Page 44 - Latest Updates on Omicron
European Union further relaxes Covid rules to enter the 27-nation bloc
EU member countries agreed Tuesday that they should further facilitate tourist travel into the 27-nation bloc for people who are vaccinated against the coronavirus or have recovered from Covid
 "European Union further relaxes Covid rules to enter the 27-nation bloc")
Data story: India logs 13,405 new cases; active tally drops below 200,000
India has so far administered 1,758,327,441 vaccine doses. That is 4103.26 per cent of its total caseload, and 125.5 per cent of its population
 "Data story: India logs 13,405 new cases; active tally drops below 200,000")
Hong Kong detects Covid in samples from packaging of pork, beef imports
Hong Kong authorities said they found Covid in samples taken from the packaging of imports of frozen beef from Brazil and frozen pork skin from Poland, vowing to step up inspections of imported food.
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Covid-19 pandemic: Chhattisgarh sees 264 new cases, one fatality
The state's positivity rate, or cases detected per 100 tests, stood at 0.91 per cent as of Monday
 "Covid-19 pandemic: Chhattisgarh sees 264 new cases, one fatality")
Covid waves getting smaller in India; US, France show a similar trajectory
Brazil and India have been similar with respect to the three waves
 "Covid waves getting smaller in India; US, France show a similar trajectory")
Omicron BA.2 sub-variant will not cause another Covid-19 surge, says expert
'BA.2 is a sub-lineage of Omicron and is essentially as same as Omicron that was identified in November in South Africa'
 "Omicron BA.2 sub-variant will not cause another Covid-19 surge, says expert")
Homecare demand in check in Omicron wave, largely limited to seniors
A recent study by ICMR also found most symptoms weren't as evident as in earlier waves and the use of drugs on admitted patients was also quite limited
 "Homecare demand in check in Omicron wave, largely limited to seniors")
Data story: India logs 16,051 cases; smallest single-day jump in 2022
India has so far administered 1,754,625,710 vaccine doses. That is 4095.9 per cent of its total caseload, and 125.23 per cent of its population
Data story: India logs 19,968 new cases; death toll rises to 511,903
India has so far administered 1,753,722,697 vaccine doses. That is 4095.33 per cent of its total caseload, and 125.17 per cent of its population
 "Data story: India logs 19,968 new cases; death toll rises to 511,903")
Covaxin to be evaluated as Covid vaccine candidate in US: Bharat Biotech
Ocugen Inc is co-developing the Covaxin vaccine candidate for Covid in the US and Canada
 "Covaxin to be evaluated as Covid vaccine candidate in US: Bharat Biotech")
LIVE: Ukraine officials come under shelling attack on front
Top Ukrainian military officials came under a shelling attack during a tour of the front of the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine.
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Maharashtra records 1,635 Covid cases, 29 deaths and 4,394 recoveries
Maharashtra on Saturday recorded 1,635 fresh Coronavirus cases and 29 fatalities, taking the tally of infections to 78,56,994 and the toll to 1,43,576, the state health department said.
 "Maharashtra records 1,635 Covid cases, 29 deaths and 4,394 recoveries")
Delhi records 635 Covid cases, two deaths as positivity rate reaches 1.13%
Delhi on Saturday reported 635 fresh Covid cases and two deaths, while the positivity rate dropped to 1.13%, according to data shared by the city health department.
 "Delhi records 635 Covid cases, two deaths as positivity rate reaches 1.13%")
Kerala registers 6,757 new Covid cases, 16 deaths in last 24 hours
Kerala on Saturday reported 6,757 fresh Covid cases and 524 fatalities and took the caseload to 64,63,563 and 64,053 respectively.
 "Kerala registers 6,757 new Covid cases, 16 deaths in last 24 hours")
80% of Indian adults fully vaccinated against covid, says Mansukh Mandaviya
80% of India's adult population has been fully vaccinated against covid, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday.
 "80% of Indian adults fully vaccinated against covid, says Mansukh Mandaviya")
Reports of massive Covid fatalities in 2021 are speculative: Govt
While claims settled by LIC relate to policies taken by policy holders for deaths due to all causes, the news reports conclude that this would imply Covid deaths were underreported, says govt
India administers over 1.75 billion vaccines against coronavirus so far
India on Saturday achieved another milestone of administering over 175 crore vaccine doses among its eligible citizens against coronavirus pandemic.
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Biden extends state of Emergency in US amid ongoing Covid-19 pandemic
he president also stressed the need to combat and respond to Covid-19 with the full capacity of the federal government
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India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 175.03 cr, says MoHFW
As per the health ministry, with the administration of 36,28,578 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 1,75,03,86,834
 "India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 175.03 cr, says MoHFW")
WHO chief calls for cooperation, financing to end Covid-19 pandemic
He described as 'dangerous' the narrative that the pandemic was over with high vaccine coverage in some countries and denied claims that the Omicron variant was less severe
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