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Covid cases on rise in 110 countries, driven by 2 Omicron sub-variants: WHO

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week that the fast-spreading Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 together are estimated to make up half of the coronavirus cases in the US

Day after DCGI nod, SII seeks inclusion of Covovax in Covid program

A day after India's drug regulator approved Covovax for restricted emergency use in children aged 7 to 11 years, the vaccine maker Serum Institute has written to the Centre seeking its inclusion

Gennova Biopharmaceuticals ready with 7 mn Gemcovac-19 vaccine dosages

Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd on Wednesday said it is ready with 70 lakh dosages of its Gemcovac-19 vaccine, the first indigenously developed mRNA vaccine against COVID-19

Shanghai resumes dine-in services at restaurants as Covid-19 wanes

China's financial hub Shanghai is gradually resuming dine-in services at restaurants starting from Wednesday as the COVID-19 epidemic has waned in the city.

India's first indigenous mRNA vax Gemcovac-19 likely to be available soon

Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd aims to produce around 4 - 5 million doses per month and this capacity can be quickly doubled

S Korea approves use of 1st homegrown Covid-19 vaccine from SK Bioscience

SKYCovione is the country's first homegrown vaccine to have successfully completed all three phases of its clinical trial

Data story: India logs 14,506 new cases; over 100,000 infections in 7 days

India has so far administered 1,974,657,138 vaccine doses

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MoH asks states to prepare for upcoming Yatras, contain Covid-19 spread

Calls for managing crowds at Amarnath, Chardham and other yatras, where large gatherings could help spread Covid-19 and other diseases

DCGI approves indigenous mRNA Covid jab for emergency use in adults: Report

It is for the first time ever that Covid-19 vaccine remains stable during storage even at 2-8 degrees Celsius

As coronavirus fears ebb, Japan prepares for tourists from abroad

The rickshaw men in Tokyo are adding English-speaking staff, a sure sign Japan is bracing for a return of tourists from abroad

India's first indigenous mRNA vaccine likely to be available soon

The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) has recommended granting the Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) to the country's first mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccine in a meeting held on Friday

Data story: India logs 11,793 fresh Covid cases, death toll at 525,047

India has added 99,443 cases in the past 7 days

Data story: India logs 17,073 fresh Covid cases, death toll reaches 525,020

India has added 97,573 cases in the past 7 days

Mumbai sees 1,062 new Covid cases, toll rises by 5 for second day in a row

Mumbai on Monday reported 1,062 COVID-19 cases and five fatalities, taking the tally to 11,08,433 and the toll to 19,604, a civic official said. The metropolis had reported five deaths on Sunday as well, which took the total number of fatalities in June so far to 38, a manifold rise from three in May and four in April, he pointed out. The five deaths comprised four women above the age of 66 and a 78-year-old man, all of whom were suffering from comorbidities, including heart disease, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official said. Of the 1,062 new cases, only 68 were hospitalised, with just seven of them needing oxygen support, he said. As per BMC data, the number of people on oxygen support was 84, while just 668 out of 24,768 hospital beds earmarked for COVID-19 treatment are currently occupied. The recovery count increased by 1,305 in the last 24 hours to touch 10,76,350, leaving the metropolis with 12,479 active cases, it showed. The recovery rate was 97 per cent, the g

Omicron-targeting Covid vax shows high immune response: Pfizer & BioNTech

A booster dose of the Omicron-adapted bivalent candidates conferred a 9.1 and 10.9-fold increase in neutralising antibodies against Omicron BA.1, that was circulating last winter

Data story: India logs 11,739 new Covid cases, death toll reaches 524,999

India has added 93,281 cases in the past 7 days

Lebanon faces new wave of Covid; health ministry urges public to get shots

The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health warned on Saturday that the country is facing a new wave of Covid-19, urging the public to get vaccinated as soon as possible

Data story: India logs 17,339 cases, biggest single-day spike in 124 days

India has added 91,717 cases in the past 7 days

Chhattisgarh health minister infected with Covid-19 for third time

Chhattisgarh Health Minister TS Singh Deo on Saturday informed he has tested positive for COVID-19. This is the third time the minister, who returned from Delhi on Friday night, has contracted the infection. "After returning from Delhi, I got my COVID-19 test done here in which I tested positive for the coronavirus. Right now I am fine and as per suggestions of doctors, I am complying with the home isolation protocols," Singh Deo tweeted. Earlier, Singh Deo had tested positive in January this year and March last year. As on Friday, Chhattisgarh has a COVID-19 caseload of 11,53,552, including 14,036 deaths, while the active tally is 643.