This swab contains a small quantity of the RNA of the virus, therefore it is amplified to produce material that is enough for testing whether or not coronavirus has infected the person.On the other hand, the results of the rapid antigen test can come out in about half an hour but the accuracy is less than that of an RT PCR test.Never miss a story!

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Getting personal loan sanctioned can be a daunting task amid Covid 19

I need a personal loan but I want to take a loan from the bank as they provide loan at minimal rates. However, banks are denying granting me a loan as currently, my credit score is low but it will improve once I repay my EMIs by September. Should I wait or take it from NBFCs?-Name withheld as requestedIt is, of course, nearly not as bad as last year, where most borrowers struggled to get a loan for several months.

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Almost 90 per cent of Perth residents 'too scared' to travel abroad due to COVID-19 concerns

Perth residents are “too scared” to travel abroad this summer due to the international impact of COVID-19, according to a revealing study. Nearly one in five are also fearful of travelling abroad because of new government restrictions that could be rapidly enforced.

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COVID-19: Alberta moves into Stage 1 of reopening — Here’s what you can and can’t do

Stage 1 of the “Open for Summer” plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions.Premier Jason Kenney announced the three-stage plan last week, which boldly aims to lift nearly all COVID-19 public health restrictions province-wide by the end of June or early July.

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COVID-19 variants given new names using Greek alphabet, WHO says

Coronavirus variants with clunky, alphanumeric names have now been assigned the letters of the Greek alphabet to simplify discussion and pronunciation while avoiding stigma.The World Health Organization revealed the new names on Monday amid criticism that those given by scientists to strains such as the South African variant – which goes by multiple names including B.1.351, 501Y.V2 and 20H/501Y.V2 – were too complicated.Since the pandemic began, the names people have used to describe the virus have provoked controversy. Former U.S.

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How Maharashtra's youngest 'Sarpanch' is keeping his village COVID free

MUMBAI : Implementation of a five-point programme and inculcating a sense of responsibility among people was the mainstay of various measures undertaken by Ruturaj Deshmukh, the youngest sarpanch in Maharashtra, and his task force to rid their village in Solapur district of coronavirus.Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in his virtual address to the people on Sunday had lauded Deshmukh's contribution and appealed to all sarpanchs in the state to draw inspiration in the battle against the pandemic while announcing "My Village Corona Free" initiative.The Ghatnevillage of which Deshmukh ((21) is the sarpanch has a population of 1,500.

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Delhi sees just over 600 Covid cases for second straight day, positivity rate remains below 1%

Delhi on Monday logged as many as 623 new COVID 19 cases, lowest in over two months, taking the cumulative total to 14,26,863, a health bulletin said. This is for the second day that the city has reported just over 600 cases.

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Covid-19: Three million doses of Sputnik V vaccines land at Hyderabad

NEW DELHI : GMR Group-operated Hyderabad Air Cargo (GHAC), which is a subsidiary of GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL), on Tuesday received 56.6 tonnes, about 3 million doses, of Russian-made Sputnik V vaccines, making it the single largest import shipment of covid-19 vaccines."The Sputnik V vaccine requires specialized handling and storage, (and is) required to be kept at a temperature of -20° C," GMR Group said in a statement."GHAC has been working closely with the experts from the customer’s supply chain team, officials from customs department and other relevant stakeholders over an extended period of time to ensure that the necessary infrastructure and handling processes are fully in place at the air cargo terminal for

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Covid-19: IndiGo reimposes compulsory leave without pay for employees

NEW DELHI : InterGlobe Aviation Ltd-operated IndiGo, the country's largest domestic airline, has reimposed compulsory leave without pay (LWP) for all its employees amid the second wave of covid-19, which has resulted in a sharp decline in passenger traffic and revenues of airlines.The airline had imposed LWP for its workforce last year due to the outbreak of covid-19 but subsequently withdrew this as bookings picked up earlier in 2021."Unfortunately due to the reduced capacity we will have to institute an LWP programme for all employees, which would range from 1.5 to 4 days depending on the employee group (except for Band A&B)," the airline informed its staff in an email on Monday."All cabin crew would undertake 1.5 days of LWP for the next

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Second covid wave: cable, DTH companies may lose up to 20% subscribers

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Glasgow Euro fan zone poses 'relatively modest' threat of covid transmission, top scientist claims

Glasgow Green on each day of the Euro 2020 tournament to watch the games on big screens. Glasgow City Council and the Scottish Government have allowed the events to go ahead despite the high number of coronavirus cases in the city.

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Amid 3rd covid wave threat, 9900 children test positive in one month in Maharashtra district

Maharashtra last month, but the district administration claimed that around 95 per cent of them were asymptomatic and the situation was not alarming.In May this year, atotal of 86,182 COVID-19 cases were reported in Ahmednagar, district Collector Rajendra Bhosale told PTI."Out of them, 9,928 were minors (aged below 18), which comes to about 11.5 per cent of the total cases reported last month," Bhosale said.He said out of the 9,928 minors who contracted the viral infection, 6,700 were in the age group of 11 to 18, 3,100 were in 1 to 10 years age bracket, while some were also below the age of 1 year."Since around 95 per cent of them were asymptomatic, there is nothing to worry.

