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US logs 130,000 child Coronavirus cases in past four weeks: Report

Nearly 29,000 child Covid-19 cases were reported in the week ending February 16. Over the past five months, weekly reported child cases have plateaued at an average of about 33,000 cases

Moving beyond Beijing

Economic revival may not sustain

Sitharaman meets Asian Development Bank President, lauds support to India

Nirmala Sitharaman met ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa and acknowledged the swift response and support provided by the institution to all its developing member countries

Sydney Airport reports 78.8% traffic recovery in Jan than pre-Covid level

Sydney Airport released a monthly report on its traffic performance, saying total of 3,120,000 passengers passed through it in January, marked a 78.8 per cent recovery compared to the pre-Covid level

Prevalence of Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 jumps to over 80% in US

XBB.1.5 is estimated to account for 80.2 per cent of Covid-19 cases in the week ending February 18, up from 73 per cent in the week prior

Symptom and viral rebound rare after untreated COVID-19 infection: Study

A combination of symptom and viral rebound after untreated COVID-19 infection is rare, occurring in only three per cent of study participants, an analysis of a COVID-19 trial has found. Widespread use of nirmatrelvir -- a recommended treatment for outpatients with mild to moderate COVID-19 -- has been accompanied by reports of worsening symptoms and virologic rebound after treatment completion, the researchers said. Virologic rebound has also been reported in persons who did not receive nirmatrelvir therapy, they said. However, studies that can define the frequencies of symptom and viral rebound during the natural course of COVID-19 are lacking. Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital in the US conducted an analysis of 563 participants receiving placebo in a trial. The study, published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, found that a combination of symptom and high-level viral rebound occurred in only three per cent of participants. Symptom rebound alone occurred i

Foxconn chairman to visit Covid-hit iPhone plant in China: Report

Liu is scheduled to meet with senior government officials including Lou Yangsheng, the Communist Party chief of Henan province where Zhengzhou is located, the source said

India reports 95 new coronavirus cases; active tally rises to 1,921

India logged 95 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases increased to 1,921, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll stands at 5,30,761, the data updated at 8 am stated. The virus case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,85,132) while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.81 per cent, the ministry said. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,52,460 and the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent. According to the ministry's website, 220.63 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.

Covid pandemic has not taught the world how to beat the next deadly virus

Even governments that decided against elimination, opting instead to flatten the curve, struggled to persuade people to follow basic control methods

Deaths in US prisons up by 50% during 1st year of Covid pandemic: Report

US state and federal prisons saw deaths surging nearly 50 per cent during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, and in six states they had more than doubled, a media report revealed

Deaths in New Zealand increase by 10% in 2022 partially due to Covid-19

The increase in deaths also partly reflects New Zealand's ageing population

India records 120 new coronavirus cases; active tally increases to 1,916

India saw a single-day rise of 120 fresh COVID-19 cases, while the active cases have increased to 1,916, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll stands at 5,30,761 with one death reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. The country's infection tally stands at 4.46 crore (4,46,85,037). The active cases now comprise 0.01 per cent of the total cases, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.81 per cent, according to the health ministry website. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,52,360, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent in the country. According to the ministry's website, 220.63 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive.

FinMin to meet heads of banks on Feb 22; to review progress ECLGS for MSMEs

Extension of ECLGS and LGSCAS beyond March 31 as well as challenges related to these would be deliberated

Researchers reveal Covid-19 infection increases diabetes, disease risk

This research, Kwan says, is one piece of the puzzle that will help researchers understand how to prevent metabolic as well as cardiovascular disease risk in the future

Top headlines: RBI to frame norms for GIFT, India loses 2.02 mn taxpayers

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India reports 116 new Coronavirus cases, active tally rises to 1,867

India on Saturday recorded 116 fresh COVID-19 infections, while the number of active cases increased to 1,867, according to Union health ministry data. With this, the number of COVID-19 cases has increased to 4.46 crore (4,46,84,775). The death toll stands at 5,30,757, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases now comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.81 per cent, according to the health ministry website. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,52,151. The case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent. According to the ministry's website, 220.63 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.

India reports 157 new coronavirus cases; active tally increases to 1,862

India logged 157 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases increased to 1,862, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll stands at 5,30,757, the data updated at 8 am stated. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,84,659). The daily positivity was recorded at 0.12 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 0.10 per cent. The active cases now comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate increased to 98.81 per cent, according to the health ministry website. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,52,039, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent. According to the ministry's website, 220.63 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.

Omicron variant still infected those with early Covid-19 cases, shows study

Those who were infected with alpha, beta and delta variants were only 36% better protected from reinfection with omicron about 10 months later than people who hadn't had the disease

China's Covid Zero policy broke the system that keeps its factories running

The slow return of migrant workers shows how China's economic outlook remains uncertain, despite Beijing's desire to put the chaos of Covid Zero behind it

China says 200 million citizens treated, pandemic 'decisively' beaten

hina says more than 200 million of its citizens have been diagnosed and treated for COVID-19 since it lifted strict containment measures beginning in November. With 800,000 of the most critically ill patients having recovered, China has decisively beaten the pandemic, according to notes from a meeting of the ruling Communist Party's all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee presided over by President and party leader Xi Jinping. China enforced some of the world's most draconian lockdowns, quarantines and travel restrictions and still faces questions about the origins of the virus that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019. Heavy-handed enforcement prompted rare anti-government protests and took a heavy toll on the world's second-largest economy. The official Xinhua News Agency quoted Xi as saying that policies to control the outbreak had been entirely correct. The abrupt lifting in November and December of the zero COVID" policy that had sought to ...