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Chronic Covid patients can trigger more lethal variants: WHO Study

"When a virus copies itself, it doesn't always make perfect copies," said Weissman in a study published in Frontiers in Virology

Mask-free travel on German Chancellor's plane prompts fresh debate

The mask-free passengers did not violate any rules for the flight, the German government has stated

Covid deaths in UK fall for 2nd week in a row: National Statistics Office

As of Wednesday morning, the UK's overall Covid-19 caseload and death toll stood at 23,460,787 and 187,018, respectiively

Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan tests Covid-19 positive for a second time

Amitabh Bachchan has tested positive for Covid-19, informed through Twitter

China reopens doors to foreign students for first time in more than 2 years

Foreign nationals holding a valid Chinese residence permit for study or an APEC business travel card will be allowed to enter China starting today

Tomato Flu not related to SARS-CoV-2, Centre sent advisory to states

Centre has sent an advisory to states on HFMD (Hand Foot & Mouth Disease), commonly known as Tomato Flu, stating that it's a self-limiting illness targeting mostly young children aged 1-10 years and immune-compromised adults and no specific drug exists to treat it.The advisory further mentioned that although the Tomato Flu virus shows symptoms similar to other viral infections (fever, fatigue, body aches & rashes on the skin); the virus is not at all related to SARS-CoV-2, monkeypox, dengue, and/or chikungunya.The best prevention is the maintenance of proper hygiene & sanitization of the surrounding. Isolation should be followed for 5-7 days from the onset of any symptom to prevent the spread of infection to other children or adults.Tomato Flu was first identified in Kollam, Kerala on May 6, 2022. As of July 26, over 82 children younger than 5 yrs with the infection have been reported by local govt hospitals. Additionally, 26 children (aged 1-9yrs) were reported as ..

Manipal Cigna seeks 30% growth in health insurance: CEO Prasun Sikdar

High claims for Covid-19 a challenge for the industry, says the senior executive

Delhi sees 50% jump in daily Covid cases at 959, records 9 deaths

Delhi on Tuesday recorded an over 50 per cent rise in daily Covid cases to 959 while nine people died due to the viral disease, according to data shared by the city health department. However, the test positivity rate declined to 6.14 per cent, as the fresh cases came out of 15,631 tests conducted the previous day, the department said in its latest bulletin. With the fresh cases and fatalities, Delhi's infection tally increased to 19,95,407 and the death toll to 26,436, it said. On Monday, Delhi had reported 625 fresh COVID-19 cases and seven deaths, while the positivity rate stood at 9.27 per cent. The national capital on Sunday had reported 942 cases with a positivity rate of 7.25 per cent. A day before, it logged 1,109 cases with a positivity rate of 11.23 per cent, and nine fatalities. Last Monday, the city recorded eight deaths and 1,227 cases with a positivity rate of 14.57 per cent. Before this, Delhi logged more than 2,000 cases for 12 consecutive days. The number of act

Serum Institute CEO calls on PM Modi, praises his 'remarkable leadership'

Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and congratulated him for his leadership in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. In a tweet, Poonawalla said he met Modi on Tuesday. "Delighted to have met PM, Shri @narendramodi Ji. Congratulated him for his remarkable leadership and success in the fight against COVID-19. As an entrepreneur, I find his commitment to reforms, social welfare, and vision for Aatmanirbhar Bharat very assuring," he tweeted. Pune-based Serum Institute of India is the world's largest company in terms of COVID-19 vaccine production.

British Airways trims more than 10,000 Heathrow flights; Gatwick ends cap

Mixed signals are emerging about travel in Europe heading into the winter season. British Airways is cutting more than 10,000 short-haul flights in and out of London's Heathrow Airport through March, while nearby Gatwick Airport is ending its limits on the number of daily flights. Major European airports have been chaotic this summer as people eager to travel after two years of COVID-19 restrictions ran up against staffing shortages, leading to long lines, baggage delays and flight cancellations. Airports like Heathrow, Amsterdam's Schiphol and Gatwick capped how many passengers could fly each day or the number of flights to ease the travel mayhem over the past few months. Gatwick said Monday that it wasn't renewing its daily flight limits, while Heathrow, Britain's largest airport, decided last week to extend its daily cap of 100,000 passengers through the end of October. Heathrow's extension led British Airways to cancel 629 round-trip short-haul flights over the next two ...

