One-tenth of all patients infected with the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) become “super-spreaders” and account for 60% of new infections, while 70% of infected patients do not transmit the disease to anyone else , shows a study on transmission patterns of Sars-CoV-2 published in the journal Science: it is the first …
Read More »Covid-19: data dilemma after the third serosurvey
The prevalence of antibodies to the Sars-Cov-2 virus in Delhi fell by more than four percentage points in a month, officials told the Delhi high court citing the recent serosurvey, yielding an epidemiological finding that now skews estimates of how many people may have been exposed to Covid-19 in the …
Read More »UPSC Says Supreme Court Civil Services Exams Cannot Be Postponed Due To Covid
20 applicants for civil service had addressed the Supreme Court during the examination. New Delhi: The civil service exam scheduled for October 4 cannot be postponed due to the coronavirus crisis, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) told the Supreme Court today. The high court was hearing a request to …
Read More »India’s Covid-19 recoveries approach 5 million, 76% coming from 10 states, UT
Almost 5 million patients from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) have recovered so far, surpassing active cases by 3,985,225, data from the Union Ministry of Health showed on Sunday. Single-day recoveries have averaged more than 90,000 in recent days, according to ministry data. A total of 92,043 recoveries have been recorded …
Read More »Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Covid reinfection: “Under serious investigation”
There are several cases of reinfection around the world, not just in India: Harsh Vardhan (Archive) New Delhi: India is seriously examining all emerging aspects of the novel coronavirus, which has so far affected nearly 60 lakh people in the country, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said today, while …
Read More »India’s coronavirus count is approaching 60 lakh-mark, 88,600 new cases, 1,124 deaths in one day; 49.4 lakh patients have recovered
Coronavirus cases in India close to 60 lakh-mark, 88,600 new cases, 1,124 deaths in one day. New Delhi: India recorded 88,600 new coronavirus cases with 1,124 deaths in the past 24 hours as its coronavirus count approached the 60 lakh mark, COVID-19 data from the Ministry of Health shows. With …
Read More »Why Kerala could re-enter the top 10 states soon
Written by Amitabh Sinha, edited by Explained Desk | Pune | Updated: September 26, 2020 12:40:41 pm A Covid hospital built by Tata Group in Kasaragod in Kerala. It was handed over to the state government on September 10. Coronavirus cases in India: With more than 18,000 new cases detected …
Read More »India Coronavirus Tracker: Statewide Active Covid-19 Cases, Deaths, Recovery Rate
Written by Amitabh Sinha, edited by Explained Desk | Pune | Updated: September 24, 2020 7:23:13 pm Health workers rest while waiting to collect nasal swab samples for COVID-19 in Hyderabad (AP) Coronavirus cases in India: In keeping with the national trend, the states with the five highest coronavirus cases …
Read More »With 96,424 new Covid-19 cases, India’s count surpasses 5.2 million
India’s coronavirus disease (Covid-19) count rose to 5,214,677 after 96,424 new cases and 1,174 deaths were reported in the past 24 hours across the country, according to the Union Health Ministry on Friday. The Covid-19 control panel of the Ministry of Health showed that there were 1,017,754 active cases and …
Read More »Vaccine Maker Moderna Launches Covid-19 Test Plan
Moderna Inc. unveiled details of its plan to analyze data from its Covid-19 vaccine trial, offering an unusual look under the hood of the study of one of the leading vaccine candidates. In a statement ahead of an investor meeting the company will hold on Thursday, Moderna said the trial …
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