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India's COVID-19 Recovery Rate Crosses 80%

New Delhi: India has crossed the significant landmark of more than 80% national Recovery Rate. On a continuous stretch of high recoveries, India has also reported more than 90,000 recoveries for the third day in succession. 93,356 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours. 12 States and UTs have registered Recovery Rate more than […]

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COVID-19 Cases Worldwide Surpass 31.2 Million, Toll Over 963000

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 31.2 million, while the deaths have increased to more than 963,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Tuesday, total number of cases stood at 31,201,975 and the fatalities rose to 963,068, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its […]

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COVID-19 India Updates: Active Cases Dip, Recoveries Shoot Up

New Delhi: In a major relief India showed a spike of 75,083 fresh coronavirus cases in a day, nearly 20,000 less than its daily surge reported last week. Even though it crossed the 55 lakh-mark of total cases, it continued to show highest recovery rate, Health Ministry data showed on Tuesday. There were now 9,75,861 […]

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Two-Thirds Of World's Population Joined COVAX Facility: WHO

Geneva: A total of 156 economies representing nearly two-thirds of the world’s population have joined the COVAX Facility, an international initiative to ensure equitable global access to vaccines against the novel coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. This includes 64 higher-income economies, which are self-financing in procuring the Covid-19 vaccines once available, and 92 […]

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Flu Vaccine May Not Increase Covid-19 Risk: Study

New York: Researchers have found that receiving the influenza vaccine does not increase a person’s risk for contracting Covid-19 or worsen associated morbidity or mortality. Published in the Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, the study shows the flu vaccine is the single most important intervention to help stay healthy this fall and winter. For […]

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COVID-19 Treatment: This New Model May Speed Drug Discovery

New York: Researchers have developed a new tool that mimics how SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes Covid-19 — infects a cell, information that could potentially speed the search for treatments against the disease. The tool is a fluorescent nanoparticle probe that uses the spike protein on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 to bind to cells […]

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Global Covid-19 Update: Caseload Tops 135.8 Million, Deaths Over 2.93 Million

Washington: The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 135.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.93 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update…

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India COVID-19 Recoveries Near 45K-Mark After Record 1.01 Lakh Patients Get Recuperated

New Delhi: A record 1,01,468 patients recovered from COVID-19 in a single day in India, pushing the cumulative recoveries to nearly 45 lakh and the recovery rate to 80.86 per cent, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday. India’s total COVID-19 recoveries have surged to 44,97,867, with 79 per cent of these being reported from nine […]

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Covid-19 Cases In Odisha Cross 3.5 Lakh-Mark With 1741 More Infections, 2 Deaths In 24 Hours

Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 caseload in Odisha breached the 3.5 lakh mark on Monday when 1741 more persons from across 30 districts of the State tested positive for Covid-19 in the…

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India’s COVID-19 Tally Crosses 56 Lakh, Death Toll Reaches 90020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 56 lakh with 83,347 infections being reported in a day, while over 45 lakh people have recovered from the disease, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The national recovery rate stands at 81.25 per cent. The coronavirus caseload surged to 56,46,010, while the death […]

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COVID-19 Vaccine: Bharat Biotech Inks Deal With Washington Varsity For Intranasal Vax

Hyderabad: Leading vaccine maker Bharat Biotech on Wednesday announced a licensing agreement with Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for a novel chimp-adenovirus, single dose intranasal vaccine for Covid-19. The Hyderabad-based company owns the rights to distribute the vaccine in all markets except USA, Japan and Europe. While the Phase I trials will […]

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Covid-19 Herd Immunity May Be Impractical Strategy: Study

New York: Achieving herd immunity to Covid-19 is an impractical public health strategy, say researchers, adding that, immunity is not perfect and achieving it through widespread exposure is very unlikely. The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, investigated the suppression and mitigation approaches for controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2, […]

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Coronavirus Global Update: Covid-19 Cases Surpass 31.7 Million, Deaths Cross 975000

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 31.7 million, while the deaths have increased to more than 975,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Thursday morning, total number of cases stood at 31,787,190 and the fatalities rose to 975,038, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in […]

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India’s COVID-19 Tally Crosses 57-Lakh Mark, Recoveries Over 46 Lakh

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload raced past 57 lakh, while over 46 lakh people have recovered from the disease pushing the national recovery rate to 81.55 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 57,32,518 with 86,508 people testing positive in a day while the […]

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Some Corona Patients Show Signs Of Heart Damage Months Later: Study

Washington: Researchers in the US have found that Covid-19 can leave some patients with signs of heart inflammation and injury months after they get sick with the virus, even in non-severe cases. The findings could help explain the symptoms of recovered Covid-19 patients, some of whom are struggling with such issues as shortness of breath, […]

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