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Two years of Covid: India sees rise in vaccination, decline in cases

India recorded nearly 350,000 cases during the third wave, however, deaths were muted, unlike in the US and Europe

India's Covid-19 restrictions still high relative to other nations

Subsequent waves reflect lower restrictions, compared to initial lockdown

Mumbai logs 46 Covid-19 cases, no new death; active tally at 277

Significantly, on 21 out of 23 days of March so far, the city has logged zero COVID-19 deaths

No more Covid curbs under Disaster Management Act after March 31: MHA

Masks, social distancing norms to continue; States and UTs allowd to issue standard operating procedures (SoPs) for containment measures, vaccination

Kerala records 702 new coronavirus cases, 61 deaths in last 24 hours

As many as 23,238 samples were tested in the last 24 hours

Covid cases rise for second straight week, deaths fall, says WHO

WHO cautioned that with many countries dropping widespread testing programs, many infections are likely being missed and new case numbers should be interpreted cautiously

Data story: India logs 1,778 new cases; death toll rises to 516,605

India has so far administered 1,818,915,234 vaccine doses. That is 4228.78 per cent of its total caseload, and 129.67 per cent of its population

India reports 1,778 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, 62 fatalities

With 1,778 new coronavirus infections, India's total tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 430,12,749, while the number of active cases declined by over 800 to 23,087, according to government data.

Global Covid caseload tops 473.9 mn, fatalities surge past 6.09 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 473.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.09 million and vaccinations to over 10.81 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Coronavirus surges in China, 2,591 new locally transmitted cases reported

Witnessing a COVID surge, China on Tuesday reported 2,591 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Wednesday.

New Zealand to remove coronavirus pandemic mandates as omicron wanes

New Zealand will remove many of its COVID-19 pandemic mandates over the next two weeks as an outbreak of the omicron variant begins to wane.

SC reserves order on disclosure of Covid vaccine clinical trial data

The Supreme Court reserved its order on a PIL seeking public disclosure of COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial data and post-vaccination data

Covid-19 pandemic: Mizoram logs 287 new cases, one fresh fatality

The state had reported 123 COVID-19 cases and one death on Monday.

Covid vaccination pace slows down as most targets covered: Govt

The Covid vaccination pace has slowed down relatively as most of the target beneficiaries are already covered, the Centre informed Parliament on Tuesday

Science more challenging than entrepreneurship, says Krishna Ella

Bharat Biotech may have gained immense popularity with its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, but the firm's founder and chairman Krishna Ella says science remains his passion

Omicron sub-variant BA.2 makes up about 35% of Covid variants in US

As of March 20, the seven-day moving average of US Covid-19 cases was 27,786, down 17.6% from a week earlier.

Four vaccines approved for those below 18 years, govt tells Rajya Sabha

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization in consultation with Subject Expert Committee has approved four COVID-19 vaccines for restricted use in emergency situation for those aged below 18 years, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. The four vaccines which have been approved are Zydus Cadila's ZyCovD (in the age group of 12 years and older), Bharat Biotech's Covaxin (for >2 to <18 years age group), Biological E's Corbevax (for =5 to <18 years age group) and Serum Institute of India's Covovax (for >12 to <18 years age group), Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said in a written reply. The National COVID-19 vaccination programme was expanded to include adolescents aged 15 to 18 years from January 3, 2022. It was further expanded to children of age group 12 -14 years from March 16. The National Covid vaccination programme is guided by National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) and the National Expert Group on Vaccine ...

Covid-19 infection increases risk of Type 2 diabetes: Study

Previous studies have shown that the human pancreas can also be a target of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid

Data story: India logs 1,581 new cases; death toll rises to 516,543

India has so far administered 1,815,601,944 vaccine doses. That is 4221.25 per cent of its total caseload, and 129.44 per cent of its population

India's Covid vaccination drive epitome of power of Sabka Prayas: Mandaviya

India crossed 750 mn vaccinations milestone on September 7, 2021, and achieved a milestone of 1 bn vaccinations on October 21, 2021