board exams for remaining subjects and postpone the remaining Class 12 exams in view of rising coronavirus surge across the country.The office of LG of Jammu and Kashmir stated, "In view of rising COVID19 cases, ongoing Class 10 exams for remaining subjects have been cancelled and students would be promoted to Class 11 based on internal assessments.

Ongoing Class 12 exams have been postponed."According to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday, India added a record over 2 lakh new COVID-19 infections in a day pushing the total tally of cases to 1,40,74,564, while the active cases surpassed the 14-lakh mark.

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Average number of daily flyers fall further amidst rise in covid-19 cases

NEW DELHI : For the fifth week in a row, fewer Indians took to the skies given the fresh surge in covid cases across the country.Average number of daily fliers stood at 152,000 for the week ended 24 April, less than 193,000 in the week ended 17 April, according to a report by ICICI Securities.In the seven days to 10 April, average fliers numbered 232,000."The number of fliers per departure declined to 84 from 90 in the respective weeks," the report said, adding that rising covid cases remain an overhang on air traffic."Average daily fliers dipped 21% WoW (week-on-week) led by 15% drop in departures and 7% drop in number of fliers per departures," it added.India has seen an unabated rise in fresh covid cases in the last few days, with daily

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Haj Houses in different states to be utilised as COVID-19 care centres: Naqvi

New Delhi: The Minority Affairs Ministry has decided to give Haj Houses to the respective state government for utilisation as temporary care centres for COVID-19 patients."It has been decided to give Haj Houses in different states of the country to the state governments to utilise them as temporary “Corona Care Centre"," Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Monday.The Haj Committee Houses to be given to states include those in Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Delhi, Telangana, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Tripura, officials said.India is struggling with a second wave of the coronavirus infection and hospitals in several states are reeling

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Govt asks Serum, Bharat Biotech to lower price of Covid vaccines: Report

New Delhi: The central government on Monday asked the Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech to lower prices of their COVID-19 vaccines amid criticism from various states who objected to profiteering during such a major crisis.The issue of vaccine pricing was discussed at a meeting chaired by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba.Now the two companies are expected to come up with revised pricing for their vaccines.The Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech has fixed the price of its COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, at ₹600 per dose for state governments and at ₹1,200 per dose for private hospitals.The Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), the world's largest vaccine maker in terms of volume, has announced a price of ₹400 per dose for its COVID-19 vaccine,

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Wisconsin Sen. Johnson questions need for vaccinations

MADISON, Wis. - Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, of Wisconsin, questioned the need for widespread COVID-19 vaccinations, saying in a radio interview "what do you care if your neighbor has one or not?"Johnson, who has no medical expertise or background, made the comments Thursday during an interview with conservative talk radio host Vicki McKenna.

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EU launches legal action against COVID-19 vaccine maker AstraZeneca over dose shortage

HAYWARDS HEATH, ENGLAND - JANUARY 02: Doses of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine arrive at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath on January 02, 2021 in West Sussex, United Kingdom. The UK has 530,000 doses available for roll- BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union's executive branch said Monday that it has launched legal action against coronavirus vaccine-maker AstraZeneca for failing to respect the terms of its contract with the 27-nation bloc.The AstraZeneca vaccine has been central to Europe’s immunization campaign, and a linchpin in the global strategy to get vaccines to poorer countries.

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'Major' New Jersey reopening announcement expected during Monday's briefing

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Top local health boss warns there's 'no room for complacency' as pubs and non-essential shops reopen

Falkirk reopen today a top local health chief is warning there is 'no room for complacency'. It's the first time since Christmas Eve we've been able to pop into our local for a pint, or explore inside of big retailers in the area.

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European officials finalizing plans to allow US tourists back this summer

BRUSSELS - The European Union is finalizing plans to allow tourists from the United States to travel to the 27-nation bloc this summer, officials said Monday.More than a year after the EU restricted travel to the region to a bare minimum in a bid to contain the pandemic, the European Commission said it would make a recommendation to member states to allow American travelers back.The commission didn’t say when exactly tourists will be allowed back inside the bloc, and if a reciprocal approach will apply to European tourists willing to travel to the U.S.European Commission spokesman Adalbert Jahnz told reporters that the EU’s executive body is hoping to restore nonessential "trans-Atlantic travel as soon as it is safe to do so."FILE - A

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Kerala tightens Covid curbs, cinema halls, bars to remain shut: All you need to know

ANI reported, As per the orders, cinema halls, malls, gyms, clubs, sports complexes, swimming pools, entertainment parks and bars to remain shut, until further orders. Shops and restaurants to be closed by 7.30 P.M., while take away and home delivery can continue till 9 P.M..

