400 patients have been affected with UK, South Africa and Brazil mutant variants of the coronavirus.
COVID-19 Vaccination in India: Issues and Challenges
India’s COVID-19 vaccination program has been launched. It currently uses the vaccines Covishield and Covaxin. There are some issues and challenges that need to be overcome in order to vaccinate all Indians.
India’s COVID-19 vaccination program has been launched. It currently uses the vaccines Covishield and Covaxin. There are some issues and challenges that need to be overcome in order to vaccinate all Indians.
‘India had recorded 242 cases with UK, South Africa and Brazil mutant variants. The cases increased by 158 in merely two weeks.
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A genomic consortium of ten regional laboratories with National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) as the apex laboratory has been established to perform genomic sequencing of the samples from positive travellers and 5 per cent of the positive test samples from the community. The news has come in the backdrop of Maharashtra reporting an upsurge in Covid-19 cases. It accounts for over 63 per cent of the daily cases.
On Thursday, the country recorded 35,871 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. A single-day spike of 36,011 new infections were recorded on December 6.
China Approves Another Covid-19 Vax for Emergency Use
China has approved the emergency use of a self-developed recombinant protein subunit vaccine against Covid-19.
China has approved the emergency use of a self-developed recombinant protein subunit vaccine against Covid-19.
Covid-19 Deaths in Maharashtra Shoot to 53K After a Year
Exactly after a year, Covid-19 fatality in Mumbai crossed the 53K-mark. Though the death rate is low in the current wave, the high number of cases pose a serious concern in the state.
Exactly after a year, Covid-19 fatality in Mumbai crossed the 53K-mark. Though the death rate is low in the current wave, the high number of cases pose a serious concern in the state.
Skin Swab Significantly Detects COVID-19
Non-invasive and simple skin methods involving swab from a skin area rich in sebum may sufficiently detect COVID-19.
Non-invasive and simple skin methods involving swab from a skin area rich in sebum may sufficiently detect COVID-19.
