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Assam Flood, IMD alert, Mumbai Rains, Covid-19 Latest Update

24 July 2020

  • Weather Alert! Mumbai to Receive Heavy Rainfall Today: IMD

    With the arrival of Southwest monsoon, heavy rainfall whipped parts of Mumbai today (24th July). The Western Express Highway received heavy showers as vehicles went through it. The IMD said that there can be an intense spell of rainfall in isolated places in the districts of Mumbai & Raigad.

  • Covid-19 India Live Updates: AIIMS Administers First Dose of Covaxin to 30-year-old

    Amid the spurt of corona cases which crosses millions, AIIMS Delhi on Friday administered first dose of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin to a 30-year-old male. The subject will be monitored for two weeks after which he will be given the second dose. As per reports, the coronavirus cases in India rose to 12,87,945 on Friday after 49,311 fresh cases were reported within 24 hours.

    What is Covaxin?

    As per reports, Covaxin is India’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate developed by Bharat Biotech India (BBIL) in collaboration with the National Institute of Virology (NIV).

  • Assam Flood Horror: Third Wave Submerges 92% of Kajiranga National Park

    The land which is house to more than thousand varities of flora and fauna has lost more 100 wild animals, including at least eight rare rhinos, have died in recent flooding at a national park in north-eastern India, officials say. The Kaziranga park in Assam state is home to the world's largest population of one-horned rhinos, which faced extinction at the turn of the century.

  • Coronavirus Global News: Half of total number of global cases have emerged from US, Brazil & India

    While novel coronavirus has infected over 15.4 million (15,446,800) people worldwide and killed as many as 632,178, at least 8.7 million patients have recovered globally, says latest data released by Johns Hopkins University.

    Another report says that half of the total number of global cases have emerged from the three worst-hit countries — the US, Brazil and India.

  • Covid Fighters: A 2,000-strong volunteer team readies up to help in final rites of Covid-19 patients

    When the death toll has crossed above 29,000 in India, there are young men and women signing up fearlessly to do the last rites of those disceased. It happens it Kerela where Covid-19 patients dead bodies have began to pile up.

    “In such situations, the value of a human being is at stake and it doesn’t matter what religion he or she may have belonged to", says one volunteer.

    "The people who fall to Covid-19, no matter what religion or caste they belong to, must be given the last rites with the dignity and respect they deserve,” Fr Koluthuvallil said .

     

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