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India reports 3,205 new Covid cases, 31 fatalities in last 24 hours

An increase of 372 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload which now stand at 19,509, according to the data

Uttar Pradesh govt to reactivate Covid Command Centre in Meerut

Health officials said that the surveillance teams have also been asked to gear-up and an intensive checking campaign will be conducted across the district.

CSR report shows truth about Covid deaths, says NITI Aayog member VK Paul

The NITI Aayog member denied the claims made by some international media reports that Covid-19 deaths are eight times more than that is being reported in India

Germany shortens quarantine for Coronavirus infected to five days

Previous rules in Germany required people infected with Covid-19 to isolate themselves for seven days and then test negative before ending their quarantine

Court can't sit in verdict of safety analysis on paediatric vaccination: SC

The Supreme Court has said that the decision taken by the Centre to vaccinate children in the country is in tune with global scientific consensus and expert bodies.

Chhattisgarh sees 9 Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally stands at 41

The positivity rate, or cases detected per 100 tests, stood at 0.33 per cent

Biological E eyes 1 billion doses of non-Covid vaccines in 5 years

At present, the firm has a capacity to make 1.5-2 billion Covid vaccines and 600 million non-Covid vaccines per annum.

India has registered over 520,000 Covid-19 deaths in all: CRS report

Covid-19 deaths grew in 2021 compared to 2020

One confirmed XE case in India, no reports of clusters in country: INSACOG

In the bulletin for April 18 and 25, INSACOG mentions that one case of coronavirus XE varient has been confirmed in the country.

Ahead in curbing Covid-19 pandemic, India must monitor now: Experts

One of the few to contain Omicron well, it has seen stronger peaks followed by declines

SII lowers each dose of Covovax jab from Rs 900 to Rs 225 excluding taxes

A day after its Covid shot Covovax was included on the CoWIN portal for inoculation of children aged 12-17 years at private vaccination centres, the Serum Institute of India (SII) on Tuesday reduced the price of each dose of the vaccine from Rs 900 to Rs 225, excluding taxes.

1,414 fresh Covid-19 cases in Delhi; positivity rate drops to 5.97%

With these new cases, the national capital's overall COVID-19 tally has increased to 18,87,050, while the death toll stands at 26,176

Gujarat reports 12 new Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally at 108

The recovery count increased by 15 to touch 12,13,335, leaving the state with an active caseload of 108, he said

Brain impact of severe Covid akin to 20 years of ageing, finds UK study

The research, published in the journal eClinicalMedicine, indicates the effects are still detectable more than six months after acute illness and that any recovery is very gradual

Mumbai sees 100 Covid-19 cases, highest since Apr 27; active tally now 637

Mumbai on Tuesday reported 100 COVID-19 cases, a return to three-figure addition to the tally for the first time after April 27, when 112 people were detected, a civic official said.

Maharashtra records 182 new Covid-19 cases, 1 death; active tally at 1,027

Maharashtra on Tuesday recorded 182 new Covid-19 cases, including 100 in Mumbai, and one death, in Parbhani, taking the state's tally to 78,78,175 and the toll to 1,47,845

SC asks Centre to decide on plea for re-vaccinating ones who took Sputnik V

The Supreme Court has asked the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Ministry to decide on a representation of a person seeking modification of policy to allow voluntary re-vaccination of persons

Covovax now available for children in India: SII CEO Adar Poonawalla

Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Tuesday said that the Covid-19 vaccine Covovax is now available in India for children.

Cognitive loss from severe Covid equivalent to 20 years of ageing: Study

Cognitive impairment, as a result of severe Covid-19, is similar to that sustained between 50 and 70 years ofa age and is the equivalent to losing 10 IQ points, finds a study.

Australian researchers discover clues to severe cases of Covid-19 in kids

The findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, showed the main triggers for severe Covid in children were blood clotting and how proteins in the immune system reacted to the virus