Covid LIVE: Karnataka sees 16,068 new cases in a day; 14,152 in Maharashtra

Coronavirus live updates: India reported 132,364 fresh Covid-19 infections today, taking the caseload tally to 28,572,359. Death toll stands at 340,702. Stay tuned for corona-related news

8:43 AM

Global coronavirus update: Covid-19 caseload goes past 172 million

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 172 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.69 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

 

In its latest update on Friday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 172,005,004 and 3,698,128, respectively.

 

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 33,325,514 and 596,395, respectively, according to the CSSE.

 

In terms of infections, India follows in the second place with 28,441,986 cases. Read on...

8:08 AM

Admitted to foreign universities, students face Covid-19 vaccine question

Bengaluru resident Anusha Hegde (name changed on request) has got admission in masters in finance at a US university. She was to join the Fall semester, which begins in August-September 2021, but has deferr­ed her admission to the January 2022 session due to uncertainty over vaccination and travel norms. Thankfully, the university has granted her request.

 

Sakshi Petkar (name changed) from Mumbai, who has got admission to a liberal arts ungraduated course in the US, is also worried about getting vaccinated in time for her programme, given the slow pace of the Covid vaccination in India for the 18-44 age bracket. Read on...

7:54 AM

Jagan Mohan proposes central management of coronavirus vaccine supply

Reaching out to his counterparts across the country, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday called for collectively urging the Central government 'to take charge and responsibility' for the vaccination drive, as was being done earlier.

 

In a letter addressed to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday, Reddy pointed out that the global tender floated by Andhra Pradesh government, has not received bids. He noted that several other state governments have reported similar experiences. Read on...

7:44 AM

US eager to involve Indian investigators in clinical trials on Coivd: Fauci

America's top infectious disease specialist Dr Anthony Fauci on Thursday said his country is eager to involve Indian investigators in global clinical trials to evaluate the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 therapeutics.

 

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has a long history of collaboration with its counterpart agencies in India, Dr Fauci said during a conversation organised by the US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum. Read on...

7:30 AM

Covid-19 experts in US discuss adolescence vaccination, anticoagulants

US President Joe Biden's top medical adviser Dr Anthony Fauci and Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dr Rochelle Walensky on Thursday discussed America's response to Covid-19 in a White House press briefing giving insights about adolescence vaccination and anticoagulants.

 

Dr Anthony Fauci discussed selected Covid-19 therapeutics. The 'Selected Therapeutics' was broken up into three major components and it has three separate approaches: one, to target the virus itself. The other was to moderate an aberrant inflammatory response, moderating the host. And the other adjunctive therapies, such as anticoagulants. Read on...