Corona Updates

South Africa may be entering a fifth COVID-19 infection wave after a sustained rise in infections over the past 14 days, Health Minister Joe Phaahla said on Friday. Phaahla told a news conference that the provinces of Gauteng,…
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Very few recombinant variants of the coronavirus have been found in India and none of those have shown increased transmission, nor were they associated with severe disease or hospitalisation, according to a report of the Indian SARS-COV-2…
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India on Friday reported 3,377 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest tally since mid-March. The country also reported 60 covid-19 related deaths, the ministry of health affairs said. The active cases increased by 821 while…
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US biotech firm Moderna said in a statement Thursday it had submitted a request for an emergency use authorization in the United States for its Covid vaccine for children aged six months to under six years. Children under six are the only…
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As the fears of an impending fourth wave of the pandemic are rising, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday pushed the countries to do proper Covid-19 testing and surveillance in this…
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India reported 2,927 new coronavirus cases today, bringing the total number of infections to 4,30,65,496. According to the Union Health Ministry, the active cases increased to 16,279,The country also reported 32 deaths in the last 24…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to chair a meeting with Chief Ministers on several states today to review the Covid-19 situation, even as cases surge in many parts of the country including the national capital. Union health secretary…
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ANI news agency, on Tuesday, reported that the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the emergency use authorisation for Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for children aged 6-12 years. The DGCI has asked vaccine manufacturers to…
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Delhi, on Monday, reported more than 1,000 cases for the fourth continuous day in a row with 1,011 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours. The national capital also witnessed a surge in the daily case positivity rate which was 4.48 percent on…
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