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11 Omicron sub-variants found during testing of international travellers; all earlier reported in India: Sources
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11 Omicron sub-variants found during testing of international travellers; all...

New Delhi, Jan 5: Eleven Omicron sub-variants were found among the 124 international travellers who tested positive for COVID-19 between December 24 and January 3 and the presence of all these variants was earlier reported in India, official sources said on Thursday. They said 19,227 international...
India logs 175 Covid infections in a day, active caseload declines to 2,570
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India logs 175 Covid infections in a day, active caseload declines to 2,570

New Delhi, Jan 4: India recorded 175 new Covid infections in a day while active caseload declined to 2,570, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The tally of Covid cases in India is at 4.46 crore while the death toll is 5,30,707, data updated at 8 am stated. The...
Boosters cut Omicron transmission in closed settings like jail, finds study
Health & Fitness

Boosters cut Omicron transmission in closed settings like jail, finds study

New York, Jan 3: Covid boosters helped limit the spread of virus in California prisons during the first Omicron wave, according to an analysis by researchers at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) that examined transmission between people living in the same cell. The study, published...
India sees 132 new COVID infections
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India sees 132 new COVID infections

New Delhi, Jan 3: India saw a single-day rise of 134 in coronavirus infections, with the active cases declining to 2,582, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The total tally of Covid cases was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,78,956). The overall death toll to...
Active Covid cases in country rise to 3,609
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Active Covid cases in country rise to 3,609

New Delhi, Dec 30: India recorded 243 new coronavirus infections, raising the tally to 4.46 crore, while the active cases have increased to 3,609, according to Union health ministry data updated on Friday.The total tally of Covid cases was recorded at 4,46,78, 158 and the death toll stands at...
Lack of info on Chinas COVID outbreak stirs global concerns
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Lack of info on China's COVID outbreak stirs global concerns

Beijing, Dec 29: Moves by the US, Japan and others to mandate COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving from China reflect global concern that new variants could emerge in its ongoing explosive outbreak — and the government may not inform the rest of the world quickly enough. There have been no reports...
Active Covid cases in country rise to 3,468
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Active Covid cases in country rise to 3,468

New Delhi, Dec 28: India logged 188 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases increased to 3,468, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,77,647).The death toll stands at 5,30,696, the data updated at 8 am...
Bharat Biotech
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Bharat Biotech's intranasal COVID-19 vaccine to cost Rs 800 for private markets

Hyderabad, Dec 27: Bharat Biotech International Limited on Tuesday said its COVID-19 intranasal vaccine iNCOVACC, which is now available on CoWIN portal, is priced at Rs 800 (excluding GST) for private markets and Rs 325 (excluding GST) for government supplies. A press release from the vaccine...
India logs 157 new Covid infections, active cases tally at 3,421
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India logs 157 new Covid infections, active cases tally at 3,421

New Delhi, Dec 27: India recorded a single-day rise of 157 new COVID-19 cases, while the count of active cases of the disease has marginally decreased to 3,421, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The tally of Covid cases in the country has now gone up to 4.46 crore...
India records 201 new COVID-19 infections; active cases rise to 3,397
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India records 201 new COVID-19 infections; active cases rise to 3,397

New Delhi, Dec 24: India reported 201 new coronavirus infections, raising the tally to 4.46 crore, while the active cases increased to 3,397, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. The death toll stands at 5,30,691 with one fatality reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am by the...
Active Covid cases in country dip to 3,380
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Active Covid cases in country dip to 3,380

New Delhi, Dec 23: India logged 163 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases declined to 3,380, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,76,678). The death toll stands at 5,30,690 with nine fatalities. While six...
India logs 131 fresh COVID-19 cases
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India logs 131 fresh COVID-19 cases

New Delhi, Dec 21: India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 4,46,76,330 on Wednesday with 131 fresh infections, while the number of active cases came down to 3,408, according to Union health ministry data. The toll due to the viral disease increased to 5,30,680 with three more fatalities, including two...
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