Corona Update
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India logs 7,495 COVID cases, over 6,000 recoveries in 24 hrs; active cases rise to 78,291
India | December 23, 2021 9:49 ISTOver 139.70 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far under the Nationwide Vaccination Drive.
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US President Joe Biden calls COVID pandemic pill 'significant step'
World | December 23, 2021 9:38 ISTJoe Biden said that his administration will work with states to ensure equitable distribution.
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'Omicron variant' less likely to put you in hospital: Study
World | December 23, 2021 9:32 ISTA separate study out of Scotland, by scientists at the University of Edinburgh and other experts, suggested the risk of hospitalization was two-thirds less with omicron than delta.
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Omicron spreading faster than any virus in history: Bill Gates on new COVID variant surge
World | December 22, 2021 10:41 ISTBill Gates advised people to take booster shots of COVID vaccine, saying it gives the best protection.
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India logs 6,317 COVID cases, over 6,000 recoveries in 24 hrs; active cases lowest in 575 days
India | December 22, 2021 9:58 ISTOver 138.95 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under the Nationwide Vaccination Drive.
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Omicron Variant: Mumbai reports nearly 500 new Covid cases in single day rise | Updates
India | December 22, 2021 23:27 ISTHealth Secy Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday wrote to states and union territories informing that Omicron variant of Covid is at least 3 times more transmissible than the Delta variant.
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India logs 7,447 COVID cases, over 7,000 recoveries in 24 hrs; active cases decline to 86,415
India | December 17, 2021 9:37 ISTOver 135.99 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far under the Nationwide Vaccination Drive.
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CDC recommends Pfizer, Moderna COVID shots over Johnson & Johnson vaccine
World | December 17, 2021 7:56 ISTThe panel recommended the unusual move of giving preference to Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, and late Thursday the CDC’s director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, accepted the panel’s advice.
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COVID: Over 16.42 crore vaccine doses available with states, UTs
India | December 16, 2021 10:52 ISTThe Union govt is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID vaccination throughout the country.
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Omicron Variant: India's tally rises to 83 as Karnataka, Telangana add 5,4 cases each
India | December 17, 2021 0:07 ISTMaximum Omicron cases have been reported from Mumbai with a total of 13 infections. Followed by 10 in Pimpri Chinchwad, two each in Pune Municipal Corporation, Osmanabad and one each in Kalyan Dombivali, Nagpur, Latur, Vasai Virar and Buldhana.
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Our COVID vaccines may become ineffective in emerging situations, says VK Paul
India | December 15, 2021 11:06 ISTPaul also hoped that COVID in India is possibly moving in the direction of endemicity, where there is a low or moderate level of transmission going on.
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India logs 6,984 COVID cases, over 8,000 recoveries in 24 hrs; active cases decline to 87,562
India | December 16, 2021 9:35 ISTOver 134.61 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far under the Nationwide Vaccination Drive.
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Pfizer's COVID antiviral pill marks significant step forward in path out of pandemic: Joe Biden
World | December 15, 2021 7:25 ISTJoe Biden said that several steps remain before Pfizer pill can become available, including authorization by the Food and Drug Administration.
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India logs 8,895 COVID cases, over 6,000 recoveries; active cases decline to 99,155
India | December 05, 2021 10:13 ISTOver 127.61 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far under the Nationwide Vaccination Drive.
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South Africa: Concern over COVID infections in children under 5 as daily cases shoot up
World | December 04, 2021 13:21 IST"We have always seen children not being heavily affected by COVID epidemic in the past (and) not having many admissions (to hospitals). In the third wave, we saw more admissions in children under five and in teenagers who were 15 to 19," says experts.
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How to stay safe from Omicron? Know the remedy from Swami Ramdev
Lifestyle | December 04, 2021 16:30 ISTKnow from Swami Ramdev how the new variant of Corona, Omicron, can be avoided. According to Swami Ramdev, by consuming Tulsi, Amla, Giloy and Aloe Vera, one can avoid being hit by new variants.
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India logs 8,603 COVID cases, over 8,000 recoveries in 24 hrs; active cases decline to 99,974
India | December 04, 2021 10:30 ISTOver 126.53 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under the Nationwide Vaccination Drive.
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Russia registers record for coronavirus-linked deaths in October
World | December 04, 2021 9:01 ISTA report by Rosstat on Friday brought the overall number of virus-linked deaths between Apr 2020 and Oct 2021 to over 537,000- almost twice the widely-cited toll reported by Russia’s state coronavirus task force to date.
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India logs 9,765 COVID cases, over 8,000 recoveries in 24 hrs; active cases rise to 99,763
India | December 02, 2021 9:45 ISTOver 124.96 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far under the Nationwide Vaccination Drive.
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Omicron Variant Updates: New variant spreads five times faster, says Union Health Ministry
World | December 04, 2021 0:00 ISTIn the wake of the new coronavirus variant Omicron, Union Health Ministry said that passengers arriving from 'at risk' countries need to undergo RT-PCR test on arrival and if found positive for COVID-19, they will be treated under clinical management protocol. On Thursday, India reported its first 2 cases of Omicron variant after two people tested positive for the new variant in Karnataka. The new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529 was first detected in South Africa. WHO classified its as a 'variant of concern' and named it as 'Omicron.'
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