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Staying watchful

Spike in Delhi Covid cases deserves attention

Covid: UP govt makes wearing of mask compulsory in 6 NCR districts, Lucknow

In the last 24 hours, 65 new Covid cases have been confirmed in Gautam Buddh Nagar, 20 in Ghaziabad and 10 in Lucknow

Centre turns the heat on Kerala, asks state to update Covid numbers daily

State had stopped daily updates on infections; once numbers eventually became known, country reported 90% spike in fresh cases, 165% surge in positivity rate the past 24 hours

Omicron more likely to cause upper airway infections among children: Report

The higly transmissible variant is known to cause lower severity disease than the Delta variant, the researchers noted

India logs 2,183 new Covid infections, active cases decline to 11,542

The death toll climbed to 5,21,965 with 214 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated

Covid concerns return with cases on the rise; DDMA may make masks mandatory

As on April 16, Delhi-NCR accounted for 52.5 per cent of the country's total cases - up from 11.8 per cent on April 1

Malaysia reports 9,705 new coronavirus infections, 12 new deaths

Malaysia reported 9,705 new Covid-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 4,382,402, according to the health ministry.

India reports 1,150 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours: Health ministry

India logged 1,150 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, 175 more than yesterday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.The active cases in the country increased to 11,558 which accounts for 0.03 per cent of the total cases.During this period, the daily case positivity rate remained 0.31 per cent, a minor drop from what was reported on Saturday (0.32 PC). However, the weekly positivity rate saw a minor uptick as it currently stands at 0.27 per cent.As many as 954 COVID patients recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours. The total number of recoveries jumped to 4,25,08,788 since the beginning of the pandemic in the country.The recovery rate currently is at 98.76 per cent.According to the Ministry, four fresh deaths have been confirmed as COVID 19 deaths in the last twenty four hours. The death toll rose to 5,21,751.The country tested 3,65,118 COVID samples in the last 24 hours. The total number of tests conducted so far is 83.18 crore.As far as ..

South Korea reports 93,001 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours

South Korea reported 93,001 new Covid-19 cases as of midnight Saturday compared to 24 hours ago

China's Shanghai reports 3,238 local coronavirus cases in 24 hours

China's economic hub Shanghai reported 3,238 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the municipal health commission said on Sunday.

India questions WHO's methodology to estimate Covid-19 mortalities

India using a mathematical modelling cannot be applied to estimate the death figures for such a vast nation of geographical size and population.

Delhi records 461 new cases of Covid-19 and 2 deaths from disease

Despite less number of tests, the positivity rate jumped high and went beyond 5 per cent on Saturday

'Warm' vaccine candidate effective against Delta, Omicron variants in mice

The vaccine candidate, by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru and biotech start-up company Mynvax, uses a part of the viral spike protein called the receptor-binding domain (RBD)

China reports 3,867 new local Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours

Notably, of these new local cases, 3,590 were reported in Shanghai

India records 975 fresh Covid-19 infections, 4 more fatalities

The active cases comprise 0.03 per cent of the total infections

Shanghai reports 3,590 local, 19,923 asymptomatic Covid-19 cases

cent spike in COVID cases in the global financial hub Shanghai, which has caused a major disruption in supply chains, has been attributed to family infections and logistics transmission

About 300 positive samples from Delhi sent for genome sequencing: Report

The sequencing is to be done essentially to find if any new variant, like XE, has circulated in the city or not, amid a spike in daily cases in the last few days

Delhi govt asks schools to close specific wings if needed as cases surge

Two top private schools confirmed that each of them have received information from parents about their wards testing positive

Covid-19: Gurugram authorities to vaccinate door-to-door as cases surge

The district has been reporting over 100 cases every day for the last four days and accounts for around 13 per cent of country's total active cases at present

Covid-19: Delhi govt says free precaution doses at its hospitals soon

The move comes as the national capital witnesses an uptick in coronavirus cases and a rise in positivity rate