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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

Covid-19: Over 71K recoveries, 31,198 new cases, 50 deaths in Karnataka

With 31,198 fresh cases, Karnataka's Covid-19 caseload reached 37,23,694, while 50 deaths took the death toll to 38,804

Haryana govt allows opening of cinema halls, theatres with 50% capacity

The Haryana government eased some Covid-related restrictions in the state, allowing the opening of all cinema halls, theatres and multiplexes with 50 percent seating capacity

Omicron dominates Covid third wave in Karnataka, minister clarifies

Hours after tweeting on Friday that the Delta variant dominated the Covid third wave in Karnataka, State Health Minister K Sudhakar clarified that it was both Omicron and the Delta strains.

UP records almost 8k new cases, 14 deaths due to Covid-19 pandemic

Uttar Pradesh reported 7,907 fresh Covid-19 infections on Friday, taking active cases tally to 65,263, and 14 more more fatalities raised the toll to 23,139