India Covid

• India’s COVID-19 vaccine campaign picks up in rural areas, but supply issues loom

  Of the nearly 120 million shots administered in the past three weeks, around 70 per cent were in India's villages -- up from around half in the initial weeks of May.

  World

  Sep 1, 2021
  
• India’s Taj Mahal reopens after 14 months as country lifts COVID-19 restrictions

  The monument was closed in early April as India introduced strict lockdown measures in an effort to contain a surge in COVID-19 infections that is still killing thousands daily.

  World

  Jun 16, 2021
  
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• India to offer COVID-19 vaccines to all adults free of cost

  Under the earlier policy, the federal government gave free shots to people above 45 years of age and front-line workers.

  World

  Jun 7, 2021
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• Justin Trudeau on COVID-19 in India: ‘This pandemic doesn’t end anywhere until it ends everywhere’

  After recently receiving his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the prime minister says "it was an amazing feeling" knowing we're one step closer to a sense of normalcy.

  Canada

  May 31, 2021
• ‘ET Canada Presents: Help India’ special seeks to raise funds for COVID-19 crisis

  A number of celebrities will appear during the special, including Russell Peters, Mindy Kaling, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Rizwan Manji.

  Entertainment

  May 26, 2021
• COVID-19 vaccine inequality in India causing millions to fall through gaps

  India’s vaccination campaign began in January with a goal of inoculating 300 million of its 1.4 billion people by August. So far it has fully vaccinated a little over 42 million.

  Health

  May 26, 2021
• Vancouver’s ‘sneaky artist’ uses his talent to raise money for India’s battle against COVID

  "The idea is I go to a place where I expect to see magic," Nishant Jain told Global News. "Any place that's packed with people has magic."

  Canada

  May 24, 2021
• India battles threat of fatal fungal infection as COVID-19 deaths approach 300K

  India has reported more than 26 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus since the pandemic began, with almost half occurring in the past two months.

  Health

  May 23, 2021
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• Here’s a look at why India is short on COVID-19 vaccines

  As the world's largest maker of vaccines, India always was expected to play a pivotal role in global efforts to immunize against COVID-19.

  Health

  May 22, 2021
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• Canada may extend travel ban on India, Pakistan as COVID-19 remains concern, feds say

  Health Canada and Transport Canada both said they are still monitoring developments in India and Pakistan, but would not say definitively if the travel ban will be extended.

  Health

  May 20, 2021