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2-year-old UK returnee tests positive for new coronavirus strain in UP

A two-year-old girl who recently returned to Meerut with her parents from the UK has been found to be infected with the new Covid-19 strain.

UK-returned women who escaped isolation test positive for new Covid strain

The Anglo-Indian women, who returned from the UK to Delhi and later reached Andhra Pradesh by a special train after escaping from an isolation centre in Delhi, have been tested positive for new strain

Two more contacts of UK returnees test coronavirus positive in Delhi

Two more contacts of people who were found infected with Covid-19 after returning from the United Kingdom have tested positive for the disease, officials said

Daily new Covid cases in India dip below 20,000 for 3rd time this month

The daily new coronavirus infections in India dipped below 20,000 for the third time this month taking the Covid-19 caseload to 10,224,303, while the recoveries crossed 98 lakh

Six UK returnees test positive for new strain of coronavirus in India

Six persons who returned to India from the United Kingdom have tested positive for the new UK variant genome of SARS-CoV2, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday

Health Minister inaugurates India's first pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan On Monday inaugurated India's first pneumococcal conjugate vaccine "Pneumosil", which has been developed by the Serum Institute of India

52-year-old UK returnee tests positive for coronavirus in Jabalpur

A 52-year-old woman, who returned to Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh from the United Kingdom on December 12, has tested positive for coronavirus, an official said on Monday

Vardhan stresses on innovative convergence strategies to improve healthcare

The minister, who digitally inaugurated the Seventh National Summit on Good, Replicable Practices said innovation is a very important coefficient in the delivery of healthcare services

Krishna district officials conduct dry run of Covid vaccination programme

The Krishna district administration successfully conducted a dry run of the Covid-19 vaccination programme by carrying out various exercises that go into the actual event whenever it begins

Limited OPD services to start at AIIMS Kalyani from Jan 2021: Exec Director

The out-patient department of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) will start functioning in a limited manner from January next year, a senior official said

India reports over 20,000 new Covid-19 infections in a single-day

India's Covid-19 caseload rose to 1,02,07,871 with20,021 infections being reported in a day, while recoveries have surged to 9.7 million, according to the Union Health Ministry data

Jharkhand reports 179 new coronavirus cases, taking tally to 113,786

Jharkhand's Covid-19 tally rose to 113,786 as 179 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said on Friday

Assam reports 95 fresh coronavirus cases, taking tally to 215,775

Assam's Covid-19 death toll increased to 1,033 with four more fatalities, while 95 fresh cases pushed the tally to 215,775, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said

Sikkim registers 32 fresh coronavirus cases, taking tally to 5,664

Sikkim reported 32 fresh Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the state's caseload to 5,664, an official said

Bharat Biotech recruits 13,000 volunteers for Covaxin Phase 3 trials

Bharat Biotech announced successful recruitment of 13,000 volunteers, and continued progress towards achieving the goal of 26,000 participants for Phase III clinical trial of its Covid vaccine Covaxin

UK flight ban due to new Covid strain will impact tourism in Goa: CM Sawant

The suspension of inbound flights from the UK due to the emergence of a new, highly infectious Covid-19 strain, will have an impact on tourism in Goa, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said

India reports 19,556 new coronavirus cases, active cases at 292,000

India continues to witness a steady decline in daily new coronavirus infections as only 19,556 new Covid-19 cases were reported in last 24 hours

New daily coronavirus cases in India dip below 20,000 after nearly 6 months

The number of new coronavirus infections reported in a span of 24 hours was recorded below 20,000 after nearly six months

UK passengers arriving in Mumbai quarantined amid new Covid strain concerns

Passengers arriving from the United Kingdom (UK) in Mumbai on Tuesday morning have been sent for institutional quarantine in the wake of he new coronavirus strain

Inactivated Covid vaccine safest with lesser bad reactions: Bharat Biotech

Bharat Biotech has claimed that amongst all the vaccine platforms such as an mRNA-based vaccine and DNA-based vaccine, the inactivated vaccines being developed by it for Covid-19 are safest