Corona Updates

Indonesia began testing a homegrown Covid-19 vaccine on humans Wednesday after getting the green light from the drug regulator as the country faces a rising wave of virus cases. Research on the “Merah Putih” (“Red White“) vaccine — named…
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Global Covid-19 cases have surpassed the 400 million mark, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The global case count amounted to 400,244,031, with 5,761,208 deaths worldwide, as of 5:21 pm PT (6:51 am IST) Tuesday, showed the…
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As the countrywide Covid-19 tally falls, Mumbai will be unlocked by the end of February, mayor Kishori Pednekar said on Tuesday, according to news agency ANI. “We have made up our minds,” she also said, while stressing not to show laxity in…
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Imported pet hamsters probably carried the Delta variant of coronavirus into Hong Kong and caused an outbreak among humans, according to a new study. The researchers from the University of Hong Kong and government officials conducted a…
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Chinese scientists say they have developed a new coronavirus test that is accurate as a PCR lab test but gives results within four minutes. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests are widely considered the most accurate and sensitive for the…
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India saw a single-day rise of 67,597 new coronavirus infections, raising its tally to 4,23,39,611, while the active cases fell below 10 lakh after around 27 days. The positivity rate has gone down to 5%. Here are the top 10 updates on…
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The coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic has infected millions of people across the globe. In the two years since its emergence, the virus has mutated, grown stronger and led to waves of infection, which initially led to a high number of…
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South Korea will no longer use GPS monitoring to enforce quarantines and will also end daily checkup calls to low-risk coronavirus patients as a fast-developing Omicron surge overwhelms health and government workers. The speed of…
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India reported 83,876 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, while the positivity rate dropped marginally to 7.25%. This is the first time since January 6 that India’s daily Covid tally did not cross the 1-lakh mark. Here are the top 10…
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With new cases of Covid-19 on the decline, the Bihar government on Sunday decided to roll-back many pandemic restrictions, including night curfew. All schools, colleges, coaching institutes, religious places, shops and malls will remain…
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