People make shocking excuses to evade Rs 2,000 fine
New Delhi, Nov 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) “Sir, I have removed the mask for just one minute, was wearing it for the whole day.” This is one of the excuses that people give when they caught flouting…
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Russia reports new record high of daily Covid-19 cases
Moscow, Nov 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Russia registered 25,173 Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, a new all-time high, as the pandemic worsened in the cold season, the country’s Covid-19 response centre said on Monday. The…
Oxford English Dictionary names ‘words of the year’
London, Nov 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Oxford English Dictionary (OED) announced on Monday for the first time that it has chosen not to name one single word of the year, but many words for the “unprecedented” year…
British PM announces ‘tougher’ tiered system of covid restrictions
London, Nov 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday a “tougher” tiered system of coronavirus restrictions to replace England’s current lockdown when it ends on December 2. Under the “Covid Winter Plan”…
Recoveries outnumber Covid cases in Karnataka again
Bengaluru, Nov 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Maintaining the trend, 1,645 recoveries in a single day outnumbered 1,509 new Covid cases in Karnataka on Sunday, the health bulletin released on Monday said. “With 1,645 patients getting discharged after…
Rajasthan witnessing 2nd peak of Covid cases: Health Minister
Jaipur, Nov 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma said on Monday that the state is registering over 3,000 Covid-19 cases per day for the past few days, calling it a second peak of coronavirus…
Delhi reports 121 Covid deaths in 24 hours; Nov toll 1,950
New Delhi, Nov 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the national capital recorded 121 fatalities due to Covid-19 on Monday, the second-highest so far, the number of deaths in November alone has reached 1,950, pushing the overall toll…
US CDC releases blueprint for initial vaccine allocation
By Nikhila Natarajan New York, Nov 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) America’s top public health agency – the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – on Monday released its first blueprint of a four-pronged ethical basis which…
Gujarat sees 1,487 more Covid cases, 17 new deaths
Gandhinagar, Nov 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the addition of 1,487 fresh cases on Monday, Gujarat saw its coronavirus tally reach 1,98,899, while the death toll rose to 3,876 as 17 more succumbed. In November so far,…
Night curfew in Ahmedabad extended till Dec 11
Gandhinagar Nov 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The police commissioner of Ahmedabad, Sanjay Shrivastav, has decided to extend the night curfew in the city till December 11 in view of the prevailing coronavirus situation. Night curfew has been…
Andhra registers 545 Covid cases, tally 8.62 lakh
Amaravati, Nov 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Andhra Pradesh has registered 545 new Covid cases, increasing the state’s tally to 8.62 lakh, even as 1,390 persons recovered from the virus on Monday. Guntur district accounted for the highest…
Raj health minister tests Covid positive, admitted to hospital
Jaipur, Nov (SocialNews.XYZ) Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma has been admitted to the RUHS Hospital here on Monday after testing positive for Covid-19. The Health minister said that since he has tested positive for Covid-19,…
Now, Covid negative report mandatory to enter Maharashtra
Mumbai, Nov 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) As Covid-19 cases are on the upswing in several parts of the country, Maharashtra on Monday imposed conditions for all travellers arriving in the state from Gujarat, Goa, Rajasthan and Delhi,…
Now six-hour RT-PCR test from Rs 499, courtesy SpiceHealth
New Delhi, Nov 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Airline major SpiceJet promoter founded healthcare company SpiceHealth on Monday said it will conduct the Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test for Covid-19 starting at Rs 499. The move is…
AI based eye exam may lead to early Parkinson’s disease diagnosis
New York, Nov 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) A simple eye examination combined with powerful artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning technology could provide early detection of Parkinson’s disease, say researchers. Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder of the…
608 recoveries in J&K in 24hrs against 351 new Covid cases
Srinagar, Nov 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Recoveries continued to outnumber the new Covid cases in J&K on the second consecutive day on Monday as 608 patients were discharged while 351 tested positive in the last 24 hours….
Researchers create 3D-printed nasal swab for Covid testing
New York, Nov 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Researchers have developed 3D-printed nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs using a point-of-care 3D printer in response to the critical shortage of NP swabs for Covid-19 testing. “To date, we have printed more…
Recoveries outnumber new Covid cases in Kerala in 24hrs
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Recoveries outnumbered the new Covid cases in Kerala in the last 24 hours as fewer samples were tested. In the past 24 hours, with 35,659 samples send for testing only 3,757…
Fine for not wearing masks in Goa increased to Rs 200
Panaji, Nov 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Fine for not wearing masks in public places in Goa has been doubled from Rs 100 to Rs 200, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Monday. Sawant also said urged people…
Gurugram police warn marriage organisers against Covid-19 norms violation
Gurugram, Nov 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the wedding season round the corner amid the sudden spike in Covid-19 cases reported in Gurugram, the district police has warned owners of banquet halls/marriage halls, hotels and resorts against…