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Covid-19 pandemic: Maharashtra records 525 fresh cases, nine deaths
As many as 992 patients were discharged since Thursday evening, taking the total of recoveries to 77, 15,711
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Covid-19 pandemic: Jammu and Kashmir logs 33 cases, one more death
Out of the fresh cases, 15 were from the Jammu division and 18 from the Kashmir division of the union territory, officials said
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Kerala records 2,190 new coronavirus cases, three deaths in last 24 hours
Among the 14 districts, Ernakulam reported the highest number of cases in Kerala -- 405 cases, followed by Thiruvananthapuram with 366 cases and Kottayam with 209 cases
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Covid: US FDA declines emergency use nod for Covaxin for 2-18 age group
Bharat Biotech's US partner Ocugen said it intends to continue working with the US FDA to evaluate the process for getting an EUA for pediatric use of Covaxin
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US likely to share some Covid vaccine technologies with WHO: Report
The new policy, officials said, will enable poor nations to manufacture inexpensive vaccines and therapeutics that are developed in the US
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Third Covid vaccine dose advised for immunocompromised people: BMJ study
The research, published in The BMJ, reinforces the importance of additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to protect people with a weakened immune system
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Over 20 mn precaution doses administered among those eligible: Mandaviya
India has so far administered over 2 crore precaution doses or the third vaccine shots among the eligible beneficiaries, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Friday.
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Only 5% of fully vaccinated Omicron patients needed hospitalisation: Data
Only five per cent of the fully vaccinated persons who caught the Omicron variant infection in Mumbai needed hospitalization, as per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) latest sample data
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India records 6,396 new Covid-19 cases, daily positivity rate reaches 0.69%
Continuing the downward trend, India on Friday reported 6,396 fresh Covid-19 cases with a daily positivity rate of 0.69 per cent, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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Covid-19: South Korea eases distancing despite record virus deaths
Officials did maintain a six-person limit on private social gatherings, acknowledging uncertainties posed by an accelerating omicron spread that has put the country on the verge of a hospital surge.
Data story: India logs 6,396 new cases; death toll rises to 514,589
India has so far administered 1,782,913,060 vaccine doses. That is 4150.98 per cent of its total caseload, and 127.25 per cent of its population
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India records over 6,000 fresh Covid-19 infections, 201 more fatalities
The daily positivity rate was recorded as 0.69 per cent and the weekly positivity rate as 0.90 per cent
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Japan's Jan jobless rate rises as curbs for Covid-19 hit service sector
World's third-largest economy faces downside pressure from record coronavirus deaths and the Ukraine crisis.
New vaccine rules may allow tennis ace Novak Djokovic to play French Open
New vaccine rules could allow Djokovic to play French Open France is easing its vaccination rules later this month, which could pave the way for Novak Djokovic to compete at this year's French Open
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Covid-19 pandemic: Assam logs six fresh cases, tally at 7,24,150
The day's positivity rate also declined to 0.20 per cent from 0.31 per cent on Wednesday
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Covid-19 pandemic: Chhattisgarh reports 110 fresh cases, one death
The recovery count stood at 11,36,201 after 11 people were discharged from hospitals and 222 others completed their home isolation during the day, leaving the state with 1,005 active cases
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Delhi records 326 Covid-19 cases, three deaths; positivity rate 0.77%
The number of daily cases in Delhi has been on the decline after touching the record high of 28,867 on January 13
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Only 5% of fully vaccinated Omicron patients needed hospitalization: Data
Mumbai saw its peak Omicron infection in early January, with 20,971 cases being recorded on January 7
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Centre asks states to ensure no vial of Covid vaccine gets wasted
As per the Union Health ministry's report, over 15.19 crore balance and unutilised Covid vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs as on Thursday morning
92% Covid deaths this year among unvaccinated, shows govt data
Says rational to open schools, resume normal affairs while taking precautions
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