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Data story: India logs 50,407 new cases; test positivity rate drops to 3.5%

India has so far administered 1,722,947,688 vaccine doses. That is 4045.75 per cent of its total caseload, and 122.97 per cent of its population

India's tech spending to grow 8.7% in 2022, highest in Asia-Pacific

The tech spending in India is likely to grow 8.7 per cent in 2022, one of the highest growth rates in the Asia Pacific region, according to a new report.

12,27 cr unutilized vaccine doses still available with States, UTs: Centre

The Central government on Saturday informed that more than 12.27 crores balance and unutilized vaccine doses are still available with States and UTs

US FDA postpones meeting on authorising Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vax for kids

The US FDA) announced that it has postponed an advisory panel meeting on the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in children six months through four years of age, saying it needs more data.

Genome sequencing of 84,386 cases of variants of concern conducted so far

Mansukh Mandaviya informed Lok Sabha genome sequencing of 84,386 cases of Covid Variants of Concern and 5,606 cases of Variants of Interest have been conducted in the country so far

Global Covid caseload tops 408.1 mn, fatalities surge past 5.8 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 408.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.80 million and vaccinations to over 10.16 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Serum backed Mylab to make and sell Covid-19 vax, working on 2-3 platforms

Partners with Shilpa Medicare to manufacture vaccines, therapeutics

Covid-19 vaccination: 13 AEFI cases reported among lactating women

Thirteen instances of Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI) have been reported among lactating women till February 3 and all these cases were minor, Mansukh Mandaviya informed Lok Sabha

167 deaths reported as AEFI after second Covid vaccine dose: Govt

The highest number of 43 fatalities has been reported as AEFI from Kerala, followed by 15 from Maharashtra

Madhya Pradesh records 2,612 Covid-19 cases; three more fatalities

As many as 2,612 persons tested positive for coronavirus, while three died of the infection in Madhya Pradesh in the last 24 hours, raising the tally to 10,21,361 and toll to 10,682

Covid: Mumbai marks fifth consecutive day of less than 500 new cases

Only 1,116 of the 36,966 hospital beds earmarked for Covid treatment are currently occupied, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation bulletin informed

Quad foreign ministers agree to expedite delivery of Covid-19 vaccines

The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines under the Quad initiative will be delivered in the first half of 2022, the foreign ministers of the coalition said on Friday

Covid vaccines have reached just half of world population: Report

The data shows that less than 11 per cent of people have received at least one dose against Covid in low-income countries

1st batch of Quad-supported vaccines to be delivered in first half of 2022

The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines under the Quad initiative will be delivered in the first half of 2022, the foreign ministers of the grouping said

New inexpensive, non-toxic coating for fabrics can kill Covid virus: Study

Scientists in the US have developed an inexpensive, non-toxic coating for almost any fabric that decreases the infectivity of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, by up to 90 per cent. The coating, described in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, may be used in future to develop an antiviral spray for fabrics. "When you are walking into a hospital, you want to know that pillow you are putting your head onto is clean," said study lead author Taylor Wright, a doctoral student at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Canada. "This coating could take a little bit of the worry off frontline workers to have personal protection equipment (PPE) with antimicrobial properties," Wright said. Researchers soaked fabric in a solution of a bacteria-killing polymer which contains a molecule that releases sterilising forms of oxygen when light shines on it. They then used an ultraviolet (UV) light to turn this solution to a solid, fixing the coating to the fabric. "This .

Covid infection, vax boosts T cell immune responses against Omicron

When an individual is infected with the Covid-19 causing virus SARS-CoV-2, the immune system is called into action to produce antibodies and T cells that target viral proteins and clear the infection.

Data story: India logs 58,077 new cases; active cases see steady decline

India has so far administered 1,717,951,432 vaccine doses. That is 4038.8 per cent of its total caseload, and 122.61 per cent of its population

Maharashtra: Thane's Covid caseload up by 261, death toll rises by one

Thane's mortality rate is 1.67 per cent

India records 58,077 fresh Covid-19 infections, 657 more fatalities

The daily positivity rate has been recorded at 3.89 per cent while weekly positivity rate has been recorded at 5.76 per cent

Global Covid-19 cases top 400 million, deaths at 5.7 million: WHO

The US has the highest cumulative number of confirmed cases and deaths