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INSACOG testing sewage water samples across 55 sites to detect Sars-CoV-2

'This is called environmental surveillance, and India has done this during the polio campaign,' said N K Arora, co-chair, INSACOG

CoWIN now allows submitting request to rectify Covid vaccination date

The portal already has a feature that allows one to rectify inadvertent errors in name, year of birth and gender on vaccination certificates

Germany lawmakers weigh compulsory covid shots for citizens over 60

German lawmakers are debating Thursday whether to require all people aged 60 and over in the country to be vaccinated against the coronavirus

Data story: India reports 1,033 new cases; death toll rises to 521,530

India has so far administered 1,852,072,469 vaccine doses. That is 4303.94 per cent of its total caseload, and 132.04 per cent of its population

India's 1st Covid variant XE case in Mumbai: Civic body and Centre differ

BMC declares results of 11th genome sequencing done by it. One sample tested positive for XE strain, another tested positive for Kappa variant

Don't slack off

Vaccination programme cannot lose govt attention

'4th vaccine dose protects elderly from Covid but protection wanes quickly'

A 4th dose of Pfizer vaccine lowered rates of Covid-19 among people aged 60 years or older but protection against the infection appeared short-lived, according to a study conducted in Israel

India crosses 1.85-bn Covid vaccination coverage milestone on Tuesday

A total of 99,04,28,218 doses of first dose and 83,60,22,063 second doses have been administered so far

Decoded: How WHO's mRNA Tech Transfer Hub is working for vaccine access

After examining several proposals from India, Hyderabad-based Biological E has now been selected to partner with WHO to make mRNA technology-based vaccines in the country

Kerala Health Minister rejects reports over COVID-19 jabs for children

A coordinated drive of Health and Education Departments would be conducted for children as soon as the examinations are over, the minister added

Data story: India reports 795 new cases; death toll rises to 521,416

India has so far administered 1,848,733,081 vaccine doses. That is 4296.39 per cent of its total caseload, and 131.8 per cent of its population

New Zealand reports 14,120 new community infections of Covid-19

New Zealand has reported 716,151 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic in the country.

What is the road ahead for India as fresh Covid-19 cases dip below 1,000

Fresh cases of Covid-19 dropped below 1,000-mark on Monday -- the lowest since April 2020 when it all began. The signs of recovery are apparent now. Can we afford to lower the guard now?

China mainland reports 1,173 new locally-transmitted Covid-19 cases

Besides, a total of 62 new imported COVID-19 cases were reported across the mainland.

Global Covid caseload rises to 493.5 million, fatalities reach 6.16 million

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths

People should get vaccinated, follow appropriate behaviour: Telangana Guv

Though coronavirus cases are coming down in the country, people should get vaccinated and follow COVID-19-appropriate behaviour, Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan said on Monday.

After 715 days, India reports less than 1,000 daily fresh Covid-19 cases

Experts think that daily cases are unlikely to spike, leading to a 'wave', in the short term, and that the pandemic appears to be over.

'No impact of WHO action on Covaxin, not supplied to any UN agency'

Bharat Biotech also said the WHO announcement will not impact the Ocugen trials

Biological E recipient of mRNA tech as part of WHO's tech transfer hub

WHO and partners to work with Indian govt and the firm to develop roadmap and put in place training and support for Biological E to start producing mRNA vaccines at the earliest

GST for Covid-19 medicines pegged at 5%, says Pankaj Chaudhary

Covid medicines and instruments are being sold at a GST rate of five per cent while other medicines are sold at a GST rate between five and 12 per cent, Pankaj Chaudhary said