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It Singh will lead the Congress in Sciences (AIIMS) has found adversely impacts the process ,!+(!()1/03!.+'2 the electoral battle earlier next $ that none of the fully vacci- of replacement of oxygen car- year with firebrand Navjot (!*-!(+!131 ! nated people died after getting rying mature red blood cells in Singh Sidhu, probably, as his re-infected with coronavirus many Covid-19 patients. /03!,+!(.32 second in command. during April-May 2021. The study, published in Information trickling out %'' In other words, while the the journal Stem Cell Reports, 3.!)*!**, of the Chief Minister’s three- vaccine does not guarantee sheds light on why many hour-long meeting with the All (O*! * protection from re-infection, Covid-19 patients, even those 9.)!1.!.*./03+!3.(2 India Congress Committee + , it offers hope that the human not in hospital, are suffering (AICC) panel indicates that “virtually” along with some - .+,-/ body can develop antibodies ed sample size may have the Covid-19 vaccine. Ten from hypoxia — a potentially P(*!*'!.3./03*!1*)2 Capt Amarinder would remain other senior leaders, including + that can fight the virus for allowed that aberration to patients received Covishield, dangerous condition in which the party and the Congress general secretary 0 $ long. creep in. while 53 received Covaxin. there is decreased oxygenation (*!13!1),/03*!(('2 Government’s face in Punjab. (organisation) KC Venugopal. This was revealed in the Viral load, the measure of SARS-CoV-2 lineages in the body’s tissues. The study Sidhu is likely to make a After appearing before the first genomic sequence study the total number of viral par- could be assigned to a total of also shows why anti-inflam- (3!'.!+1(/0((!*.32 comeback in the Cabinet with three-member panel in the " of breakthrough infections in ticles in a particular volume of 36 (57.1 per cent) samples, 19 matory drug dexamethasone a “big responsibility” in the national Capital, Capt 0,( the country during the dead- fluid, was high at the time of (52.8 per cent) in patients has been an effective treatment 3+!()!++'/0.(,2 party, along with other “tradi- Amarinder told the media that * 1 lier and more infectious sec- diagnosis even in vaccinated who completed both doses for those with the virus. tional Congressmen”. “Big the meeting was for internal ond wave of the coronavirus patients and they also report- and 17 (47.2 per cent) in “Low blood-oxygen levels admitted to the ICU, those changes” in the State Cabinet discussions ahead of the State pandemic. ed high temperature persisting patients who completed only have been a significant prob- who had moderate symptoms is also on the cards. Assembly elections. “These If one contracts Covid-19 for 5-7 days, similar to symp- a single dose, the AIIMS study lem in Covid-19 patients,” and were admitted to hospital, Amarinder met the panel are party discussions, after being fully vaccinated, it toms of unvaccinated patients. said. The B.1.617 variant, first said study lead Shokrollah and those who had a mild ver- headed by Leader of Assembly elections are due to $ is known as a breakthrough Out of the 63 break- detected in India, was divided Elahi, associate professor in sion of the disease and only Opposition in the Rajya Sabha be held in next six months,” he infection. “There will be a through infections, 36 patients into three lineages — the Faculty of Medicine & spent a few hours in hospital. Mallikarjun Kharge at the said. small percentage of fully vac- received two doses, while 27 B.1.617.1, B.1.617.2 and Dentistry. “Because of that, we The researchers found that AICC headquarters. AICC sec- Indications are that the # cinated people who still get received at least one dose of B.1.617.3 — as per the study. thought one potential mecha- as the disease progresess, more retary general in-charge for meeting’s prime agenda was to $%&#- sick, are hospitalised, or die nism might be that Covid-19 immature RBCs flood into Punjab Harish Rawat and for- bridge the gulf between the .