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Economic Times | 15 Aug, 2020 | 10.18AM IST
Covid updates: India has three potential Covid vaccines, reveals PM
They will be ready for mass production, as soon as there is a green signal from the scientists, said the PM.
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PM Modi on Covid vaccines
- PM Modi announces that 3 Covid-19 vaccines are in different levels of testing
- As soon as there is a green signal from the scientists they will be ready for mass production.
- A roadmap is ready for that.
Corona warriors have lived the mantra of 'seva parmo dharma': PM Modi
PM Modi on Atmanirbhar Bharat
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We will achieve victory over coronavirus with resolve of people of country
- PM Narendra Modi
Pilgrimage to Vaishno Devi to resume from Sunday after nearly 5 months of suspension
- The yatra was suspended on March 18.
- There shall be a cap of 2,000 pilgrims each day of which 1,900 would be from Jammu and Kashmir and the remaining 100 from outside.
- The pilgrims will be required to install Aarogya Setu App on their mobile phones.
- Wearing face masks and face cover is mandatory and they will have to undergo thermal scanning at yatra entry points
- Children below 10 years, pregnant women, persons with comorbidities and those above 60 years have been advised to avoid the pilgrimage
Virus flareups in Europe lead to club closings, mask orders
- The surges have spread alarm across Europe, which suffered mightily during the spring but appeared in recent months to have largely tamed the coronavirus in ways that the U.S., with its vaunted scientific prowess and the extra time to prepare, cannot seem to manage.
- The continent's hardest-hit countries, Britain, Italy, France and Spain, have recorded about 140,000 deaths in all.
- In addition to clubs and alcohol-fueled street parties, large family gatherings – usually abounding with hugs and kisses -- have been cited as a source of new outbreaks in several European countries.
Thiruvananthapuram DDMA issues guidelines for re-opening of gyms
- Gyms will need to provide oximeters to record oxygen saturation and salons will need to adopt a token system of appointment for stagger client entry, DDMA said.
- The DDMA further said that card-based or contactless payment should be promoted.
- Hand hygiene and social distancing mandatory
Karnataka slashes RT-PCR test rates by Rs 500
Visuals from Red Fort ahead of Independence Day celebrations
Delhi: Latest visuals from Red Fort where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unfurl the national flag & address the… https://t.co/uAWSaaUH8t
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