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Assam govt to withdraw all Covid-19 restrictions from February 15

Assam's fresh Covid-19 cases continued to drop with 79 people testing positive for the infection on Sunday.

Biological E seeks EUA for its Corbevax vaccine for 12-18 years age group

Biological E has sought emergency use authorisation from India's drug regulator for its COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax for the 12 to 18 years age group, official sources said on Sunday. The Drugs Controller General Of India (DCGI) has already approved Corbevax, which is India's first indigenously developed RBD protein sub-unit vaccine against COVID-19, for restricted use in emergency situation among adults on December 28. In an application sent to DCGI on February 9, Srinivas Kosaraju, head of Quality and Regulatory Affairs of Biological E Limited, said the firm had received approval for conducting phase 2/3 clinical study of Corbevax among children and adolescents aged 5-18 years in September. "Based on the no-objection certificate, Biological E has initiated the clinical study in October 2021 and has evaluated the available safety and immunogenicity results of the ongoing phase 2/3 study, which indicated that the vaccine is safe and immunogenic. "The proposed application is for obtain

Delhi adds 804 Covid cases, 12 deaths; positivity rate comes down to 1.5%

Delhi on Sunday reported 804 new Covid cases and 12 more deaths in last 24 hours, the Health Department bulletin said.

Covid-19 pandemic: Jammu and Kashmir records 440 fresh cases, 1 death

Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday recorded 440 fresh cases of COVID, taking the total infections in the union territory to 4,50,771 while one death due to the virus was reported in 24 hours, officials said.

Covid-19 pandemic: Maharashtra reports 3,502 new cases, 17 deaths

Maharashtra on Sunday reported 3,502 new coronavirus positive cases, over 850 less than the day ago, which took the state's infection count to 78,42,949, while 17 deaths pushed the toll to 1,43,404

Follow Centre's revised Covid guidelines for international arrivals: DDMA

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has directed health officials and district magistrates to ensure the Centre's revised COVID-19 guidelines for international arrivals are followed at the IGI Airport from Monday. The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on February 10 released detailed guidelines for international arrivals at airports and seaports in the country, doing away with the quarantine provision. According to the guidelines, all the passengers will show self-declaration form on arrival at the airport. The passengers found to be symptomatic during screening will be immediately isolated and taken to medical facility under health protocol. If tested positive, their contacts will be identified and managed as per laid down protocol. The protocol post arrival mandates that two per cent of the total passengers in a flight will undergo random testing at the airport. Such travellers in each flight will be identified by the airlines concerned, preferably from different ...

Kerala records 11,136 fresh Covid cases, 11 deaths in last 24 hours

With 32,004 more people recovering from the virus since Saturday, the total recoveries reached 61,84,080

Blockades on Canada-US border continue as anti-vaccine protests swell

The protests at the bridge, in Ottawa and elsewhere have reverberated outside the country, with similarly inspired convoys in France, New Zealand and the Netherlands

India records nearly 45,000 fresh Covid cases, 684 more fatalities

The active cases comprise 1.26 per cent of the total infections

Data story: India logs 44,877 new cases; death toll rises to 508,665

India has so far administered 1,728,149,447 vaccine doses. That is 4053.69 per cent of its total caseload, and 123.34 per cent of its population

Thane records 179 fresh Covid-19 infections, three more fatalities

The mortality rate in Thane was 1.67 per cent

Daily Covid number exceeding 10,000 not unexpected: Singapore minister

Singapore reported 10,505 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, the fourth time this week that daily infection count exceeded the 10,000 mark

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 410 million, fatalities at 5.80 million

The second worst hit country in terms of cases is India

Covid reinfections: are they milder and do they strengthen immunity?

It's reasonable to assume that, in general, reinfections should be less severe than primary infections, as the person being reinfected will have some pre-existing immunity from their primary

Kerala reports 15,184 fresh Covid cases, 23 deaths in last 24 hours

With 38,819 more people recovering since Friday, the total recoveries reached 61,52,076

Vaccinated warehouse workers can now work unmasked, says Amazon

The company is rolling back a mask requirement it put back into effect during the Omicron surge in December

Covid: China grants conditional approval for Pfizer's oral drug

The pill is a small-molecule oral drug, a co-package of antiviral drugs nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets, for adults who are experiencing mild to moderate Covid symptoms

90 minutes of exercise after Covid vaccination bumps up antibodies: Study

Around 90 minutes of mild- to moderate-intensity exercise directly after the flu or the Covid-19 vaccine may provide an extra immune boost, suggests a new study.

India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage crosses 172.29 crores: Govt

India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage crossed 172.29 crores with the administration of over 46.82 lakh doses during the past 24 hours, informed Union Health Ministry on Saturday

India greatly appreciates opening of Australian borders: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India "greatly appreciated" the opening of Australian borders which will help those who have been waiting to come back