A pedestrian walks past a wall mural depcting the coronavirus in Mumbai on January 29, 2022. Except for a short period — mid-June to mid-August — after the third wave, India has not witnessed even an uptick in new infections in 2022. | Photo Credit: AFP The third wave inRead More →
On a rise: Medical staff assist patients at a clinic treating COVID-19 patients, in China. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The story so far: Since the initial outbreak in 2019 in Wuhan, China, the world has seen multiple repeated waves of COVID-19 infections over the past few years, largely drivenRead More →
In recent weeks, BQ.1 sub-lineages have been emerging in many regions, especially in Europe and the United States; India recently detected BQ.1 in Pune In recent weeks, BQ.1 sub-lineages have been emerging in many regions, especially in Europe and the United States; India recently detected BQ.1 in Pune Genetic mutationsRead More →
India logged a single-day rise of 3,962 coronavirus infections and 26 fatalities, pushing the overall tally to 4,31,72,547 cases and 5,24,677 deaths, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The data updated at 8 am also stated that the number of active cases in the country increased byRead More →
A common anti-inflammatory drug has been found to be an effective antiviral agent in the treatment of mild and moderate Covid-19 patients. The drug, indomethacin, is widely used to treat various types of inflammation-related conditions. The study on Covid patients, by IIT Madras, has been published in Nature Scientific Reports.Read More →
Recording a 66 per cent jump in daily Covid-19 cases from the previous day, India reported 2,067, new infections Wednesday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The death toll climbed to over 5.22 lakh with 40 fresh fatalities from a single one on Tuesday, the healthRead More →
India reported 13,166 new Covid-19 cases and 302 related deaths in the last 24 hours ending 8 am Friday. The active count dipped from 1.48 lakh to 1.34 lakh (1,34,235), accounting for 0.31 per cent of the overall cases. While the daily positivity rate showed a marginal increase from Thursday’sRead More →
India reported 16,051 new Covid-19 cases and 206 related deaths in the last 24 hours ending 8 am, Monday. The daily cases are down from Sunday’s 19,968, data provided by the Union Ministry of Health showed. The active caseload stands at 2,02,131, accounting for 0.47 per cent of total cases.Read More →
India reported 19,968 new Covid-19 cases and 673 related deaths in the last 24 hours ending 8 am, Sunday. The daily cases are down from Saturday’s 22,270, data provided by the Union Ministry of Health showed. The daily positivity rate in the country also saw a dip from 2.07 perRead More →
Mumbai on Saturday reported 643 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the tally in the metropolis to 10,50,837, while four deaths increased the toll to 16,658. It is the third consecutive day when new cases remained below 1,000, with Friday and Thursday seeing 846 and 827 infections respectively. The Supreme Court BarRead More →
