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Global COVID19 Caseload
Global Covid-19 Caseload Tops 251.8 Million

In terms of infections, India follows in the second place with 34,401,670 cases and Brazil third with 21,924,598 infections.

India Covid-19 Cases
Active COVID-19 Cases In Country Lowest In 266 days

The ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.

Global Covid19 Caseload
Global Covid-19 Caseload Tops 251.3 Million, Deaths Over 5.07 Million

In terms of infections, India follows in the second place with 34,388,579 cases and Brazil third with 21,909,298 infections.

Covid Will Kill Another 1 Lakh People, Warns Germany's Top Virologist
Covid Will Kill Another 1 Lakh People, Warns Germany's Top Virologist

Sixteen million Germans over the age of 12 have not been fully vaccinated. The German government has admitted that it's unlikely to persuade many of those people now, and politicians worry that social divisions might deepen.

Gates Foundation Commits $7mn For Covid Genome Research
Gates Foundation Commits $7mn For Covid Genome Research

Initial focus areas will include data science, such as mathematical modeling to inform national malaria control programmes, digital health services for pregnant women, and innovations to close gaps identified by current programmes for eliminating neglected tropical diseases.

Indian Origin Scientist Named Primary Contributor To Invention Of Moderna's Covid Vaccine
Indian Origin Scientist Named Primary Contributor To Invention Of Moderna's Covid Vaccine

Moderna's is of the new class of vaccines that use what is called messenger RNA (mRNA) that cause the body to create some proteins similar to that in the Covid-19 virus and trigger the body's immune system to make antibodies that will fight the coronavirus if it invades the body.

Covid: How Delta, Kappa Variants Evade Immune System
Covid: How Delta, Kappa Variants Evade Immune System

The Delta Plus variant caused the greatest decrease. Antibodies from half of the Janssen-vaccinated individuals completely lost the ability to neutralise one or more variants in the laboratory assay.

Bijay Mohapatra
Covid-19 Drug: Odisha To Use Molnupiravir After DCGI Nod, Says Top Health Official

Odisha on Wednesday recorded 387 cases of Coronavirus, of which 75 cases are in the age group of below 18 years and 4 deaths due to the disease. This has taken the Covid-19 positivity tally in the State to 1044428 and the death toll to 8,368.

India COVID19 Cases
India Records 11,466 Covid-19 Cases, 460 Deaths

A decrease of 955 cases was recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

96 Nations Agree To Mutually Recognise Vaccination Certificates With India
96 Nations Agree To Mutually Recognise Vaccination Certificates With India

The development came after WHO approved Covaxin for emergency use listing last week.

  • Tuesday, 09 November 2021
India COVID19
Daily Rise In COVID-19 Cases In Country Lowest In 266 Days

A decrease of 2,188 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

Global Covid19 Caseload
Global Covid-19 Caseload Tops 250.3 Million, Deaths Exceed 5.05 Million

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 46,613,052 and 755,631, according to the CSSE.

Covaxin
UK To Add India's Covaxin To Approved List From November 22

Covishield, the India-manufactured Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, was added to the UK's approved list last month.

Centre Finalises Zydus Cadila Vaccine Price, Places Order For 1 Crore Jabs
Centre Finalises Zydus Cadila Vaccine Price, Places Order For 1 Crore Jabs

Zydus Cadila has received an order to supply one crore doses of ZyCoV-D, the world's first plasmid DNA Vaccine, to the government of India at Rs 265 per dose...

India COVID19
Active COVID-19 Cases In Country Lowest In 262 Days

A decrease of 2,019 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

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