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GMB’s Adil Ray in furious clash with Covid anti-vaxxer who claims getting vaccine is ‘psychotic and middle class’

GOOD Morning Britain's Adil Ray became embroiled in a furious clash with a coronavirus anti-vaxxer, who claimed that getting the vaccine is "psychotic" and "middle class". Dominique Samuels was on the breakfast show to debate TV host Nick Hewer - and host Adil was stunned by some of the bizarre comments that she made.

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Concert goers may get Covid tests before NCH event

The Chief Executive of the National Concert Hall has said it is likely that concert-goers attending next week's event at the Iveagh Gardens will be given antigen tests for Covid-19 before entry.

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Noel Gallagher was convinced to get Covid jab by his doctor even though he says ‘it’s a human right to decline it’

He told Radio Times: ‘I will say: it’s a human right to decline it. And the people who are virtue signaling, [with] their lofty wagging their finger at people who are declining it, can eff off.

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Covid-19: When DRDO's 2DG drug can be used. Directions

Also Read | Test the hypothesis of Sars-CoV-2’s lab originFour directions for use of 2DGThe 2DG medicine can be given to Covid-19 patients under the care and prescription of doctors. Directions for usage of this drug for Covid-19 patients as per DCGI approval are attached here for reference.

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Friends Reunion director Ben Winston on Matthew Perry's health speculation: People can sometime just be unkind

Friends: The Reunion was a roller coaster ride of emotions as our beloved six fictional friends - Jennifer Aniston aka Rachel Green, Courteney Cox aka Monica Geller, Lisa Kudrow aka Phoebe Buffay, Matt LeBlanc aka Joey Tribianni and David Schwimmer aka Ross Geller - walked down memory lane about their memorable time on the iconic sitcom. This included some tear-jerking sequences like when the usually witty Matthew choked up, overwhelmed with nostalgia.Speaking of Perry, there has been much a speculation regarding the 51-year-old actor's health, especially after seeing him in Friends: The Reunion.

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Covid Scotland LIVE as Nicola Sturgeon due to update nation on lockdown levels

Level 2. Changes are due to come into effect in a weeks time on June 7.

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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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'Upchar': Mobile app to help Covid, non-Covid patients in Noida

Gautam Buddh Nagar district. The app 'Upchar' is an initiative of Jewar MLA Dhirendra Singh with support from the Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS).

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India gives emergency use approval to Eli Lilly's covid antibody drug

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Peru leads global mortality rate after adjusting Covid toll

Peru more than doubled its official coronavirus death toll, becoming the country with the highest Covid-19 mortality per capita anywhere in the world.

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SMBC pledges additional support for COVID-19 relief in India

₹65 million (JPY 96 million) to deliver ongoing relief to affected communities in India.SMBC has been actively engaged in providing COVID-19 related relief since the start of the pandemic last year and will continue to work with and support those worst affected by the pandemic.

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₹5 lakh after 'overcharging' Covid

₹5 lakh was refunded or discounted in final bills to four COVID-19 patients who were “overcharged" by private hospitals in Noida and Greater Noida, the district administration said on Monday.The development comes in the wake of the Gautam Buddh Nagar administration's efforts to provide relief to people overcharged for services by hospitals in the district, adjoining Delhi.During his visit to Gautam Buddh Nagar recently, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had also directed the administration and health department officials to work towards helping such people, Chief Medical Officer Deepak Ohri said.According to officials, amounts of ₹1,50,000, ₹28,400, and ₹31,247 were returned to three patients' families while a discount of

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Odisha city launches X-Ray on wheels for Covid home isolation patient

Also Read | Test the hypothesis of Sars-CoV-2’s lab origin"This is an initiative to provide services by portable X-ray machines for early detection of lungs infection so as to shift patients to hospitals before the infection gets severe", said district collector B S Chaini after launching the facility.The 'X-ray on wheels' facility has the capacity to take X-ray pictures of at least 1,000 patients daily, said Cuttack Municipal Corporation commissioner Ananya Das, who was also present at the launch programme. This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.Never miss a story! Stay connected and informed with Mint.

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Chhattisgarh: Covid-19 lockdown extended with some relaxations. Check details

Shops to be allowed to openAs per the order, these districts shall allow smaller relaxations to lockdown, with shops which are allowed to open, to close by 6 pm till next morning.

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Vietnam seeks to contribute to COVAX through domestic COVID-19 vaccine production

Vietnam is seeking to buy COVID-19 vaccine production technology and wants to build a plant to supply the COVAX programme, its health ministry said on Tuesday, as the country tries to step up vaccinations to stem a new outbreak of infections.India and South Africa are among developing countries that have been pushing for an intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines. But even with a surprise U.S.

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Air Canada paid $10M in COVID-19 bonuses to top execs while negotiating gov’t rescue plan

Air Canada paid its top executives and managers a combined $10 million in bonuses tied to the COVID-19 pandemic late last year, despite the airline losing billions of dollars and cutting thousands of jobs in 2020.The bonuses, which were outlined in the airline’s annual proxy circular to shareholders, came with special stock rewards that were meant to compensate those executives for salary cuts they took as the pandemic wreaked havoc on the travel industry.

