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FILE PHOTO: People wearing masks walk through Sydney Airport in the wake of a COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney

Western Australia Premier Says India’s COVID-19 Tests Are Inaccurate or Unreliable

Natasha Chaku 27/04/2021

''If there are tests that are inaccurate or a...

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Centre Asks Serum Institute, Bharat Biotech to Lower Prices for Vaccines

The Wire Staff 27/04/2021

The request comes amid wide criticism of the Centre's...

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India’s Total COVID-19 Death Toll Nears Two Lakh

Shilpa Jamkhandikar and Rupam Jain 27/04/2021

While the number of new cases is down slightly...

FILE PHOTO: Vial labelled "Sputnik V Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" and a syringe are seen in this illustration photo

Brazil Health Regulator Rejects Russia’s Sputnik Vaccine

Ricardo Brito 27/04/2021

Anvisa's board voted unanimously not to approve the Russian...

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Govt Ignored NTCA Warning That Sagarmala Plan Is Bad For Western Ghats Biodiversity

Nihar Gokhale 27/04/2021

Documents show that warnings from July 2020 were subsequently...

FILE PHOTO: A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is seen on a table at Ankara City Hospital in Ankara

Centre Won’t Import COVID-19 Vaccines, Will Leave It to States, Companies

Aftab Ahmed and Rajendra Jadhav 26/04/2021

New Delhi was now leaving it to India's states...

A person with a breathing problem receives oxygen support for free inside her car at a Gurudwara, in Ghaziabad

Health Ministry Says People Should Start Wearing Masks Inside Homes Too

The Wire Staff 26/04/2021

The Centre claimed that there is enough medical oxygen...