A new study claims that neutralising antibodies against the Delta variant (B1.617.2) of Covid-19 were not found in 16.1 per cent samples from those who had been administered both doses of the Covishield vaccine. Further, neutralising antibodies were not observed in 58.1 per cent of serum samples from those who had been…
Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin is overall 77.8 per cent effective against Covid, the vaccine maker said today in a statement, citing the data from the third phase of clinical trials. The data, however, is yet to be peer-reviewed. The vaccine offers “65.2 per cent protection”, it said, against the rapidly…
India reported 44,111 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, slightly lower than Friday, and added 738 deaths. The country crossed a grim milestone of 4 lakh Covid deaths on Friday – the third after US and Brazil. Here are the top 10 updates on coronavirus in India: Active Covid cases have declined to 4.95…
Students who joined Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) in 2020 prepared long and hard for one of the toughest entrance exams in the country — the Common Admission Test (CAT) — but have been unable to live the IIM experience fully due to the coronavirus outbreak. While some students got to be…
Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla said on Monday that he had taken up the issue of the European Union’s new ‘vaccine passport’ scheme not recognising the India-made version of the Oxford jab at the “highest levels”. Adar Poonawalla assured that the matter would be resolved…
With Covid-19 testing being one of the key strategies to help curb Covid-19 spread, a new technology can help improve detection of the novel coronavirus using samples taken from the screens of smartphones. The non-invasive and low-cost Phone Screen Testing (PoST) method can be a boon for middle and low-income…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should end the “shortage” of COVID-19 vaccines, which should be available to every citizen, and not make excuses to distract from this important issue. He said this after the prime minister in his “Mann Ki Baat” monthly…
Vaccination and safety measures such as wearing face masks are essential when it comes to fighting the Delta Plus coronavirus variant, World Health Organization (WHO) representative to Russia Melita Vujnovic said. “Vaccination plus masks, because just a vaccine is not enough with ‘Delta.’ We need to…
New cases of coronavirus infection in India were recorded over 50,000, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,02,33,183 according to the Union Health Ministry data. The COVID-19 active caseload is 5,86,403 which now comprises 1.97 cent of the total infections. The recovery rate is 96.72 per cent, the data…
Delhi recorded 85 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, the city’s lowest single-day spike in 2021. The case positivity rate in the national capital dropped to 0.12 per cent. The active caseload in Delhi now stands at 1,598, lowest since March 3. The city also registered nine fatalities on Saturday, taking the death…