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Mandaviya to hold meeting with health ministers of 9 states, UTs on Covid

According to sources, these states and UTs include Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Ladakh, Uttar Pradesh and Chandigarh

Pandemic entering 'new phase,' yet too early to drop guard: WHO

"The pandemic is far from over, but I am hopeful we can end the emergency phase in 2022 and address other health threats that urgently require our attention": WHO Regional Director for Europe

UK scraps Covid tests for fully vaccinated travellers from February 11

UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps made a statement in the House of Commons outlining the Covid travel update

Covid-19 pandemic: Assam logs 5,902 new cases, 18 more deaths

The overall positivity rate in the state stands at 2.53 per cent

Uttar Pradesh sees 17 coronavirus deaths, over 11,000 new cases

Uttar Pradesh's Covid-19 death toll rose to 23,073 on Monday with the addition of 17 fatalities

Covid-19 pandemic: Chhattisgarh logs 4,509 new cases and 19 deaths

Chhattisgarh's Covid-19 count rose to 11,00,218 on Monday with an addition of 4,509 fresh cases, while the death toll shot up to 13,746 after 19 more died

MP sees 10,585 Covid cases, 6 deaths; positivity rate dips slightly to 13%

The Covid-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh reached 9,04,744 after the detection of 10,585 new cases, while the toll increased to 10,576

West Bengal registers 4,546 fresh Covid-19 cases and 37 fatalities

West Bengal on Monday recorded 4,546 new cases of Covid-19 and 37 more fatalities

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

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

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

There are 44,609 active cases in the union territory

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.

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.

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