Coronavirus LIVE: 6,169 new Covid-19 cases, 22 deaths in Kerala in a day
Coronavirus live updates: At 1,906,371, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 911,382, Andhra Pradesh 879,339, Tamil Nadu 809,014, and Kerala 713,000
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A health worker collects swab sample from COVID suspected man at Anand Vihar bus terminal, in New Delhi
People who arrived from UK rigorously traced; Covid situation under control in Delhi: Jain
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said people who have arrived here from the UK are being rigorously traced and those showing even the slightest of Covid-19 symptoms are being tested, even as he asserted that the situation in the city was under control with the positivity rate plummeting to below one per cent.
Interacting with reporters, he also said Delhinow has "the lowest positivity rate in the entire country". The ceasing of flight services to and from the UK was a prompt move by the Centre and will help in containing the spread of the new coronavirus strain detected in that country, he said. "We are alert and watchful at our end. People who have arrived here from the UK in the last several days are being rigorously traced, and tested if anyone is showing slightest of COVID-like symptoms. A team had been made and house-to-house tracing is being done, and they are being advised self-isolation too," the minister said.
Delhi recorded 871 fresh Covid-19 cases and 18 new fatalities on Wednesday, even as thepositivity rate slipped to 0.99 per cent, authorities said.
Himachal records 437 new Covid cases, tally rises to 53,392
West Bengal reports 1,628 new Covid-19 cases, 2,153 discharges
958 new coronavirus cases in Karnataka
None of UK returnees tested positive for Covid in Telangana so far: Health dept
Bharat Biotech's Covaxin shows encouraging results in clinical trials: Research paper
Covaxin, a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by Bharat Biotech, showed long-term antibody and T- cell (immune) memory responses three months after the shot in phase 1 volunteers and tolerable safety outcomes in Phase 2 study, the city-based company has said, suggesting the antibodies may persist for six to 12 months.
In phase 2, it also showed enhanced humoral and cell- mediated immune responses and the results were found in the safety and immunogenicity clinical trial of the vaccine candidate. Memory T cells are antigen-specific T cells that remain over a long term after an infection has been eliminated. Covaxin, being developed in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research and the National Institute of Virology, is now undergoing phase-3 trials.
Punjab CM asks people to exercise caution amid reports of new strain of Covid-19
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh urged people on Wednesday to exercise extreme caution and strictly follow all COVID-19 safety norms amid reports of a new strain of the virus spreading in some parts of the world. Pointing out that even those who recover from the disease suffer from long-term after-effects, including weakness, the chief minister said the spread of the pandemic in the state may have slowed down, but the crisis is not yet over.
The last flight that landed in Amritsar from the United Kingdom on Tuesday reported eight positive cases of the virus, Singh said, adding he hoped that the new strain of the virus has not entered Punjab. Punjab reported 14 more COVID-19 deaths and 488 new cases on Wednesday, taking the death toll to 5,243 and the infection count to 1,64,145.
Addressing a Facebook Live telecast, the chief minister pointed out that several of his colleagues and officers have tested positive for the disease. He urged everybody to wear masks and maintain social distance in order to save themselves, their families and Punjab. The chief minister informed that the state was testing over 30,000 samples every day.
Gujarat sees 958 new Covid-19 cases, 1,309 recoveries; six die
Delhi reports 871 new Covid-19 cases and 18 deaths in the last 24 hours
Delhi reports 871 new Covid-19 cases and 18 deaths in the last 24 hours
Coronavirus LIVE: 6,169 new Covid-19 cases, 22 deaths in Kerala in a day
22 coronavirus deaths, 1,233 fresh cases in Uttar Pradesh
Six more UK passengers test positive for Covid-19 at Delhi's IGI airport
745 passengers quarantined after landing in Mumbai from UK in two days
Indonesia reports 7,514 new Covid-19 cases, 151 deaths
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First Published: Dec 23 2020 | 7:21 AM IST