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India records 42,766 new coronavirus cases, 308 fresh fatalities

With 42,766 people testing positive for the novel coronavirus infection in a day, India's infection tally rose to 3,29,88,673, while active cases registered an increase for the fifth consecutive day

India administers over 680 million coronavirus vaccine doses so far

India has administered over 680 Covid-19 vaccine doses so far since the rollout of the vaccination drive on January 16 this year

DATA STORY: India administers 13 mn doses in 24 hrs; Kerala posts 30k cases

India has so far administered 654,113,508 vaccine doses. That is 1993.58 per cent of its total caseload, and 46.88 per cent of its population

Passengers from India require negative RT-PCR report: Turkish Embassy

People travelling from India to Turkey will be required from Saturday to submit a negative COVID-19 report from RT-PCR test done not more than 72 hours before arrival, the Turkish Embassy here said. The rule will also apply to those passengers who have been in India in the 14 days prior to their travel to Turkey. In the updated rules for travellers from India to Turkey, the embassy said that effective from September 4, passengers who certify that they have had at least two doses (single dose for Johnson & Johnson) of the vaccines approved for emergency use by the World Health Organization or Turkey, provided that at least 14 days have passed since the last dose, will be exempted from mandatory quarantine. Passengers who cannot provide the above mentioned certificate will be quarantined in their residence or the address they will declare, the statement said. On the 10th day of quarantine, they will be subjected to a PCR test and if the result is negative, the quarantine will be ...

Coronavirus can worsen quickly at home. Here's when to call an ambulance

There appear to have been two factors behind such Covid deaths at home: worry about perceived costs and sudden onset of complications from a worsening infection.

Mumbai reports over 400 Covid-19 cases for third day; 3 die, 303 recover

Mumbai reported 422 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the third straight day of more than 400 infections, and three fresh fatalities

Quarantine guidelines to be strictly implemented in Kerala: Govt

As Covid-19 cases continued its upward spiral in Kerala, the Left government on Friday ordered local self government bodies to strictly implement the quarantine and isolation guidelines

No new lockdown will be imposed in state, assures Maha health minister

Lockdown would not be imposed in Maharashtra in coming days, health minister Rajesh Tope said on Friday

Maharashtra reports 4,313 new Covid-19 cases, sees 92 fatalities

The state's case recovery rate stands at 97.04 per cent while the fatality rate is 2.12 per cent.

84 day Covishield dose gap providing best protection: Centre to Kerala HC

The Central government has submitted in the Kerala High Court on Friday that the duration of 84 days between 1st and 2nd doses of Covishield vaccine is providing the best protection against COVID-19.

India's Covid R-value rises sharply to 1.17 in second half of August: Study

The rise in the R-value comes after a steady decline in cases in the first half of August in the country.

Covid R-value rises sharply to 1.2 driven by Kerala, Maha in Aug 2nd half

The R-value which reflects how rapidly coronavirus pandemic is spreading, has sharply risen close to 1.2 over the last fortnight, mainly driven by cases in states like Kerala and Maharashtra

New Covid cases in Kerala below 30,000 level; positivity rate at 17.91%

Kerala's daily Covid tally showed a slight decline on Friday, dropping below the 30,000 level after a few days, with 29,322 new cases from 163,691 samples tested in the past 24 hours

SC slams Centre over delay on Covid death certificate guidelines

The court directed the Centre to file compliance report by September 11

No case of MU variant in India, keeping close watch, says Centre

This new coronavirus variant 'MU' was identified first in Colombia in January.

Covid-19 pandemic: Variant alert for states amid rising mutants

The health ministry has added seven more countries to the list of nations where travellers have to take an RT-PCR test upon arrival in India.

Don't expect a century every day, says govt on 10 million-plus jabs

Average doses given in August touched almost 6 million per day compared to 4.3 million in July and about 4 million in June

Mumbai logs over 400 new Covid-19 cases for second day, 3 fatalities

Mumbai reported 441 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the second straight day of more than 400 infections, and three fresh fatalities, while over 200 patients recovered from the disease

Maharashtra reports 4,342 new Covid-19 cases, sees 55 fatalities

Maharashtra on Thursday reported 4,342 new coronavirus cases and 55 fatalities while 4,755 patients recovered, a health department official said.

Delhi records 39 fresh Covid-19 cases, no death; positivity rate at 0.06%

No death due to Covid-19 was recorded in Delhi for the second consecutive day on Thursday, while 39 fresh cases of the infection were reported with a positivity rate of 0.06 per cent