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Tokyo records 76 new Covid-19 cases, record high in over 2 months

Of Wednesday's new cases in Tokyo, 23 were confirmed among people in their 20s, 20 among those in their 30s and 11 among those in their 40s

Why are mRNA vaccines effective against severe coronavirus infection?

A team of US researchers has explored the success behind the new mRNA vaccine technology used by Pfizer and Moderna to make vaccines against Covid.

Maha: NCP MP Supriya Sule, husband test positive for Covid-19

Sule (51), Lok Sabha MP from Baramati and daughter of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, said her husband Sadanand Sule has also been detected with the infection

Delhi Health Minister says rise in Covid cases due to international flights

Satyendar Jain says many international travellers, who have tested negative at airport, are testing positive after a few days and infecting their family members during the period

WHO: Global Covid cases up 11% last week, omicron risk high

The UN health agency said in its weekly epidemiological report released late Tuesday that there were nearly 4.99 million newly reported cases around the world from December 20-26

With 23 fresh cases, Rajasthan's Omicron tally climbs to 69

Four of the 23 patients had returned from abroad, three got infected after coming in contact with foreign travellers and two returned from other states

Ganguly stable, maintaining oxygen saturation of 99% on room air: Hospital

BCCI president and former India skipper Sourav Ganguly continues to remain stable, the hospital where he is undergoing treatment said on Wednesday. Ganguly was rushed to a city hospital on Monday night as a precautionary measure after his RT-PCR test returned positive for COVID-19. On the second day of admission, Sourav Gangly, BCCI President and former Indian cricket captain, remains haemodynamically stable, afebrile and maintaining oxygen saturation of 99% on room air. He slept well last night and has had breakfast and lunch, Dr Rupali Basu, MD & CEO of Woodlands Hospital, said in a statement. The 49-year-old had received "Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail therapy" on Monday night. The medical board is keeping a close watch on his health status, the statement read. Ganguly was admitted to hospital twice earlier this year and underwent emergency angioplasty after having some cardiac issues. His elder brother Snehasish Ganguly had also tested positive for COVID early this year.

UK return youth tests positive for Omicron in Siddharthnagar

Omicron infection has been confirmed in a youth who recently returned here from abroad, a senior official said on Wednesday. The 21-year-old, resident of Uska police station area here, lives in Britain. When he landed at the Delhi airport on Sunday evening, he had rapid antigen and RT-PCR tests done and was sent home after the antigen test did not confirm the infection but later his RT-PCR report came positive, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr A.K Singh said on Wednesday. The CMO said that he was informed through an e-mail from the Health Department of Delhi that the youth's report after genome sequencing has confirmed Omicron infection. The health department team has informed the youth and put him in isolation at his home, the CMO added.

Rise in active Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra alarming: Health Minister Tope

On Tuesday, Maharashtra reported 2,172 fresh coronavirus cases, up by 50 per cent from 1,426 infections recorded a day before, and 22 new deaths

Not a single Omicron patient needed Oxygen support so far: Delhi minister

On Tuesday, Delhi reported 496 new Covid-19 cases with one death in the previous 24 hours

Covid infections in South Africa decline by nearly 40% in a week

The seven day rolling average for new infections plummeted by 35 per cent from an all-time high of 23,000 cases nine days ago to 15,000 on Monday

Containment zone returns in Chennai, as Omicron cases rise to 45

State Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Wednesday said there was no need to panic as all the cases detected so far are asymptomatic

India may see Covid surge within days, says Cambridge University's tracker

. The country is already gearing up to prevent another massive outbreak even though only 781 cases of the highly-mutated omicron have been identified so far.

One more tests Omicron positive in Odisha; state's tally rises to 9

A 31-year-old man, who has returned from Dubai, tested positive for Omicron variant of the coronavirus

As Covid-19 cases rise, testing in 4 most affected cities slowing

Better testing is key to identifying new areas of the surge before they turn into hotspots.

DATA STORY: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi see steep spike in new cases

India has so far administered 1,431,535,641 vaccine doses. That is 4112.55 per cent of its total caseload, and 102.33 per cent of its population

President Joe Biden revokes southern Africa travel restrictions

US President Joe Biden has ended the COVID-19 related travel restriction imposed last month on the eight southern African nations due to the spread of coronavirus variant Omicron."In light of these changed circumstances, and based on the recommendation of the CDC, I have determined that it is in the interests of the United States to revoke Proclamation 10315. The travel restrictions imposed by that proclamation are no longer necessary to protect the public health," said Biden in his presidential proclamation on Tuesday. This proclamation is effective at 12:01 am eastern standard time on December 31.Having learned more about the Omicron variant in the past several weeks, the CDC now recommends lifting the travel restrictions, read the proclamation."Importantly, scientific experts have determined that people who are vaccinated against COVID-19 are protected against severe disease and hospitalization from the Omicron variant. Moreover, the Omicron variant has now spread to more than 100 .

India-US healthcare alliance in spotlight as DCGI approves 2 more vaccines

India-US collaboration in the health sector is in the spotlight as the Central Drug Authority this week approved two more Covid vaccines

Telangana achieves 100% coverage in Covid-19 first dose vaccination

Telangana is the first large state across the country to complete 100 per cent first dose vaccination against Covid-19, said state health minister T Harish Rao on Tuesday.

Japan weighs providing Covid-19 booster shots for all: PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said the government will consider providing Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for all people in the country as much as possible, Kyodo News reported.