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Third wave of Covid led by Omicron to end in April: IIT-K Professor

Professor Manindra Agarwal of IIT Kanpur has said that the third wave of the pandemic will end by April.

India reports 33,750 new Covid cases, Omicron tally rises to 1,700

India reported 33,750 new Covid-19 cases and 123 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday.

India to start vaccinating children aged 15-18 against Covid from today

India will start administering its indigenous Covid vaccine Covaxin to the 15 to 18 age group from today

India records 22,775 new Covid cases; Omicron tally rises to 1,431

India has logged 161 fresh Omicron cases, taking their tally in the country to 1,431, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The 1,431 cases of the new variant of the coronavirus have been detected across 23 states and union territories so far, and 488 of these have either recovered or migrated. Maharashtra has recorded the highest number of 454 cases, followed by Delhi with 351, Kerala 118 and Gujarat 115. The daily rise in COVID-19 cases crossed the 16,000-mark in the country after around 65 days, taking the infection tally to 3,48,61,579, while the count of active cases increased to 1,04,781, according to the data updated at 8 am. India saw 22,775 new infections being reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 4,81,080 with 220 daily fatalities, the data stated. A total of 22,431 new coronavirus infections were reported in a span of 24 hours last on October 6, while the active case count was recorded above one lakh last on November 30. The active

'May we keep scaling new heights': PM Modi extends greetings on New Year

PM Narendra Modi extended greetings on the first day of 2022 on Saturday and expressed hope that the New Year will bring an abundance of joy and good health to everyone

India's current account slips into deficit again in September quarter

Wider merchandise trade deficits pulled India's Q2FY22 current account into the negative territory, official data showed on Friday.

India reports 16,764 new COVID-19 cases, Omicron tally surges to 1,270

India on Friday reported 16,764 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 days, a surge for the third day which has pushed the country's coronavirus tally to 34,838,804.The total cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 cases has gone up to 1,270 with Maharashtra and Delhi reporting 450 and 320 cases respectively, according to the Union health ministry.The health ministry informed that the active caseload in the country stands at 91,361 constituting 0.26 per cent of the total cases.With this, the country's COVID-19 tally has risen to 34,838,804 and with 220 deaths reported over the past 24 hours, the death toll has mounted to 4,81,080.As many as 7,585 patients recovered in the last 24 hours taking the total number of recoveries to 3,42,66,363.The recovery rate in the country currently stands at 98.36 per cent.The weekly positivity rate in the country is 0.89 per cent which remains lesser than 1 per cent for the last 47 days.The daily positivity rate is 1.34 per cent which remains lesser than

Top Headlines: Govt alerts states on Omicron; MFs' foreign holdings balloon

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Cricket fraternity hails India's maiden Test win at Centurion

After memorable wins at the Gabba and Lord's, team India wrapped up 2021 in style by bringing down South Africa's citadel

Mitigate Covid risk fully with vaccination for children, say doctors

With the government set to rollout vaccination for children in the 15-18 age group from January 3, doctors have welcomed the move saying only vaccination can mitigate Covid-19 risk fully

Women force change at Indian Apple plant, sick from bad food, crowded dorms

For women who assembled iPhones at a Foxconn plant in southern India, crowded dorms without flush toilets and food sometimes crawling with worms were problems to be endured for the paycheck

India reports 13,154 Covid cases in 24 hrs, Omicron tally reaches 961

In the last 24 hours, India registered 13,154 new Covid-19 cases and 268 deaths, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday.

Top Headlines: India prepares for Omicron; banks' asset quality to worsen

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India reports 6,358 new Covid-19 cases, Omicron tally rises to 653

A total of 6,358 new Covid-19 cases were reported in India in the last 24 hours, taking the active caseload in the country to 75,456

Covaxin showed good immune response in children during trials: NTAGI chief

Covaxin has shown that it has a very good immune response in children in trials, NTAGI Chairman Dr NK Arora said

India will see Omicron surge, but cases will be mild: South African expert

'Existing vaccines will greatly help reduce the spread of the Omicron variant,' says Dr Angelique Coetzee who first identified the variant

India can see surge in Covid-19 cases by end of January 2022: Expert

India can see a surge in Covid-19 cases by the end of January 2022, a Hyderabad-based doctor warned."We expect a surge in COVID-19 numbers by end of January because we are no different from the world. We will face what the world is facing," Dr Sambit, Director (Medical) of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Hyderabad said."As of now we haven't seen a significant surge in the number of COVID-19 cases, but it has been tricking slowly. Over the last month, the count down was zero but since the last week, patients have been reporting, though they are not diagnosed with severe disease," Dr said."We are not sure whether it's an omicron variant or delta variant because that needs genetic testing. Most of them are suffering from fever, headache, a stuffy nose, and cough. As of now, we haven't seen any patient suffering from shortness of breath required a hospitalisation," he added.Talking about those below 18 years who haven't been vaccinated yet, Dr Sambit said, "try to avoid ...

India records 7,189 new Covid-19 cases, Omicron tally rises to 415

India has logged 7,189 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Saturday.The tally of cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus in the country has risen to 415.As per the Health Ministry, the country's active caseload stands at 77,032, presently the lowest in 579 days."Active cases constitute 0.22 per cent of the country's total positive cases, which is lowest since March 2020," said the Ministry.With 387 COVID deaths in the last 24 hours, the cumulative death toll due to the virus has climbed 4,79,520.The Ministry further informed that as many as 7,286 patients recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally of recovered patients since the beginning of the pandemic to 3,42,23,263.Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.40 per cent, the highest since March 2020.11,12,195 COVID tests have also been conducted across the country in the last 24 hours. "India has so far conducted over 67.10 crore (67,10,51,627)

Recall noble teachings of Jesus Christ: PM Modi extends wishes on Christmas

Extending his greetings to the citizens on the occasion of Christmas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday recalled the life and teachings of Jesus Christ

India records 6,650 Covid cases in 24 hrs, Omicron tally rises to 358

India recorded 122 cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in a span of 24 hours, the highest so far