COVID-19 News Updates

Health experts reassure that the new Covid-19 variants, nicknamed FLiRT, do not warrant panic despite being more transmissible and immune-evasive compared to previous strains. The symptoms are similar to earlier versions, with low hospitalization rates expected.

Concerns arise as Covishield, the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, is linked to rare side effects like Thrombosis. Actor Shreyas Talpade speculates his cardiac arrest may be related to the vaccine. A couple claims their daughter died due to Covishield, planning to sue the makers.

AstraZeneca acknowledged that its Covid-19 vaccine, Covishield, might cause rare side effects like blood clots and low platelet counts. This admission came during a UK court case where victims are seeking damages. Developed with Oxford University and sold globally, the vaccine's safety has led to its suspension in the UK.

In most countries, respiratory illnesses were perceived to be a more serious problem than Covid.

This comes even as the country is under the grip of the new highly transmissible JN.1 variant with immune escaping features.

Two deaths -- one each from Tamil Nadu and Gujarat -- were reported in a span of 24 hours, according to the ministry's data updated at 8 am.

MIT's AI predicts Covid-19 variant waves using 9 million SARS-CoV-2 genetic sequences, offering a 72.8% accuracy after one week and 80.1% after two weeks of observation.

Two new fatalities -- one each from Kerala and Karnataka -- were reported in the span of 24 hours, according to the ministry's data. On Wednesday, five deaths were reported, one each from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Punjab, two from Kerala.

The country had recorded 865 new cases on May 19.

JN.1, from the lineage of Omicron, was first detected in August and is currently present in over 40 countries.

India has logged 636 new cases of COVID-19, while the number of active cases of the infection have increased to 4,394, the health ministry said on Monday.

Three new fatalities -- one each from Kerala, Karnataka and Bihar -- have been reported in the span of 24 hours, according to the ministry's data.

The rising cases of daily Covid-19 infections across the country is said to be majorly driven by the JN.1 sub variant. As of now, the country has reportedly detected about 145 cases of JN.1 variant from eight states.

In the past 24 hours, India has recorded 743 new COVID-19 cases, 54 cases less from Friday, while current number of active cases stands at 3,997.

India on Friday reported 4,091 active Covid cases and five deaths, revealed data from the Union Health Ministry.