and 20 fatalities, taking its tally to 7,19,179 and the toll to 15,247. The wider Mumbai division, which comprises the city and its satellite towns, added 2,174 Covid-19 cases and 58 deaths.The division's case tally increased to 15,69,464 and the death toll to 31,060.

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Serum Institute to start clinical trials of Novavax Covid vaccine for kids in July: Report

clinical trials of Novavax's Covid-19 vaccine 'Covovax' on children in July. The SII is also planning to introduce 'Covovax' -- its version of the US firm Novavax's vaccine candidate -- in India by September.Last year in September, Novavax had announced a manufacturing agreement with SII for its Covid-19 vaccine NVX-CoV2373."Covovax trials finally begin in India; the vaccine is made through a partnership with @Novavax and @SerumInstIndia.

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Maharashtra: Samples sent for genome sequencing to identify new COVID-19 variant

PUNE : The Maharashtra government has sent a substantial number of samples from various districts for genome sequencing to verify if any new mutation of SARS-CoV-2 has taken place, with the aim being to identify new COVID-19 variant Delta Plus or AY.1, an official said here on Monday. The highly transmissible Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 has mutated further to form the Delta Plus or AY.1 variant and it is said to be resistant to the monoclonal antibody cocktail treatment for COVID-19 recently authorized in India, he added.

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Pune-based start-up 3D prints 'virucidal' mask that kills coronavirus

masks, 3-ply masks, simple cloth masks, 3D printed or other plastic cover masks, along with reusable filters. The filters of these reusable masks have also been developed using 3D printing"The coating has been tested and shown to inactivate the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

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New Covid variant with more severity detected by NIV Pune scientists

NEW DELHI : Scientists at Pune’s National Institute of Virology have isolated and characterised a coronavirus variant from two travellers -- one who returned from the UK and the other from Brazil -- that exhibits increased disease severity in hamsters but doesn’t pose a public health problem at the moment.The two samples of the B.1.1.28.2 variant are the only ones of its kind isolated by Indian labs so far.The variant was isolated from nasal/throat swabs from a traveller who returned to India from the UK in December 2020, and another who came back from Brazil in January 2021.The samples of the variant, first identified in Brazil last year, were collected as part of the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance.“The finding is significant

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Bank of Maharashtra may see rise in customer defaults due to pandemic impact

New Delhi: State-owned Bank of Maharashtra (BOM) said the pandemic-driven slowdown in the economic activities may lead to a rise in customer defaults, and its impact on the bank will depend on the COVID-19 situation going forward.There has been a significant volatility in the global and Indian economy as the outbreak of the pandemic continues to spread, Bank of Maharashtra said in its annual report 2020-21.The Pune-headquartered lender said the impact of the pandemic on its results will depend upon the developments on the coronavirus front going forward, including any stimulus or regulatory packages to mitigate its impact."While there has been an improvement in the economic activity since the easing of the lockdown measures, the slowdown

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Serum Institute gets DCGI's nod to manufacture Covid vaccine Sputnik V in India: Report

PTI.The Pune-based SII has collaborated with Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Moscow in Russia for developing Sputnik V at its licensed Hadapsar facility, the report added. The company had submitted an application to the DCGI in this regard on Thursday. According to the four conditions set by the DCGI, the Serum Institute will have to submit a copy of the agreement between it and the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology for transfer of cell bank and virus stock and submit the copy of agreement for technology transfer with Gamaleya.Further, the SII has to submit a copy of the RCGM permission to import cell bank and virus stock and a copy of the RCGM permission to initiate research and

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Serum Institute seeks approval to make Sputnik V covid vaccine: Report

Sputnik V in the country, sources said on Thursday.The Pune-based firm has also sought approval for test analysis and examination.Russia's Sputnik V vaccine is currently being manufactured in India by Dr Reddy's Laboratories."The Serum Institute of India (SII) put up an application to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Wednesday seeking permission to manufacture the COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, in India," a source said.The SII has already told the government that it will be able to manufacture and supply 10 crore Covishield doses in June, while it is also manufacturing the Novavax vaccine, the regulatory clearance for which is awaited from the United States.The vaccine was given emergency use authorisation (EUA) by the DCGI in

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Automakers report sharp fall in wholesale in May due to second wave of covid-19

NEW DELHI : Bajaj Auto Ltd, the country’s second largest motorcycle manufacturer, on Tuesday reported domestic wholesale dispatches of just 60,342 units in May as production activity at factories were hampered by the explosive rise in cases of covid-19. The Pune-based automaker sold 126,570 units in April.With demand in the domestic market remaining subdued due to the local lockdown in almost all states, Bajaj Auto continued with production to meet its export orders and shipped 180,212 motorcycles, which is 18.6% lower than 221,603 units exported in April.Manufacturing and sale of automobiles came under pressure from the first week of April when Maharashtra announced strict lockdown measures.

