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DATA STORY: India tally past 5-mn mark; fifth 1 mn cases came in just 12 days

The country again added over 90,000 cases in a day, with the highest single-day jump of 82,961 in recoveries. At 1,290, the number of deaths reported in 24 hours was also the highest so far

Delivering Covid vaccine a governance challenge, India should take lead

One critical challenge will be storage and transportation. Some of the vaccines that use the new messenger RNA technology will need to be stored at subzero temperatures

India's Covid-19 tally nears 5 mn with one-fifth of total cases active

India took six months to reach the first million covid cases and it has gone from four to 4.9 million in 11 days

No shortage of medical oxygen for Covid-19 patients: Health Ministry

The Health Ministry clarified that there is no dearth of medical oxygen in the country, in wake of reports about its scarcity, and in fact, there is a surplus of thousands of metric tonnes

Does a Bayesian approach allow us to understand the trajectory of Covid pandemic?

In tackling the pandemic, India followed an approach similar to the Barbell strategy in finance - hedging for the worst outcome initially, and updating its response step by step via feedback

Lockdown from Mar 25 to May 31 controlled progression of Covid-19: Govt

The lockdown from March 25 to May 31 successfully controlled the aggressive progression of Covid-19 in India but there has been a steady rise in the number of cases in the post-lockdown phase

Covid recovery rate over 78%, half of active cases in 3 states: Health Min

India has continued to post an upward trajectory of Covid-19 recovery rate, which reached 78.28 per cent on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said

India coronavirus update: 83,809 new Covid cases, 1,054 deaths in 24 hours

India's novel coronavirus tally crossed 49 lakh on Tuesday with 83,809 new cases, while38.59 lakh people have recuperated so far, taking the recovery rate to 78.28 per cent, the Health Ministry said

DATA STORY: India's doubling time for total corona cases increases to 40.4 days

With 79292 new daily recoveries, India's recovery rate has improved to 78.28%; the fatality rate remains at 1.64%

Coronavirus LIVE: Manish Sisodia tests positive, is in self-isolation

Coronavirus latest update: Worldwide there are 29,107,971 cases of coronavirus. India's total number of corona cases has surged to 4,837,952. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE updates

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Country's size, diversity may be hindering peak

Punjab's oxygen demand spikes, Ventilator shortage in Karnataka and Bengaluru overtakes Mumbai on daily cases--news on how the country is dealing with the pandemic

World Coronavirus Dispatch: EU states to pilot Covid-tracing apps

Israel going back to lockdown, UK sets new cap on social gatherings, Refugee camp in Greece burned to the ground and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Covid-19 Factoid: Now, Tamil Nadu also has more than half million cases

Cases continue to rise unabated in India, while Andhra Pradesh sees a slight slowdown

DATA STORY: India has added 641,814, or 13.25% of all its cases, in past 7 days

With 77,512 new daily recoveries, India's recovery rate has improved to 78%; the fatality rate has come down to 1.64%

Centre urge 7 states to ensure adequate Oxygen availability at hospitals

The Union Health Ministry advised Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh to ensure adequate Oxygen availability in all healthcare facilities

Participation in digital health ecosystem shall be optional: Vardhan

"Participation in the digital health ecosystem shall be totally optional and shall never be made mandatory for individuals," he underscored

Coronavirus LIVE: Delhi records over 4,000 infections for 5th straight day

Coronavirus India update: Worst-hit states are Maharashtra (1,015,681) Andhra Pradesh (547,686), Tamil Nadu (491,571), Karnataka (4,40,411), and UP (299,045). Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

Yoga, chyawanprash part of new guidelines for recovered Covid-19 patients

Daily practice of Yogasana, Pranayama and meditation, breathing exercises and morning or evening walk at a comfortable pace were among other measures

DATA STORY: India has added 640,545, or 13.5% of all its cases, in past 7 days

Delhi (4321), Chhattisgarh (3120), Haryana (2783), Madhya Pradesh (2347), J&K (1698), Gujarat (1365), Goa (740) and Himachal (445) reported their biggest respective single-day spikes on Sunday

Union Minister Shripad Naik discharged from hospital after Covid recovery

Union Minister of State Shripad Naik was on Saturday discharged from hospital here after recovery from COVID-19 for which he had tested positive in August.The minister of state for AYUSH (independent charge) and Defence took to Twitter to post: "By god's grace, I have tested Negative for Covid19 & have been discharged from the hospital. I would like to sincerely thank Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modiji for his concern & support during this difficult phase."In a statement, Naik said that he emerged as a "very positive and rejuvenated person". "I have today emerged as one more recovered patient and statistic of COVID 19 pandemic; but also a very positive and rejuvenated person," he said.Admitted to Manipal Hospital Goa on August 14, the Union Minister of State said that he had to face "many ups and downs""Throughout this phase of my life, I am the first-hand witness to the superhuman efforts the medical personnel of this country is putting up to fight COVID. Manipal ...