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Covid cases in children rose in Omicron wave in Europe, shows data

The data shows children aged 15 and below were more vulnerable to the Omicron wave, as they witnessed higher rates of infections in European countries

China cuts mandatory quarantine period for recovered Covid patients

Recovered patients are now only required to monitor their health in a seven-day home quarantine besides taking a Covid-19 test after leaving hospital, Zhang said

Madhya Pradesh logs 21 new Covid-19 cases, zero death; active tally at 341

The coronavirus death toll in the state remained unchanged at 10,733 as no fresh fatality was reported in the last 24 hours

Biolexis to collaborate with Akston Biosciences for Covid-19 vaccine

Biolexis, a division of Stelis Biopharma, and Akston Biosciences have inked a licensing, manufacturing and commercialisation agreement regarding a COVID-19 vaccine. In a joint statement, the two companies said they will collaborate for the production and sales of Akston's AKS-452, a protein subunit COVID-19 vaccine. Under the agreement, Biolexis gained the right to manufacture and commercialise AKS-452 (branded as AmbiVax-CTM) in India and over 130 countries in Asia, Latin America, and Africa, largely covering the low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Biolexis will also leverage the capabilities of Strides Group for launching this vaccine across regions where the group has a deep market presence and established relationships. Last year, the board of Strides Pharma Science had approved the demerger of its biotech business under Stelis Biopharma. "We are very excited to partner with Akston on AmbiVax-CTM, which is a first-of-its-kind COVID-19 vaccine developed for all parts of th

Covid-19 pandemic: Mumbai reports 73 fresh cases and no deaths

With 64 patients recovering on Thursday, the tally of recoveries rose to 10,37,557

More than 30 companies to start manufacturing Pfizer's Covid pill

Generic drugmakers across a dozen countries in Asia, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Eastern Europe will begin producing either the raw ingredients for the Pfizer drug or the pill itself.

Kerala records 922 new Covid-19 cases, 130 deaths in 24 hours

Kerala on Thursday recorded 922 new Covid-19 infections which raised the total caseload to 65,25,032.

No Covid patient admitted at LNJP Hospital, first time since Mar 2020: Jain

The Delhi government-run LNJP Hospital, the mainstay of the city's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, now has "zero patient" admitted at the facility, the first time since March 2020

India managed Omicron surge much better than other countries: Centre

During a webinar, Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare spoke about India's achievement in vaccination in comparison to other countries

UP withdraws Covid restrictions; swimming pool, anganwadi centres to reopen

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday removed COVID-19-related restrictions on various activities following a significant improvement in the pandemic situation, an official said. In an order, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi allowed swimming pools, water parks and anganwadi centres to open. Though many activities had been allowed in the past, there were restrictions on opening swimming pools, water parks and anganwadi centres and curbs on weddings and other functions, Awasthi said. For weddings and other functions, people can attend in full capacity of the venue with the mandatory use of masks and observance of COVID-19 protocol, the order stated. The official clarified that all activities will be allowed in strict compliance with COVID-19 protocol.

South Korea draws up $897 mn extra budget bill to fight Covid surge

The Seoul city government has drawn up a 1.1 trillion won ($897.3 million) supplementary budget bill to bolster its fight against Covid-19 and support businesses hit by the pandemic

CDC sewer data suggests bump in Covid-19 cases across the US

About a third of wastewater sampling sites across the US have shown an uptick in Covid-19 cases across the country, according to latest data from the US CDC

India reports 2,539 new cases of Covid-19, 60 deaths in 24 hrs

With 2,539 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 4,30,01,477, while the active cases have declined to 30,799

Data story: India logs 2,539 new cases; tally crosses 43-million mark

India has so far administered 1,808,024,147 vaccine doses. That is 4204.56 per cent of its total caseload, and 128.9 per cent of its population

Global Covid-19 cases on rise again despite reduced testing: WHO

The WHO has sounded the alarm over a global spike in Covid-19 cases, despite reduced testing and several weeks of declining infections.

Slow start to coronavirus vaccination drive for 12-14-year age group

The upcoming Holi weekend could also to be a dampener for the drive

WHO says rise in global Covid cases is the tip of the iceberg

'Surges are to be expected particularly in areas where measures to prevent transmission have been lifted,' says WHO head

Mandaviya directs high alertness as Covid cases spike in Asia, Europe

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday directed officials to maintain a high level of alertness and surveillance, and carry out genomic sequencing aggressively.

Kerala reports 966 new Covid-19 cases, 50 deaths in 24 hours

Daily COVID-19 cases in Kerala on Wednesday again dropped below 1,000 after crossing that mark a day ago. The State recorded 966 fresh infections which raised the total to 65,24,066 till date.

Japan to fully lift Covid-19 restrictions on March 21 as infections slow

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday announced plans to fully lift coronavirus restrictions on March 21 as new infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant slow. The COVID-19 restrictions currently in place in 18 prefectures, including the Tokyo area, will end on Monday as planned, Kishida said at a news conference on Wednesday, as his government seeks to cautiously expand consumer activity to help the badly hurt economy get back on track. It will be the first time Japan has been free of virus restrictions since early January. Daily caseloads have steadily declined in Japan in recent weeks after surging to new highs exceeding 100,000 in early February. New cases have fallen by about half. While omicron causes mild symptoms in most people and the fatality rate remains low, the latest wave is the deadliest one so far in Japan because the total number of patients were many times higher than in earlier waves. Still, deaths in Japan total about 26,000 since th