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COVID-19: Restrictions on standalone shops eased in Pune city

PUNE : The Pune Municipal Corporation today said that it has allowed standalone shops dealing in non-essential items to remain open on weekdays between 7am and 2pm from Tuesday. Shops selling essential items have been allowed to operate between 7am and 2pm on all days.Liquor shops have also been permitted to operate during this time segment, the civic move coming amid a decline in the coronavirus positivity rate in Maharashtra's second-largest city, they added.

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India aims to procure around 25 cr Covid vaccine doses in two months: Report

ANI reported citing government sources. Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) will provide 10-12 crore doses of Covishield vaccine to Govt next month (June), the sources added.

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Maharashtra: Lockdown-like restrictions extended by two weeks, says health minister Rajesh Tope

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Friday informed that the lockdown-like restrictions in the state have been extended for the next two weeks, news agency PTI reported.Tope has said that the recovery rate in the state has reached 93%. "In yesterday's Cabinet meeting, it was discussed that lockdown should be extended for 15 days but relaxations can be given in districts where cases have gone down, the final decision will be announced soon," the Maharashtra minister said earlier.

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COVID: Bosch steps up insurance cover for deceased staffers

₹70 lakh in case of demise of any of its employees in India due to COVID-19, while it steps up efforts to aid the pandemic relief measures. The group, which had pledged ₹50 crore last year through its companies in India towards implementing various community welfare initiatives to combat COVID-19, also said it is continuing to extend medical insurance coverage for dependents of deceased employees for a period of three years from the date of demise.In view of the oxygen supply issues and need for healthcare support during the second wave of the pandemic, Bosch has converted dedicated structures in its Bengaluru and Pune campuses into Covid Care Centres (CCC), the group said in a statement.The company will also invest in an in-house oxygen

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Pune: All govt COVID vaccination centres to remain shut tomorrow amid shortage of jabs

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India's Mylab aims to make 10 crore units of at-home covid test kits per week

₹250 without a prescription from local pharmacies and online channel partners, the Pune-based company said in a statement.The ICMR recently gave a green signal to a home-based rapid antigen testing (RAT) kit for COVID-19. The ICMR has made it clear that only symptomatic individuals and immediate contacts of people who tested positive in the laboratory should use the home test kit."Home testing by RAT is advised only in symptomatic individuals and immediate contacts of laboratory-confirmed positive cases.

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Pune orders screening of Covid survivors in rural areas as mucormycosis cases rise

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Serum Institute distances itself from executive's remarks on Covid vaccination drive

New Delhi: The Serum Institute has disassociated itself from its executive director's statement that the government began the Covid-19 vaccination of multiple age groups without taking into consideration the available stock, stating that this is "not the view of the company".In a letter to the Union Health Ministry on May 22, Prakash Kumar Singh, Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs at the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), clarified that the statement by its executive director Suresh Jadav at a recent event is not the view of the company, sources said."On behalf of our CEO Adar C Poonawalla, I want to inform you that this statement is not issued on behalf of SIIPL (Serum Institute of India Private Limited) and the Company

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Kerala develops RT-PCR kit to detect range of mutant Covid strains: All you need to know

RT-PCR kit at the National Institute of Virology in Pune and found it satisfactory.The new multiplex RT-PCR kit targets two SARS-CoV-2 genes -- RdRp and ORFb-nsp14 -- and the human RNAse P gene as the internal control to help detect a range of mutant strains.The ORFb-nsp14 is one of the least mutated genes in Covid-19 and currently, there are no kits in the market with ORF-nsp14 as the target.The new kit is based on multiplex Taqman chemistry, amplifying all three genes in a single reaction.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0