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Covid booster shots won't be mandatory for all, says K Srinath Reddy

As cases of Covid-19 are rising in India, Business Standard's Bhaswar Kumar spoke to K Srinath Reddy, president of Public Health Foundation of India, about how the fourth wave is likely to play out

Brazilian govt lifts coronavirus-related public health emergency

Brazil declared a state of emergency to fight coronavirus in March, 2020

Covid concerns return with cases on the rise; DDMA may make masks mandatory

As on April 16, Delhi-NCR accounted for 52.5 per cent of the country's total cases - up from 11.8 per cent on April 1

Kerala records 331 new Covid-19 cases, one death in last 24 hours

Among the districts, Ernakulam reported the highest number of cases at 69, followed by Thiruvananthapuram with 48 cases and Kottayam 43

Omicron variant 'less severe' than Delta for children below 5: Study

The study, published in the journal 'JAMA Pediatrics', also showed that the Omicron variant is 6-8 times more infectious than the Delta variant

Sudden lifting of curbs not wise: Covid-19 task force Member

Dr Sunila Garg said that there should be an integrated approach on lifting the Covid restrictions

'Kids below 12 yrs who are at high risk can be considered for Covid vax'

Children mostly have mild Covid infection but those who are at high risk and have comorbidities can experience complications

Kerala logs 418 fresh Covid-19 cases, three deaths in last 24 hours

Among the 14 districts, Ernakulam recorded the highest with 113 cases, followed by Kottayam (70) and Thiruvananthapuram (58)

Active Covid-19 cases drop below 500 in Andhra Pradesh

The latest health bulletin said 51 infected persons got cured in the 24 hours ending at 9 am on Tuesday while no deaths due to the virus were reported

Kerala records 702 fresh Covid-19 cases, four deaths in last 24 hours

Among the 14 districts, Ernakulam recorded the highest with 146 cases, followed by Thiruvananthapuram (87) and Kottayam (76)

No Covid-19 deaths in Odisha for five straight days; positivity at 0.07%

The daily positivity rate was 0.07 per cent and the infections were detected out of 43,419 sample tests

Expect an uptick in Covid cases in US due to new BA.2 variant, warns Fauci

Fauci said BA.2 is about 60 per cent more transmissible than Omicron, but it does not appear to be more severe

Covid-19 pandemic: Mumbai records 48 fresh cases and no deaths

The caseload in the megapolis rose to 10,57,505 while death toll stood unchanged at 16,693

Covid-19 pandemic: Downward trend continues in TN, state logs 77 cases

There were no deaths due to the virus in the state on March 15 and 962 is the total number of active cases

Delhi records 158 Covid cases, three deaths; positivity rate 0.49%

The national capital's coronavirus case count increased to 18,61,870, while the death toll mounted to 26,137, the latest health bulletin stated

Covid-19 pandemic: Madhya Pradesh logs 117 cases and no fatality

The death toll remains unchanged at 10,733 as no fatality due to COVID-19 was reported in the last 24 hours in the state: Official

Maharashtra reports 225 Covid-19 cases; lowest after April 18, 2020

Of the eight administrative circles in Maharashtra, Pune recorded 68 cases, followed by Mumbai (59), Nashik (53), Nagpur (13), Aurangabad and Latur (nine), Kolhapur (eight), and Akola (six)

Mumbai sees no Covid death for 9th day in a row; tally rises by 65

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation data showed that 17,952 samples were examined in the last 24 hours, which took the overall number of coronavirus tests to 1,62,75,524

Kerala records 2,190 new coronavirus cases, three deaths in last 24 hours

Among the 14 districts, Ernakulam reported the highest number of cases in Kerala -- 405 cases, followed by Thiruvananthapuram with 366 cases and Kottayam with 209 cases

Third Covid vaccine dose advised for immunocompromised people: BMJ study

The research, published in The BMJ, reinforces the importance of additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to protect people with a weakened immune system