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Global coronavirus caseload tops 525.3 mn, death toll crosses 6.28 mn

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 82,951,379 and 1,001,269, respectively

What is USFDA's Form 483?

The US carries out regular inspections at offshore drug making units to ensure quality compliance. In a recent check, the US FDA has issued Form 483 to Sun Pharma Halol unit. Let's demystify Form 483

Global coronavirus caseload crosses 518.7 mn; death toll at 6.25 mn

India accounts for the second highest caseload at 43,107,689

India records 3,207 new Covid cases, 29 deaths; positivity rate at 0.95%

A decrease of 232 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

Nearly one-fourth of all men and women in India are now obese: NFHS

NFHS notes steady increase in obesity among women as household wealth increases

India records 3,545 fresh Covid cases, 27 deaths in last 24 hours

The daily positivity rate was 0.76 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 0.79 per cent

Chhattisgarh records 6 new Covid-19 cases, no fresh death in last 24 hours

The positivity rate, or coronavirus cases detected per 100 tests, stood at 0.15 per cent

Delta or different variant may cause another Covid outbreak: Study

The findings suggests that while Delta wiped out the variants that preceded it, Omicron has not eliminated the deadly variant which could re-emerge

India reports 3,205 new Covid cases, 31 fatalities in last 24 hours

An increase of 372 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload which now stand at 19,509, according to the data

Lithuania ends Covid emergency status, changes management strategy

The decision was made following a steady decline in the number of new cases and hospital admissions, reports Xinhua news agency

India reports 3,688 new Covid-19 cases, 50 deaths in last 24 hours

The weekly positivity rate stood at 0.66 per cent, the daily positivity rate reported a marginal rise at 0.74 per cent.

Canadian police face off with protesters opposed to Covid mandates

Big-rig trucks attempted to make their way to Parliament Hill as part of the Rolling Thunder rally, organised by Freedom Fighters Canada, a group dedicated to speaking out against COVID-19 mandates

Impact of Covid 'is down but not out', do not be careless: Health experts

"It is important for all to take adequate precautions to curb the impact of the virus. It is observed that if the cases rise in an area, there is a chance that another variant exists"

Mizoram reports 107 fresh Covid-19 cases, one death in last 24 hours

The single-day positivity rate increased to 35.79 per cent from 16.14 per cent on the previous day as the fresh cases were detected from 299 samples tested

Pfizer's anti-Covid pill Paxlovid could be available in India next week

This assumes significance as Covid cases are on the rise in the country, especially in the National Capital Region (NCR)

Tamil Nadu takes stringent measures to tackle rising Covid cases

The health department has issued a circular making masks mandatory and violators will be charged with a fine of Rs 500

Serum CEO Poonawalla warns against return to business-as-usual approach

He pointed out that there is rising vaccine fatigue among the public as the main reason for the low off-take of the vaccines

Wearing masks now mandatory in Tamil Nadu, violators to be fined Rs 500

The Department said the decision was taken considering the rising cases of Covid-19 in the country, especially in Delhi

As coronavirus cases rise, is Delhi heading towards a fourth wave?

Covid 4th wave in Delhi: The positivity rate has increased in the last seven days from 2.39 percent on April 14 to 4.71 percent on April 21

WHO says new Covid cases, deaths declined globally again in last week

Nearly 5.59 million cases were reported between April 11 and 17, 24% fewer than in the previous week