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India reports 2.86 lakh COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

Jan 27, 2022, at 05:16 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 2,86,384 COVID-19 cases while the toll went up by 573 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday morning.

Pfizer and BioNTech initiate study to evaluate Omicron-based COVID-19 vaccine in adults aged between 18-55

Jan 26, 2022, at 09:20 pm

New York: Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE on Wednesday announced the initiation of a clinical study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of an Omicron-based vaccine candidate in healthy adults 18 through 55 years of age.

India records 2,55,874 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, 614 deaths

Jan 25, 2022, at 03:07 pm

New Delhi: India witnessed a dip in the daily case count as 2,55,874 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.

Covid pandemic can end in 2022 if comprehensive measures taken: WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Jan 24, 2022, at 09:46 pm

Geneva/UNI/Sputnik: The international community can put an end to the coronavirus pandemic in 2022 if it takes comprehensive measures, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday.

India registers 3,06,064 new COVID-19 cases, positivity rate touches 20.75 percent

Jan 24, 2022, at 02:46 pm

New Delhi: India registered 3,06,064 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, marking a slight dip in daily count, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.

Evidence shows Omicron variant could help end the pandemic: Expert

Jan 24, 2022, at 01:11 am

Pune/UNI: Noted epidemiologist Dr Naresh Purohit on Sunday said the emergence of new Covid variant Omicron may be the end of pandemic in its present raging form.

Pakistan seeing fifth wave, 7,586 fresh COVID-19 cases recorded in past 24 hours

Jan 23, 2022, at 10:00 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing a rise in COVID-19 cases as 7,586 fresh cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Sunday.

At 3.33 lakh new Covid-19 infections, India witnesses marginal drop in cases from yesterday

Jan 23, 2022, at 03:44 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India registered 3.33 lakh cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, which is marginally lower than yesterday.

India logs 3.37 lakh new COVID-19 cases, 488 deaths in 24 hours

Jan 22, 2022, at 06:18 pm

New Delhi/UNI: India recorded 3,37,704 new COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.

COVID-19: India's daily positivity rate touches 17.22 percent

Jan 22, 2022, at 03:03 pm

New Delhi: India registered  3,37,704 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, witnessing a rise in daily positivity rate to 17.22 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.

Sri Lankan health authorities warn against Omicron

Jan 21, 2022, at 11:16 pm

Colombo/UNI/Xinhua: Sri Lanka's health authorities on Friday said with a rise in the number of Omicron infected patients, the new variant was soon becoming dominant that would overtake the Delta variant in the country.

India records 3,47,254 new COVID-19 cases, 703 deaths in past 24 hours

Jan 21, 2022, at 02:54 pm

New Delhi: India witnessed yet another day of spike as 3,47,254 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.

India registers 3,17,532 new COVID-19 cases, daily positivity rate touches 16.41 percent

Jan 20, 2022, at 02:51 pm

New Delhi: India registered a significant spike in COVID-19 cases as 3,17,532 new instances were recorded in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Thursday.

China blames mail from Canada to be the source of Omicron's arrival in Beijing: Reports

Jan 19, 2022, at 11:54 pm

Beijing: Chinese authorities believe that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 might have entered Beijing via contaminated mail from Canada.

COVID-19: WHO expresses hope worst of Omicron wave is over

Jan 19, 2022, at 07:04 pm

New York: Omicron continues to sweep the world, but cases seem to have peaked in some countries, which gives the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) hope that the worst of this latest wave of COVID-19 is over.

India registers 2,38,018 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, positivity rate reduces to 14.43 percent

Jan 18, 2022, at 03:01 pm

New Delhi: India registered a minor reduction in daily count as 2,38,018 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.

India's positivity rate increases to 19.65 percent, 2,58,089 new COVID-19 cases detected

Jan 17, 2022, at 02:49 pm

New Delhi: India's Daily Positivity rate has touched 19.65 percent as the country recorded 2,58,089 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Monday.

India registers 2,68,833 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, daily positivity rate touches 16.66 pct

Jan 15, 2022, at 03:35 pm

New Delhi: India registered 2,68,833 new COVID-19 cases, including  6,041 Omicron cases, in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.

Omicron fuels record weekly COVID-19 cases, but deaths ‘stable’

Jan 15, 2022, at 01:26 am

New York: Fuelled by Omicron, more than 15 million new cases of COVID-19 were reported around the world last week, by far the most cases reported in a single seven day period, the World Health Organization (WHO) informed on Wednesday.

Delhi sees highest ever daily spike with 28,867 new cases in 24 hours

Jan 14, 2022, at 04:29 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi witnessed the biggest-ever daily spike in COVID-19 surge on Thursday with 28,867 new cases in the last 24 hours with the positivity rate increased to 29 percent.

India's daily COVID-19 tally nears 2.50 lakh, highest since May 2021

Jan 13, 2022, at 04:18 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In a big jump in daily cases, 2.47 lakh COVID-19 cases were reported from various states and union territories of India in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry's Thursday data, keeping the weak health infrastructure of the country on its toes.

Delhi registers 27,561 new COVID-19 cases, second highest since April

Jan 13, 2022, at 06:27 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi on Wednesday logged 27,561 fresh COVID-19 cases, which is a 29 percent rise over the infections in the last 24 hours and the highest ever in a day since April. 

'Omicron is not common cold': Centre counters top epidemiologist

Jan 13, 2022, at 05:05 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Omicron is not a common cold and it is a misconception that is spreading, the government's top COVID-19 adviser VK Paul said on Wednesday, a day after the country's top epidemiologist called Omicron infections as mild as a cold.

Europe: Omicron wave threatens to overwhelm health workers in weeks

Jan 12, 2022, at 05:39 pm

New York: With forecasts indicating more than 50 per cent of Europeans are likely to become infected with the Omicron variant in the next six to eight weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that health workers still bear the greatest burden.

India registers 1,94,720 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, positivity rate touches 11.05 pct

Jan 12, 2022, at 03:15 pm

New Delhi: India registered yet another daily spike in cases as 1,94,720 new COVID-19 cases were registered in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.

Omicron variant causing increased hospitalisations, ICU admissions in Canada: Public health officer

Jan 12, 2022, at 05:20 am

Ottawa/IBNS: Large volume of Omicron cases driving hospitalisations in Canada in the wrong direction, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public health officer, has said.

Everyone will be infected with Omicon, boosters won't stop it: Expert suggests

Jan 12, 2022, at 05:03 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The 'highly transmissible' Omicron variant is "almost unstoppable" and everyone will eventually be infected with it, medical experts have suggested.

Army holds medical camp in Gurez, Kashmir

Jan 12, 2022, at 12:54 am

Srinagar/IBNS: A joint medical screening camp was conducted Sunday at Tamam village by a team of doctors from the Army and Sub Divisional Hospital (SDH) Dawar, Gurez.

India continues to witness spike, registers 1,79,723 new COVID-19 cases

Jan 10, 2022, at 03:27 pm

New Delhi: India registered 1,79,723 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, marking yet another day of surge, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.

India witnesses another surge in COVID-19 cases, registers 1,41,986 fresh cases

Jan 08, 2022, at 03:47 pm

New Delhi: India continued to witness a jump in daily count as 1,41,986 fresh COVID-19 cases were registered in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.