COVID-19

Delta variant fuelled 50% rise in English Covid prevalence: Study

Quad ties: India targets 1 billion Covid vaccine output by end of 2022

India sees 67.5k new Covid cases, 1,332 deaths

Despite a marginal rise since Tuesday, it seems that the second wave is on a waning cycle. Although, Wednesday’s case count of 67,549 was slightly higher than the fresh cases reported a day earlier; it is much lower than over 90,000 cases reported on last Wednesday. Wednesday also saw 1,332 deaths which are lower than Tuesday’s tally of 1459 deaths.

Covid-19: Decision to extend gap between doses was unanimous, says govt

The decision to increase the gap between two doses of Covishield vaccine from 4-6 weeks to 12-16 weeks was “unanimous” and based on studies that showed that a longer interval resulted in higher efficacy, the government’s top advisory group on immunisation said on Wednesday.

Covid-19: Experts say one vaccine dose enough for five people

Given the acute shortage of Covid-19 vaccines, one way to ramp up the vaccination programme is by providing a smaller quantity of the vaccine in an intradermal (ID) way, said experts. This means injecting 0.1ml into the skin, which is a fifth of the volume of the current dose of 0.5ml given intramuscularly in the shoulder. In short, a 0.5ml dose now given to one recipient will be able to vaccinate five persons by the intradermal route.

5 states recorded over 1 lakh Covid-19 cases in first 2 weeks of June

Even as the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic wanes in India, five states still reported more than one lakh cases over the last 14 days (June 1-14) with Tamil Nadu on top with 2.43 lakh cases, followed by Kerala with 1.8 lakh cases during the period.

Cases among pregnant women, new moms doubled in 2nd wave: Study

Symptomatic cases of Covid-19 were significantly higher at 28.7% among pregnant and post-partum women during the second wave, compared with the first wave when the proportion was 14.2%, a comparative analysis of data during the two waves by ICMR showed.

Firm in dock for fake Kumbh tests has tin shed ‘office’, gave wrong addresses

A private agency, which was awarded the contract for Covid testing in key areas of the Kumbh mela in Haridwar and is now under scanner for conducting 1 lakh fake tests, had submitted dubious office addresses to the Uttarakhand health department and listed phone numbers that are not in service, a TOI investigation has found.

Rahul accuses govt of saving PM's image amid vaccine shortage; Harsh Vardhan hits back

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged the government was busy saving the prime minister's image while Covid-19 took its toll on the people of the country, drawing a sharp retort from Health Minister Harsh Vardhan who accused him of making "mythical claims" and politicising the issue.

Chris Paul indefinitely sidelined from NBA playoffs as part of the league's Covid-19 protocols

Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul has been sidelined following his placement on the league's Covid-19 health and safety protocols, the team announced on Wednesday.

Sonia took both doses of Covid vaccine, Rahul's inoculation delayed due to positive result: Congress

The Congress on Wednesday said party chief Sonia Gandhi has taken both doses of Covid-19 vaccine while Rahul Gandhi could not take the jabs yet as he had contracted the virus in May.

Second Covid wave impacts bank deposits: RBI article

Bank deposits and currency holding with the public have been adversely impacted during the second Covid wave, indicating a heavy outgo towards pandemic-induced medical expenditure, an RBI article said on Wednesday.

Analysis: How worried should you be about the Delta variant?

The Covid news is contradictory. The country is more open every day and getting back to normal. People who want a vaccine should already have it. Sports stadiums are packed. Airlines are full. Restaurants are booked.

Best of Wednesday at NFL minicamps: Vaccination questions, Baker's focus and more

As most of the NFL continued this week's workouts, COVID-19 was the talk of many camps as players inch closer to their true offseason.

SAI looks for Tokyo-bound skeet shooters’ vaccination in Italy using diplomatic channels

The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has pushed for Tokyo Olympics-bound skeet shooters, Angad Vir Singh Bajwa and Mairaj Ahmed Khan’s vaccination against Covid-19 using diplomatic channels in Italy, with little over a month left for the scheduled start of the Summer Games in the Japanese capital on July 23.

Fuel, power demand rebound in June as states lift curbs

India’s fuel and power demand bounced back in June as states lifted curbs on the back of declining Covid-19 cases across the country, market and government data show.

Abu Dhabi is first in world to receive new anti-Covid drug

The anti-viral treatment has shown to prevent severe illness and death in 85 per cent of cases treated early.

Alaya F gets her first COVID-19 jab

Actress Alaya F on Wednesday posted a video taking her first shot of the Covid vaccine.

New Jersey offering extra year of school to special education students because of COVID-19 pandemic

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill Wednesday that will give an extra year of special education services to students with disabilities who have experienced learning loss due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Covid-19: Sputnik V soft launch expanded to major cities