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India Coronavirus Dispatch: Cases of seasonal flu dip amid Covid

AstraZeneca says no higher risk of blood clots with its coronavirus vaccine, why the 28-day gap between doses is necessary, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

In today's market, one sees a flurry of new brands across medical stores as well as online
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Experts say compliance with recommended precautions to avoid contracting Covid-19 such as wearing a mask and frequent hand-washing is behind the dip in cases of seasonal flu

Bharath Manjesh New Delhi
Reasons behind Maharashtra's poor Covid showing

Maharashtra's poor show in curbing the spread of the coronavirus is because it is not testing enough and properly, a report in ThePrint said. The state has 56 per cent of the active caseload in India, but it accounts for just seven per cent of fully vaccinated people in the country. Also, despite the fact that the state is now close to testing 100,000 samples a day, the tests-per-million metric is at 1,42,513.9 against a national average of 1,63,160, the report said. Read more here

 
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