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Scots covid marquee firm reported to HMRC for allegedly claiming furlough cash while employees still worked

royally -approved company that built coronavirus test centres has been reported to HMRC for allegedly claiming furlough cash while employees were made to work. Two members of staff left Purvis Marquees, which erected several Covid test centres during lockdown, due to stress caused by the situation.The Ingliston-based firm holds a Royal Warrant, which it proudly boasts of on its website, and has undertaken work at Buckingham Palace, Balmoral and Holyrood.Former foreman Ashley Walton, who resigned amid the fallout from the furlough row, claims he was paid just 80 per cent of wages for the hours he worked.

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New covid cases continue to fall in India, daily positivity rate drops below 7%

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Covid has caused more global damage than a nuclear weapon: Anand Mahindra

Also Read | Chinese scientists created coronavirus in lab: ReportThe report also quoted a new study that claims that Chinese scientists created Covid virus in a Wuhan lab, and then "tried to cover their tracks by reverse-engineering versions of the virus to make it look like it evolved naturally from bats".The story created a lot of buzz in circles where people are demanding a fresh look into the origin of the virus.Also Read | Test the hypothesis of Sars-CoV-2’s lab originReacting to the story, Anand Mahindra on Monday wrote: "We may never get to know the truth." "But the reality is that just like the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the world now probably needs a Biological Weapons and Hazardous Research Non-Proliferation Treaty," he

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Nicola Sturgeon to give covid update on lockdown levels across Scotland

Level 2. Changes are due to come into effect in a weeks time on June 7.

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Alberta resumes testing all positive COVID-19 cases for variants as concern grows over B.1.617

COVID-19 variant case numbers and spread as the province is once again going to be testing all positive cases for variants of concern.The province had to press pause on screening all cases May 1 as labs simply didn’t have the capacity to keep up once the number of new cases started topping 2,000 cases a day.Alberta Health spokesperson Tom McMillan said the province “will start screening all confirmed cases starting this week.” India surpasses 24 million COVID-19 cases as mutant variant spreads across globe The development is welcome news as concern is rising both in Alberta and around the world about the B.1.617 variant first identified in India.The first confirmed case involving the B.1.617 variant in Alberta was publicly reported on

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Philly prepares to end most COVID-19 restrictions June 2

CENTER CITY - Almost all of the remaining COVID restrictions in Pennsylvania have been lifted, as Governor Wolf put an end to capacity restrictions on businesses, events and venues Monday.For the first time in more in a year, restaurants, bars, gyms, theaters and nightclubs can now operate at full capacity. The cleaning and sanitizing requirements for businesses have been lifted.

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Hyderabad Police: Several cops contracted Covid on duty, must follow precautions

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No new community cases; no new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation

There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today.

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Family pension rules simplified in view of Covid-19 pandemic: Key things to know

Let's take a look at the simplified family pension rulesImmediate sanction of provisional family pensionIn view of the ongoing pandemic, instructions were issued that provisional family pension may be sanctioned immediately on receipt of a claim for family pension and death certificate from the eligible family member, without waiting for forwarding of the family pension case to the PAO. This rule is applicable in case of death happening during the pandemic, either because of Covid or non-Covid cause.

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Jharkhand CM writes to PM seeking free Covid vaccine for 18-44 age group

₹1,100 crore on it due to stressed resources.Soren said the state was battling a deadly second wave of COVID-19 with its limited resources."The financial burden on the state for vaccination of the age cohort of 18-44 years is likely to be more than ₹1,100 crore considering 1.57 crore eligible beneficiaries. With vaccine being available for age cohort of 12-18 years and below, the mentioned financial burden will further increase by around ₹1,000 crore.

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Beware summer job scams during COVID-19

With summer ahead, experts say the heat is on employment scams and criminals are taking advantage during COVID-19. More than half of last year’s victims were seeking work-from-home gigs and now students are being urged to watch out for fake job postings.

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Will B.C.’mix and match’ COVID-19 vaccines?

Keith Baldrey reports on whether the ‘mix and match’ philsophy will be used in B.C. when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations.

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Via Rail posts smaller losses in 1st quarter thanks to federal funding help

Via Rail created by an 81 per cent drop in passenger revenues in the first quarter.The passenger rail service says it lost $2.2 million for the three months ended March 31, compared with a $23.6-million loss a year earlier. The operating loss was $121.1 million, down from $151.7 million.Passenger revenues fell to $8.8 million from $46.1 million as the number of passengers dwindled amid COVID-19 lockdowns to 127,000 from 643,000 in the first quarter of 2020 before the pandemic took hold.

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Jharkhand CM writes to PM Modi, seeks free Covid vaccine for 18-44 age group

₹1,100 crore on it due to stressed funds. According to PTI, Soren writes in the letter that the financial burden on the state for vaccination of the age cohort of 18-44 years is likely to be more than ₹1,100 crore considering 1.57 crore eligible beneficiaries.

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WHO to label covid-19 variants as Greek letters

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India poised to grow at world’s fastest rate despite covid-19

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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

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