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Record 75,760 COVID-19 cases in single day, India’s virus tally crosses 33-lakh mark
With a total of 25,23,771 patients having recuperated so far, the recovery rate was recorded at 76.24 per cent while the COVID-19 case fatality rate has declined to 1.83 per cent
There are 7,25,991 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 21.93? per cent of the total caseload, the data stated
Reduced fear of Covid-19 a reason why less people opting for tests: Experts
“Earlier, there was a lot of panic and even for minor symptoms people were coming to hospitals. But now, they know that if they have minor symptoms, they think they will recover. There is some taboo attached to it. They think that authorities will put up sticker outside their home and their neighbours will come to know,” opined.Manoj Sharma, Senior Consultant, Medicine and Incharge at Medeor Hospital Qutab Institutional Area
India’s coronavirus pandemic hits fast dwindling tribe in remote islands
“It is extremely alarming that members of the Great Andamanese tribe tested positive for Covid-19. They will be all too aware of the devastating impact of epidemics that have decimated their people,” said Sophie Grig, senior researcher.
Indian Vaccine trial: Vital signs of volunteers normal, says doctor
Two men, aged 32 and 48, were given the first shot of the ‘Covishield’ vaccine, being manufactured by Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), at Bharti Vidyapeeth’s Medical College and Hospital on Wednesday. The dose will be repeated after one month, an official said.
“Since yesterday, our medical team is in touch with the two volunteers and both are fine. They do not have any pain, fever, injection-side reaction or systemic illness post-vaccination,” the medical college and hospital’s deputy medical director Dr Jitendra Oswal said.
COVID-19 deaths to cross 317,000 in U.S. by December 1
At least 179,725 Americans have died from the respiratory disease, while reported U.S. infections have breached 5.8 million cases, according to a tally by Reuters.
Coronavirus re-infections raise concerns about immunity
The cases, in Belgium and the Netherlands, follow a report this week by researchers in Hong Kong about a man there who had been re-infected with a different strain of the virus four and a half months after being declared recovered – the first such re-infection to be documented.
That has fuelled fears about the effectiveness of potential vaccines against the virus, which has killed hundreds of thousands of people, though experts say there would need to be many more cases of re-infection for these to be justified.
India’s COVID-19 tally rises to 31,67, 323; death toll climbs to 58,390
The COVID-19 case fatality rate has declined to 1.84 per cent.
There are 7,04,348 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 22.24 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
Europe’s Covid surge looks less deadly as rise in testing keep deaths low
Many of the infections stem from younger people traveling and partying during the summer holidays, and some of those cases have been asymptomatic. Better treatment of the disease and improved procedures for identifying Covid-related deaths also help lower the death toll, John Ford, a lecturer in public health at the University of Cambridge.said.
Global coronavirus deaths exceed 800,000
The rate of deaths is holding steady with it taking 17 days to go from 700,000 to 800,000 deaths — the same time it took to go from 600,000 to 700,000.
The U.S. death toll surpassed 170,000 on Sunday, the highest in the world. While the number of new cases is down from a peak in July, the country is still seeing over 360,000 new cases a week.
Iran says black boxes from downed Ukraine jet show missiles hit 25 seconds apart
Iran’s investigation is being carried out under United Nations aviation rules calling for probes aimed solely at preventing future accidents, separately from any judicial process. But the probe has been swept up in regional and domestic tensions.