Covid 19
Delhi reports 11,486 Covid cases, death toll at 45 highest since June 2021
In the last 24 hours, 45 persons succumbed to the virus in Delhi, the highest since June 5 last year when it had reported 68 Covid deaths. The fresh Covid fatalities have pushed the national capital's death toll to 25,586 so far.
Indian-origin scientist creates 1st molecular structure of Omicron protein
Published in the Science journal, the analysis which is done at near-atomic resolution using cryo-electron microscopy, reveals how the heavily mutated Omicron variant attaches to and infects human cells.
CoWIN portal: Now, 6 members can register with one mobile no
In continuation of updates on various utility features of Co-WIN for the beneficiaries, a feature has been introduced under raise an issue in Co-WIN account through which beneficiary can revoke its current vaccination status from fully vaccinated to partially vaccinated or unvaccinated status and also partially vaccinated to unvaccinated status.
Covid data of thousands of Indians, health workers 'leaked' online
The data of over 20,000 Indians are available on the Raid Forums website on the Dark Web, and the hacker claims that they are directly coming from a government CDN (content delivery network) server. The same documents are also available freely on Google Search as "List of Beneficiaries Enrolled for Covid Vaccine" with keywords like RT-PCR results.
Vaccination for under 15 only after scientific data evolves: Govt
"As scientific evidence evolves, we will be expanding the coverage of vaccination to this age group. We will take decision on the basis of scientific data in this regard," he said while addressing the media on the current Covid surge in India. NITI Aayog's Member, Health, Dr V.K. Paul said that vaccinating this age bracket is an important objective. "We will take decision on this when we will have compete scientific evidence," he said.
At 3.17L Covid cases, India reports 12% single-day rise
On Wednesday, India had reported 2,82,970 new Covid cases, a rise of over 18 percent from the previous day's count, and on Tuesday, 2,38,018 new infections were registered. A total of 491 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours on Thursday taking the toll to 4,87,693.
Don't deny Covid compensation claim on technical grounds, SC to states
A bench comprising Justice M.R. Shah and Sanjiv Khanna said that claimants, who have applied for Covid compensation, should be given a chance to rectify their applications. It further added that such claims should be examined by the grievance redressal committee within a week from Wednesday.
Delhi's positivity rate not low enough to relax curbs: Minister
"We will observe the positivity rate for three to four more days as it has started coming down to take any decision on the restrictions," Jain said. About the Covid beds occupancy in the city, Jain said that there is not much occupancy in hospitals and beds are lying vacant. He said that around 13,000 beds are still unoccupied in the city.
'Reach out to families, don't wait for them to file claims': SC to states on Covid compensation (Ld)
A bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and Sanjeev Khanna told the Kerala government counsel to send out its officers to those families, where it has recorded a Covid death.
The Kerala government has recorded over 40,000 Covid deaths and it has received over 23,000 claims so far.
At 2.82L new Covid cases, India sees over 18% single-day rise
On Tuesday, India recorded 2,38,018 new infections and 310 deaths.
Meanwhile, the active caseload has jumped to 18,31,000 which constitutes 4.83 percent of the country's total positive cases.
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