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Elton John tests positive for Covid, postpones Texas shows

Music legend Elton John has tested positive for coronavirus, forcing him to postpone his concerts in Dallas, Texas.

Active Covid cases reduce by 50% within 2 weeks in Delhi

The third wave of the pandemic saw the active cases peaking to 94,160 on January 13. The number dropped to 42,010 by Tuesday.

WHO: Record weekly Covid cases last week but deaths stable

WHO said there were 21 million new coronavirus cases reported globally last week, the highest weekly number of COVID-19 cases recorded since the pandemic began.

No guarantee that future Covid variants will be less severe: WHO

The next Covid-19 variant that will rise will be more contagious than Omicron, but there's no guarantee that the future strains will be milder, the World Health Organization said.

Immune response induced by Omicron effectively neutralise Delta: ICMR study

An ICMR study has demonstrated that individuals infected with Omicron have significant immune response which could neutralise not only the Omicron, but also other variants of concern

Over 21 mn Covid-19 cases reported globally last week, highest ever: WHO

Over 21 million new coronavirus cases were reported around the world last week, representing the highest number of weekly cases recorded since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the WHO

Omicron generated antibodies effective against all variants: ICMR study

ICMR has said that within short span of time, the variant has shown high transmissibility and capability of evading the immune response generated against natural infection and vaccination.

Omicron survives much longer on plastic, skin than earlier variants: Study

The Omicron variant of coronavirus can remain alive on skin for over 21 hours, and more than eights days on plastic surfaces

China: Beijing sees uptick in Covid cases ahead of Winter Olympics

The Chinese capital reported 14 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday as it began a third round of mass testing of millions of people in the run-up to the Winter Olympics.

Data story: India logs 285,914 cases; total caseload crosses 40-mn mark

India has so far administered 1,635,844,536 vaccine doses. That is 4080.92 per cent of its total caseload, and 116.75 per cent of its population

Arunachal Pradesh logs 526 fresh Covid-19 cases, one more fatality

The frontier state had recorded 668 cases on Tuesday

India records 285,914 fresh Covid-19 infections in last 24 hours

The daily positivity rate is 16.16 per cent

Thane district records 1,563 Covid-19 infections, 11 fatalities

The mortality rate is 1.68 per cent

South Korea's daily Covid infections hit record high at 13,012

The daily caseload was up from 8,571 in the previous day

Global caseload at 357.9 million amid ongoing Covid resurgence

The US continues to be the worst-hit country

70 new Covid-19 cases reported in Andamans, tally rises to 9,522

The coronavirus death toll remained unchanged at 129 as no fresh fatality was recorded

Coronavirus pandemic: 22 deaths and 9,771 new cases in Rajasthan

Till now, 9,140 people have died from the infection in the state

US asks its citizens to reconsider travelling to India due to Covid-19

The latest travel advisory from the US State Department also advised them to exercise increased caution in India

Goa reports 1,794 new Covid-19 cases, 8 deaths; positivity rate at 32%

Goa reported 1,794 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday and eight more deaths linked to the infection

Covid-19 pandemic: West Bengal logs 4,494 new cases and 36 deaths

West Bengal on Tuesday registered 4,494 fresh Covid-19 cases, 52 less than the previous day's figure