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Covid: Lata Mangeshkar continues to be under observation, says doctor

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar is still under observation in the ICU, three days after she tested positive for Covid and was subsequently admitted to a city hospital, doctor treating her said.

Over 20 mn Covid jabs administered to beneficiaries aged 15-18 years: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that over two crore COVID vaccine doses have been administered to beneficiaries in the age group 15-18 years."Now the youth is coming forward to make the world's largest vaccine drive a success. We have already vaccinated 2 crore children between 15-18 years of age," PM Modi said after inaugurating the Technology Centre of the MSME Ministry and Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Manimandapam in Puducherry through video conference.According to a statement issued by the Union Health Ministry, as many as 2,82,74,847 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to beneficiaries aged between 15-18 year since January 3.During the event, the Prime Minister also unveiled selected essays on "Mere Sapno ka Bharat" and "Unsung Heroes of Indian Freedom Movement". These essays have been selected from submissions by over 1 lakh youth on the two themes.The Prime Minister said, "We have had many such fighters in the freedom struggle, whose contribution did not

Amid spike, labs pull out all stops to cope with Omicron rush of tests

Hiring more staff, expanding capacity and opening walk-in centres are some of the steps laboratories are taking to cope with increased tests and timely results as Covid cases spike in the country.

Data story: India logs 194,720 cases, Kerala's death toll crosses 50,000

India has so far administered 1,538,008,200 vaccine doses. That is 4263.89 per cent of its total caseload, and 109.94 per cent of its population

Capt Amarinder Singh tests positive for Covid-19, isolates self

Former Punjab Chief Minister and Punjab Lok Congress President Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday tested positive for COVID-19 and has self-isolated himself.Singh requested all those who came in contact with him to get themselves tested."I have tested positive for #Covid with mild symptoms. Have isolated myself and request all those who came in contact with me to get themselves tested," tweeted Amarinder Singh.On Monday, the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party Jagat Prakash Nadda said he had tested positive for the COVID-19 infection."I got my COVID-19 test done after witnessing initial symptoms. My report has come positive. I am feeling fine now. On the advice of doctors, I have isolated myself. All those who have come in contact with me in the last few days are requested to get themselves tested," tweeted Nadda in Hindi.Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and Union Minister of State for Defence ...

25,000 Covid-19 infections expected in Delhi today: Satyendar Jain

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said that Covid-19 cases in the national capital seem to have stabilised and may start declining soon

Vaccination pace in children shows youth's sense of responsibility: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lauded the "sense of responsibility" of the country's youth and said it manifested in the pace of Covid-19 vaccination in the 15-18 years age group

South Korea authorises Novavax Covid-19 vaccine, imports Pfizer pills

At least 21,000 of Pfizer's antiviral pills, called Paxlovid, will arrive in South Korea on Thursday, with another 10,000 more expected to arrive by the end of the month, the health ministry said

India's cumulative Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 1.53 bn

With the administration of over 85 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 153.80 crore as per provisional reports till 7 am today.According to the Union Health Ministry, India administered 85,26240 doses, taking the total vaccination coverage to 1,53,80,08,200.60,405 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients (since the beginning of the pandemic) is now at 3,46,30,536.Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 96.01 per cent.1,94,720 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.India's Active Caseload is presently at 9,55,319. Active cases constitute 2.65 per cent of the country's total positive cases.The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of 17,61,900 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 69.52 crore cumulative tests.While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, the weekly ...

All eligible in 15-18 age group in Lakshadweep vaccinated, says admin

Lakshadweep has become first among the Union Territories and the states to have achieved the feat of vaccinating all those eligible in the age group of 15 to 18 years in a short span of time. In a statement, the administration said all those eligible in the 15-18 age group in the islands were vaccinated within a week after the launch of the vaccination drive. Administrator Praful K Patel had launched the vaccination drive on January 3 in Kavaratti as part of the nationwide campaign. "It is remarkable that the target of 3,492 children was achieved within a week after the launch of vaccination drives through various awareness campaigns conducted in schools and mobilisation drives in all the 10 inhabited islands of Lakshadweep," the administration said. Earlier, Lakshadweep became the first among Union Territories and states to have achieved 100 per cent vaccination in other categories such as healthcare workers, frontline workers and age group above 18 years. It said the Union Minis

Vaccines effective against severe disease, hospitalisation by Omicron: EMA

Citing preliminary data, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has said that the Covid-19 vaccines remain effective against severe disease and hospitalisation caused by the Omicron coronavirus variant.

Booster dose of Covid-vaccine

The government recently rolled out booster or precautionary dose of Covid-19 vaccine for citizens with comorbidities. Frontline workers are getting the third shot. This report tells us about the dose

Booster doses of current Covid-19 vaccines may not be enough: WHO

The WHO has said that current Covid-19 vaccines may need to be updated if they are to provide continued protection against emerging variants, including Omicron

TMS Ep84: Vodafone Idea, Community buying, markets, Covid-vaccine

Why is govt stake in Voda Idea puzzling markets? Is 'community buying' key to reaching 'Bharat'? What factors will guide the markets today? What is the booster dose of Covid-vaccine? All answers here

Covid-19 pandemic: Nine more deaths in Punjab and 4,593 cases

The number of active cases climbed to 23,235

Covid-19 pandemic: Haryana records 5,746 fresh cases, three deaths

The total Covid case count in the state climbed to 805,633

Infections could surge 6 times higher due to Omicron variant: Russia

Russia this year has been reporting between 15,000 and 18,000 new infections a day

Restrictions in place, slight fall in India's daily Covid caseload

Rising weekly positivity rate remains a concern, may point to cases going undetected

Gujarat's Covid-19 case count tops 7,000 after nearly 8 months; 3 die

Gujarat had last reported more than 7,000 cases in a day at 7,135 on May 17 last year

Delhi Police books more than 4,000 people for Covid violations

The highest violation for mask was recorded in southeast district at 780