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India logs 111 new Covid infections; active cases increase to 1,783
The death toll stands at 5,30,740 while the tally of Covid cases was recorded at 4.46 crore, the data updated at 8 am stated
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Prez Biden to end Covid-19 twin national emergencies in US on May 11
Once the emergency expires, people with private insurance will have some out-of-pocket costs for Covid vaccines, tests and treatment, while the uninsured will have to pay in their entirety
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Third Covid vaccine booster linked with 90% reduction in deaths : Study
A third booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine was associated with a 90 per cent reduction in death in people with multiple health conditions compared to two doses
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India records 80 new Covid-19 infections, active cases rise to 1,848
The total tally of Covid cases is 4.46 crore (4,46,82,719) and the death toll stands at 5,30,740
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How future with lower Covid death rate seems like a worthy investment
Unfortunately, turning nasal vaccines into reality has a long way to go. The same is true for any newer approach to combatting Covid
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China grants conditional approval for two homegrown Covid-19 drugs
The applications for the innovative drugs XIANNUOXIN and VV116 were submitted by Simcere and a subsidiary of Shanghai Junshi Biosciences, respectively
Long Covid cripples millions, best protection is vaccination, say experts
At least 65 million people are thought to have long Covid, according to a latest review of 200 Covid-19 studies
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India records 109 new Covid-19 infections, tally of active cases now 1,842
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.07 per cent and the weekly positivity was pegged at 0.08 per cent, as per the data
Maharashtra records 17 new Covid cases in a day; active tally at 80
As many as 6,13,962 passengers arrived at Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur international airports and of these, 13,912 underwent RT-PCR test
India sees single-day rise of 93 Covid cases; active tally down to 1,842
India saw a single day rise of 93 coronavirus infections, while the active cases have declined to 1,842, according to Union health ministry data updated on Saturday.
iNCOVACC: All you need to know about world's first intranasal Covid vaccine
The vaccine been approved for use as a primary as well as a heterologous (mix-and-match) booster dose in India
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India records 99 new Covid-19 cases, active count declines to 1,896
The daily positivity was recorded at 0.10 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 0.08 per cent
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Health Minister Mandaviya launches Bharat Biotech's nasal Covid-19 vaccine
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh launched Bharat Biotech's nasal Covid vaccine, iNCOVACC, on the occasion of Republic Day on Thursday
India reports 132 new coronavirus cases, active tally decline to 1,906
The death toll stood at 5,30,738 with one previous death reconciled by Kerala
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Booster dose of Covishield offers best immune response: Lancet study
A booster dose of Covishield offers the best immune response, irrespective of whether the primary doses were of Covishield or Covaxin, according to a new study conducted in India
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India records 102 new coronavirus cases, active tally dips to 1,922
The daily positivity was recorded at 0.07 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 0.08 per cent
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No need for fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine given current evidence: Expert
Dr Raman Gangakhedkar, former head of epidemiology and communicable diseases at the ICMR, has discounted the need for the fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine given the current evidence
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India reports 89 new Covid-19 infections, active cases below 2,000
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.06 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 0.08 per cent
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Mumbai logs 4 new Covid-19 cases, zero death; active tally at 31
As per civic data, the city's coronavirus recovery rate was 98.3 per cent, while the case doubling time was 2,02,183 days
India records 94 new Covid-19 infections, active cases fall to 1,934
The overall death toll stands at 5,30,735 with two deaths -- one death reconciled by Kerala and one reported by Uttar Pradesh in last 24 hours