World Bank presidential nominee Ajay Banga tested COVID-19 positive during routine testing in New Delhi. He is currently quarantined in isolation.
The increase in the number of fresh Covid infections came amid a sharp rise in H3N2 influenza cases in the country.
The active tally of COVID cases in the country has climbed to 7,026 and it comprise 0.02 per cent of the total infections.
As per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India reported 699 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours.
US President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill Monday that directs the federal government to declassify as much intelligence as possible about the origins of Covid-19 more than three years after the start of the pandemic.
Corona Alert: Union Health Ministry on Monday informed that India saw a single-day rise of 918 fresh covid-19 cases.
The XBB 1.16 variant was first found in January when two samples tested positive for the variant while in February a total of 59 samples were found. In March, till now 15 samples of the XBB 1.16 variant have been found.
COVID-19 India update: The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,58,161 and the case fatality rate stands at 1.19 per cent.
COVID-19 China update: The new evidence comes weeks after an intelligence assessment from the US Department of Energy pointed out that an accidental laboratory leak from a virology laboratory in Wuhan was most likely the cause of the pandemic.
H3N2 Virus and Covid cases rise: Washing hands can be the easiest way to avoid infectious diseases. Check out the prevention tips.
Earlier last month, the US Department of Energy reassessed the theory of lab leaks and reclaimed that the lethal virus leaked from a lab in China's Wuhan city in 2019.
Coronavirus: Centre stressed the rising cases of H3N2 and raised concern over a gradual increase in the COVID-19 positivity rate amid rising seasonal influenza subtype H3N2.
Health officials are concerned about the rise of co-infections of H3N2 influenza and Covid-19 and are recommending increased testing due to their similar symptoms.
Recently, the U.S. Department of Energy assessed with “low confidence” that the pandemic that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019 began with the leak of a virus from a lab.
The critical remarks from Beijing came as the US Department of Energy reassessed the theory of lab leaks and reclaimed that the lethal virus leaked from a lab in China's Wuhan city in 2019.
The Huanan market in central China's Wuhan city was the epicentre of the pandemic. From its origin there, the SARS-CoV-2 virus rapidly spread to other locations in Wuhan in late 2019 and then to the rest of the world.
Covid-19: Indian government recently relaxed Covid-19 guidelines for travellers from China and 5 more countries to India. The new guidelines for flyers will be effective from today.
COVID19: The biosensors would be a one-step identification or sensing technique.
The researchers found that developing hybrid immunity was no different if someone was vaccinated after contracting Covid-19 or after contracting the disease after vaccination. Both groups developed an equally potent immune response.
COVID-19 nasal vaccine launch: The vaccine is still not available on CoWin. According to the statement issued by the company, iNCOVACC® i is priced at Rs 800 for private markets and priced at Rs 325 for supplies to the government of India and State Governments.
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