COVID-19 India
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Canada to resume flights from India next week with additional COVID-19 measuresTransport Canada said the ban on all private and commercial passenger flights from the country will be extended until 11:59 p.m. ET on Sept. 26.HealthSep 21, 2021
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India has 414K COVID-19 deaths to date. The actual toll could be 10 times higherA new report states that India's actual death toll could be in the millions, not thousands. But the government has dismissed those concerns as exaggerated and misleading.WorldJul 20, 2021
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Canada extends ban on flights from India to Aug. 21 due to Delta variant fearsIndia has been devastated by the Delta variant. On Monday, the country reported 38,164 new COVID-19 cases and 499 deaths, the lowest in over three months.CanadaJul 19, 2021
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COVID-19 death toll tops 400,000 in India. Experts warn the real count is higherNew cases are on the decline after exceeding 400,000 a day in May, but authorities are preparing for another possible wave and are trying to ramp up vaccination.HealthJul 2, 2021
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Indian volunteers tend to the sick and the dead despite COVID-19 risksSome Indian volunteers say they have been moved to act by desperate pleas for help on social media and in their local communities.WorldMay 19, 2021
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India to recruit ex-army medics as COVID-19 overwhelms healthcare system, officials sayCOVID-19 cases and deaths have been hitting records every two or three days. Deaths rose by more than 4,000 for a second consecutive day on Sunday.HealthMay 9, 2021
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As India’s COVID-19 cases climb, neighbouring Bangladesh faces variant threatsIndia was supposed to supply 30 million vaccine doses to Bangladesh by June. So far, only 7 million doses have been supplied, with further shipments suspended since February.WorldMay 8, 2021
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India pushes COVID-19 vaccine drive for all adults as daily cases top 400KThe world’s largest maker of vaccines was still short of critical supplies — the result of lagging manufacturing and raw material shortages that delayed the rollout.HealthMay 1, 2021
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‘An Enemy of the People’: Doctor recalls famous play to depict India’s COVID-19 crisisOver the past several weeks, several health experts have slammed India's complacency and carelessness in dealing with the coronavirus.WorldMay 1, 2021
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Scientists say Indian government ignored their warnings amid worsening COVID-19 surgeDespite the warning of a more contagious variant, scientists on an advisory panel said the government did not seek to impose major restrictions to stop the spread of the virus.WorldMay 1, 2021
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