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Nagaland announces fourth phase of unlocking from August 1

The Nagaland government on Saturday announced the fourth phase of unlocking for 18 days starting Sunday with further relaxations

Delhi govt asks pvt hospitals to scrap their Covid facilities at hotels

The government had issued an order earlier during the second wave linking hotels with private hospitals in order to convert them into extended Covid facilities

Covid impact: PropEquity data shows 58% fall in housing sales in Q1

According to data, sales of residential properties declined to 45,208 units in April-June 2021 from 108,420 units in the preceding quarter

Negative RT-PCR report must for entering Karnataka from Kerala, Maharashtra

Karnataka government on Saturday announced a special surveillance measure making mandatory a negative RT-PCR certificate for people arriving to the State from Kerala and Maharashtra

Tamil Nadu serosurvey finds 66% population have antibodies for Covid

The third Tamil Nadu Cross Sectional Serosurvey in July, covering over 26,000 samples revealed that atleast 62.2 percent of the population has developed antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes covid-19. Among the 26,610 samples tested, 17,624 individuals had IgG (Immunoglobulin G) antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 virus. While the overall seroprevalence was 66.2 percent, the highest seropositivity was observed in Virudhunagar district at 84 per cent while Erode in west Tamil Nadu reported the lowest at 37, according to the latest serosuvrey conducted by the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine in 888 clusters across the state. It was released by state Minister for Medical and Family Welfare Ma Subramanian in the presence of Principal Health Secretary Dr J Radhakrishnan and Director of Public Health (DPH) and Preventive Medicine Dr T S Selvavinayagam, here on Saturday. In the earlier state-wide serosurveys conducted by DPH&PM, the seropositivity

In-host mutations in Covid-19 virus reflecting in variants, finds study

Changes that happen in the genome of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in an infected person reflect at the population level as a variation

Centre releases 15% funds under Covid emergency response package to states

The Centre has released 15 per cent of the amount under the COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness (ECRP-II) Package to the states

DATA STORY: Active cases rising; Kerala added over 100,000 cases in 6 days

India has so far administered 461,518,479 vaccine doses. That is 1459.85 per cent of its total caseload, and 33.09 per cent of its population

Joe Biden lands a win, but virus surge threatens to derail agenda

Joe Biden wagered his campaign and now his presidency on the premise that government itself could still work, even at a time of fractious political division.

Over 31.4 mn Covid doses available with states, pvt hospitals: Centre

The new phase of universalisation of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from June 21.

Andaman & Nicobar reports single Covid infection; caseload at 7,535

The COVID-19 death toll in the union territory remained at 129 as no fresh fatality due to the disease was reported in the last 24 hours.

Covid-19: India records 41,649 fresh cases, 593 more fatalities

The death toll due to the viral disease rose to 423,810

'War has changed': 5 highlights from leaked CDC docs on Delta variant

The CDC acknowledges that it is struggling to communicate that breakthrough cases are "rare" or a "small percentage" of total cases.

Canada official: Fourth virus wave possible if steps not taken

About 6.3 million Canadians have not received a first dose and over 5 million have not had a second

Why we need to count the coronavirus pandemic's invisible deaths

Deaths are a sure indicator of the damage wrought. The trouble is just how bad we are at counting them.

Delta variant produces similar viral loads in vaccinated, unvaccinated: CDC

The CDC updated its masking recommendation on Tuesday, urging vaccinated Americans to resume wearing masks in schools and in public indoor spaces in Covid-19 hot spots

Africa 'not on track' to 10% Covid-19 vaccination target by year end: WHO

"Right now, we are not on track to hit 10 per cent coverage in Africa by the end of this year," said Bruce Aylward, senior advisor to the WHO director general, at a press conference here on Friday.

Assam coronavirus update: 1,179 new Covid-19 cases, 20 fresh fatalities

Assam reported 20 fresh fatalities due to Covid-19 on Friday, while 1,179 more people tested positive, pushing the total number of infections to 565,209, the National Health Mission said

Jharkhand coronavirus update: 56 fresh Covid cases, no new deaths

Jharkhand registered 56 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the tally to 347,105, a health department bulletin said on Friday

Bengal coronavirus update: 711 fresh Covid-19 cases, 5 more deaths

West Bengal on Friday reported 711 new Covid-19 cases and five more deaths, the state Health Department said