New Delhi: India Monday reported 8,084 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, a decline against the 8,582 infections registered the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said. Also in the same period, the country logged 10 new Covid fatalities, which took the overall death toll to 5,24,771. The Continue Reading
India records 8,329 fresh Covid cases, 10 deaths
New Delhi: India registered 8,329 fresh Covid cases in last 24 hrs, a steep rise against 7,584 infections reported on previous day, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday morning. In the same period, the country reported 10 more Covid deaths, taking the nationwide death toll to 5,24,757. Meanwhile, the Continue Reading
South Africa win toss, put India into bat
New Delhi: Rishabh Pant’s debut as India captain did not start on a positive note as South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss. The visitors then elected to field against India in the first T20 international of the five-match series here Thursday. India have fielded three pacers in Bhuvneshwar Continue Reading
Masks a must on flights and airports: DGCA
New Delhi: Airlines must de-board any passenger before departure if they refuse to wear face mask inside an aircraft. This instruction was given Wednesday by aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). If any passenger refuses to wear mask or follow Covid1-19 protocol in a flight mid-air, the airline Continue Reading
Karan Johar’s party leaves over 50 guests infected with Covid
Mumbai: It was a grand affair when filmmaker Karan Johar turned 50 last month. The celebration saw the who’s who of Bollywood such as Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Hrithik Roshan, among many others, attending his big party. However, a media report by Bollywood Hungama states that KJo’s celebration Continue Reading
Pfizer says Covid shot 80% effective in young kids
Washington: Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech have said that preliminary clinical data showed their three-dose Covid-19 vaccine regimen was 80 per cent effective for children aged between 6 months to 5-years-old at preventing illness during the Omicron wave. The vaccine was found to elicit a strong immune response following Continue Reading
Centre writes to states on precaution doses for those travelling abroad
New Delhi: The Central government Friday wrote a letter to the states and union territories (UTs) for allowing Covid-19 vaccine precaution doses anytime after three months from the second dose as required by the destination country. “The precaution doses can be administered to such beneficiaries less than 9 months to Continue Reading
World’s longest known Covid infection lasted for 505 days in UK patient
London: An immunocompromised UK patient suffered the longest known days, 505, with Covid infections, claim researchers. Previously the longest known PCR confirmed case is thought to be 335 days. Researchers at the King’s College London and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust studied nine immunocompromised patients, between March 2020 Continue Reading
Masks still the best antidote to fight Covid-19: Researchers
Toronto: Effective mask use can drastically slow the spread of Covid-19. Use of masks can reduce the magnitude of the pandemic peak by flattening the curve, and reduce the prevalence of severe cases, according to a study. Researchers from McMaster University in Canada developed a model to investigate Covid-19 ‘variolation’ Continue Reading
Govt set to allow precaution dose before 9-month waiting period for those travelling abroad
New Delhi: The Union government is set to relax the norms for Covid vaccine precaution dose, allowing those going overseas to get the jab before the stipulated nine-month waiting period as required by the destination country, sources said Wednesday. An official announcement, however, is yet to be made by the Continue Reading