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Data story: India adds 16,561 new Covid cases, death toll at 526,928

India has added 115,969 cases in the past 7 days

Delhi to strictly enforce mask fines in view of surge in Covid cases

The South Delhi district magistrate has formed three teams for enforcement of wearing face masks in public places

Biological E's Corbevax gets a boost, as govt allows mixing vaccines

Health ministry nod to the Biological E vaccine as 3rd dose after Covishield or Covaxin, CoWIN to be updated within a week

Govt nod for Corbevax as booster for vaccinated adults soon: Report

If approved by the government, this would be the first time a booster dose of a Covid vaccine different from the one used for primary vaccination would be allowed in the country.

Data story: India logs 16,167 new Covid cases; death toll at 526,730

India has added 125,624 cases in the past 7 days

Data story: India logs 19,406 new Covid cases, active tally at 134,793

India has added 126,856 cases in the past 7 days

Free booster drive to salvage wastage of coronavirus vaccine doses

Rate of vaccination jumps from 153,000/day to 1.86 million in the 18-59 yr cohort after free booster drive was rolled out

Zero-tolerance approach to any kind of medical treatment claims fraud: Govt

Use of artificial intelligence and machine learning is made for a comprehensive fraud analytics solution to detect fraud pro-actively regarding health claims

Data story: India logs 20,551 new Covid cases, death toll at 526,600

India has added 127,858 cases in the past 7 days

First suspected case of monkeypox in Gujarat; samples sent for testing

Gujarat has reported its first suspected case of monkeypox with a man with no recent travel history exhibiting symptoms of the viral disease, said health department officials on Thursday.

Is asymptomatic monkeypox case as infectious? Here's what experts say

The Union health ministry issued the 'Guidelines on Management of Monkeypox Disease' and stated that human-to-human transmission occurs primarily through large respiratory droplets

Health ministry releases dos and don'ts to prevent contracting monkeypox

It also underlined that anyone can catch the virus if they have had prolonged or repeated contact with an infected individual.

Data story: India logs 17,135 new Covid cases, death toll at 526,477

India has added 128,380 cases in the past 7 days

Data story: India logs new Covid cases, active tally sees net decline

India has added 129,558 cases in the past 7 days

Monkeypox spread unchecked in India, stigma hindering testing: Experts

Monkeypox cases are spreading unchecked in India, and the stigma attached to the disease is likely hindering the testing process in the country, health experts said on Monday.

Rajasthan reports 1st suspected case of monkeypox; sample sent to NIV, Pune

Rajasthan has reported its first suspected case of monkeypox. A 20-year-old, exhibiting symptoms of the disease, has been admitted to a government hospital here and his samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology in Pune, Dr. Ajit Singh, Superintendent of Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, said on Sunday. The youth was referred from Kishangarh late on Sunday. He has been kept under observation in the special ward created for monkeypox cases, he said. The youth is suffering from fever for the last four days and has rashes on his body, Dr Singh added.

Data story: India records 16,464 new Covid cases, death toll at 526,396

India has added 130,654 cases in the past 7 days

No monkeypox cases in TN so far, some spreading rumours: Health Minister

Speaking to reporters here, he said people who come by road in the 13 locations and at the airports are checked for rashes on their face or in their hands.

India records 19,673 new Covid cases; active caseload reaches 143,676

India's COVID-19 case rally rose by 19,673 in a day to reach 4,40,19,811 while active cases reached 143,676

India registers 20,409 Covid-19 infections, 47 deaths in 24 hours

India saw a marginal decline in Covid cases with 20,409 infections reported in the past 24 hours against previous day's 20,557 count