Page 26 - Health Crisis

DATA STORY: Active cases at 913,378; test positivity rate falls to 3.45%

India has so far administered 259,044,072 vaccine doses. That is 876.01 per cent of its total caseload, and 18.59 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: India adds 84,332 new coronavirus cases, fewest in 70 days

India has so far administered 249,600,304vaccine doses. That is 850.16 per cent of its total caseload, and 17.92 per cent of its population

Over 100,000 coronavirus cases in India, lowest spike since April 5

India logged 100,636 new Covid infections in 24 hours, 13,824 cases fewer than Sunday. This is also the lowest spike since April 5 when the country saw a rise of 96,982 cases in a day

DATA STORY: India's active cases drop below 1.6 mn; deaths rise by 3,380

India has so far administered 227,860,317 vaccine doses. That is 794.08 per cent of its total caseload, and 16.36 per cent of its population

Lupin to enter digital healthcare space; to provide platform for doctors

Lupin said it will enter the digital healthcare space in India with a focus to provide a digital therapeutics platform for doctors and patients.

Covid-19: 3,500 people in Gurugram took medical advice through the Zoom app

This online facility is being provided by the Gurugram district administration through the Zoom app

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh speaks to Australian counterpart Dutton

The talk focused primarily on the measures taken by both countries to fight the coronavirus pandemic

London school fights Covid-19 pandemic fallout with laptops and bean bags

Here's how people struggled to help their children study during the coronavirus lockdowns that shut their school for more than four months over the past year

Puducherry coronavirus update: Daily Covid count below 1,000 for fourth day

Puducherry continued to record less than 1,000 daily cases for a fourth consecutive day, with 979 fresh additions on Tuesday, taking the overall tally to 105,000

Goa coronavirus update: Covid-19 positivity drops to 20% in one month

The test positivity rate in Goa has now come down to 19 per cent, as against 51 per cent a month back, according to the state government

States, UTs have stock of more than 15.7 million Covid-19 vaccines: Centre

More than 15.7 crore vaccine doses are still available with states and UTs to be administered, the Union health ministry has said

Study finds a new way of predicting the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines

A study has identified the immune response associated with protection from Covid-19. The discovery is likely to help reduce the time it takes to develop new vaccines

AstraZeneca vax 2nd dose FAQs about blood clots, safety, risks and symptoms

Rare but serious blood clots that have been linked the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine have many people especially those who have already had one dose of the vaccine looking for information

Rahul Gandhi again targets Centre's efforts to check black fungus issue

Expressing concern over a rise in black fungus or Mucormycosis cases in India, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi again targeted the central government on its efforts to curb the rise in fungal infections

North Korea slams countries for storing excessive stock of Covid vaccines

North Korea has contended that some nations are hoarding stock of vaccines while others are suffering from a lack of supplies

India reports fewest daily new Covid cases in 50 days; deaths below 3,000

India reported 127,510 new infections- its lowest total in 50 days - while 2,795 more succumbed to the pandemic in 24 hours

Thane coronavirus update: 512 new cases, 34 more deaths reported

Thane has added 512 new cases of coronavirus, raising the infection count in the Maharashtra district to 5,16,364

Covid-19 pandemic: Uttar Pradesh to conduct sero survey from June 4

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh will conduct a 'Sero Survey' in the state in order to ascertain the prevalence of coronavirus in the urban and rural areas of the state

We need to stay positive until these bad times have passed: Salman Khan

Bollywood actor Salman Khan has shared words of encouragement for fans facing various crises amid the ongoing second wave of the Covid pandemic

Andaman and Nicobar coronavirus update: 21 new cases, 1 fresh fatality

The Covid-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 7,005 on Tuesday, while the Union territory's coronavirus death toll reached 115