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Single-day Covid-19 recoveries surpass fresh cases in Arunachal Pradesh

Single-day COVID-19 recoveries outnumbered fresh cases in Arunachal Pradesh as 28 more persons recuperated from the disease

Covaxin finds place in Oman's list of approved Covid-19 vaccines

Bharat Biotech tweeted, "Covaxin has now been added to the approved list of Covid-19 vaccines for travel to Oman without quarantine. This will facilitate travelers from India vaccinated with Covaxin."

Antidepressant fluvoxamine may reduce risk of Covid-19 hospitalisation

Researchers treated 739 randomly selected Brazilian COVID-19 patients with fluvoxamine, with another 733 receiving a placebo, between January 15 to August 6 of this year.

16,156 new Covid-19 infections in India; active cases lowest in 243 days

With 16,156 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India's total tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 3,42,31,809

Global Coronavirus caseload tops 244.9 mn: deaths surpass 4.97 mn

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 45,703,865 and 741,231, according to the CSSE.

Europe had most coronavirus cases and deaths over last week, says WHO

WHO officials have pointed to a number of factors including relatively low rates of vaccination in some countries in eastern Europe

WHO says likely to receive clarifications on Covaxin by weekend

WHO said it expects to receive clarifications from Bharat Biotech by the end of this week on its Covaxin -- and will meet on November 3 for a final risk-benefit assessment for Emergency Use Listing

Delhi reports 38 fresh Covid-19 cases, no death in past 24 hours

Delhi reported 38 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday and no single death was reported in the city for the fifth consecutive day.

Delhi's sixth sero survey shows more than 90% people have antibodies

This means that Delhi is unlikely to witness a Covid wave as destructive as the second wave in April and May until a new severe variant emerges, a government official said

Mumbai logs 420 new Covid-19 cases, four deaths; active tally at 4,161

Mumbai on Wednesday reported 420 new coronavirus positive cases and four deaths, taking the infection tally to 754,669 and toll to 16,229, a civic official said

Pandemic hurt to global employment much worse than anticipated, says ILO

In what it termed a "dramatic revision," the Geneva-based group now estimates that global hours worked this year will be 4.3% below their pre-pandemic level, the equivalent of 125 mn full-time jobs

Covid-19: K'taka govt issues fresh guidelines for international travellers

Releasing the guidelines for international arrivals, the government said the global trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to decline with certain regional variations

DATA STORY: India logs 13,451 cases; active cases on a steady decline

India has so far administered 1,035,325,577 vaccine doses. That is 3025.88 per cent of its total caseload, and 74.1 per cent of its population

Mandaviya urges pharma industry to make India a manufacturing hub

Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday urged the pharma industry to make India a manufacturing base as the country is a safe destination for investments.

Hospitals can't charge more than Rs 5,000 for diagnosis: West Bengal govt

According to the advisory, in case a person is not carrying the card the same must be searched with the Aadhar number of the beneficiary in the Swasthya Sathi web portal.

13,451 new coronavirus infections in India; active cases lowest in 242 days

India logged 13,451 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 3,42,15,653

China locks down northwestern city of Lanzhou to subdue Covid outbreak

Lanzhou, with about four million people, reported six new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, and a total of 39 over the past week

New Zealand expands vaccine mandate, 40% of workers to get fully vaccinated

The changes will mean that about 40 per cent of all New Zealand workers will need to get fully vaccinated against the coronavirus or risk losing their jobs, up from about 15 per cent previously.

US FDA advisers back Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children

The companies have said their vaccine showed 90.7% efficacy against the coronavirus in a clinical trial of children aged 5 to 11

No nod for Bharat Bio's Covaxin yet, WHO seeks 'additional clarifications'

The technical advisory group will now meet on November 3 for a final assessment.