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NEW DELHI, Dec 21: Only 27-28 per cent of India’s eligible population have taken the precaution dose of COVID-19, NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr V K Paul on Wednesday and advised people to take the jab and wear masks in crowded places. He urged people not to panic and ...

Srinagar: After Bandipora and Ganderbal, authorities in Srinagar on Tuesday made wearing of face masks mandatory at all public places across the district in view of the surge in Covid-19 cases. According to an order, issued by deputy commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz, there has been recent spike in COVID-19 ...

Covid cases and hospitalizations are rising again in the U.S., and deaths are starting to rise, too. In response, many people are understandably asking what the country can do to minimize the virus’s toll in the weeks ahead.So far, a lot of discussion has focused on mask mandates. Schools ...

New Delhi, Mar 31:  With the COVID-19 cases declining significantly over the past few weeks, several states have decided to lift all the pandemic-related restrictions, including the mandatory wearing of face masks.Maharashtra, one of the worst-hit states, and West Bengal on Thursday announced that all curbs related to the viral ...

Hygiene kits, masks distributed among migrant workers SRINAGAR, AUGUST 05: Indian Red Cross Society J&K  today distributed  374 hygiene kits, soaps, salt, face masks and other items to migrant laborers living  on the roadsides of 90 Feet Road and on the Anantnag – Baramulla National Highway at Galandar, Pampore, Pantha ...

The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is “still raging” in the country and is far from over, Lav Aggarwal joint secretary, Health Ministry, told a press conference on Tuesday. Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu, Mizoram, Karnataka, Puducherry and Kerala have registered a rise in the ...

World Health Organization officials, concerned about the Delta variant, have urged even fully vaccinated people to continue wearing masks and taking other precautions.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on the other hand, told fully vaccinated Americans in May that they no longer needed to wear masks indoors or ...

  Washington: In the biggest indication that the United States is fast returning to pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said fully vaccinated people are no longer required to wear masks. The recommendation holds true for both indoors and outdoors, the CDC said. Following ...

Muslims around the world marked a sombre Eid al-Fitr on Thursday in the second celebration in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, and amid rising hostilities between Israel and Palestinians. The three-day festival, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, is traditionally celebrated with mosque ...

Amid a shortage of medical oxygen, he said the government is exploring the feasibility of converting existing nitrogen plants to produce oxygen. As the second wave of coronavirus continues to engulf several parts of the country, the Centre on Monday said some states are showing very early signs of ...