Page 22 - Latest Updates on Delta variant of coronavirus
Omicron variant of Covid-19: Around 10% reinfection in UK, shows study
A recent study by the Imperial College London has shown that the risk of reinfection with the Omicron coronavirus variant is more than five times higher than other strains
 "Omicron variant of Covid-19: Around 10% reinfection in UK, shows study")
Airbus delivered more planes last year to post record profit
Airbus booked a record profit of 4.2 billion euros ($4.8 billion) last year as the aircraft maker delivered more planes with the global economy rebounding from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Omicron 10x better at escaping Covid vax, immunity than Delta: Study
The super-mutant variant was first discovered from South Africa and Botswana in late November 2021
 "Omicron 10x better at escaping Covid vax, immunity than Delta: Study")
Serum CEO Adar Poonawalla urges Djokovic to get vaccinated against Covid
Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Thursday urged Serbian tennis superstar Novak Djokovic to get vaccinated against Coronavirus.
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Covid-19 airborne particles can travel about 200 feet, says US study
Scientists at the US Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory estimates that droplets encased in mucus could remain moist for up to 30 minutes and travel up to about 200 feet
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Data story: India logs 30,757 new cases; death toll rises to 510,413
India has so far administered 1,742,436,288 vaccine doses. That is 4075.46 per cent of its total caseload, and 124.36 per cent of its population
 "Data story: India logs 30,757 new cases; death toll rises to 510,413")
Regular international flights likely to resume in April, says report
The ban on scheduled international flights is valid till February 28, 2022
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Centre tells states to review Covid curbs amid a downward trend in cases
The average daily cases during last week were 50,476, and 30,615 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours
No Covid death recorded in Mumbai for second day in row, 255 test positive
Mumbai did not record any Coronavirus death for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, while 255 people tested positive for the infection, says the civic body.
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Work from home ends in Kerala as daily Covid tally reaches 12,223
As more and more Covid restrictions in Kerala continue to be lifted, the state on Wednesday saw 12,223 new Covid cases while the positivity rate was at15.75%, says state Health Minister Veena George.
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Govt asks states to review, amend additional Covid-19 restrictions
The average daily cases during last week were 50,476, and 27,409 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours; the daily case positivity rate declined to 3.63 per cent on Wednesday
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New coronavirus cases drop by 19% globally, deaths stable, says WHO
The number of new coronavirus cases globally fell by 19% in the last week while the number of deaths remained stable, according to the World Health Organisation.
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Samsung's factory in China temporarily closed after Covid-19 case
China has maintained a "zero tolerance" policy toward the Covid-19 pandemic and used stringent lockdowns and testing to root out infections, reports Yonhap news agency
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China's Xi urges Hong Kong to get control as coronavirus cases surge
Hong Kong hospitals overflow on Wednesday as new Covid cases defy city's Zero-Covid Policy, while China's Xi Jinping says it was local government's task to curb the situation.
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Data story: India logs 30,615 new cases; active tally drops below 400,000
India has so far administered 1,738,681,675 vaccine doses. That is 4069.6 per cent of its total caseload, and 124.09 per cent of its population
 "Data story: India logs 30,615 new cases; active tally drops below 400,000")
WHO warns of Covid rise in eastern Europe, including Russia, Ukraine
Over the past two weeks, cases of COVID-19 have more than doubled in six countries in eastern Europe (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine)
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Data story: India logs 27,409 new cases; test positivity rate drops to 2.2%
India has so far administered 1,734,262,440 vaccine doses. That is 4062.17 per cent of its total caseload, and 123.78 per cent of its population
Molnupiravir appears to work against Omicron as other variants: Study
The study was jointly conducted by a team of doctors at Fortis C-DOC, G.D Hospital and Diabetes Institute, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, and the Diabetes Foundation
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Covid-19: Delhi records 586 cases, four deaths; positivity rate at 1.37%
The number of daily cases in Delhi has been on the decline after touching the record high of 28,867 on January 13
Puducherry Covid-19 update: 52 new coronavirus cases reported in 24 hours
Meanwhile, one more patient - a 71-year old man hailing from Puducherry - succumbed to the infection pushing the death toll to 1,958
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