Page 38 - Coronavirus Tests

Covishield booster post Covaxin priming improves immune response 58x: CMC

So far, India has not allowed heterologous boosting of vaccines

Delhi logs 1,060 Covid cases, 6 deaths in a day; positivity rate at 10.09%

This is the highest test positivity rate recorded in the capital since January 24 when 11.8 per cent of the people tested had turned out Covid positive.

At 1,310, Mumbai sees 37% drop in new Covid cases; active tally past 14,000

Mumbai on Monday reported 1,310 fresh Covid-19 cases, a drop of 37 per cent compared to the previous day, and two fatalities, the city civic body said.

Over 27.5 mn people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in Myanmar

Myanmar has fully vaccinated more than 27.5 million people, or 50.18 per cent of the country's 54.8-million population, against Covid-19, according to its Ministry of Health.

Data story: India logs 12,781 fresh Covid cases, 18 new deaths reported

India has so far administered 1,961,866,707 vaccine doses

Delhi logs 1,530 new Covid cases in 24 hrs; positivity rate rises to 8.4%

Delhi recorded 1,530 new Covid cases and three deaths in a day while the positivity rate rose to 8.41 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department on Sunday. This was the fifth consecutive day that Delhi has recorded over 1,300 cases in a day. The fresh cases were detected out of 18,183 Covid tests conducted the previous day. On Saturday, the capital logged 1,534 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 7.71 per cent and three deaths. The day before, the city recorded 1,797 coronavirus cases, the highest in nearly four months, along with one fatality while the positivity rate stood at 8.18 per cent. Friday's figures were the highest since February 4 when the national capital logged 2,272 cases and 20 deaths with a positivity rate of 3.85 per cent. Also, the positivity rate on Sunday was the highest since January 28, when 8.6 per cent of the total people tested turned out positive.

Telangana: Active cases zoom past 2,000-mark with 236 fresh infections

No fresh fatality occurred due to the infection in the state and the death toll continued to be 4,111

Maharashtra logs 4,004 new Covid cases in 24 hrs; active tally at 23,746

A day earlier the state had reported 3,883 cases and two Covid-19 fatalities

FDA opens way to Covid-19 vaccine for children under five: Report

Pfizer's is already authorized for those over the age of 5

Omicron less likely to cause long Covid than previous variants: UK study

The figure varied depending on the patient's age and the timing of their last vaccination

Maharashtra records 4,165 new Covid cases, three deaths in last 24 hours

State capital Mumbai alone reported 2,255 new cases and two fatalities

Indian gold discounts narrow, Covid-19 curbs keep leash on China demand

With demands falling post-wedding season in India, Indian gold discounts have currently grown slim. Moreover, gold demand in China has also lessened possibly due to the Covid-19 restrictions imposed

Data story: India logs 12,847 new cases; over 65,000 infections in 7 days

India has so far administered 1,958,403,471 vaccine doses

Data story: India logs 12,213 cases, biggest single-day jump since Feb 25

India has so far administered 1,956,737,014 vaccine doses

Vaccine makers claims efficacy against Omicron variant of Covid-19

Omicron has been the dominant strain across the world since January, quickly replacing the Delta variant that had caused a devastating second wave in India

Data story: India logs 8,822 new Covid-19 cases, death toll at 524,792

India has added 55,235 cases in the past 7 days

Data story: India logs 6,594 new Covid cases, active tally over 50,000-mark

India's active cases tally stands at 50,548

China lifts 2-year Covid visa ban on Indians; to allow return of families

China has announced plans to provide visas to Indian professionals and their families stranded in India for over two years following the strict visa restrictions imposed by Beijing due to the pandemic

Lots of interest in Metropolis, but we want a strategic fit: MD Ameera Shah

In a Q&A, the promoter and MD of the company talks about how the dynamics are changing in the diagnostics sector post Covid, and outlines her strategy for Metropolis 3.0

Covid lockdown: China city mayor apologises for failures in administration

The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that had been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologised for failures in his administration's work