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No RT-PCR Tests For Healthy Individuals During Domestic Travel, Top Doctor Reiterates as Labs Overburdened

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India is conducting 18-20 lakh tests for detection of COVID-19 per day, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Tuesday underlining that despite infection among laboratory staff, the test performance is still being maintained. Addressing a press conference, ICMR director general Dr Balram Bhargava said in the second wave, three initiatives were taken […]

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China Red Cross sends oxygen concentrators, ventilators

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It will also release $1 million to the Indian Red Cross to help fight COVID19, says envoy A first batch of oxygen concentrators and ventilators donated by the Red Cross Society of China arrived on Sunday on a cargo flight from China. Also read: Xi Jinping sends message to Modi, offers China’s support and assistance The […]

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INDIAs COVID variant of “global concern”: Says WHO

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the coronavirus variant first found in India last year as a “variant of global concern”. It said preliminary studies show the B.1.617 mutation spreads more easily than other variants and requires further study. The variant has already spread to more than 30 countries, the WHO says. Three other […]

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Allowing more Indian students into the US would be a win-win

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“Visa reform would offset declining domestic enrolments, spread US values and give students the education they want”, says Kent Devereaux Like many US higher education leaders, I greeted with relief the Biden administration’s recent announcement that, from August 1, the US will begin to re-admit students from Brazil, China, India, Iran, South Africa, the UK and the […]

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