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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern isolates after virus exposure

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said late Saturday she is self-isolating after coming into close contact with a person infected with the coronavirus

Covid vaccines administered in India cross 1.65-bn mark

With the administration of more than 56 lakh vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage on Saturday exceeded 165.04 crore, as per the health ministry report

Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra tests positive for Covid-19

The Governor, who tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday, is asymptomatic and is in self-isolation

Karnataka govt lifts night curfew, decides to re-open schools from Monday

It has also been decided to continue with the mandatory RT-PCR tests for passengers coming from Maharashtra, Kerala and Goa

Long Covid: Mild infections can lead to hidden lung damage

People with even mild Covid infections are likely to have hidden damage to their lungs after an initial bout of illness, a small pilot study in the UK has shown

Risk persists even though cases starting to plateau in parts of India: WHO

On January 21, the country reported a total of 347,254 new COVID-19 cases after which the daily infection count has been reducing

Southern states account for nearly half of India's total Covid infections

One in 5 Covid infections originated from southern states until a fortnight ago, shows data

Over half of Americans tired of pandemic, say infection inevitable: Poll

Three quarters of Americans are tired of the Covid-19 pandemic, and 77% assume that most people will eventually catch the disease

Odisha made Covid-19 rapid antigen test kit gets ICMR approval

The Indian Council of Medical Research has validated the COVID-19 rapid antigen test kit developed by a private company in Odisha.

BA.2 is 1.5 times more transmissible than original Omicron strain: Study

The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron is 1.5 times more transmissible than the original Omicron strain, according to a study led by Danish researchers.

Covid-19: Singapore reports more infectious BA.2 Omicron variant

Singapore has recently reported 198 cases of Covid-19 traced to the BA.2 Omicron sub-lineage, which appears to be more infectious than the more common BA.1

Chinese mainland reports 37 new local Covid-19 cases on Friday

The Chinese mainland on Friday recorded 37 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, local media reported citing the National Health Commission said Saturday

Data story: India logs 235,532 cases; active cases see massive dip

India has so far administered 1,650,487,260 vaccine doses. That is 4039.54 per cent of its total caseload, and 117.8 per cent of its population

Palestinian official warns of 'catastrophic' Covid situation in Gaza

A Palestinian health official has said that the Gaza Strip is passing through a "difficult and catastrophic" situation due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.

Mandaviya to hold review meet today with 5 states over Covid-19 situation

Mansukh Mandaviya will review the Covid situation, preparedness as well as response measures being taken in the context of the Omicron variant in Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh

Global Covid caseload tops 369.4 mn, deaths surge to more than 5.64 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 369.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.64 million and vaccinations to over 9.92 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Covid-19: Omicron drives US deaths higher than in fall's delta wave

Omicron is driving the daily American death toll higher than during last fall's delta wave, with deaths likely to keep rising for days or even weeks

Covid-19: Night curfew extended in 27 Gujarat cities till February 4

The decision to extend the date of the night curfew was taken by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel during a core committee meeting

Maharashtra records 24,948 new Covid-19 cases and 103 deaths

New cases declined by 477 compared to the day before

Covid-19 pandemic: Bihar reports 1,654 fresh cases, six more deaths

At present, the caseload stands at 820,512