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BCG vaccination, climate, obesity among factors in Covid fatality rates

While researchers are grappling with the varying fatality rates due to coronavirus, BofA Research has found that the most vulnerable set is older people with pre-existing health conditions, who live in colder countries that do not have a BCG vaccination policy

PM Modi announces economic stimulus of Rs 20L crore, 10% of GDP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a massive financial package to revive the country's economy by announcing a total stimulus of Rs 20 lakh crore, or 10 percent of the country's GDP

Live or die we'll not stop: Migrants set off for 700 km on foot

Whether we survive or die, it is upon god, but we will walk all the way home to Madhya Pradesh, in central India, said Ghanshyam, a resident of Damoh, who has started walking from New Delhi along with a group of 50 people

Lakhs of jobs lost as 12,000 weddings cancelled in Udaipur

Lakhs of jobs have been lost in Udaipur, the so-called wedding destination of India, with the cancellation of around 12,000 weddings in last two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Muslims have religious obligation to support government efforts during pandemic: Grand Mufti

One of India's tallest Islamic scholars, Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar, is the Grand Mufti of India and President of the Islamic Community of India

With 3,604 new cases, India's Covid tally surges past 70K; 2293 deaths

The COVID-19 tally in India surged past 70000 cases, with 3,604 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday

Plan for new reality, PM to CMs

In a clear message to the Chief Ministers that Indians must plan for the new world reality, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that public activities should be increased while reducing the chances of the transmission of coronavirus

Recovery rate improved, no community transmission: India's Health Ministry

India's Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Monday said that the recovery rate of the Covid-19 patients in the country improved upto 31.15 per cent with a total 1,559 individuals cured from the disease in the last 24 hours

Health Ministry denies any religion-based mapping of COVID-19

COVID-19 spreads through not following dos and don'ts and neglecting precautions, not religion or region, India's Health Ministry said on Monday, terming the reports of religion-based mapping of COVID-19 patients as "baseless, incorrect and irresponsible"

India records over 4K COVID cases in a day, tally touches 67,152; death toll 2206

India saw the highest spike of 4,213 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours taking the total tally up to 67,152, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. At least 97 new fatalities were also reported in a day

Former PM Manmohan Singh stable, had developed reaction to medication

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was admitted to Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after he developed a reaction to new medication, is stable, sources said on Monday

Air India flight with 130 Indians from Riyadh reaches Delhi

As many as 130 Indians stranded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, reached Delhi on Sunday evening on board a special Air India ferry flight under the Vande Bharat evacuation mission

Coronavirus deaths in India cross 2000 mark; 62,939 cases

With 3277 new cases and 128 new fatalities, the total case count of novel Coronavirus rose to 62,939 and total deaths getting past the 2000 mark, the health ministry said on Sunday

We have prepared India for the worst: Health Minister on Covid crisis

We do not anticipate the worst kind of situation in India like other developed countries, which are badly hit by Covid-19 crisis, but still we have prepared the whole country for the worst possible scenario, said Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday

India inches towards 60,000 COVID-19 cases

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country mounted to 59,662 on Saturday, with 3,320 cases and 95 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said