Coronavirus: Latest news on coronavirus outbreak in India, world, death toll

Coronavirus

India now has more than 4.3 crore total reported cases and the world's highest number of recoveries. Worldwide, there are over 43 crore cases, with US recording the highest caseload.

Find the latest updates on the virus, health advisories & more here.

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You can holiday in Bhutan again, but there’s a development fee of Rs 1,200/day

Amogh Rohmetra - 24 September, 2022

This 'sustainable development fee' being levied by Bhutan is meant to 'mitigate negative impact of tourism on cultural landscape and natural environment' of country.

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Science on Covid-19

Study on mice shows Covid virus leads to brain neuron death, higher anxiety, reduced cognition

Sandhya Ramesh - 8 April, 2022

As Omicron variant XE surfaces in India, here’s what you need to know about the Covid strain

Mohana Basu - 6 April, 2022

UK reports Delta x Omicron combine variant, leading Indian virologist says no reason to panic

Mohana Basu - 16 February, 2022

Neo-CoV is a no Cov: How 10-yr-old virus is causing needless alarm & what study actually says

Sandhya Ramesh - 29 January, 2022

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New ‘SARS-CoV-2-like virus’ found in Russian bats can infect humans, says US study

Mohana Basu - 23 September, 2022

Published in 'PLOS Pathogens', the study found the virus, 'Khosta-2', was resistant to available Covid vaccines, but also that it lacks the genes needed to develop into a disease.

Here’s why you caught that summer cold, again

Fidelma Fitzpatrick - 28 August, 2022

Heatwaves, humidity fluctuations and pandemic-induced lockdowns across countries could be the culprit.

Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech for infringing its Covid vaccine patent

ThePrint Team - 26 August, 2022

The company said the rival vaccine makers breached patents that covered its ‘foundational mRNA technology’.

CM Kejriwal urges Delhiites to get Covid precaution dose, says only 10% people have done so far

PTI - 17 July, 2022

The chief minister said that the district administration will help school authorities to set up camps inside school premises for vaccination of children.

For those above 18, health ministry reduces gap from 9 to 6 months for Covid precaution dose

ThePrint Team - 6 July, 2022

The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) took the decision in view of the “evolving scientific evidence and global practices”.

Covid during pregnancy doubles babies’ risk of delay in speech, motor skills, study finds

Carey Goldberg - 10 June, 2022

The study could not assess the impact of vaccination because it examined records from pregnancies between March and September of 2020, before Covid shots were available.

Covid lab leak theory needs more research to investigate possibility, say WHO advisers

Madison Muller - 10 June, 2022

While the lab theory remains in limbo, mounting evidence suggests that a seafood market in Wuhan where early cases appeared was not the source of the infection, the WHO report said.

Maharashtra records highest Covid cases in 4 months, Mumbai sees 42% jump in 24 hours

ThePrint Team - 8 June, 2022

On 28 May, for the first time in state, 4 patients of B.A.4 sub-lineage and 3 cases of B.A.5 sub-lineage of the Omicron variant were found.

How an airport nail salon chain became the frontline of US Covid testing systems

Riley Griffin - 6 June, 2022

Through a partnership with US CDC, XpresSpa launched a surveillance operation to hunt for new and emerging Covid variants among international travellers in close to 50 of its locations.

With over 4,000 new Covid cases, India records highest single-day tally in almost three months

Archana Chaudhary - 3 June, 2022

The daily positivity rate, or the confirmed Covid cases as a percentage of overall tests, stands at 0.95% while the weekly positivity rate has begun inching up, the data show.

Women were the worst-hit victim of Covid, climate change. Public-private partnership can help

Laura Gillespie - 29 May, 2022

The past two years created higher barriers for women to receive healthcare and educational opportunities while violence increased. More women must speak up.

India drops to 54th place in WEF’s Travel & Tourism Development Index, but tops in South Asia

Yimkumla Longkumer - 24 May, 2022

According to a new study by the World Economic Forum, India's travel and tourism sector has shown ‘signs of recovery’ after two years of slowdown caused by the pandemic.