Covid 2022
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India reports 949 new COVID cases with 6 fatalities in single day
India | Apr 15, 2022, 09:30 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 11,191 the health ministry data showed today.
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US FDA authorises first COVID diagnostic test using breath samples
World | Apr 15, 2022, 07:54 AM ISTFDA said the device was 91.2% accurate at identifying positive test samples and 99.3% accurate at identifying negative test samples.
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COVID pandemic: India reports 1,225 new cases with 28 fatalities in a day
India | Mar 31, 2022, 09:40 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 14,307 the health ministry data showed today.
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COVID pandemic: India reports 1,233 new cases with 31 fatalities in a day
India | Mar 30, 2022, 09:38 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 14,704 the health ministry data showed today.
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Kerala government earned Rs 350 crore by penalising COVID norm violators
India | Mar 24, 2022, 01:19 PM ISTAccording to the state govt figures, roughly one fifth of the population of 3.30 crores have been penalised for breaking the safety rules.
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COVID pandemic: India reports 4,575 new cases with 145 fatalities in single day
India | Mar 09, 2022, 09:24 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 46,962 the health ministry data showed today.
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COVID: Death toll nears 6 million as pandemic enters its 3rd year
World | Mar 07, 2022, 09:51 AM ISTThe milestone is the latest tragic reminder of the unrelenting nature of the pandemic even as people are shedding masks, travel is resuming and businesses are reopening around the globe.
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COVID pandemic: India's vaccination coverage exceeds 177.17 crore
India | Feb 26, 2022, 01:50 PM ISTThis has been achieved through 2,02,74,848 sessions, said the ministry. According to them, 23,598 patients have recovered in last 24 hours and cumulative tally of recovered patients is now at 4,22,70,482.
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Coronavirus pandemic: India reports 13,166 new cases with positivity rate at 1.28%; 302 deaths
India | Feb 25, 2022, 11:12 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 1,34,235 the health ministry data showed today.
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Coronavirus pandemic: India reports 14,148 new cases with positivity rate at 1.22%; 302 deaths
India | Feb 24, 2022, 10:08 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 1,48,359 the health ministry data showed today.
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COVID-19: WHO chief Tedros Adhanom calls for cooperation, financing to end pandemic
World | Feb 19, 2022, 11:50 AM ISTThe WHO chief made the remarks on Feb 18 at a panel discussion titled "Get Well Soon: Finding a Way Out of the Pandemic" during the ongoing Munich Security Conference, reports Xinhua news agency.
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How Covid causes stillbirths? Scientists find out
Health | Feb 15, 2022, 09:37 AM ISTResearchers determined the virus reaches the placenta and causes it to fail by passing through the mother's bloodstream, a process known as viremia. "Our study identified placental insufficiency as the root cause for stillbirths in women with Covid-19 during pregnancy," said Dr David Schwartz.
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Coronavirus pandemic: India reports 44,877 new cases with positivity rate at 3.17%; 684 deaths
India | Feb 13, 2022, 10:06 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 5,37,045 the health ministry data showed today.
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WHO recommends countries ease COVID measures 'in steady, slow way'
World | Feb 02, 2022, 09:46 AM ISTWHO Director General Tedros reiterated his concern over the narrative taking hold in some countries that "because of vaccines, and because of Omicron's high transmissibility and lower severity, preventing transmission is no longer possible and no longer necessary."
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Current Covid vaccines induce robust protection against severe disease from Omicron: Study
India | Feb 01, 2022, 01:59 PM ISTThe research, published in the journal Nature on Jan 31, demonstrated that the vaccines induce this protection through cellular immunity or the production of protective immune cells, such as so-called killer and memory cells.
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COVID pandemic: India logs over 1.67 lakh new cases with positivity rate at 11.69%; 1,192 deaths
India | Feb 01, 2022, 09:27 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 17,43,059 the health ministry data showed today.