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Omicron phase: Kerala's initial success in Covid pandemic control faltering

High testing, rural-urban mobility, disbanded ground force reasons behind high daily caseload

Covid-19 pandemic: 43 new cases push Sikkim's caseload to 38,868

Sikkim's COVID-19 tally rose to 38,868 on Thursday as 43 more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. The Himalayan state's coronavirus death toll remained unchanged at 437 as no fresh fatality was recorded. East Sikkim registered the highest number of 31 new cases, followed by 11 in West Sikkim and one in North Sikkim. Sikkim now has 541 active cases, while 37,148 people have recovered from the disease so far, and 742 patients have migrated to other states to date. The recovery rate among the coronavirus patients in the state stood at 97.4 per cent. Sikkim has thus far tested over 3.2 lakh samples for COVID-19, including 1,108 in the last 24 hours, it said, adding that the daily positivity rate stood at 3.9 per cent.

Coronavirus pandemic: Assam logs 294 new cases and five deaths

Assam on Thursday reported 294 new COVID-19 cases, 21 less than the previous day's figure, pushing the tally to 7,22,977, according to a bulletin issued by the National Health Mission. Five fresh fatalities raised the death toll to 6,590 while 1,347 COVID patients have died due to other causes. Altogether 30,008 samples were tested for coronavirus during the day and the positivity rate is 0.98 per cent. The North-eastern state has so far tested 2,81,43,320 samples. The number of active cases now is 4,421. Jorhat, Bishwanath, Golaghat, Kamrup Metropolitan and Nalbari district each recorded one Covid fatality while the current death rate is 0.91 per cent, the bulletin said. Of the new positive cases, Kamrup Metropolitan district reported the highest at 88, followed by 18 in Jorhat and 17 each in Barpeta and Goalpara. A total of 903 patients recovered from the disease during the day, taking the total of cured people to 7,10,619 at a recovery rate of 98.29 per cent. The number of pe

Covid-19 pandemic: Russia's daily infections near 200,000 for first time

Russian authorities on Thursday reported nearly 200,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases, in another record fuelled by the rapid spread of the omicron variant amid a low vaccination rate

US plans roll-out of Covid-19 vax shots for children under 5 years

The roll out of the vaccine for children under the age of 5, the only age group not yet eligible for the shots, is set to begin less than a week after the meeting

Japan approves Pfizer Covid-19 oral pills amid surging infections

Japan has granted fast-track approval to US drug maker Pfizer Inc.'s COVID-19 pill, the heath minister said Thursday, as the country struggles to slow fast-spreading omicron infections. The approval came less than a month after Pfizer applied in mid-January, an exceptional speed in a country where foreign drug approvals usually take much longer. Health Minister Shigeyuki Goto said the availability of Pfizer's Paxlovid pill gives high-risk patients, including elderly people and those with underlying health issues, greater treatment options. The approval comes as surging cases among elderly patients are starting to overwhelm hospitals in Tokyo and other metropolitan areas, and delayed booster vaccinations have reached only about 8% of the population. Most of Japan's 47 prefectures are currently under a mild version of a state of emergency. On Friday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced plans to extend current restrictions in Tokyo and 12 other areas for three more weeks until Mar

Prince Charles tests positive for Covid for the second time

Prince Charles, the heir to the Biritish throne, has tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time and is now self-isolating, Clarence House said on Thursday. The positive result of the Prince of Wales, who has received three vaccination shots, was announced on Twitter moments before he was due to arrive at an engagement in Winchester. On Wednesday, the 73-year-old heir to the throne and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, met people at a reception in the British Museum. Camilla tested negative for coronavirus on Thursday, Clarence House said. This is the second time Charles has contracted the contagion. He caught the virus in March 2020 when he reported only mild symptoms. Clarence House confirmed that Charles was triple vaccinated, but did not give further details on whether he was experiencing any symptoms this time. It is also yet to be confirmed whether Charles has seen Queen Elizabeth II, 95, recently. But it said that Camilla received a negative result in a rou

Overall Covid situation optimistic, but cannot lower guard: Govt

Union Health Ministry's Joint Secretary, Luv Aggarwal further added that in India, four states have more than 50,000 active Covid cases presently

Covid: India's first mRNA vaccine under final trials, says govt

Indian Council of Medical Research Director General, Dr Balram Bhargava, said that this is another vaccine which really establishes that India is heading towards becoming a vaccine superpower

Maha health minister stresses on wearing mask as Covid curbs are eased

Talking to reporters in Kolhapur, Tope also said there was no need to impose more curbs in the coming days

No pre-departure RT-PCR for those fully vaccinated in 82 countries: Govt

Instead of seven-day home quarantine as mandated earlier, all travellers will self-monitor their health for 14 days after their arrival

US to be soon out of 'full blown' Covid pandemic, says Anthony Fauci

A combination of vaccinations, treatments and prior infection would soon make the virus more manageable in the country, said Anthony Fauci

AstraZeneca sees $4 bn in Covid vaccine sales in Q4 as revenue soars

The company recorded full-year revenues of $37.4 billion, an increase of 38% from the year before at constant exchange rates

Covid vaccination pace for 15-17 age group slows down further: Data

At the current pace, child vaccinations may only be complete by the end of the year. India has 83.3 million children in the 12-14 age group who are yet to be vaccinated

Data story: India logs 67,084 new cases; death toll rises to 506,520

India has so far administered 1,712,819,947 vaccine doses. That is 4032.24 per cent of its total caseload, and 122.25 per cent of its population

India records 67,084 fresh Covid-19 cases, 1,241 more fatalities

Active cases comprise 1.86 per cent of the total infections

Oscars 2022: Attendees not required to provide Covid-19 vaccination proof

The Oscars will reportedly return to its traditional setting in the Dolby Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard for its upcoming ceremony on March 27

Global Covid caseload tops 402.8 mn, fatalities surge past 5.77 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 402.8 mn, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.77 mn and vaccinations to over 10.11 bn, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Coronavirus claims over 80,000 lives in second largest US state Texas

Coronavirus has claimed more than 80,000 lives in Texas, the second largest US state, Texas Department of State Health Services announced on Wednesday afternoon.

'There may be need for yet again another boost': Fauci on 4th Covid booster

On Tuesday World Health Organization said that about 1,00,000 of the deaths since omicron was declared a "variant of concern" occurred in the United States.