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Molbio Diagnostics developing more tests for Truenat platform

Molbio is preparing test kits for zika, cholera, nipah, sickle cell anaemia, ch­olera, influenza, mumps, syp­hillis, yellow fever, HIV2 etc

Judges not living in ivory towers, aware of second wave condition: HC

Judges do not live in ivory towers and have seen the condition of the national capital during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, the Delhi High Court Wednesday observed.

Punjab reports 37 new Covid-19 cases, total fatalities at 16,358

Punjab on Wednesday reported one 37 fresh cases of coronavirus and one Covid-related death, taking the number of infections and fatalities to 6,00,378 and 16,358 respectively

Maha launches Vatsalya scheme for women who lost their husbands to Covid-19

Maharastra's Minister for Women and Child Development, Yashomati Thakur on Wednesday launched a scheme, 'Mission Vatsalya' for women who lost their husbands to COVID-19.

Andhra Pradesh reports 1,601 more Covid-19 cases, sees 16 fatalities

Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday recorded 1,601 new Covid cases, taking the state's overall tally beyond 20 lakh, while active cases rose slightly to 14,061.

New New York governor adds 12,000 deaths to publicised Covid-19 tally

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul promised more government transparency on her first day in office and by day end her administration had quietly delivered it by acknowledging nearly 12,000 more Covid deaths

Experts on WHO team say search for Covid-19 origins has stalled

The international scientists said Wednesday the search has stalled and warned that the window of opportunity for solving the mystery is closing fast

Delta Air Lines will make unvaccinated employees pay charge

Delta Air Lines will charge employees on the company health plan $200 a month if they fail to get vaccinated against Covid-19

Covid LIVE: Haryana schools to reopen for Classes 4, 5 from Sep 1

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Mumbai sees 343 new Covid-19 cases, four deaths; 272 recover

Mumbai on Wednesday reported 343 coronavirus positive cases, which is the second highest one-day infection count this month, a civic official said

Kerala's daily Covid infections cross 30,000 for first time in 3 months

The Test Positivity Rate rose further on Wednesday and crossed the 19% mark, according to a state govt release

China accuses US of politicising coronavirus origins research

China, US and WHO are entangled in a feud that centers on whether virus that causes Covid could have leaked from a lab in the city of Wuhan, where it was first detected in late 2019.

Over 600 milion coronavirus vaccine doses administered in India: Govt

The cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country surpassed the 60-crore mark on Wednesday, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said.

Breast milk of vaccinated mothers contains antibodies that fight Covid-19

The breast milk of lactating mothers who have received the COVID-19 vaccine contains a significant supply of antibodies that may help protect nursing infants from the illness, according to a study.

Malls, religious places, educational institutes can now reopen in Bihar: CM

In view of the improvement in the COVID situation, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said that shops, malls, religious places will open normally and cinema halls at 50 per cent capacity

States asked to vaccinate all school teachers on priority before Sept 5

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said more than two crore additional COVID-19 vaccine doses are being made available to states this month

DATA STORY: Active cases see net increase for the first time in 10 days

India has so far administered 595,504,593 vaccine doses. That is 1831.62 per cent of its total caseload, and 42.68 per cent of its population

India reports 37,593 new Covid-19 infections, over 24,000 cases in Kerala

India reported 37,593 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours with Kerala contributing to a majority of 24,296 fresh infections.

Covid-19: Japan to further expand virus emergency areas as cases surge

Japan was set to expand its coronavirus state of emergency for a second week in a row Wednesday, adding more prefectures as a surge in infections fuelled by the delta variant strains the country's hea

UK records highest daily Covid-19-related death toll since March

Britain has reported another 174 coronavirus-related deaths, the highest number of fatalities recorded in one day since 175 were recorded on March 12