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66 medical students test positive for Covid in Karnataka's Dharwad

Officials said all students of the college have received two doses of Covid vaccine

Study finds Covid infection risk rises after second vaccine dose

Results confirm that protection wanes with time and suggest a third (booster) dose might be warranted

Covid-19 pandemic and the unprecedented rise of data

Enormous amounts of data have been generated and analysed during the Covid-19 pandemic around the world. India has been there, too, and how. Top experts talk about the relevance of so much data, how they can be used in future and the gaps that the data explosion has revealed

Europe's Christmas markets warily open as Covid infections rise

Despite the pandemic inconveniences, stall owners selling ornaments, roasted chestnuts and other holiday-themed items in Frankfurt and other European cities are relieved to be open at all

50 medical students in Karnataka, all fully vaccinated, test Covid positive

All the students are pursuing their MBBS course at SDM Medical College

India logs 9,119 fresh coronavirus cases, 396 more deaths in 24 hours

India reported 9,119 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday.

Singapore reports 2,079 new coronavirus cases; tally reaches 257,510

The current overall ICU utilisation rate is 56.1 per cent, said the MOH

Denmark govt seeks support to reintroduce face mask use in public places

The delta variant is far more contagious, and that challenges us, Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said

Channi urges PM to give Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia to kin of Covid-19 victims

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of those who died of COVID-19, saying mere Rs 50,000 compensation is insufficient. Channi wrote to Prime Minister Modi, saying his government is ready to contribute 25 per cent of the ex gratia amlount. Wrote a letter to PM@narendramodi ji & urged him to implement his previous order of disbursing ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of those who died of Covid-19. I feel, mere Rs 50,000 compensation is insufficient, Channi tweeted Wednesday evening, tagging his letter to Modi. In his tweet, Channi mentioned that my government is ready to contribute 25 per cent share under this scheme. We demand that the central government implement its earlier order notified on date 14th March, 2020, (33-4/2020-NDM-1) issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, where the government committed to disburse ex gratia payment of Rs 4 lakh per deceased, Channi said in his ...

Bengal's Covid positivity rate increases marginally; 803 new cases

The positivity rate of Covid-19 infections in West Bengal continues to be 2 per cent or above it for the past three days

Maharashtra records 960 coronavirus cases, 41 deaths in a day

Mumbai reported the highest 251 new infections, followed by 114 in Pune city

Madhya Pradesh logs 22 new Covid-19 cases, inoculates over 1.74 mn

With the addition of 22 fresh COVID-19 cases, the tally of infections in Madhya Pradesh rose to 7,93,074 on Wednesday, a health official said. The death toll remained unchanged at 10,527 as no fresh COVID-19 fatality was reported, the official said. MP's count of recoveries increased to 7,82,443 after eight patients were discharged from hospitals on Wednesday, leaving the state with 104 active cases, the official said. With 57,387 new swab samples examined, the number of tests conducted so far in MP went up to 2,15,29,638, he said. According to an official release, a total of 8,30,12,975 anti-coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered so far in MP, including 17,40,176 on Wednesday. The coronavirus figures in MP are as follows: Total cases 7,93,074, new cases 22, death toll 10,527, recoveries 7,82,443, active cases 104, total tests 2,15,29,638.

Tamil Nadu records 744 new Covid cases; 14 fatalities in past 24 hours

As many as 24 districts reported below 10 COVID-19 infections, while Theni had zero cases, the bulletin said

Covid-19 pandemic: Italy towns under new restrictions amid infection rise

The restrictions in the towns north of Bolzano include the closure of bars and restaurants after 6 pm

Mumbai sees 258 fresh coronavirus cases, four deaths in a day

With 37,808 new tests conducted in the last 24 hours, the number of samples tested so far in Mumbai went up to 1,22,32,780

Covid-19: Fully vaccinated to get 10% discount on liquor in MP's Mandsaur

The Tourism Development Corporation issued this order on Tuesday

Maharashtra's Nashik sees 51 new Covid cases, two deaths in last 24 hours

The tally of infections in the district has risen to 4,12,107

President Putin tests experimental nasal vaccine against Covid-19

Putin was vaccinated with Sputnik V, Russia's domestically developed Covid-19 vaccine, in the spring

Cadila Healthcare inks ZyCoV-D commercialisation agreement with Korean firm

Cadila will provide manufacturing license and transfer the Plasmid DNA vaccine technology to Enzychem Lifesciences

Top headlines: Indian investors flee crypto trading; intl flight ops 'soon'

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