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Immunity for less time, change in virus 'virulence': Experts on sero-survey

The latest sero-survey in Delhi has shown a fall compared to the last exercise, with experts saying possible reasons could be immunity lasting for lesser time and "change in virulence" of the virus

Andhra Pradesh's Covid-19 tally breaches 700,00 mark, 41 more deaths

Andhra Pradesh on Thursday crossed another grim milestone of 700,000 coronavirus cases though the spread of the pandemic has been on a declining trend over the past few days

Over 23,000 Maharashtra cops infected by Covid-19 till date; 247 dead

At least 23,548 personnel of the Maharashtra police have tested positive for coronavirus, while 247 died of the infection since the viral outbreak hit the state, an official said on Thursday

World Coronavirus Dispatch: US plans $2bn aid as airlines send workers home

Germany plans to give legal protection for work from home and Google launches phone for economic downturn

DATA STORY: In 7 days, India saw 600k recoveries, 7,529 deaths; active cases fell by 256K

With 85376 new daily recoveries on Thursday, India's recovery rate has improved to 83.53; the fatality rate has come down to 1.56%

Tripura reports 332 fresh Covid-19 cases, state tally now at 26,066

At least 332 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Tripura on Thursday, pushing the tally in the northeastern state to 26,066 a health department official said

More than 10,000 Covid-19 cases in CRPF; recovery rate at 85%: DG

There have been over 10,000 Covid-19 cases in the CRPF with an estimated recovery rate of 85 per cent, the chief of the country's largest paramilitary force, A P Maheshwari, said on Friday

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Kerala now has the third highest active cases

From rising caseloads in four districts of Vidarbha to Pune setting up post-Covid counselling centres, here's a roundup of news on how the country is dealing with the pandemic

Odisha reports 3,615 fresh Covid-19 cases, state's tally stands at 222,734

Odisha on Thursday registered its highest single-day spike of 17 Covid-19 fatalities, which raised the death toll to 859, while 3,615 new cases pushed the state's tally to 222,734

Covid-19: Active cases remain below 1 million for 10th successive day

For the tenth successive day, active cases of coronavirus infection in India were below 1 million while the country's steady trend of posting high levels of daily recoveries continued

Covid-19 Factoid: India's death toll doubled in 47 days, fastest in world

India tested more than 1.4 million people on September 30 even as its death toll doubled to over 98,000 in 47 days

September accounted for 41.53% of total Covid-19 cases in country

September accounted for 41.53% of the total Covid-19 cases in the country, with 2,621,418 infections of the over 6.3 mn cases being reported in the month alone

Covid: Unlock 5, Delhi's 3rd sero survey & govt advisory to firms explained

Government has decided to lift restrictions on cinema halls, schools, and swimming pools as part of its fifth tranche of guidelines or Unlock 5.0 to revive business and other activities

A 75% spike: How Covid spread faster among Delhi prison staff than inmates

In Delhi's prisons, the most crowded in India as per newly-released data, the total number of COVID-19 cases spiked by 75.18% from 137 to 240 in 58 days

Covid patients' claims denied as insurers, hospitals battle over bills

IndiaSpend spoke to other families around India that struggled to get insurance claims paid for Covid-19 treatment

Covid-19 peak is coming in Mumbai's highrise societies: Shivkumar Utture

We speak with Lalit Kant, former head, epidemiology and communicable diseases, at the Indian Council of Medical Research, and Shivkumar Utture, president, Maharashtra Medical Council

Scientists identify unique patterns in Covid-19 transmission in India

Researchers have found that both cases and deaths due to the disease have been more heavily concentrated in the 40-69 year age group in India than is seen in high-income countries, among other trends

What makes 'Namaste' the perfect greeting in the times of Covid-19 pandemic

As people the world over are choosing to ditch the handshakes and hugs for fear of contracting the coronavirus, namaste is becoming the perfect pandemic greeting

Short-cut to save lives: How pharma is changing to develop Covid-19 vaccine

Making medicines is expensive, and it can take a very long time to get from the discovery of a drug to actually treating patients

New study of coronavirus cases in India offers some surprises to scientists

An ambitious study of nearly 85,000 of those cases and nearly 600,000 of their contacts, published Wednesday in the journal Science, offers important insights