Coronavirus LIVE: 5,214 new Covid-19 cases in Kerala; tally nears 1 mn-mark

Coronavirus live updates: Globally, nearly 107 million people have been infected by the virus and the death toll stands at 2,335,361

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19 deaths not causally related to vaccination presently reported till Feb 4: Govt

Twenty-five hospitalisations, which is 0.0005 per cent of the total people who received vaccine jabs, and 19 deaths not causally related to the vaccination presently have been reported till February 4, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. The nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive began from January 16.

 

Two vaccines -- Covishield, manufactured by Serum Institute of India, and Covaxin by Bharat Biotech -- have been granted permission for restricted use in emergency situation by the national regulator, said Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey said in a written reply.

 

Asked whether there was any report of serious side effect after vaccination, he said, "A total of 25 hospitalizations i.e. 0.0005 per cent of total beneficiaries administered the first dose and 19 deaths i.e. 0.0004 per cent of total vaccinations till February 4, 2021, not causally related to vaccination presently, have also been reported."

3:58 PM

No indication of Covid-19 in Wuhan before Dec 2019, says WHO team

World Health Organisation's Ben Embarek says team did not find evidence of large outbreaks that could be related to coronavirus prior to December 2019 in Wuhan or anywhere else: Reuters

3:57 PM

Found evidence of wider circulation outside Wuhan Huanan market in Dec 2019: WHO

World Health Organisation's Ben Embarek says team found evidence of wider circulation outside the Wuhan Huanan market in December 2019: Reuters

3:42 PM

No indication of Covid-19 in Wuhan before Dec 2019, says WHO team: NDTV

No indication of Covid-19 in Wuhan before Dec 2019, says WHO team: NDTV

3:13 PM

India's Covid-19 recovery rate improves to 97.25%: Health Ministry

3:05 PM

US Army soldier tests positive for Covid-19 prior to joint Indo-US exercise

A US Army soldier tested positive for coronavirus prior to the joint Indo-US exercise 'Yudh Abyas', PTI report said on Tuesday. The exercise commenced in Mahajan field firing ranges on Monday. The US troops arrived in Suratgarh on Saturday and all soldiers were tested for COVID-19. One of the soldiers was put into quarantine after he was suspected to be suffering from coronavirus.

 

His report later came back positive. They said that he was under isolation since the beginning and not part of the exercise which was going on in full swing.

2:49 PM

Indian Army dogs have been trained for real-time detection of Covid-19

2:15 PM

Nepal begins second phase of inoculations with Indian made vaccine against Covid-19

Nepal on Tuesday rolled out its second phase of inoculations with Indian-made vaccine against COVID-19. Citing the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), Khabarhub reported that in the second drive, the Covishield vaccine would be administered to journalists, officials at the diplomatic missions, and frontline government employees.

 

Dr Shyamraj Uprety, Nepal's Coordinator of the COVID-19 Vaccination Advisory Committee shared that the Covishield vaccine provided by the Indian government under the grant assistance will be administered to as many as 300,000 frontline journalists, diplomats, and government employees in the second phase, Khabarhub reported.

 

Although the plan had it that a total of 430,000 doses of vaccine would be administered in the first phase, only 184,857 individuals had received the vaccine, informed Uprety.

1:40 PM

DATA STORY: 97.25% of all Covid cases in India have now recovered

With 446,646 more vaccinations across India on Sunday, the total count of those inoculated reached 6,259,008. The count of recovered coronavirus cases across India, meanwhile, reached 10,548,521 – or 97.25 per cent of total caseload – with 14,016 new cured cases being reported on Tuesday. READ MORE...

 

12:22 PM

Covid-19: New cases fall below 10,000 for second time in February

The daily new Covid-19 cases fell below 10,000 for the second time this month taking India'stally of cases to1,08,47,304, while fresh fatalities remained below 100 for the fourth consecutiveday, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.

 

A total of 9,110new infectionswerereported in a span of 24 hours,whilethe death toll increased to1,55,158with 78 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. Read on...

11:44 AM

Greece receives first batch of AstraZeneca vaccine, inoculation to begin

Greece has received the first batch of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine and will begin vaccinations on February 15, the country's Health Ministry Secretary General for Primary Health Care Marios Themistokleous said at a ministry briefing.

 

"We received 45,000 doses yesterday, the first 45,000 doses from AstraZeneca, and we expect more in the coming days," Themistokleous said. Read on...

10:06 AM

Coronavirus in India: Latest update by MoHFW

Active cases: 143,625 (Net reduction: 4,984)

Deaths: 155,158 (Net increase: 78)

Cured: 10,548,521 (Net increase: 14,016)

Total cases: 10,847,304 (Net increase: 9,110)

Total vaccination: 6,259,008 (Increase over previous day: 446,646)

9:37 AM

Argentina detects 1st cases of Brazilian Covid variants

Argentina has detected the first cases of the new coronavirus variants which were first discovered in Brazil, Health Minister Gines Gonzalez Garcia confirmed.

 

In a statement on Monday, Garcia said that the P. 1 variant was detected in two samples and the P.2 strain in two other samples recently, in travellers coming from Brazil, reports Xinhua news agency.

 

"These findings highlight the importance of active genomic and epidemiological surveillance in order to monitor the introduction of these variants into our country," the Health Minister said.

8:34 AM

Coronavirus in Mizoram: 3 new Covid-19 cases reported

8:32 AM

Covid-19 impact: Delta Air Lines to leave middle seats empty through April

Delta Air Lines said Monday it will continue to block some seats on all flights through spring break and Easter to provide a bit more space between passengers.

 

The Atlanta-based airline announced Monday that it will limit capacity on flights through April 30.

 

Delta said it will block middle seats in most cabins although groups of three or more passengers can choose to sit together. Read on...