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Czech coronavirus hospitalisations rise amid record Omicron surge

The Czech Republic has seen over 37,000 Covid patients die in the pandemic

Covid-19 pandemic: Telangana clocks 4,559 new cases and two deaths

The number of active cases stood at 36,269

Creating distinction b/w docs, paramedics for ex-gratia not justified: HC

Creating any distinction for grant of ex-gratia between them and other medical practitioners working in hospitals requisitioned by the government is not justified, said the Delhi High Court

Covid-19 pandemic: Nashik records 2,944 new cases; two casualties

The district is currently left with 18,017 active cases

Researchers find explanation for Omicron causing less severe disease

The Omicron replaced the Delta variant as the dominant COVID-19 variant in the world, starting from late 2021 to early 2022. But, the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant caused less severe disease than Delta

Covid-19 pandemic: Sikkim reports 237 new cases, one more fatality

The daily positivity rate stood at 18.3 per cent

Covid-19: Delhi reports 6,028 new cases; positivity rate drops to 10.55%

The number of daily cases in Delhi has been declining after touching the record high of 28,867 on January 13

Kerala logs 55,475 fresh Covid-19 cases, highest ever reported

Kerala reported 55,475 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the highest ever reported from the state in a single day since the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020, taking the total affected to 57,25,086.

13 SC judges were infected with Covid during its third surge: CJI Ramana

Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Tuesday said that 13 judges of the Supreme Court and 400 people in the registry were infected with COVID-19 during the third surge in the coronavirus cases.

J&J expects Covid vaccine sales to jump as much as 46% in 2022

Delivery delays and an uneven demand during last year resulted in the drugmaker narrowly missing its goal of garnering $2.50 billion in vaccine sales in 2021.

Covid: Many people are opting for home isolation, says health minister

Mandaviya said the government's e-Sanjeevani telemedicine system has provided services to more than 26 mn beneficiaries where people can seek medical advice from the confines of their homes

Current Covid vaccines may protect from disease caused by Omicron: Study

The Covid vaccines prompt the body to form long-lasting T cells against SARS-CoV-2 that can recognise variants of concern, including Omicron, and protect from severe disease, a study has found.

Bengal disbursed Rs 74 cr to settle around 15,000 Covid death claims: Min

The West Bengal government has spent Rs 74 crore from its State Disaster Response Fund to settle around 15,000 claims of COVID-19 deaths out of the over 18,500 applications

People entering Sikkim must produce negative RT-PCR test report

The Sikkim Government has made it mandatory for people entering the state to produce a negative RT-PCR report conducted within 72-hours prior to the date of entry.

Pfizer, CornoaVac vaccine may cause heart inflammation in adolescents

Despite low risk, there is an increased relative risk of carditis - a type of heart inflammation - associated with Covid vaccine developed by Pfizer and China's CoronaVac, researchers have found.

Covid positivity rate about 10% in Delhi; will remove curbs soon: Kejriwal

Lauding the efforts of healthcare workers, Kejriwal said that 100 per cent population of Delhi has received first dose of Covid vaccine

Arunachal Pradesh logs 668 fresh Covid-19 cases, one fatality

The frontier state had recorded 462 cases on Monday

Fighting Covid, solemn-faced Hong Kong leader explains maskless appearances

Lam has been criticised on social media and by some health experts for not wearing a mask while asking society to follow the strict rules her government has reimposed

S Korea's daily Covid count tops 8,000 for first time amid Omicron spread

The new record came amid the spread of the more transmissible but less deadly Omicron variant, which became dominant in the country last week

India records 255,874 fresh Covid-19 infections, 614 deaths

A reduction of 12,493 cases has been recorded in active cases in a span of 24 hours