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Containment zones were dynamic, sample size very small: ICMR on serosurvey

Findings from containment zones in 10 hotspot cities were not included in the first national serosurvey study paper published recently, ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava said

DATA STORY: Biggest 24-hour drop of 27,438 brings India's active Covid cases under 1 mn

With 101468 new daily recoveries, the most in a day so far, India's recovery rate has improved to 80.86%; the fatality rate remains unchanged at 1.60%

DATA STORY: India's active cases down by 14,455 in 3 days; recovery rate goes past 80%

The states and UTs that have seen their respective biggest single-day spikes in total cases are Kerala (4716), Odisha (4330), and Rajasthan (1865)

ICMR exploring saliva-based tests to diagnose Covid-19: Harsh Vardhan

Vardhan also said that no significant or drastic mutations had been found in strains of SARS-CoV-2 in India till now

DATA STORY: India's active cases down by 6,930 in 2 days; recovery rate inches towards 80%

With 94612 new daily recoveries, India's recovery rate has improved to 79.68%; the fatality rate remains unchanged at 1.61%

DATA STORY: India sees highest single-day recovery, first drop in active cases since Aug 25

With 95880 new daily recoveries, the most in a day so far, India has overtaken the US by number of cured cases and become number 1. The country's recovery rate has improved to 79.28%

Govt in talks with Russia for advancement of Covid-19 vaccine: Health Min

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has informed that it has received information about one Covid-19 vaccine developed and approved in Russia

DATA STORY: India sees highest single-day recovery, has added 12.5% of cases in 7 days

India now accounts for 13.83% of all active cases globally (one in every 7 active cases), and 8.88% of all deaths (one in every 11)

ICMR launches course to improve prescription practices among medical grads

To improve prescription practices among the country's medical graduates, the Indian Council of Medical Research launched a free online course on Thursday on the occasion of World Patient Safety Day. The course on 'Prescribing Skills for Indian Medical Graduates' will be run by the National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE-ICMR), Chennai, the ICMR said in a statement. Launching the course, Prof Balram Bhargava, secretary, Department of Health Research (DHR) and director general, ICMR, said, "ICMR is committed to ensuring that the country's medical graduates are at par with their international counterparts. The Council, through its institute ICMR-NIE has successfully completed a basic course in Biomedical Research. "The course has now been made compulsory for postgraduates by the Medical Council of India. Building on the success, we will ensure that this digital course on Prescribing Skills for Indian Medical Graduates is effective." Dr Rajni Kaul, course coordinator, ICMR, informed th

DATA STORY: India now has over 1 mn active Covid-19 cases; global total tops 30 mn

India's doubling time for total cases stands at 35.9 days, for active cases at 49.5 days, and for deaths at 50.6 days

DATA STORY: India tally past 5-mn mark; fifth 1 mn cases came in just 12 days

The country again added over 90,000 cases in a day, with the highest single-day jump of 82,961 in recoveries. At 1,290, the number of deaths reported in 24 hours was also the highest so far

India's Covid-19 tally nears 5 mn with one-fifth of total cases active

India took six months to reach the first million covid cases and it has gone from four to 4.9 million in 11 days

DATA STORY: India's doubling time for total corona cases increases to 40.4 days

With 79292 new daily recoveries, India's recovery rate has improved to 78.28%; the fatality rate remains at 1.64%

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Country's size, diversity may be hindering peak

Punjab's oxygen demand spikes, Ventilator shortage in Karnataka and Bengaluru overtakes Mumbai on daily cases--news on how the country is dealing with the pandemic

DATA STORY: India has added 641,814, or 13.25% of all its cases, in past 7 days

With 77,512 new daily recoveries, India's recovery rate has improved to 78%; the fatality rate has come down to 1.64%

Storm surge in cases puts India on long road from pandemic to endemic

Unsurprised by the rising numbers, epidemiologists are concerned about the virus reaching rural and tribal areas

DATA STORY: India has added 640,545, or 13.5% of all its cases, in past 7 days

Delhi (4321), Chhattisgarh (3120), Haryana (2783), Madhya Pradesh (2347), J&K (1698), Gujarat (1365), Goa (740) and Himachal (445) reported their biggest respective single-day spikes on Sunday

Striking revelations in Covid serosurvey, community transmission, and more

The survey revealed that 0.73 per cent adults in India were exposed to coronavirus by early May. Tune in to the podcast for more

Bharat Biotech's Covaxin succeeds in challenge trials on Rhesus monkeys

The results showed protective efficacacy, increasing Sars-CoV-2 specific IgG and neutralising antibodies reducing the replication of the virus in the nasal cavity, throat and lung tissues of monkey

DATA STORY: India adds over 97,000 cases in a day; Maharashtra tally past 1 mn

With 81533 new daily recoveries, the most in a day so far, India's recovery rate has improved to 77.77%; the fatality rate has come down to 1.66%