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Omicron has reached community transmission stage in India, dominant in multiple metros, says INSACOG
Omicron has become the dominant variant of COVID in Delhi and Mumbai where new cases are rising exponentially. BA.2 lineage, an infectious sub-variant of Omicron, has been found in a substantial fraction in India
Despite Donald Trump's campaign video claiming kids 'virtually immune', US COVID-19 rates rising fast among children
The total number of children infected has doubled since the American Academy of Pediatrics and education groups recommended in early July that schools should reopen wherever possible.
New Zealand Coronavirus cluster increases with 13 new cases, PM says more cases to be expected
Despite New Zealand's previous success in containing the virus, National health chief said health authorities had anticipated a return.
WHO says dentists have high risk of being infected by COVID-19, asks people to delay non essential dental work
WHO said that while dental services had begun, several procedures could be done in a way that minimised aerosol or micro-droplets hanging in the air.
Auckland goes into lockdown as New Zealand records its first community Coronavirus case in 102 days
An older man in his 50s, with no history of overseas travel, along with three more members of his family have tested positive for the virus.
New Zealand crosses 100 days without any new domestic COVID-19 cases; WHO hails milestone as exemplary
The country halted the spread of SARS-CoV-2 by imposing a strict lockdown in late March when only around 100 people had tested positive.
Coronavirus Updates: Weekend lockdown to be imposed in Jammu from 24 July; J&K reports 701 new cases
Coronavirus Updates: Jammu will be under lockdown from 6pm on all Fridays till 6 am on all Mondays and people will be allowed to step out only for medical emergencies, said an order.
'Cases in rural areas a bad sign': IMA chairman claims COVID-19 community spread has begun in India
'Every day the number of cases is increasing by more than around 30,000. This is really a bad situation,' said IMA chairman Dr VK Monga
Coronavirus Updates: AIIMS panel gives nod for human clinical trials of indigenous vaccine candidate COVAXIN
Coronavirus Updates: The premier hospital is likely to begin the exercise by enrolling healthy volunteers from Monday.
Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: Bihar's COVID-19 cases reach 6,289 as 193 test positive; Patna, Bhagalpur account for 10% of infections
Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: The total number of coronavirus cases in Bihar rose to 6,289 on Saturday with 193 new cases, while the death toll stood at 35, health department officials said.
Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra cross 1 lakh with 3,493 new infections reported today; toll stands at 3,717
Coronavirus Outbreak LIVE Updates: Movement of people will remain prohibited across the country from 9 pm to 5 am during the ongoing 'Unlock 1', but there are no restrictions on plying of buses with passengers and goods trucks on highways, the Centre said on Friday.
Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: Gurgaon cop among 6 dead in district today; COVID-19 containment zones in Bangalore rise to 113
Coronavirus Outbreak LIVE Updates: A team of NHRC on Thursday visited the LNJP hospital. Jyotika Kalra, a member was quoted by ANI as saying, "We have come here to take stock of situation after NHRC took suo moto cognizance on the complaints of the patients regarding discrepancies in availability of beds on Delhi corona app and in hospitals."
Lockdown is unlikely to yield any further dividend in India's fight against COVID-19, says virologist Shahid Jameel
"Building trust is most important so that people follow rules. A public health problem cannot be dealt with as a law-and-order problem," says virologist.
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Coronavirus India Update, May 15: Cases cross 80,000, call for a tobacco ban, PM-CARES Fund for vaccine development
The caseload of COVID-19 in India has now reached 81,970. There are currently 51,401 active cases, with the death toll now reaching 2,649 in the country.
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Severity of COVID-19 in children and other misconceptions about the coronavirus disease
Here are three of the most common misconceptions that many people believed to be true - but further research and analysis proves that they are not.
ICMR to conduct sero-survey in 69 districts to estimate prevalence of COVID-19 infection among Indian population
The household level cross-sectional survey will cover 24,000 adults distributed equally across four strata of districts categorised on the basis of COVID-19 cases.
COVID-19 impact: Informal economy workers excluded from most govt measures, be it cash transfers or tax benefits
Like demonetisation, the current lockdown has exposed millions of workers and their families to starvation, hunger, death and very bleak future prospects.
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No community transmission of COVID-19 yet. Here's what stage 3 would mean for India
Avoiding Stage 3 is an ideal case scenario. More developed and less populated countries than ours haven’t been able to manage it.
Coronavirus Outbreak: With a stressed Rabi season, it's imperative to ensure speedy delivery of Zaid, Kharif seeds to farmers
Agriculture is the backbone of our survival and most of our agriculture today depends on quality seeds and the organised seed sector.
One in ten new coronavirus cases were infected by people who don't show any symptoms: Study
The team of researchers collaborating on this study found that the average serial interval for the virus was around four days.