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2.35 Lakh Fresh COVID-19 Cases Found In India; 871 Die
New Delhi: The daily COVID-19 curve in India witnessed marginal improvement as the country logged 2.35 lakh cases in the last 24 hours on Saturday. The figure is around 6 per cent lower than Friday.
A total of 871 people have died of…
NeoCov Mutant Needs Further Study, Says WHO
New Delhi: NeoCov coronavirus discovered by Chinese scientists requires further study, the World Health Organisation said on Friday.
A new kind of coronavirus, NeoCov, that is found among the bats in South Africa was found by a team of…
Wuhan Scientists Warn of ‘NeoCov’; Has High Death & Transmission Rate
New Delhi: ‘NeoCov.’ This is the name of a new type of coronavirus in South Africa. According to scientists from China’s Wuhan, it has a high death and transmission rate.
According to a report by the Russian news agency Sputnik, the…
COVID: New Cases Drop to 2.51 Lakh in India; Positivity Rate Dips Too
New Delhi: India recorded 2.51 lakh new COVID infections in the last 24 hours on Friday, thereby dropping by 12 per cent compared to Thursday.
The positivity rate also dropped from 19.59% to 15.88% while the weekly positivity rate was at…
Omicron-Induced Immunity Can Prevent Delta Re-Infection: ICMR
New Delhi: A recent study has found that people infected with Omicron variant of coronavirus develop sufficient immune response which can neutralize the latest strain as well as other variants of concern including Delta.
“This suggests…
Omicron Can Remain Alive On Skin And Plastic Longer Than Delta And Other Variants, Says Study; Know…
New Delhi: The Omicron variant of coronavirus can remain alive on skin and plastic longer than the Alpha, Beta, Delta and Gamma strains.
A study conducted by Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine in Japan has found that Omicron can…
Omicron May Have Prolonged Effect In India, Says Harvard Immunologist
New Delhi: COVID-19 will never be completely eradicated but vaccines and drugs will hopefully change many things in a few years down the line, Harvard immunologist Dr Shiv Pillai said.
The immunologist raised concerns as little is known…
India Logs 2.85 Lakh New COVID-19 Cases
New Delhi: A total of 2.85 lakh new COVID cases were detected in the past 24 hours, on Wednesday. The figure is 11 per cent higher than Tuesday. The positivity rate also saw a marginal rise as compared to Tuesday.
The test positivity…
Europe Could See Pandemic Endgame Soon, Says WHO
Copenhagen: With the Omicron variant, the COVID-19 pandemic has moved into a new phase and could well bring it to an end in Europe, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Europe director, Hans Kluge, said on Sunday.
“It’s plausible that…
India Reports 3.06 Lakh New COVID Cases
New Delhi: India’s daily COVID curve witnessed a marginal improvement as the country reported 3.06 lakh cases on Monday, which is slightly lower than Sunday.
India is the second worst-hit country after the US with a tally of 3.95 crore…