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Washington ‘determined’ to help India in fight against second covid wave: Biden

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Oxford COVID-19 vaccine tech maker Vaccitech targets $613 mln valuation

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Brussels launches legal action against AstraZeneca over Covid-19 vaccine supplies

Brussels today launched legal action against vaccine-maker AstraZeneca, claiming they had not held up their end of the contract for supplies of the jab.

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Haryana Police to set up Covid-19 care centres for its personnel

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COVID-19 surge: Army offers help to Punjab to revive defunct oxygen plants

Chandigarh (Punjab): Responding to Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's plea for help in the war-like Covid situation, the Western Command of the Indian Army on Monday extended all possible help, including medical staff and medically trained combatants, to the state to meet the exigent shortage in hospital, along with support in reviving the oxygen plants that are currently lying defunct.Lt Gen RP Singh, AVSM, VSM, GOC-in-C, Western Command, at a virtual meeting of the Chief Minister with senior Command officials, also offered to provide staff to run the 100-bed Covid facility proposed to be set up in the building loaned to the state government by CSIR for the purpose.The Chief Minister later said at another review meeting with

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Oil falls on India's COVID surge, supply increase

LONDON: Oil fell on Monday on fears that surging COVID-19 cases in India will dent fuel demand in the world's third-biggest oil importer, while the end of a force majeure on exports from a Libyan terminal and an expected supply increase from OPEC+ added to pressure.Brent crude dropped $1.02, or 1.5%, to $65.09 a barrel by 1109 GMT. U.S.

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Premier Brian Pallister, Dr. Brent Roussin to update Manitobans on COVID-19 restrictions

Manitoba reports 261 new COVID-19 cases, premier rejects call for near lockdown Manitoba’s COVID-19 case counts continued to rise over the weekend, with 259 new cases Sunday and 276 cases Saturday.

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Analysis: Why Oscars was a rebuke of Netflix and a plea for cinema's comeback after Covid

“Please watch our movie on the largest screen possible. ”So said Nomadland producer and star Frances McDormand when accepting the Academy Award for best film on Sunday evening, in what was one of the strangest Oscar ceremonies in memory.

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Infosys sets up COVID care centres for employees; sees no impact on client deliverables

New Delhi: India's second-largest IT services company Infosys on Monday said it has set up COVID care centres at Pune and Bengaluru for its employees and their families, and is in process of setting up similar facilities across its major offices in the country.The company, which gets 86 per cent of its revenues from markets like the US and Europe, said it sees no impact on its client deliverables due to the current health situation.India is registering a record number of COVID-19 cases daily that has put extreme pressure on the healthcare infrastructure of the country.

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13-year-old girl in Brampton dies after testing positive for COVID-19

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Nova Scotia reports another record-setting COVID-19 case number

The province said there’s 58 cases in the central zone, five in the eastern zone, one in the northern zone and two in the western zone.The province has 323 active cases in total so far.Premier Iain Rankin and Dr.

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EU sues AstraZeneca over delayed deliveries of Covid-19 vaccine

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Bengaluru to enter 2-week lockdown amid COVID surge. Details here

coronavirus cases, Bengaluru is to enter a two-week lockdown from Tuesday, state officials said on Monday. Karnataka state, of which Bengaluru is capital, will also lock down from tomorrow evening.

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PM meets CDS, reviews preparations of armed forces to deal with covid-19 wave

NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met chief of defence staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and reviewed the preparations undertaken by the armed forces to deal with the second wave of covid-19 infections, a government statement said.In addition to deploying additional medical officers, doctors and nurses at hospitals, the armed forces were aiming to make military-grade medical infrastructure available to civilians, Rawat said.“The CDS briefed the Prime Minister that all medical personnel from armed forces who have retired or taken premature retirement in the last two years are being recalled to work in covid facilities within proximity of their present place of residence," the government statement said.“Other medical officers

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Apple announces 1st East Coast campus in North Carolina

Apple announced plans on Monday to invest more than $1 billion in North Carolina to build the company's first East Coast campus, a move expected to bring at least 3,000 new jobs to the state.

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IIT scientists revise prediction on when covid cases could peak in India

New Delhi: Active cases in the ongoing second COVID-19 wave in India may peak at 38-48 lakh between May 14-18 and daily new infections could hit a high of 4.4 lakh from May 4-8, according to a mathematical model by IIT scientists who have revised their projections upwards.India on Monday saw a single-day rise of 3,52,991 (3.52 lakh) COVID-19 infections and 2,812 fatalities with 28,13,658 (28.13 lakh) active cases.The scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur and Hyderabad applied the Susceptible, Undetected, Tested (positive), and Removed Approach' (SUTRA) model to predict that active cases would go up further by over 10 lakh by mid-May.The latest projection tweaks the time frame as well as the numbers.Last week, the

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Israel investigates heart inflammation cases after Pfizer covid vaccine

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Covid lockdown compliance falls as one-third of adults say they are following rules

sticking to restrictions as exactly stipulated by the government, down from 47% who said the same in January. A further 36% are following the restrictions nearly all of the time, up from 31% in January, while 21% of respondents say they are sticking to the rules most or half of the time.Among those aged 55-75, the number of people following the rules completely has fallen from 58% in January to 40% now - which pollsters Ipsos Mori believe is related to the success of the vaccine programme among older adults.

