Covid 19 Updates

COVID-19: Centre to launch 'Har Ghar Dastak' campaign next month in districts with low vaccination rate

Around 48 districts have been identified where the first dose coverage among eligible beneficiaries is less than 50 percent

US set to vaccinate kids aged 5-11 against COVID-19 from November

Experts say it is essential to vaccinate children to progress towards achieving population immunity against the disease

Delta Plus not responsible for rising cases in England, not a variant of concern yet, say experts

Professor Francois Balloux, director of University College London's Genetics Institute, said Delta Plus is nothing compared to the Alpha and Delta strains, which were 50-60 percent more transmissible

UK faces calls for ‘Plan B’ with COVID-19 cases high and rising; scientists blame waning vaccine immunity

Studies have suggested that vaccines’ protection gradually wanes over time. Millions of people in Britain are being offered booster shots, but critics say the program is moving too slowly

Government removes export curbs on all diagnostic kits, reagents amid declining COVID-19 cases

The export restrictions on these products were imposed in June last year and 16 August, 2021 on account of increasing COVID-19 cases

India logs 26,727 new COVID-19 cases, 277 deaths in past 24 hrs; active infections lowest in 196 days

Out of 26,727 new COVID19 cases and 277 deaths across India, 15,914 cases and 122 deaths were reported from Kerala alone

India may try to find 'middle ground' for usage and export of J&J single-shot jab

A strategy needs to be put in place where India may take a share of the monthly production of J&J’s vaccine for domestic use, said a senior government official privy to developments on this front

Long COVID: Double vaccination halves risk of developing lasting symptoms, shows study

The COVID Symptom Study's data shows that vaccines significantly reduce the risk of catching COVID-19, with only 0.2 percent of those fully vaccinated later testing positive for the virus

India's R-value drops below 1 during mid-September

According to the data, the R-value of Mumbai stands at 1.09, Chennai at 1.11, Kolkata at 1.04 and Bengaluru at 1.06. The Reproduction number or R refers to how many people an infected person infects on average

India administers record 2 crore COVID-19 vaccines on PM Modi’s 71st birthday

The daily COVID-19 vaccinations crossed the one-crore mark for the fourth time in less than a month on Friday — the other days being 6 September, 31 August and 27 August