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Over 1,000 Covid cases in West Bengal after over four months; TPR at 12.74%

West Bengal reported over a thousand new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday for the first time in more than four months as 1,424 people tested positive, the Health Department said

Centre asks states to step up surveillance to curb Covid-19 spread

States have been asked to screen 2 per cent of international travellers randomly with RT-PCR tests and send all positive samples for genomic sequencing

Delayed diagnosis, reluctance to take booster dose pushing severe cases up

Patients are turning up many days after onset of symptoms, say doctors

Gujarat logs over 500 new Covid cases after 4 months; active tally at 2,914

Gujarat's daily COVID-19 tally crossed the 500-mark, after 529 people tested positive for the infection on Wednesday, an official from the state health department said.

Centre asks states to test 2% passengers from incoming flights for Covid-19

With India consistently reporting more than 10,000 cases, Centre asked states and Union Territories to ensure a random RT-PCR screening of about two per cent passengers in each incoming flight,

Covid-19: Delhi records 1,109 cases, one fatality; positivity rate at 5.87%

Delhi logged 1,109 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 5.87 per cent and one fatality, according to data shared by the health department here on Wednesday.

Covid cases on rise in 110 countries, driven by 2 Omicron sub-variants: WHO

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week that the fast-spreading Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 together are estimated to make up half of the coronavirus cases in the US

Mumbai sees 1,504 new Covid cases, 3 deaths; active tally at 11,844

All the three patients who succumbed to the coronavirus infection were suffering from comorbidities, the BMC bulletin said.

Maharashtra logs 3,957 new Covid cases, 7 deaths; active tally at 25,735

A total of 3,696 people were discharged in the last 24 hours in the state, taking the cumulative count of recoveries to 77,98,817. The recovery rate in the state is 97.82 per cent as of now.

Day after DCGI nod, SII seeks inclusion of Covovax in Covid program

A day after India's drug regulator approved Covovax for restricted emergency use in children aged 7 to 11 years, the vaccine maker Serum Institute has written to the Centre seeking its inclusion

Gennova Biopharmaceuticals ready with 7 mn Gemcovac-19 vaccine dosages

Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd on Wednesday said it is ready with 70 lakh dosages of its Gemcovac-19 vaccine, the first indigenously developed mRNA vaccine against COVID-19

China's easing Covid curbs spark travel inquiry surge, and caution

Unexpected moves mark a significant easing of rigid curbs that have severely curtailed travel and battered China's economy, although tough measures remain in place including a scarcity of intl flights

Shanghai resumes dine-in services at restaurants as Covid-19 wanes

China's financial hub Shanghai is gradually resuming dine-in services at restaurants starting from Wednesday as the COVID-19 epidemic has waned in the city.

India's first indigenous mRNA vax Gemcovac-19 likely to be available soon

Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd aims to produce around 4 - 5 million doses per month and this capacity can be quickly doubled

S Korea approves use of 1st homegrown Covid-19 vaccine from SK Bioscience

SKYCovione is the country's first homegrown vaccine to have successfully completed all three phases of its clinical trial

Data story: India logs 14,506 new cases; over 100,000 infections in 7 days

India has so far administered 1,974,657,138 vaccine doses

Mumbai logs 1,290 new Covid cases, two deaths; active tally nearly 12,000

It raised the caseload in the city to 11,09,723, and death toll to 19,606, an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.

Newly-elected Sangrur MP Simranjit Singh Mann tests Covid positive

After the 77-year-old leader tested positive for the viral disease, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann spoke to his family members and promised the best possible medical care.

DCGI approves indigenous mRNA Covid jab for emergency use in adults: Report

It is for the first time ever that Covid-19 vaccine remains stable during storage even at 2-8 degrees Celsius

Maha sees 3,482 new Covid cases, 5 deaths; 9 BA.4, BA.5 infections detected

The addition to the tally was a steep rise from the 2,369 reported on Monday, though the number of deaths remained the same on both days