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Covid: 63 children among 243 new cases in Mizoram, tally rises to 141,400

Mizoram's Covid-19 tally rose to 1,41,400 on Friday as 243 more people, including 63 children, tested positive for the infection, a health official said.

2 vax doses likely to be made compulsory for auto, taxi travelers in B'luru

BBMP, the civic agency of Bengaluru, is seriously considering replicating the Mumbai model of making two doses of vaccination compulsory for those who travel by autos, taxis and public transport

Turkey rolls out local Covid-19 vaccine amid surge in Omicron cases

Turkey has started to roll out its first locally developed Covid-19 vaccine Turkovac, while the Omicron variant becomes widespread across the country.

Best of BS Opinion: India's fight against Covid, the GDP estimation debate

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Friday

India's Omicron Covid tally crosses 1,000; states further tighten measures

Maharashtra reported 198 new cases of the Omicron variant, including 190 in Mumbai alone

Omicron scare: Amid sudden Covid-19 surge, Centre flags eight states

West Bengal bans flights from UK; nearly 50% fresh cases in Delhi of Omicron

Russia sets another monthly record for coronavirus-linked death

The surge came amid low vaccination rates and poor compliance with coronavirus restrictions

Covid-19 pandemic: Israel to give fourth booster shot to vulnerable

The director general of the Health Ministry, Nachman Ash, announced the decision at a press conference late on Thursday

Risk-taker gets a booster dose: Meet Adar Poonawalla, CEO, Serum Institute

SII invests 90-95 per cent of its profits every year to build capacities

As Omicron spreads, officials ponder what it means to be 'fully vaccinated'

Now federal health officials, too, have taken on the question

Covaxin is safe for 2-18 age group in phase 2, 3 trials: Bharat Biotech

A total of 374 subjects reported either mild or moderate severity symptoms, with 78.6% getting resolved within a day, says Hyderabad-based vaccine maker

Covid-19: T-cells to rescue as Omicron can't escape it, show studies

T cells, the body's weapon against virus-infected cells, were primed enough by vaccination that they defended against omicron

More than 100 people test positive for Covid-19 in Bihar

As many as 714,309 coronavirus patients have recovered from the disease in the state thus far

141 Mumbai residents without travel history tested positive for Omicron

Out of 153 persons who were found to have Omicron infection in the city during the day, only 12 had international travel history

Omicron detected in 54% of new Covid cases: Satyendar Jain

He said stringent curbs have been put in place as part of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to check the spread of Covid

Goa logs 261 new Covid-19 cases, one death; active count at 856

The number of recovered patients in the state grew by 61 to reach 176,283

Over 144.45 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far: Govt

More than 59 lakh doses were administered in the day till 7 pm

Covid-19: Haryana reports 23 more Omicron cases; tally mounts to 37

The Haryana government has imposed a night curfew and restriction on gatherings from Saturday

Assam eyes vaccinating 15-18 age group by first week of March

The exercise to vaccinate all the students in the age group of 15-18 will be completed by the first week of March

UK plans Omicron 'surge hubs' in hospitals as cases remain high

The National Health Service (NHS) said temporary structures capable of housing around 100 patients will be erected in the grounds of eight hospitals across the country