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Union Minister Babul Supriyo tests positive for COVID
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Union Minister Babul Supriyo tests positive for COVID

Kolkata, April 25: Union Minister Babul Supriyo Sunday informed that he and his wife have tested positive for COVID and hence he won't be able to vote in Asansol on April 26.Supriyo has tested positive for the virus for the second time.He, however, said mentally he will be with the BJP candidates of...
116 new COVID-19 cases in Arunachal Pradesh, tally rises to 17,546
North East

116 new COVID-19 cases in Arunachal Pradesh, tally rises to 17,546

Itanagar, April 25: At least 116 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, pushing the total caseload in the northeastern state to 17,546, a senior health official said here on Sunday.The COVID-19 death toll remained at 56 as no fresh fatality was reported, State Surveillance...
Indrani Mukerjea among jail inmates test Covid positive
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Indrani Mukerjea among jail inmates test Covid positive

Mumbai, April 21: Around 39 women inmates of the Byculla Women's Jail, including murder-accused Indrani Mukerjea have tested Covid-19 positive and have been shifted to an isolation centre, official sources said here on Wednesday.The development came after around 80 prisoners and jail officials...
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 142.6 million
Health & Fitness

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 142.6 million

Washington, April 21: The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 142.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.04 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Wednesday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE)...
Time to ditch cloth masks as Covid airborne, says Lancet
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Time to ditch cloth masks as Covid airborne, says Lancet

New Delhi, April 19: There is consistent, strong evidence to prove that the SARS-CoV-2 virus, behind the COVID-19 pandemic, is predominantly transmitted through the air, according to a new assessment published on Friday in The Lancet journal.The analysis by six experts from the...
New anti-bacterial material to help reuse of face masks, PPE
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New anti-bacterial material to help reuse of face masks, PPE

Mandi, April 19: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi have developed a novel virus-filtering, self-cleaning and antibacterial material that can be used to make and reuse face masks and other PPE equipment.The new masks can kill microbes, and are solar light-cleanable. It can...
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