TopicCoronavirus

Topic: Coronavirus

Coronavirus or Covid-19 is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It is a viral disease that turned into a pandemic in early 2020. The first known case was recorded in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Coronavirus has multiple variants such as Delta and Omicron, and its most common symptoms are fever, chills and sore throat.

COVID-19: India logs 50,407 new cases, 804 deaths

PTI - February 12, 2022

New Delhi, Feb 12 (PTI) India saw a single day rise of 50,407 coronavirus infections, which took the tally of cases to 4,25,86,544, while...

Vaccinated people at lower risk of developing severe illness due to Omicron, US study finds

PTI - February 11, 2022

The study published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also found that fewer hospitalised patients died due to Omicron compared to when Delta variant was dominant.

Long road ahead to determine Covid origins, life after pandemic, says WHO chief scientist

Corinne Gretler - February 11, 2022

In an interview with Bloomberg, WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan says it would be 'foolish' to drop precautions as a variant can arise anywhere and we'd be back to square one.

India registers 58,077 new Covid infections, 657 deaths in last 24 hours

PTI - February 11, 2022

The active cases comprise 1.64 per cent of the total infections, while the national recovery rate has further improved to 97.17 per cent, according to health ministry data.

Govt says India’s overall Covid situation ‘optimistic’ but asks people to be vigilant

PTI - February 10, 2022

In a briefing Wednesday, Centre also noted that Covid daily positivity is 'enormously high' in Kerala, along with Mizoram, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, and Sikkim.

65% Indians know someone with long Covid, 8% say virus-induced ailments permanent, survey finds

Mohana Basu - February 10, 2022

82% of the individuals surveyed said their contacts suffering from long Covid recovered fully within 6 months, 6% of them recovered within 6 months to a year.

Govt lifts mandatory 7-day quarantine in revised Covid guidelines for international fliers

PTI - February 10, 2022

Instead of 7-day home quarantine as mandated earlier, all travellers will self-monitor their health for 14 days after their arrival, Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said.

One-third elderly develop new medical conditions after Covid infection, US study finds

PTI - February 10, 2022

The researchers studied health insurance plan records to identify persistent or new conditions starting 21 days after a covid diagnosis in 133,366 individuals aged 65 or older in US.

India registers 67,084 new Covid infections, 1,241 deaths in last 24 hours

PTI - February 10, 2022

The active cases comprise 1.86 per cent of the total infections, while the national recovery rate has further improved to 96.95 per cent, according to health ministry data.

At 0.68, India’s Covid R value lowest since pandemic began, below 1 for first time since Dec

Mohana Basu - February 9, 2022

All states and Union territories with more than 5,000 active Covid cases now have R below 1.

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