Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 25 (IANS) For the first time, the number of daily Covid cases crossed 50,000 in Kerala on Tuesday even as State Health Minister Veena George said there is no need to panic. The test positivity rate (TPR) touched…

Amaravati, Jan 25 (IANS) The surge in Covid-19 cases continues in Andhra Pradesh while the active caseload in the state crossed one lakh mark on Tuesday. The state reported 13,819 cases and 12 deaths during the 24-hour period ending 9 a.m.…

Hong Kong, Jan 25 (IANS) Despite low absolute risk, there is an increased relative risk of carditis -- a type of heart inflammation -- associated with Covid vaccine developed by US drugmaker Pfizer and China's CoronaVac, researchers have…

Urumqi (China), Jan 25 (IANS) Four confirmed Covid-19 cases and 10 asymptomatic carriers were reported in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, according to a regional press briefing. The…

Lucknow, Jan 24 (IANS) The CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) has developed an indigenous RT-PCR diagnostic kit, called 'Om', for testing the new Omicron variant of Covid-19. It is the first kit made by any government institution,…

Sydney, Jan 24 (IANS) More than the impact of being infected with Covid-19, children are facing many indirect effects of the pandemic in terms of health and wellbeing. In a research review from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute,…

Hong Kong, Jan 24 (IANS) Hong Kong reported 140 new cases of Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 13,286, according to data from the Center for Health Protection. The newly reported cases on Sunday consist of 15…

Singapore, Jan 24 (IANS) Singapore reported 3,496 new confirmed cases of Covid-19, bringing the total tally to 313,772. Of the new cases on Sunday, 2,007 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and 1,489 through…

Jakarta, Jan 24 (IANS) Indonesia has confirmed 2,925 new Covid-19 cases, raising the country's tally of infections to 4,286,378, according to the country's Health Ministry. The Ministry said that in the past 24 hours till Sunday, the death…

Moscow, Jan 24 (IANS) Russia reported 63,205 Covid-19 infections in the past 24 hours, the highest daily count since the pandemic hit the country, taking the national tally to 11,108,191, the official monitoring and response center has…