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76 samples of new Covid-19 variant XBB1.16 found in India: INSACOG data

A total of 76 samples of COVID-19's XBB.1.16 variant have been found which might be behind the recent rise of cases in the country, according to INSACOG data

India's daily Covid tally crosses 800 after 126 days, active cases at 5,389

India's single-day tally of Covid-19 cases crossed 800 after 126 days on Saturday, while the number of active cases climbed to 5,389, according to Union health ministry data

China should share raccoon dog's genetic data in Covid Probe, says WHO

The data could have and should have been shared three years ago, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday at a press conference

Covid could settle down this year, may pose similar threat to flu: WHO

"I think we're coming to that point where we can look at Covid-19 in the same way we look at seasonal influenza," WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan told a press conference

796 fresh Covid infections in India, active cases cross 5K after 109 days

India on Friday recorded a single-day rise of 796 coronavirus infections, while the number of active cases surpassed 5,000 after 109 days, according to Union health ministry data

As Covid cases spike, Centre asks six states to keep a strict vigil

Among the states, Maharashtra has reported a rise in weekly cases from 355 to 668

Less expensive approach developed to isolate nanobodies against Covid

Nanobodies can squeeze into parts of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that larger antibodies cannot reach, studies have shown

Omicron XBB.1.5 variant is highly transmissible and infectious: Lancet

This indicated that an individual with the XBB.1.5 variant could infect 1.2 times more people in the population than someone with the parental XBB.1 variant

India reports 754 new Covid-19 cases, one death; active tally at 4,623

Active cases now comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.80 per cent, according to the health ministry website

India logs 402 new Covid infections in a single day, active cases at 3,903

India reported a single-day rise of 402 coronavirus cases while the active cases have increased to 3,903 in the country, according to the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday.

India reports 444 new Covid-19 infections, active cases rise to 3,809

India logged 444 new coronavirus cases, while the active cases increased to 3,809, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday

India logs 456 new Covid-19 infections, active case tally rises to 3,406

India recorded 456 new coronavirus infections, pushing the tally to 4.46 crore, while the active cases increased to 3,406, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.

US House votes to declassify information about origins of Covid-19

House voted unanimously Friday to declassify US intelligence information about the origins of COVID-19, a sweeping show of bipartisan support near third anniversary of the start of the deadly pandemic

India reports 440 new Covid cases, one death; active tally rises to 3,294

The national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.80 per cent, the ministry said

India reports 379 new Covid cases, one death; active tally rises to 3,177

The national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.80 per cent, according to the ministry website

Rise in Covid cases not of huge concern, outbreak in endemic stage: Experts

Experts stressed that the Covid-19 outbreak is in the endemic stage and the spurts in cases are not of a huge concern

India logs 326 new Covid-19 infections, active cases cross 3,000-mark

India saw a single-day rise of 326 fresh coronavirus cases, while the active cases crossed the 3,000-mark after 67 days, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Wednesday

India reports 266 new Covid-19 cases, active tally rises to 2,970

India saw a single-day rise of 266 fresh coronavirus cases, The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,54,622 while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent

India logs 324 new Covid infections, active cases in country rise to 2,791

India logged 324 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases increased to 2,791, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday

India reports 334 Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths; active tally rises to 2,686

The active cases now comprise 0.00 per cent of the total cases, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.80 per cent, according to the health ministry website