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Congressional Black Caucus applauds India's global efforts to fight Covid

The Congressional Black Caucus, one of the largest voting blocks including several senators, has emerged as one of the key players in the Biden administration

Canada PM Trudeau tests positive for Covid, rips anti-vaccine demo

Canada has one of the world's highest rates of vaccination against the coronavirus shots that are primarily designed to keep those who become infected from falling seriously ill

Germany's seven-day Covid incidence climbs to new record high

As of Sunday, 75.8 per cent of the German population had received at least one vaccine dose

Learning to grow

States should give school reopening priority

Delhi govt launches war rooms to ensure 100 per cent Covid-19 vaccination

The Delhi government has launched war rooms in each district to ensure that all eligible residents are fully inoculated, officials said.

Bengal schools to reopen on Feb 3, flights from Delhi, Mumbai allowed

Schools for classes 8 to 12, colleges and varsities will reopen in West Bengal on February 3, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Monday.

Kerala records 42,154 fresh coronavirus cases, 729 fatalities

After reporting more than 50,000 fresh COVID-19 cases daily for the last few days, Kerala on Monday logged 42,154 new infections which raised the caseload to 60,25,669. The southern state had reported 51,570 cases a day ago. Kerala on Monday also reported 729 deaths which raised the total fatalities in the state to 54,395, according to a government release. Of the deaths, 10 were reported in the last 24 hours, 81 were those which occurred in the last few days but were not recorded due to late receipt of documents and 638 were designated as COVID-19 deaths after receiving appeals based on the new guidelines of the Centre and the directions of the Supreme Court, the release said. With 38,458 more people recovering from the virus since Sunday, the total recoveries reached 56,12,993. However, as the number of recoveries were less than the new COVID-19 cases, the active cases rose to 3,57,552, the release said. As many as 99,410 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. Among the 14

Covid: 37 more positive cases reported ahead of Winter Olympics

The organisers also revealed that a further 62,928 tests were conducted within the closed loop on Sunday, 'including 2,502 taken by athletes and team officials'

Economic Survey: 2nd Covid wave impact on GST much more muted than first

The impact of the second wave of Covid-19 on GST collection was much more muted than the impact of the nationwide lockdown during the first wave, The Economic Survey for 2021-22 noted.

Omicron variant amps up concerns about long coronavirus and its causes

More than a year after a bout with COVID-19, Rebekah Hogan still suffers from severe brain fog, pain and fatigue that leave her unable to do her nursing job or handle household activities. Long COVID has her questioning her worth as a wife and mother. Is this permanent? Is this the new norm?'' said the 41-year-old Latham, New York, woman, whose three children and husband also have signs of the condition. I want my life back." More than a third of COVID-19 survivors by some estimates will develop such lingering problems. Now, with omicron sweeping across the globe, scientists are racing to pinpoint the cause of the bedeviling condition and find treatments before a potential explosion in long COVID cases. Could it be an autoimmune disorder? That could help explain why long COVID-19 disproportionately affects women, who are more likely than men to develop autoimmune diseases. Could microclots be the cause of symptoms ranging from memory lapses to discolored toes? That could make sense

Data story: India logs 209,918 new cases; death toll rises to 495,050

India has so far administered 1,660,396,227 vaccine doses. That is 4020.09 per cent of its total caseload, and 118.51 per cent of its population

New Zealand's PM Jacinda Ardern tests negative for Covid-19 infection

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tested negative for Covid-19 on Monday after being deemed a close contact of a case on a domestic flight.

Covid-19 pandemic: Tamil Nadu adds 22,238 fresh infections, 38 deaths

Chennai, among districts, accounted for the majority of new coronavirus infections with 3,998 fresh cases

Madhya Pradesh reports 9,305 fresh Covid-19 cases, nine fatalities

The case positivity rate in MP decreased slightly to 11.49 per cent on Sunday from 11.74 per cent recorded the previous day

Coronavirus pandemic: Rajasthan records over 10,000 cases, 21 deaths

Jaipur reported the maximum number of fresh cases at 1,813

Covid-19 pandemic: Mumbai sees 1,160 new cases and 10 deaths

There are 10,797 active Covid cases in the city

Two years on, India's battle with Covid continues with no end in sight

It was on January 30, 2020 when a third-year medical student from Wuhan university tested positive for coronavirus, becoming the country's first Covid-19 patient, days after she had returned

75% adults vaccinated against Covid: PM hails 'momentous feat'

"Proud of all those who are making our vaccination drive a success," he said

Data story: Active cases drop below 2 million; caseload crosses 41-mn mark

India has so far administered 1,657,060,692 vaccine doses. That is 4032.51 per cent of its total caseload, and 118.27 per cent of its population

India records over 234,000 fresh Covid cases, 893 fatalities

The case fatality rate was recorded at 1.20 per cent