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Bharat Biotech's US partner Ocugen files request to FDA for Covaxin trials

Ocugen has already sought regulatory approval from Health Canada for Covaxin to be used in that country

Covid-19: K'taka govt issues fresh guidelines for international travellers

Releasing the guidelines for international arrivals, the government said the global trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to decline with certain regional variations

DATA STORY: India logs 13,451 cases; active cases on a steady decline

India has so far administered 1,035,325,577 vaccine doses. That is 3025.88 per cent of its total caseload, and 74.1 per cent of its population

13,451 new coronavirus infections in India; active cases lowest in 242 days

India logged 13,451 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 3,42,15,653

China locks down northwestern city of Lanzhou to subdue Covid outbreak

Lanzhou, with about four million people, reported six new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, and a total of 39 over the past week

Delhi records 41 Covid-19 cases, zero death; positivity rate at 0.08%

Delhi reported 41 fresh Covid-19 cases at a positivity rate of 0.08 per cent while there was no fatality due to the infection, according to data shared by the health department

Mumbai logs under-300 Covid-19 cases for 2nd day; 5 die, 329 recover

Mumbai reported 293 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, an uptick from a day ago, and five fresh fatalities, taking the tally of Covid-19 cases to 7,54,249 and the death toll to 16,225

Kerala registers 7,163 fresh Covid infections, 482 fatalities

As many as 79,122 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.

Review of India's indigenous Covaxin shot underway, WHO says

Millions of Indians have taken the shot produced by Bharat Biotech but many have been unable to travel pending the WHO approval

Study finds 'robust' evidence that COVID-19 is seasonal infection

Higher transmission rates were associated with lower temperatures and humidity, the report said.

Vaccination drive: More people turning up for second dose compared to Sept

Second dose vaccinations are picking up pace, as the ratio of those turning up for the second dose is increasing

12,428 new Covid-19 cases in India; daily rise lowest in 238 days

India saw a single-day rise of 12,428, while the active cases declined to 163,816

China locks down thousands in North to contain Covid-19 outbreak

The lockdown comes a day after a warning from National Health Commission officials that the outbreak would continue to worsen after spreading to 11 provinces in about a week

No evidence to suggest AY.4 has higher infectivity rate than Delta: Expert

There is no evidence to suggest that AY.4, a sub-lineage of the Delta variant of the coronavirus, has a higher infectivity rate than Delta, and it is not a new variant, scientist said

At 889, Maharashtra logs lowest coronavirus cases since May 2020

Generally, the state reports less cases on Monday, mainly due to limited number of coronavirus tests as compared to other days

Delhi logs 27 fresh Covid-19 cases, infection rate at 0.06%

The national capital reported 27 fresh cases of Covid on Monday, taking its tally at 14,39,630, while there was no fatality for the third day now, according to the latest bulletin

Mumbai sees 276 fresh Covid-19 cases, lowest after August 24; seven die

The financial capital on Monday reported 276 fresh coronavirus positive cases, the lowest after August 24, and seven fatalities, a civic official said

Kerala reports 6,664 new Covid-19 cases, 53 deaths in last 24 hrs

The number of active cases in the state stands at 74,735

Spike in Covid-19 cases in China caused by Delta variant: officials

The sudden spike in COVID-19 cases made officials ramp up control measures as the Chinese capital, which hosts the top leadership of the country, geared up to hold the winter Olympics in February.

Covid: Active cases drop to 74,735 in Kerala; 6,664 new cases, 281 deaths

Kerala on Monday recorded 6,664 fresh coronavirus cases, and 281 related deaths which raised the caseload to 49,12,789 and toll to 28,873