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Hungary mulls tightening of lockdown measures as infections rise: PM Orban

2:26 pm February 26, 2021

Budapest: Hungary could consider tightening some lockdown restrictions as coronavirus infections are expected to rise “drastically” in the next two weeks, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio on Friday. Orban also said all the 2.5 million to 2.6 million Hungarians who have registered for COVID-19 vaccinations so far would receive at least one dose […]

India plans two-day halt in vaccinations for software upgrade to widen campaign

2:20 pm February 26, 2021

New Delhi: India will halt coronavirus vaccinations this weekend to upgrade software used to coordinate its campaign, the health ministry said on Friday, preparing to expand the program after infections surged in some states. With the world’s highest tally of infections after the United States, India began its vaccination drive on Jan. 16, covering nearly […]

Vice-President Naidu urges Indian people to revisit food habits, not consume junk food

11:15 pm February 25, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said “98 percent of rural people” in the country did not contract the coronavirus as they “live with nature” and urged Indians to revisit the habits including the food habits and consume traditional healthy food and not the junk food. Naidu, who was in the state to deliver the […]

Home quarantine norms breach among reasons for COVID-19 surge: Officials

3:15 pm February 25, 2021

Mumbai: Blatant violation of COVID-19 home quarantine and social distancing guidelines and unavailability of adequate resources for contact-tracing have led to a surge in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, a senior health official said on Thursday. Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded a single-day spike of 8,807 new cases, taking the count of infections in the state to […]

Rajasthan records three more Covid deaths, 55 new cases

COVID-19: India records 16,738 new cases, 138 fresh fatalities

12:11 pm February 25, 2021

New Delhi: The daily rise in coronavirus infections in India was recorded above 15,000 after nearly a month taking the country’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,10,46,914, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. A total of 16,738 infections were reported in a day, while the death toll increased to 1,56,705 […]