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COVID-19: India records 16,577 new infections, 120 deaths
India recorded its single-day increase in coronavirus cases above 16,000 for the second consecutive day as the infection tally rose to 1,10...
Ireland extends coronavirus lockdown by one month
Current lockdown measures -- in place since late December -- were due to expire on March 5 but will now be prolonged until April 5.
COVID-19: India records 13,742 new cases, 104 fatalities
India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 1,10,30,176. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,07,26,702...
'Real-world' UK data shows 70% decline in COVID infections after first Pfizer shot
Data analysed by Public Health England (PHE) showed the Pfizer provided high levels of protection against infection and symptomatic disease...
COVID-19: India records 13,993 new cases, highest in 22 days
Daily COVID-19 cases in the country climbed to about 14,000 after nearly 22 days taking India's tally to 1,09,77,387, while the recoveries ...
UK study shows Covid-19 infections 'fallen significantly' in England
"These findings show encouraging signs infections are now heading in the right direction across the country, but we must not drop our guard...
Indian economy on track for recovery: S&P
"The emergence of yet more contagious COVID-19 variants with the potential to evade vaccine-derived immunity present a major risk to this r...
Slower spread of mutant coronavirus
Covid 19 vaccines bringing down infections, shows Israel study
This is one of the first studies that link vaccination and a drop in infection rates. The study analysed data on Covid-19 infection and hos...
No fall in COVID infections despite lockdown, finds UK study
The Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI Real-time Assessment of Community Transmission (REACT) study into the country's COVID-19 infecti...
COVID-19 in Delhi: 386 fresh cases, 16 deaths; positivity rate 0.51%
The infection tally in the city stood at 6.3 lakh and the death toll mounted to 10,707 with 16 new fatalities, the authorities said.
Delhi reports 444 fresh cases, 10 deaths; positivity rate 0.59 percent
The city had recorded 654 cases on Wednesday with a positivity rate of 0.88 per cent, the only time the daily infection count has crossed t...
Israel begins virus inoculation drive as infections surge
Israel on Sunday began its coronavirus inoculation drive, aiming to vaccinate some 60,000 people a day in a bid to stamp out the illness th...
Covid-19: India hits 10 million cases as country awaits vaccine
India’s Covid-19 case count has crossed 10 million, but new infections have slowed dramatically and the positivity rate is down to about 2....
India's COVID-19 recovery rate crosses 95%, among highest in world; active cases below 3.4 lakh
With a high number of patients recovering every day and the sustained fall in the mortality rate, the country's steady trend of decline in ...
Covid-19 alert! Rare fungus is preying on corona patients
Doctors are now reporting an alarming incidence of rare and serious fungal infection which is preying on patients either battling Covid-19 ...
Bengaluru's Covid-19 infection curve may be flattening
The drop in new cases, coupled with the decline in deaths and improved recoveries, has come as a big relief to administrators and healthcar...
Covid-19: India records 45,576 infections, 585 fatalities
India's Covid-19 caseload rose to 89.58 lakh with fresh 45,576 infections, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease...
Britain pressed to follow French and German lockdowns as coronavirus rates surge
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government has so far tried to avoid a nationwide lockdown, opting instead for a tiered system of local cont...
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