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Mix-and-match booster shots offer best protection against COVID-19: Study

Individuals administered vaccines from February 2, 2021, to the prespecified trial end date of November 10, 2021, were evaluated

Punjab CM to see 'Delhi model' of education, health services tomorrow

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), before coming to power, had promised to improve the condition of schools and hospitals in Punjab

Tamil Nadu witnesses increasing trend in Covid with 39 new cases

Tamil Nadu on Thursday posted 39 fresh Covid-19 cases, pushing the caseload to 34,53,390 as the state continued to witness an increasing trend.

Maharashtra reports 179 new Covid cases, 1 death; active tally rises to 762

Maharashtra on Thursday recorded 179 fresh coronavirus cases, 17 more than the day before, and one fatality linked to the infection, the health department said.

Delhi records 632 fresh Covid cases, no death; positivity rate at 4.42%

Delhi has recorded a nearly 26 per cent jump in fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, while the positivity rate has been reported at 4.42 per cent

4 Americans infected with Covid-19 strain seen in mink in 2020: CDC

At least four Americans were infected with a version of Covid virus, seen majorly in mink in 2020, likely becoming the first spillover cases in the country, the US CDC said

Karnataka reports 62 cases of Covid-19, zero deaths in 24 hours

Karnataka on Tuesday reported 62 fresh Covid-19 cases and zero fatalities, taking the total infection to 39,46,484 till date, the State Health Department said

Delhi's Covid positivity rate sees nearly 3-fold surge between April 11-18

After a steady decline in Covid cases, Delhi has been witnessing a spurt in new infections with the positivity rate registering a nearly three-fold rise between April 11-18, data showed

Don't impose Covid curbs based on positivity rate alone: Traders urge DDMA

The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) on Tuesday appealed to the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) not to impose coronavirus restrictions merely on the basis of positivity rate.

30% people infected with coronavirus develop 'long Covid', finds US study

As many as 30 per cent people infected with coronavirus developed Long COVID, a set of symptoms that persist for months beyond the initial phase of a SARS-CoV-2 infection, a new study said

Statsguru: Six charts show daily Covid cases, testing down in India

During the peak of the second wave, over 50 per cent of the world's daily Covid-19 infections were from India

'Covid variant XE has been around since Jan, no cause of concern as of now'

Rakesh Mishra, Director of the Tata Institute of Genetics and Society, Bengaluru, said the XE variant is a recombinant of BA.1 and BA.2, the sub-lineages of SARS-CoV-2

India records 1,260 new Covid cases; active infections fall to 13,445

India's virus tally rose to 4,30,27,035 with 1,260 fresh cases being reported in a day, while the number of active infections further declined to 13,445

S Africa surpasses 1000,000 Covid-19 deaths; restrictions set to be eased

South Africa has surpassed the 100,000-mark in Covid deaths, but the government still plans to end the lockdown restrictions "soon", despite scientists warnings that a fifth wave is imminent

Puducherry becomes coronavirus-free as active cases stand at zero

The union territory of Puducherry emerged coronavirus free as the number of active cases stood at zero after the recovery of the solitary patient, a senior Health department official said

India records 1,225 cases of Covid in 24 hrs, active infections at 14,307

With 1,225 new coronavirus infections reported in a day, India's infection tally rose to 4,30,24,440

China reports 1,803 new cases of Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours

China reported 1,803 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the National Health Commission said on Thursday.Of the new local infections, 1,340 were reported in Jilin, 355 in Shanghai, 19 in Heilongjiang, 15 in Henan, and 11 each in Fujian and Guangdong, Xinhua News Agency reported citing the commission.The rest of the cases were reported in 16 other provincial-level regions.On Wednesday, a total of 36 imported COVID-19 cases were reported, as per the commission which added that two suspected cases arriving from outside the mainland were reported in Shanghai and no new deaths from COVID-19 were reported on the day.Meanwhile, the Chinese authorities have imposed the strictest lockdown measures in the city of 26 million since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, a media report said.The city which is one of the important financial hubs of the country has been placed under lockdown as a result of China's 'zero-covid' strategy, Vision Times said.Previously, Shanghai had .

US FDA approves fifth Covid vaccine booster shots for 50 and older

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a fifth Covid-19 booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech or the Moderna for people aged over 50 and some immunocompromised individuals.

New Zealand reports 15,918 community cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours

New Zealand reported 15,918 new community cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.

Covid cases surge in most populous Australian states of Victoria, NSW

Daily Covid-19 cases in the Australian states of Victoria and New South Wales (NSW) surged as the highly transmissible Omicron BA.2 sub-variant continues to spread.