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COVID-19 outbreak at Penn Valley Elementary School

NARBERTH, Pa. - A second grade classroom is quaranting after an outbreak of COVID-19 rocked them at Penn Valley Elementary School.So far, eight people in the classroom have tested positive for COVID-19.This is the first time school officials say they have seen linked in-school transmission of the virus.It is not known what the cause behind the outbreak is, but officials from the school are investigating a potentially faulty HVAC system. The Lower Merion School District says that circulation was operating at 30% but has been inspected and has been working at full capacity. School officials are also investigating the source of the outbreak and whether it is the result of a variant strain of the COVID-19 virus. Advertisement"LMSD continues to

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Thailand imposes fines of up to $640 for not wearing masks in public

Thailand are imposing fines of up to 20,000 baht (USD $640) for people who fail to wear face masks in public in 48 provinces, as the government struggles to cope with a new wave of coronavirus cases that is straining the medical system.The capital, Bangkok, which has the largest number of cases, is also closing more than 30 types of businesses and services, including cinemas, parks, zoos, bars, pools and massage parlors. Gatherings of more than 20 people are banned.

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Pakistan considering complete lockdown due to high covid positivity rate

Islamabad [Pakistan]: Amid the sudden rise in coronavirus cases in Pakistan, the federal government has warned they will be forced to impose a complete lockdown in the country if the current positivity rate of COVID-19 cases continues in the coming week.Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, Pakistan's Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry said that there would be serious consequences for the health care system of the country if the present 11 per cent ratio of detection of coronavirus cases persisted just for one or one-and-half-week more, Gulf News reported."Our government has been doing its best since last one year to avoid the situation of complete lockdown in the country as such a decision creates serious

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COVID-19: Tata Steel raises daily oxygen supply to 600 tonnes for health centres

#FightAgainstCovid #TataSteel has increased supplies of Liquid Medical Oxygen to 500-600 tons per day with increased logistics support. We are closely working with GoI and States to augment the availability and save lives.

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Canada to get 1.9M COVID-19 vaccines this week, including 1st Johnson & Johnson shots

COVID-19 vaccines this week, including its very first shipment of single-dose shots from Johnson & Johnson.Canada is set to receive about 300,000 doses of the J&J vaccine, which will come in addition to more than one million Pfizer-BioNTech shots and around 650,000 jabs from Moderna. U.S.

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COVID-19: Toronto expected to announce new workplace closures following weekend probe

COVID-19.Public health units in both Toronto and Peel introduced the rules, which allow them to shutter establishments where five or more workers have tested positive for COVID-19 over a 14 day period. COVID-19: Peel, Toronto could begin workplace closures to control outbreaks Toronto Public Health said it was conducting investigations over the weekend and planned to announce which workplaces would be affected today.Peel Region announced its first two closures on Saturday.

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US COVID cases decline; feds double down on vaccination gaps

At a White House press briefing today, US health officials said cases declined 10% over the past week, but aired worries about virus spread in pockets of the country where COVID-19 vaccination levels are low.

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Preliminary findings from a large analysis of pregnant women who received mRNA COVID-19 vaccines showed no obvious safety signals, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) researchers reported yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine.Using data voluntarily reported to three US vaccine safety m

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Credit profile of construction firms to stay resilient despite covid disruptions

BENGALURU : The ongoing second wave of covid-19 may cause disruptions in the overall construction activity in the country, but the performance of most mid- and large-sized construction companies is not expected to be materially impacted by this, ICRA said on Monday.In ICRA’s assessment, most of these companies are focused on non-urban infrastructure projects (roads, railways, irrigation, etc.) which are primarily located in remote areas, or at a distance from the metros. Unlike the first wave, there is no nationwide lockdown and only localized lockdown restrictions with exemptions for construction activities.Projects located within urban areas, such as metro rail projects, building construction, etc.

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COVID-19 infections surge in Nepal, fueled by mutant strains from India

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Karnataka govt will provide free Covid-19 vaccines to all above 18 yrs, says CM Yediyurappa

I urge all eligible to register themselves from April 28.Karnataka on Sunday reported over 34,000 coronavirus cases in the span of just 24 hours, the highest single-day spike since the pandemic began.With 34,804 more patients testing positive for Covid-19 in the state, the total tally has now reached 13,39,210, according to the health bulletin.

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