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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

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

ICMR-NIV analysis finds A.2 strain of monkeypox virus in first two cases

An analysis of India's first two monkeypox cases by an institute of the Indian Council of Medical Research revealed that the duo who returned from the UAE were infected with the virus strain A.2

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

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

SII conducting research to find monkeypox vaccine: CEO Adar Poonawalla

Poonawalla is learnt to have briefed Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on the subject during a meeting at the Nirman Bhawan here on Tuesday.

Scientists have isolated monkeypox, possible to develop vaccine: Mandaviya

Upon being asked in the Rajya Sabha about the progress of vaccines for the disease, the Health Minister said that studies are still being conducted to find proper vaccination for the disease.

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

News updates: In race for monkeypox vaccines, experts see repeat of Covid

Live news updates: Critics fear a repeat of the catastrophic inequity problems seen during the coronavirus pandemic

Monkeypox strain in India different from Europe, says ICMR-NIV study

A team of scientists have found that the monkeypox strain circulating in India is different from the strain that caused 'superspreader events' in Europe, leading to a global outbreak of the disease.

LIVE: SC to hear plea against tenure extension of ED director on Friday

Live news updates: Besides Gokhale, the spokesperson of the TMC, others have also filed petitions challenging the tenure extension and the enabling amended law in this regard in the top court.

Monkeypox: Centre invites bids for developing vaccines, diagnostic kits

'The ICMR is in possession of characterised monkeypox virus isolates/strain and is thereby willing to collaborate with experienced vaccine manufacturer,' states the EoI document

ICMR invites vaccine makers to make monkeypox shots

Monkeypox, endemic in parts of Africa, is a viral disease that causes flu-like symptoms and skin lesions

Data story: India logs 18,313 new Covid cases, 57 deaths in 24 hours

The count of active cases across India on July 27 saw a decrease of 2,486

Data story: India logs 14,830 new Covid cases, active tally at 147,512

India has so far administered 2,025,057,717 vaccine doses

India working on indigenous kit to test monkeypox as cases on the rise

At present, 15 VRDLs are equipped to test for monkeypox, including the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune

Data story: India logs 16,866 new cases, active infections see net decline

India has added 138,087 cases in the past 7 days

Data story: India logs 21,880 new Covid cases, death toll reaches 525,930

India has added 137,038 cases in the past 7 days

Data story: India logs 20,557 cases, 2,603 deaths as Punjab clears backlog

India has added 133,769 cases in the past 7 days

Covid-19 in numbers: Latest data on cases and deaths in India and globally

Refer to these tables for data on confirmed coronavirus cases, deaths and recoveries in India and across the world