WASHINGTON: After more than a year hanging around, Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden met on the stage of the debate Tuesday night in Ohio. The 74-year-old president and the 77-year-old former vice president are similar in age and share a mutual dislike. But they differ markedly …
Read More »88 million in India may have been exposed to Sars-Cov2: Sero survey
One in 15 people, or 6.6%, of people over the age of 10 in India, have been exposed to Sars-Cov2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease (Covid-19), as of August, according to The findings of Indian The Second National Sero Survey from the Council for Medical Research (ICMR) released Tuesday. …
Read More »Where is India on the world tally? Here’s a look at the 5 worst affected countries with the highest number of Covid-19 cases
With more than 61 lakh (or 6.1 million) coronavirus cases, India is now the second country most affected by Covid-19 after the United States. The total number of coronavirus cases worldwide has passed the 33 million mark, while deaths have risen to 1,006,379, according to Worldometers. The global death toll …
Read More »Vice President Venkaiah Naidu Tests Positive for Coronavirus Infection, Currently Asymptomatic
File photo of Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu. The vice president’s wife, Usha Naidu, tested negative and is in isolation. News18.com Last update: September 29, 2020 10:42 PM IST FOLLOW US: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, who underwent a routine COVID-19 test Tuesday morning, tested positive for the coronavirus infection. …
Read More »Mumbai now has 26,001 active cases; Maharashtra sees 430 deaths in 24 hours
Mumbai: Maharashtra reported 14,976 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, and with that, the count is now up to 13.66,129. In addition, 430 people succumbed to the infection, claiming the death toll due to COVID-19 at 36,181. The number of active cases now stands at 2,60,363 according to the latest …
Read More »Vice President Venkaiah Naidu tests positive for Covid-19, is asymptomatic
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, 71, announced Tuesday night that he tested positive for coronavirus. He told HT that he was fine and that initial tests showed no major complications. In fact, Naidu addressed an annual virtual health care conference on “Post-COVID Healthcare World” on Tuesday night. Minutes after he finished …
Read More »Why the coronavirus death rate still eludes scientists
Global deaths from Covid-19 have reached 1 million, but experts are still struggling to uncover a crucial metric in the pandemic: the death rate, the percentage of people infected with the pathogen who die. Here’s a look at the issues related to a better understanding of the Covid-19 death rate. …
Read More »Most Indians Still Susceptible to Covid, Margin for Cases to Increase Even More: ICMR Survey | India News
NEW DELHI: It was estimated that one in 15 people 10 years of age or older would be exposed to Covid-19 in August 2020, according to the results of the second ICMR sero-survey released Tuesday. The survey showed that a sizeable population is still susceptible to infection, suggesting that there …
Read More »Covid-19: Serum Institute to Produce 100 Million Additional Vaccine Doses
Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, a public-private global health partnership that aims to increase access to immunization in poor countries, and the Foundation Bill and Melinda Gates would accelerate the Manufacturing and delivery of up to 100 million doses …
Read More »Results of the second ICMR sero survey: Here are the key findings | India News
NEW DELHI: It was estimated that one in 15 people over the age of 10 would be exposed to Covid-19 by August 2020, according to the second ICMR national serum survey report released Tuesday. The survey showed that a sizeable population remains vulnerable and susceptible to coronavirus infection. Here are …
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