Page 102 - Coronavirus Tests

Covid symptoms appear in 2 days after virus exposure: Study

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Covid symptoms take around five to six days to appear after infection

Quick Covid breathalyser test for mass screening developed

The test, described in the journal ACS Nano, could allow rapid screening of people attending large gatherings, such as conferences and weddings

Data story: India logs 172,433 new cases; 7,283 deaths reported in 7 days

India has so far administered 1,678,793,137 vaccine doses. That is 4015.93 per cent of its total caseload, and 119.82 per cent of its population

India reports over 172,000 fresh Covid-19 cases, 1,008 fatalities

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 10.99 per cent

Jharkhand records 601 fresh Covid-19 cases, three more fatalities

The state has 3,781 active cases

Arunachal Pradesh reports 237 fresh Covid-19 cases, two new fatalities

The Covid-19 recovery rate in the state marginally improved to 95.76 per cent from 95.55 per cent the previous day

90% in UP have developed immunity against Covid: Sero survey

Meanwhile, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has written to state governments, including Uttar Pradesh, to ramp up the second dose coverage of adolescent and young persons.

Thane records 759 fresh Covid-19 infections, 5 more fatalities

The mortality rate is 1.67 per cent

Global Covid-19 caseload at 384.4 million, deaths at 5.69 million

The US continues to be the worst-hit country

Fortress New Zealand to reopen border after 2 years, self-isolation remains

Foreign vaccinated backpackers and some skilled workers will be allowed into the country beginning March 13.

New Zealand to end Covid quarantine stays and reopen its borders

Increasingly, the border controls have been viewed as out-of-step in a world where the virus is becoming endemic

Zydus Cadila starts supply of Covid-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D to govt

ZyCoV-D is a three-dose vaccine administered intradermally

'Life goes on' despite 'difficult' Covid-19 situation, says Vladimir Putin

The Kremlin continues to hold off from imposing nationwide restrictions even as the state coronavirus task force reported 141,883 news infections on Wednesday

Covid-19 pandemic: 17 more deaths and 3,267 fresh cases in Haryana

Seventeen more Covid-related deaths were reported in Haryana on Wednesday, taking the death toll to 10,337

Kerala reports 52,199 fresh coronavirus cases, 500 fatalities

Kerala continued to report more than 50,000 daily COVID-19 cases with the state recording 52,199 fresh infections on Wednesday raising the caseload to 61,29,755.

China reports 36 local, 27 new imported Covid-19 cases

Of the new local cases, 15 were reported in the province of Zhejiang, 12 in Tianjin, six in Guangdong, two in Beijing, and one in Hebei

Data story: India logs 161,386 cases; test positivity rate dips to 9.3%

India has so far administered 1,672,942,707 vaccine doses. That is 4018.51 per cent of its total caseload, and 119.4 per cent of its population

Jharkhand records 622 fresh Covid-19 infections, 2 fatalities

Schools, colleges and universities were allowed to reopen from Tuesday

India records over 161,000 fresh Covid infections, 1,733 fatalities

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 9.26 per cent

Thane records 683 fresh Covid-19 infections, 10 fatalities

The mortality rate is 1.67 per cent