The new evidence gathered from the US government documents under Freedom of Information backs the theory that Covid-19 emerged from bats and that the SARS-CoV-2 virus escaped from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) in China, the Daily Mail reported.
The Test Positivity Rate was reported as 0.03% in the national capital as 69,465 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours.
Experts, however, stressed the need for preparing and ramping up arrangements for any eventuality, including more children requiring hospitalization.
Delta variant has been found in 1,689 of the 5,752 samples from Delhi processed at the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) so far.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday announced a centralised Covid-19 vaccine policy.
Thane has reported 5,192 new cases of coronavirus, raising the infection count in the Maharashtra district to 4,46,376, an official said on Sunday.
The state, which is facing an unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases, was already under several restrictions since April 14.
As the second wave of COVID sweeps the country with alarming speed and severity, govt has announced a liberalised and accelerated Phase 3 strategy of COVID vaccination.
"We are in this situation after giving permission to various economic activities. Is it magic to contain the spurt in cases after letting all the economic activities take place?" Sudhakar told reporters.
Post the cancellation of MBBS examinations, fourth and fifth-year students will now be put on covid duty in UP
The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has registered the vaccine under the emergency use authorisation procedure.
In the first case involving a pet, a kitten has tested positive for the Covid-19 in South Korea.
As part of its Neighbourhood First Policy, India had announced a vaccine rollout for Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seychelles from Wednesday.
The first consignment of the #COVID19 vaccine arrives at Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
Adecisive phase in India’s fight against coronavirus began in the wee hours on Tuesday as the first consignment of Covishield vaccine consignment from Serum Institute, Pune, landed in Delhi, four days ahead of the nationwide inoculation drive launch.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded the efforts of the Indian scientists and doctors involved in developing the vaccine for Covid-19. He said that India is soon going to start the largest vaccination programme in the world.
With 22,890 new coronavirus infections in a day, India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 99.79 lakh.
The trails were proposed to start at the state-run College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital (CMSDH) in North 24 Parganas district adjoining Kolkata later this week along with six other centres in different parts of the country.
The study, published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, revealed that a scarcity mindset can play a role in how well people are able to focus on responding to the pandemic.
Diwali, along with exictement, also brings the concern of rise in pollution. Therefore, to tackle post-Diwali dip in air quality level, a couple of states, cities, have already ban use of firecrackers.
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