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Over 9,500 precaution doses of Covid-19 vaccines given on Sunday

India on Sunday began administering precaution dose of Covid-19 vaccines to all aged above 18 years at private vaccination centres.

Is Pentagon preparing for another pandemic after Covid mission over?

A COVID-19 patient was in respiratory distress. The Army nurse knew she had to act quickly.

China reports 1,164 new local Covid-19 infections in past 24 hours

Besides the locally transmitted cases, 20 new imported Covid-19 cases were also reported on Sunday

India records 861 fresh Covid-19 infections, six more fatalities

A reduction of 74 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

S Korea's new Covid cases below 100,000 for first time in 7 weeks

South Korea's new Covid-19 cases fell below 100,000 for the first time in seven weeks on Monday, as the omicron wave is slowing after reaching its peak in mid-March

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Boosters for all: Pvt hospitals in a bind over new pricing, old vax stocks

Some Kolkata hospitals have decided to go with the new pricing from Monday on the basis of discussions.

Despite lockdown, pollution levels soared during second Covid wave: Study

According to study in 'Chemosphere' published by SAFAR, experts say that biomass emissions of carbon rich tiny particles and rapid flow of distant dust were found to be primary reasons for pollution

Covid-19 has not gone, is changing forms and resurfacing: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said coronavirus has not gone away and keeps resurfacing, and cautioned people not to let their guard down in the battle against the pandemic.

Statsguru: Six charts show daily Covid cases, testing down in India

During the peak of the second wave, over 50 per cent of the world's daily Covid-19 infections were from India

Covid-19: Maharashtra reports 90 new cases; active tally at 778

A total of 115 patients were discharged during the day, taking the overall recovery count to 77,26,576, the department said in a statement

Shanghai residents question human cost of China's Covid quarantines

From March 1 to April 9, China's financial hub reported some 180,000 locally transmitted infections, 96% of which were asymptomatic

Covid has not gone, is changing forms and resurfacing, says PM Modi

Nobody knows when the 'bahurupiya' Covid will resurface, Modi said, adding that administering nearly 185 crore doses of vaccines to control its spread was made possible due public support

Precaution dose of Covid-19 vaccine rolled out at private centres

The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 last year with healthcare workers getting inoculated in the first phase.

New Zealand reports 6,718 new community infections of Covid-19

New Zealand has reported 765,609 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic.

Global Covid caseload rises to 498.1 million, fatalities at 6.17 million

India accounts for the second highest caseload

India records 1,054 fresh Covid-19 infections, 29 more fatalities

The active cases account for 0.03 per cent of the total caseload, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate remained at 98.76 per cent

Thane records 8 fresh Covid-19 infections, no new fatalities

The Covid-19 mortality rate in Thane stood at 1.67 per cent.

India's vaccine coverage crosses 1.85 billion doses, says Health Ministry

Over 2.43 crore (2,43,08,220) precaution doses have been administered to healthcare and frontline workers, and to those above 60 so far, the ministry said

Mumbai sees 55 Covid-19 cases, 49 recoveries; active tally at 305

Of the 55 new cases, 53, or 96 per cent, are asymptomatic, while two have been hospitalised