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China hiding real Covid deaths by masking cause of death: Report

The faulty methodology was confirmed by Jin Dong-yan, a virologist at Hong Kong University

'Covid spread' increased by 500% in last 15 days in Delhi-NCR: Survey

Around 19% residents of Delhi-NCR responding to a survey revealed they have one or more individuals in their close network who has had Covid in the last 15 days

Covid: Delhi-NCR schools take preventive measures to avoid closure

The number of school students testing positive has been on the rise in Delhi, raising concerns among parents.

40 mn Indians died due to 'govt negligence' during Covid: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on demanded that all families of the deceased be given Rs four lakh compensation each.

Malaysia reports 9,705 new coronavirus infections, 12 new deaths

Malaysia reported 9,705 new Covid-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 4,382,402, according to the health ministry.

India reports 1,150 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours: Health ministry

India logged 1,150 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, 175 more than yesterday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.The active cases in the country increased to 11,558 which accounts for 0.03 per cent of the total cases.During this period, the daily case positivity rate remained 0.31 per cent, a minor drop from what was reported on Saturday (0.32 PC). However, the weekly positivity rate saw a minor uptick as it currently stands at 0.27 per cent.As many as 954 COVID patients recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours. The total number of recoveries jumped to 4,25,08,788 since the beginning of the pandemic in the country.The recovery rate currently is at 98.76 per cent.According to the Ministry, four fresh deaths have been confirmed as COVID 19 deaths in the last twenty four hours. The death toll rose to 5,21,751.The country tested 3,65,118 COVID samples in the last 24 hours. The total number of tests conducted so far is 83.18 crore.As far as ..

South Korea reports 93,001 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours

South Korea reported 93,001 new Covid-19 cases as of midnight Saturday compared to 24 hours ago

China's Shanghai reports 3,238 local coronavirus cases in 24 hours

China's economic hub Shanghai reported 3,238 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the municipal health commission said on Sunday.

India questions WHO's methodology to estimate Covid-19 mortalities

India using a mathematical modelling cannot be applied to estimate the death figures for such a vast nation of geographical size and population.

Delhi records 461 new cases of Covid-19 and 2 deaths from disease

Despite less number of tests, the positivity rate jumped high and went beyond 5 per cent on Saturday

Delhi covid cases might be rising, but we are vigilant: Deputy CM Sisodia

Sisodia, who also holds the education portfolio, reiterated that instructions have been issued to schools to follow the government's Standard Operating Procedure if they detect any case

More Chinese cities tighten controls as Shanghai Covid cases rise

Zhengzhou Airport Economic Zone, a central Chinese manufacturing area that includes Apple Inc supplier Foxconn, announced a 14-day lockdown on Friday "to be adjusted according to epidemic situation"

As Covid-19 cases spike, UP CM Adityanath puts NCR region on alert mode

Amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases in Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar, the UP govt on Saturday put all the National Capital Region (NCR) districts on alert mode, according to an official statement.

'Warm' vaccine candidate effective against Delta, Omicron variants in mice

The vaccine candidate, by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru and biotech start-up company Mynvax, uses a part of the viral spike protein called the receptor-binding domain (RBD)

India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 1.86 billion mark

Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed that India's cumulative Coronavirus vaccination coverage crossed 186.38 crores on Saturday, as per the provisional reports by 7 am.

Covid mRNA tech may create first-ever cure for heart attacks: UK scientists

UK scientists may have discovered the world's first cure for heart attacks using the same mRNA technology as Covid vaccines.

China reports 3,867 new local Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours

Notably, of these new local cases, 3,590 were reported in Shanghai

India records 975 fresh Covid-19 infections, 4 more fatalities

The active cases comprise 0.03 per cent of the total infections

Global Covid caseload tops 503.5 mn, death toll surpasses 6.19 mn mark

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 503.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.19 million and vaccinations to over 11.16 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.