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Covid: Shops in Delhi selling non-essential goods to open on odd-even basis

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority Friday asked all district magistrates to number all shops under their jurisdictions by Saturday

India to become hub for Covid-19 antiviral generic drugs, says Fitch

India will become largest global hub for Covid-19 drug production after drug controller granted emergency-use authorisation to several pharmaceutical companies in the country, Fitch Solutions said

Gujarat CM holds meet to review preparedness to tackle Covid-19 situation

The chief minister urged city and district administrators to continuously monitor infected patients, both in home isolation and those admitted to hospitals

China's anti-Covid lockdowns add to concerns over economy

China's lockdowns of big cities to fight coronavirus outbreaks are prompting concern about more disruptions to global industries after two makers of processor chips said their factories were affected. That has added to unease about the omicron variant's global economic impact. Analysts warn Vietnam, Thailand and other countries important to manufacturing chains might impose anti-disease measures that would delay deliveries. Lockdowns in China are already causing disruptions, economists at Nomura said in a report Friday. The Chinese economy already was cooling under pressure from unrelated official efforts to force real estate developers and other companies to reduce surging debt that has fueled China's boom over the past two decades. The biggest city in China's latest lockdowns is Xi'an, a metropolis of 13 million people in the west. It is less significant as a manufacturer than Wuhan, the central city that shut down in 2020 after the first coronavirus cases were spotted there. Bu

Covid vaccine doses administered in India surpass 1.5 bn-mark

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya termed it an "historic achievement"

Covid-19: Restricted registrations at AIIMS OPD, speciality clinics stopped

In view of rising cases of COVID-19, the AIIMS on Friday suspended routine inpatient non-emergency admissions and all routine procedures or non essential surgeries with immediate effect while initiating the process to convert the Trauma Centre into a dedicated Covid facility. The OPD services in AIIMS Hospital and all Centres will continue to function with restricted registrations limited to only prior appointment patients (new & follow up). "All speciality clinics to be stopped for the time being and speciality clinic follow up. Patients will be registered within follow-up appointment slots only," AIIMS said in a circular. "All routine inpatient admissions and all routine procedures/non essential surgeries will be temporarily stopped till further orders," it stated. The institute came out with a contingency action plan for functioning of hospital services including rationalisation/augmentation of inpatient hospitalisation facility for COVID-19 patients requiring inpatient ...

EU to share 700 mln Covid vax doses by mid-2022: Von der Leyen

Von der Leyen said 'we will step up our efforts to support Africa, where vaccination rates are lower than in other parts of the world'

Music composer Vishal Dadlani, actor Kubbra Sait test positive for Covid

Music composer-singer Vishal Dadlani and actor Kubbra Sait on Friday revealed their coronavirus diagnosis on their respective social media handles. Taking to Instagram, Dadlani shared a picture of his COVID-19 test-strip and urged everyone who came in contact with him to get themselves tested. "This is for anyone who may have come in contact with me this last week or 10 days. My symptoms are relatively mild, but still quite debilitating. Please be careful," the 48-year-old musician wrote. Dadlani said he contracted the virus despite following necessary COVID-19 guidelines. "Sadly, despite every precaution, I've tested Covid Positive. At no point, except during weekly shoots (where all testing protocols were followed to the best of my knowledge), have I met anyone without a mask on. Nor have I touched anything unsanitised, as far as I know," he added. "Sacred Games" star Sait shared the news of her COVID-19 diagnosis on her Instagram Stories. "First and foremost #maskup. Second of

Swara Bhasker tests positive for Covid-19, under home quarantine

Actor Swara Bhasker on Friday said she has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and is under home quarantine. In a Twitter post, the 33-year-old actor shared that she and her family members developed symptoms for COVID-19 since January 5 and had isolated themselves. "Hello Covid! Just got my RT-PCR test resulted and have tested positive. Been isolating and in quarantine. Symptoms include fever, a splitting headache and loss of taste. Double vaccinated so hope this passes soon. So grateful for family & to be at home. Stay safe everyone," Bhasker said. In an accompanying statement, the actor urged everyone who came in contact with her to get themselves tested. "I'm taking all necessary precautions. I've informed everyone I met in the week prior about my having Covid; but if anyone else did come into contact with me please get yourself tested. Double mask up and stay safe you all," Bhasker added. Mumbai reported 20,181 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday and four more patients ...

Guidelines on Covaxin for under 18 don't mention EUL by WHO: Govt

Such reports are highly ill-informed, misleading and far from the truth, it said in a statement

Thailand suspends quarantine-free visas indefinitely to fight Omicron

The nation's main virus task force spared Bangkok, Phuket and six other tourist destinations from harsh containment measures

Covid: Centre tells Delhi, adjoining districts to ramp up health facilities

Amid a surge in Covid cases, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has asked Delhi and neighbouring districts to immediately strengthen health infrastructure

India's Covid-19 cases set for new highs as Omicron spreads rapidly

Government officials have privately said they are working under the assumption that daily infections will surpass the record of more than 414,000 set in May

Study offers reassurance on Covid vaccine's impact on women's periods

One of the first studies to track whether COVID-19 vaccination might affect women's periods found a small and temporary change. Research published Wednesday tracked nearly 4,000 US women through six menstrual cycles and on average, the next period after a shot started about a day later than usual. But there was no change in the number of days of menstrual bleeding after COVID-19 vaccination. This is incredibly reassuring, said Dr Alison Edelman of Oregon Health & Science University, who led the research and said it's important to tell women what to expect. Some women have reported irregular periods or other menstrual changes after their shots. The National Institutes of Health is funding studies to examine if there's any link. Edelman's team analysed data from a birth control app called Natural Cycles, cleared by the Food and Drug Administration for women to track their menstrual cycles and tell when they're most likely to become pregnant. Menstrual cycles are counted from the ...

24 new cases push Covid-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar to 7,848

The COVID-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 7,848 on Friday as 24 more people tested positive for the infection, one less than the previous day, a health bulletin said.

'Forever boosting': Why some scientists oppose repeated Covid-19 shots

Everyone should get a booster shot. In the long run, though, doses every few months aren't a viable public health strategy, scientists say

Covid-19 in numbers: Latest data on cases and deaths in India and globally

Refer to these tables for data on confirmed coronavirus cases, deaths and recoveries in India and across the world

Data story: India logs 117,100 cases; positivity rate rises to 7.7%

India has so far administered 1,496,681,156 vaccine doses. That is 4248.75 per cent of its total caseload, and 106.99 per cent of its population

Omicron variant of Covid-19 may be less severe, but not 'mild': WHO

During a press briefing, the head of global health body said that at present, 109 countries would miss out on fully vaccinating 70 per cent of their populations by the start of July 2022

People may need another booster dose in fall of 2022: Moderna CEO Bancel

The efficacy of boosters against COVID-19 is likely to decline over the next few months and people may need another shot in the fall of 2022, Moderna CEO said