The number of active Covid cases has declined to 6,12,868 and now comprises 2.03% of the total infections. The national recovery rate has improved to 96.66%.
Indian Paediatric Covid Study Group monitored 402 children with Covid between March and November last year, found only 9.7% to be moderate to severe cases, while 13% succumbed to disease.
The 'brain fog' that is one of the key issues reported by those suffering long-term consequences after Covid could be related to exactly what this new research has found.
The study by researchers from the University of Kent in the UK also identifies when Covid-19 is likely to have spread to the first five countries outside of China.
The study by the Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology, Pune, observed a family of four patients and found the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in all their stool samples.
WHO said the four current 'Variants of Concern' being monitored closely — Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta — are widespread and have been detected in all WHO regions.
According to the health ministry data, a net decline of 16,137 cases in the Covid caseload has been recorded in a day. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.91%.
Delta Plus variant, flagged as a 'variant of concern', seemingly first appeared in Maharashtra, where 21 cases have been detected so far. Its ancestor — the B.1.617 — also appeared first in the state in February.
University of Oxford has launched a large study to investigate the use of Ivermectin for Covid-19 treatment, amid guidelines across the world, warning against the use of the drug.
A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.
Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.
The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.
How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?
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