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India's first indigenous mRNA vaccine likely to be available soon

The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) has recommended granting the Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) to the country's first mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccine in a meeting held on Friday

Delhi logs 1,447 new Covid cases, one more death; positivity rate at 5.98%

The infection tally has risen to 19,28,841 while the death toll stands at 26,243

Maharashtra reports 4,205 new Covid-19 cases; CM reviews situation

On Thursday, the state had logged 5,218 COVID-19 cases and one death

Mumbai reports 1,898 Covid cases, two deaths; positivity rate at 12.7%

Of 1,898 new Covid-19 patients, 1,802 were asymptomatic

Omicron sub-variants may target lungs, evade vax, prior infection: Studies

A preliminary study from the University of Tokyo showed that BA.4, BA.5, and BA.2.12.1 may have evolved to cause infection of lung cells

Mumbai reports sharp rise in new coronavirus cases at 2,479; one more dies

With these additions, the overall Covid-19 count in the metropolis surged to 11,01,862, while the death toll increased to 19,589

Covishield booster post Covaxin priming improves immune response 58x: CMC

So far, India has not allowed heterologous boosting of vaccines

Telangana: Active cases zoom past 2,000-mark with 236 fresh infections

No fresh fatality occurred due to the infection in the state and the death toll continued to be 4,111

Kerala reports 2,786 new Covid cases, five deaths in last 24 hours

With the new infections on Sunday, the case load stands at 66,01,884

Maharashtra logs 4,004 new Covid cases in 24 hrs; active tally at 23,746

A day earlier the state had reported 3,883 cases and two Covid-19 fatalities

4 cr Indians experienced long Covid symptoms in last two years: Study

Long Covid is defined as having new or ongoing symptoms four weeks or more after the start of disease; symptoms include fatigue, shortness of breath, loss of concentration and joint pain

Maharashtra records 4,165 new Covid cases, three deaths in last 24 hours

State capital Mumbai alone reported 2,255 new cases and two fatalities

NTAGI to review Covaxin, Corbevax vaccine data for 6-12 years on Thursday

The agenda for the NTAGI's meeting includes discussion on CMC Vellore study on the feasibility of allowing precaution dose of a Covid vaccine separate from the one used for primary vaccination

Covid: 3 cases of BA.4 and 1 of BA.5 Omicron sub-variants found in Mumbai

BA.4 and BA.5 are sub-variants of the highly transmissible Omicron strain of the coronavirus which had triggered the third wave of the pandemic in the country

Delhi logs 735 new Covid cases, 3 deaths; positivity rate stands at 4.35%

This is the third consecutive day that Delhi has recorded more than 600 cases and a positivity rate of more than three per cent

Covid surge 'expected fluctuation' during endemic prevalence: Experts

According to experts, the recent surge is due to increased travel, social gathering and economic activities resulting in a greater possibility of the transmission of the virus

Covid-19 testing drops even as daily cases rise to three-month high

Testing volumes have not grown much nationally, though individual states show some improvement

New coronavirus infections in India jump to cross 5,000-mark

A total of 5,233 infections were recorded in a span of 24 hours, while the death toll climbed to 524,715 with seven fresh fatalities

Maharashtra reports 2,701 new Covid cases, highest in nearly four months

Mumbai on Wednesday recorded 1,765 new Covid cases, its highest single-day count since January 26

Centre asks Kerala to submit report amid 2 confirmed Norovirus cases

Norovirus is a viral illness that is the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis globally