Eli Lilly & Co.’s rheumatoid arthritis drug and GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s monoclonal antibody won the backing of World Health Organization experts for treating Covid-19 as new infections surge across the globe. There’s evidence that Lilly’s baricitinib can improve survival rates and reduce the need for ventilation in severely ill patients,...
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New Delhi: India witnessed a 6.7 per cent jump in new Covid cases as it added 2.64 new infections over the last 24 hours, the highest in 239 days. Deaths from Covid rose by 315, with total fatalities now at 485,350, the Health Ministry said.
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Covid cases in India: India reported 2,47,417 new cases in 24 hours on Thursday. India has crossed the 2-lakh daily case mark for the first time in nearly eight months. A massive surge was detected in Rajasthan on Wednesday with nearly 10,000 new cases while 38 patients have been...
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New Delhi: India added 2,47,417 new coronavirus infections, the highest single-day rise in the ongoing wave, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,63,17,927, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated today. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 13.11 per cent — up from 11.5% yesterday —...
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Mumbai Live News: After registering a downward spiral of Covid-19 cases for the past four days, Mumbai on Wednesday recorded 16,420 new infections — a 40 per cent rise in cases within 24 hours. On Tuesday, the city had recorded 11,647 new cases. The surge in daily cases corresponds with a rise in...
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Bengaluru: The Congress today called off its widely-criticised padyatra or 10-day march in Karnataka midway after five leaders tested positive. The party’s Karnataka leaders announced the decision after a call from Rahul Gandhi, according to sources. FIRs were filed against more than 60 Congress leaders on Day Five of the controversial...
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Omicron LIVE Updates: Bharat Biotech on Wednesday announced results from a study conducted at Emory University demonstrating sera from subjects who received a booster dose of Covaxin (BBV152) six months after getting a primary two-dose series, neutralised the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variants. In the last 24 hours, India recorded...
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Union Transport Minister and BJP stalwart Nitin Gadkari tested positive for Covid-19 for the second time. “I have tested positive for Covid 19 today with mild symptoms. Following all the necessary protocols, I have isolated myself and I am under home quarantine. I request all those who have come...
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Omicron LIVE Updates: In the last 24 hours, India recorded 1,94,720 fresh Covid-19 cases and 442 deaths as the daily positivity rate of infections stood at 11.05%. Meanwhile, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to chief secretaries of all States/UTs for taking immediate measures to ensure optimal availability of...
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Mumbai Live News: Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar said the numbers of COVID-19 cases and its fast spreading variant Omircon were slowing coming down in the city, and appealed to citizens to get vaccinated against the viral infection. Pednekar said out of those who died due to COVID-19 so far since February 2021,...
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