Delhi reports 959 new Covid infections, 9 deaths; positivity rate at 6.14%

Delhi on Tuesday reported 959 fresh COVID-19 cases and nine more deaths, while the positivity rate stood at 6.14 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. The fresh cases came out of 15,631 tests conducted the previous day, the department said in its latest bulletin. With the fresh cases and fatalities, Delhi's infection tally increased to 19,95,407 and the death toll to 26,436, it said. On Monday, Delhi reported 625 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 9.27 per cent and seven deaths. On Sunday, the city logged 942 cases with a positivity rate of 7.25 per cent. On Saturday, it recorded 1,109 cases with a positivity rate of 11.23 per cent and nine deaths. Last Monday, the city recorded eight deaths and 1,227 cases with a positivity rate of 14.57 per cent. Before this, Delhi logged more than 2,000 cases for 12 consecutive days.

Maharashtra logs 1,910 Covid-19 cases, 7 deaths; active tally up to 12,355

Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 1,910 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of 727 from a day ago, while seven more patients died due to the infection and the active tally crossed the 12,000-mark in the state, said the health department. With these additions, the tally of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra jumped to 80,87,476, while the death toll increased to 1,48,203, said the department in a bulletin. A day before, the state had reported 1,183 coronavirus cases and one death linked to the infection. As per the bulletin, of the total new cases, the highest 1,355 were from the Mumbai administrative circle, followed by Pune (199), Nagpur (86), Nashik (60), Kolhapur (55), Akola (23), Latur (20) and Aurangabad (12) circles. An administrative circle consists of multiple districts. The Mumbai circle recorded three coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours, the Kolhapur circle two and Nashik and Nagpur circles one each, said the bulletin. The number of recuperated cases rose to 79,26,918

Mumbai logs 832 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; active tally rises to 6,269

Mumbai on Tuesday reported 832 new coronavirus cases, up from nearly 600 registered a day ago, while two more patients succumbed to the infection in the city, the local civic body said. With these additions, the overall COVID-19 tally rose to 11,39,773, while the death toll increased to 19,675, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in a bulletin. The city reported 240 more cases as compared to Monday, when it added 592 patients, but no death linked to the viral infection. For the fourth consecutive day, the metropolis has logged less than 1,000 coronavirus infections. Last week, the financial capital had recorded more than 1,000 daily cases on two straight days. Significantly, the active COVID-19 tally has crossed the 6,000-mark due to widening gap between the new and recovered cases. As per the bulletin, the new COVID-19 cases were detected after 8,772 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, pushing their cumulative count to 1,80,25,713. A day before, 6,244 ...

Can the new Irdai chief bring in much-awaited reforms in insurance sector?

For Irdai Chairman Debasis Panda, LIC's fortune and reforms in health insurance sector will be the two most difficult tests to pass

Study shows regular exercise may lower risk of Covid infection, severity

If you exercise regularly, then there are chances you may have a lower risk of Covid-19 infection and severity, including hospital admission and death, finds a new study

Indian coach Rahul Dravid tests positive for Covid-19 ahead of Asia Cup T20

Days before India's opening campaign in the Asia Cup T20 tournament in the UAE, the team has suffered a big blow with a report saying that head coach Rahul Dravid has tested positive for Covid-19

Nation will always be indebted to healthcare professionals: Mandaviya

The role of healthcare professionals and frontline workers has been immense during the testing times of COVID-19 and the nation will always be indebted to them, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has said. "They have been the real heroes as they risked their own health and lives to serve and save patients during COVID-19. The nation will always be indebted to them. The contribution of all healthcare professionals is invaluable," Mandaviya said addressing the Bharat Swaasth Mahotsav here on Monday. The event was organised to celebrate the achievements and contributions in healthcare sector by 'Padma Award' winning doctors in India since Independence. Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary and Dr R S Sharma, CEO, National Health Authority, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare were also present. Accentuating the importance of the award, the Union Health Minister noted, All of them who received this award have made efforts from resolution to accomplishment. Our Prime Minister ...

Data story: India logs 8,586 new Covid cases; 80,352 infections in 7 days

India has so far administered 2,103,165,703 vaccine doses

Chinese banks inflating loan numbers amid struggle to meet govt demands

Some state-owned Chinese banks are extending loans to companies and then allowing them to deposit funds at the same interest rate

Top Headlines: IT's ability to fund trade deficit dips, Infy cuts variables

Infosys has decided to reduce the average variable payout of employees to 70 per cent due to falling operating margins in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022-23