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WHO says ‘close’ to Pfizer deal for poorer nations
So far, over half of the 50 million inoculations given globally in 50 countries have been done in the US and China. None have yet been given in Africa. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday blamed vaccine nationalism for the inequity, saying the world was on the brink of “catastrophic moral failure”.
COVID-19: India records 10,064 new cases, lowest in over seven months
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,02,28,753 pushing the national COVID-19 recovery rate to 96.66 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.44 per cent
The COVID-19 active caseload remained below three lakh
There are 2,00,528 active COVID-19 cases in the country which comprise?1.90 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated
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COVID-19: India records lowest fatalities in eight months
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,02,11,342 pushing the national COVID-19 recovery rate of 96.59 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.44 per cent.
The COVID-19 active caseload remained below 3 lakh.
Total speeds up renewables push with $2.5 billion investment in Indian solar power
Total is trying to reduce its dependence on oil and shift towards electricity and renewable energy. It aims to have 35 gigawatts (GW) of gross renewable energy generation capacity by 2025 from around 9 GW now
“Our entry into AGEL is a major milestone in our strategy in the renewable energy business in India put in place by both parties,” Total CEO and Chairman Patrick Pouyanne said.
Don’t join WhatsApp if not accepting new policy: HC
The petition, by a lawyer, has contended that the updated privacy policy violates users right to privacy under the Constitution.
The plea has claimed that the new privacy policy of WhatsApp allows full access into a user’s online activity without there being any supervision by the government.
AI likely to replace humans in cybersecurity space by 2030
“The seismic events of 2020 have created long lasting changes in work environments across the globe and opened up new avenues that cybercriminals can abuse. Cybersecurity will help enterprises, governments and ordinary users adapt safely to these new conditions in 2021,” said the report.
Health worker dies in Moradabad day after receiving COVID shot
Chief Medical Officer Milind Chander Garg cited a postmortem report and said that the cause of death was cardiac disease.
Refuting the claim of the health authorities, the family members of the deceased said that he was never faced cardiac problem and he was quite healthy except the fever and cough.
No ‘serious or severe’ adverse effect post COVID-19 immunisation report so far: Govt
A total of 3,81,305 beneficiaries have so far been vaccinated for COVID-19 and 580 adverse events following immunisation were reported in the country till now, the Union health ministry said on Monday.
He said a cumulative 580 adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) and seven cases of hospitalisation have so far been reported in the country since the nationwide COVID-19 inoculation drive began on January 16.
Indian companies consider buying vaccines for employees
Steel producer Jindal Steel and Power Ltd, autos-to technology conglomerate Mahindra Group and consumer goods giant ITC Ltd have begun initial checks on vaccines being available to buy after the government covers priority segments.