-/ 2 from Covid-19,” according to impacts red blood cells pro- blood circulation, making up mer MP JP Aggarwal are the party leaders, Capt Amarinder the US health agency, Centers duction.” as much as 60 per cent of the other members of the panel. and Sidhu included, and for Disease Control and P In the study, Elahi and his cells in the blood. The meeting that dis- ensure that the Congress put Prevention (CDC). team examined the blood of Generally, immature RBCs cussed in detail performance of up a united face before going AIIMS Delhi’s first study 128 patients with Covid-19. make up less than one per all legislators and also the to polls early in 2022. Every on breakthrough infections The patients included those cent, or none at all, in a Ministers, was also joined by issue pertaining to the party during the April-May period who were critically ill and healthy individual’s blood. Priyanka and Rahul Gandhi and the State were discussed. , 34 $ ' confirmed that despite a very high viral load, none of the New Delhi: The DCGI has New Delhi: India has overtak- vaccinated people died due to granted permission to the en the US in terms of number the disease. However, some Serum Institute of India (SII) to of people who have received at would argue that there have manufacture the Sputnik least one dose of Covid-19 been several well-known cases Covid-19 vaccine in India for vaccine, the Government on like that of Dr KK Agarwal examination, test and analysis Friday said and noted that the who died despite taking both with certain conditions, official vaccination campaign will be the vaccines dozes. The limit- sources said on Friday. further intensified. %16 056(578 Commission, NCERT and two '85 representatives of CBSE he Centre on Friday schools. Thus, students can 56 7 Administrators of Union tions, among others, are fre- Tformed a committee of expect to know the detailed Territories, has asked for the quent RT-PCR testing drive at senior officers and academi- criterion for the calculation of implementation of its recom- doorstep while ensuring cians to decide on the criteria marks by June 14. mendations in the advisory prompt delivery of reports with for the evaluation of CBSE “It was decided that CBSE and sought action taken reports priority to be given to the Class 12 Board exam results will take steps to compile the within four weeks. PVTGs addressing the concern after the Government can- results of Class 12 students as 8:%056%- The Secretary, Union of their persistent digital celled the examinations due to per well-defined objective cri- Ministry of Tribal Affairs, and divide; vaccination of all the the Covid-19 pandemic. teria in a time-bound manner,” he National Human Rights the Chief Secretaries/ PVTGs having population less Prime Minister Narendra the CBSE notification read. TCommission, (NHRC) has Administrators of the States than 50,000 within 60 days by Modi had announced that the The report of the com- issued an advisory to ensure and UTS shall submit month- sending mobile medical teams; board has been directed to cal- mittee will be deliberated at protection of human rights of ly reports to the NHRC till the supply of Covid-19 medical kit culate results in “well-defined the highest level before the cri- 75 Particularly Vulnerable end of the Covid-19 with which should be followed by objective criteria”. Modi also teria is approved and then the Tribal Groups (PVTGs), keep- respect to the measures taken consistent awareness genera- added that the Class 12 results same model is likely to be ing in view the media reports for implementation of the advi- tion campaigns across resi- will be announced in “a time- adopted by ICSE and all State about the spread of Covid-19 sory. dential vicinities in the local bound manner”. Education Boards who have infection among several of In this regard, the District dialect; use of drones to render The committee has been cancelled the examinations them. The commission, in a Magistrate (DM) shall be des- essential medical kit to avoid mandated to submit the report and fix a criteria to declare the letter through its Secretary ignated as the Nodal Officer for human contact; regular check within 10 days. The commit- results of Class 12 to enable the General Bimbadhar Pradhan to the implementation of the advi- on maintenance of proper tee comprises 13 members, students to move ahead with the Secretaries of the Union sory. The DMs shall also get hygiene and sanitation in the including officials of various their score. The Supreme Ministries of Tribal Affairs and this advisory translated into the residential vicinity of PVTGs; Central and State education Court directed the CBSE and Health and Family Welfare, local language/dialect of the deployment of dedicated team departments, Kendriya CICSE to place on record UnionPVTGs and ensure its dissem- of doctors/nurses/paramedic !" !$% & Vidyalaya Sangathan, objective criteria for assess- Ministries/Departments, Chief ination among them.