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Elderly population in India likely to double by 2050: UNFPA India chief
She said as the number of individuals, aged 60 and above, is...
1 dead from Nipah virus in Kerala, 60 identified as high-risk
Nipah, which comes from fruit bats and animals such as pigs, can...
Over 1.2 mn people died from drug-resistant infections in 2019: Study
The new Global Research on Antimicrobial Resistance report, published in The Lancet, revealed that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) was directly responsible for an estimated 1.27 million deaths and associated with about 4.95 million deaths. The study analysed data from...
India logs 3,06,064 new COVID-19 cases; daily positivity rate over 20 pc
The ministry has said that India's active caseload currently stands at 22,49,335. It accounts for 5.69 per cent of the total cases.The government data shows that 439 people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours New Delhi: India on Monday reported a decline in...
End of Covid-19 pandemic in Europe ‘plausible’ after Omicron: WHO
"It's plausible that the region is moving towards a kind of pandemic endgame," Hans Kluge told AFP, urging nonetheless caution due to the virus' ability to mutate The Covid-19 pandemic has entered a new phase with the Omicron variant, which could infect 60 percent of...
Omicron in community transmission stage in India, dominant in metros reporting surge: INSACOG
“Omicron is now in community transmission in India and has become dominant in multiple metros, where new cases have been rising exponentially. BA.2 lineage is in a substantial fraction in India and S gene dropout based screening is thus likely to give high false...
Airlines to supermarkets: Living with Covid is tough in gridlocked economy
Still, as the pandemic persists into its third year, it’s becoming clearer by the day that a return to economic normality is some way off. The global economy is now split between those countries living with the virus and China’s dogged pursuit of Covid-zero From...
India reports over 3.33 lakh new COVID-19 cases, daily positivity rate at 17.78 pc
As many as 525 fatalities were registered in the last 24 hours, taking the country's death toll to 4,89,409. The total recoveries climbed to 3,65,60,650 with 2,59,168 people recovered in the past 24 hours, the ministry said India reported 3,33,533 new COVID-19 cases...
Pandemic darlings face the boot as investors eye return to normal life
"What we think is very interesting is that Omicron, because of its very high infectiousness, very low morbidity compared to previous waves such as the Delta variant, might actually be the first tangible sign that the pandemic is evolving in the direction that we all...
3 doses of mRNA Covid vaccines very effective against Omicron, Delta: Study
"Our findings provide important evidence that booster shots are highly effective and those who are unvaccinated are at significantly greater risk of experiencing more severe Covid-19 outcomes and should get vaccinated and boostered as soon as possible," researcher...
UK classifies new form of Omicron as ‘variant under investigation’
In total, 40 countries have uploaded 8,040 BA.2 sequences to the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID) since November 17, 2021 and at this point, it is not possible to determine where the sub-lineage may have originated, . London: A new form of...
With 3.37 lakh new COVID-19 cases, India reports 9,550 less infections in last 24 hrs
In the last 24 hours, 488 people succumbed to the virus. The death toll is now at 4,88,884. A total of 10,050 cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been detected so far. The ministry said that there is an increase of 3.69 per cent in Omicron cases since yesterday...