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Covid-19: Dip in new cases in Karnataka at 46,426; 41,703 discharges

Registering a dip in cases, Karnataka logged 46,426 new cases of Covid-19, and 32 fatalities

Mumbai's Covid-19 cases drop below 2,000; 11 die, active tally at 21,142

Mumbai reported under-2,000 new coronavirus cases at 1,857, down by 693 from the previous day and the lowest daily count in nearly a month

Genome sequencing: Omicron found in 248 of 280 samples tested, says BMC

Genome sequencing helps in understanding the difference between two variants of the same virus and makes treatment more effective

Delhi: DDMA meet on Thursday, current Covid curbs likely to be reviewed

According to an official source, the govt is also likely to take a call on reopening of schools from February depending on vaccination status of students by the end of this month

Japan to widen virus measures and boost testing amid Omicron

Japan has resisted the use of lockdowns to limit the spread of the virus as the government seeks to minimise damage to the economy

Graduation rates dip across US as coronavirus pandemic stalls progress

The drops came despite at least some states and educators loosening standards to help struggling students

Global conditions ideal for more coronavirus variants to emerge: WHO

It is dangerous to assume that Omicron will be the last variant, or the pandemic is going to end, when global conditions are seen as ideal for more Covid variants to emerge, said the WHO chief

Covid-19 pandemic: 5,394 fresh cases, 8 deaths in Jammu and Kashmir

There are 44,609 active cases in the union territory

Nashik sees 2,204 fresh Covid-19 cases and one death; 1,484 recover

So far, 406,204 people have been discharged post recovery

Covid has still got a 'long, long way' to go: WHO Special Envoy

Covid has still got a "long, long way" to go and is "still very serious" despite some optimism the end is in sight in Europe, the WHO's special envoy on the virus said, Sky News reported.

Covid-19 pandemic: Nagaland reports 69 new cases, 2 fresh fatalities

Nagaland now has 693 active cases

Delhi logs 5,760 Covid-19 cases; positivity rate declines to 11.79%

Delhi on Monday reported 5,760 new Covid cases and 30 deaths, while the positivity rate dropped to 11.79 per cent, according to data shared by the health department.

MP: Indore lab detects 21 Covid-19 cases caused by Omicron sub-lineage BA.2

Twenty-one COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant's sub-lineage known as BA.2 have been found in tests conducted over the past 18 days in the laboratory of a private medical institute

Breakthrough Covid-19 infections generate strong antibody response: Study

People vaccinated three times or immunised after an earlier COVID-19 infection have comparable neutralising antibody response to those with a breakthrough infection, according to a study.

WHO head says 'dangerous' to assume Covid pandemic is nearing end

However, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it was possible this year to exit the acute phase of the pandemic

Meghalaya coronavirus update: State reports 305 new cases, 1 death

Meghalaya recorded 305 new Covid-19 cases, 13 less than the previous day, pushing the tally to 88,764, a senior health department official said

Covid-19: Is Omicron subvariant BA.2 in Europe more transmissible?

Even as Omicron has been showing signs of peaking, some European countries are seeing the rise of Omicron subvariant BA.2, sparking concern among the scientific community.

Omicron may not evade all monoclonal antibodies, lab study suggests

The Omicron variant of coronavirus may evade several, but not all, monoclonal antibodies used clinically to prevent patients from developing severe Covid-19, according to a laboratory study.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar tests positive for coronavirus

'I am following the treatment suggested by my doctor,' the 81-year-old former Union minister tweeted

Data story: India logs 306,064 new cases; test positivity rate at 20.8%

India has so far administered 1,622,607,516 vaccine doses. That is 4103.36 per cent of its total caseload, and 115.81 per cent of its population