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Omicron variant of Covid silent killer, recovery takes long : CJI Ramana

Chief Justice N V Ramana on Wednesday said that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is a silent killer and it takes a long time to recover from the strain.

Are variants leading us closer to herd immunity against Covid-19?

Herd immunity is when enough of a population is immune to a virus that it's hard for the germ to spread to those who aren't protected by vaccination or a prior infection

Bill Gates praises Indian vax makers for supplying affordable vaccines

Gates has praised India for its vaccine-manufacturing prowess and applauded the efforts of the country's manufacturers for supplying affordable vaccines across the world.

India records over 15,000 fresh Covid-19 infections, 278 fatalities

Meanwhile, the weekly positivity rate currently stands at 1.80 per cent while daily positivity rate has risen to 1.28 per cent.

Data story: India logs 15,102 new cases; death toll rises to 512,622

India has so far administered 1,761,939,020 vaccine doses. That is 4110.24 per cent of its total caseload, and 125.75 per cent of its population

Global Covid caseload tops 427.3 mn, fatalities surge past 5.9 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 427.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.90 million and vaccinations to over 10.40 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Beijing finds most daily local Covid cases in nearly a month

Beijing on Wednesday reported the highest number of daily local Covid cases since late January, less than two weeks before the opening of China's annual parliamentary meeting in capital on March 5.

Covid vaccine shots unlikely to prompt rare inflammation in kids

COVID-19 vaccines are unlikely to trigger a rare inflammatory condition linked to coronavirus infection in children, according to an analysis of US government data published Tuesday.

DDMA likely to meet on Friday to discuss lifting of remaining Covid curbs

Several restrictions like weekend curfew, half seating capacity in metro trains and buses, closure of multiplexes and cinemas, among others, were lifted by the authority in the recent past

Goa logs 55 fresh coronavirus cases and 3 deaths; active tally at 533

A health department bulletin said three deaths linked to the infection in the last 24 hours pushed the toll to 3,795

Covid-19 pandemic: West Bengal logs 236 new cases and nine deaths

The state had registered 200 new cases and 11 fresh fatalities on Monday

Coronavirus pandemic: Assam logs 36 fresh cases and two deaths

The number of Covid-19 deaths remained at two for the third consecutive day

Madhya Pradesh logs 521 new Covid cases, two deaths; active tally now 6,172

Launching his social reforms campaign after a gap of over a month, the chief minister said people must come forward to ameliorate the wrong practice

Local train travel curbs for unvaccinated persons still in force: Maha govt

The government also stressed the need to continue to observe COVID-appropriate behaviour like wearing masks, maintaining social distancing and frequently sanitising hands

Chhattisgarh reports 205 fresh Covid-19 cases, no death; 496 recover

The state's positivity rate, or cases detected per 100 tests, was 0.71 per cent, an official added

With Covid-19 cases on the wane, countries start relaxing travel norms

Travel firms pin hopes on a robust spring and summer season after two years of closure

Covid-19 pandemic: Sikkim reports nine new cases, tally at 39,039

East Sikkim logged six new cases, followed by two West Sikkim and one case in South Sikkim

Delhi logs 498 Covid-19 cases, 1 death; positivity rate below 1%

The number of tests conducted a day ago stood at 51,793, while 411 patients were discharged in a day, the bulletin said

Gujarat logs 367 Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths; active tally below 4,000

As many as 902 patients were discharged, pushing the tally of recovered cases to 12,06,445, said the department in a release

Covid-19 pandemic: Eight more deaths, 271 new cases in Himachal Pradesh

Besides, 365 more patients recovered from the viral disease, taking the overall recoveries to 2,76,904, the official said