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India reports 3.14 lakh new Covid cases, highest-ever daily spike India reported 3,14,835 Covid-19 new cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day spike since the onset of the pandemic early last year, taking the overall infection tally to 1,59,30,965 on Thursday, according to data from the Union Health Ministry.   Apr 22, 2021 10:27 AM (IST) Posted by Vaishali Jain Dr Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Health and Family shared the results of the trails on Twitter stating that 'Covaxin found efficacious against multiple variants of SARS-COV-...

File: Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are pictured in a vaccination centre. JERUSALEM: Israel has registered eight cases of a coronavirus variant first identified in India and believes that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is at least partially effective against it, an Israeli health official said on Tuesday. An initial seven cases of the Indian variant were detected in Israel last week among people arriving from abroad and who have since undergone preliminary testing, the Health Ministry said. "The impression is that the Pfizer vaccine has efficacy against it, albeit a reduced efficacy," t...

After Maharashtra's 'Double Mutant', New Variant of 'Immune Escape' Virus Found in West Bengal: Report News18 2 hours ago News18 © Provided by News18 After Maharashtra's 'Double Mutant', New Variant of 'Immune Escape' Virus Found in West Bengal: Report Scientists have reported that a new lineage of SARS-CoV-2, named B.1.618, has been found in India. According to a report by Hindustan Times, after the B.1.617 “new mutant variant” was found in more than 60 per cent of cases sampled for genome sequencing in Maharashtra, B.1.618, the new variant, has been growing signific...

URL copied Representative image Coronavirus news latest updates: A record spike was seen in 24 hours in India as the country reported 2,95,041 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday. A total of 2,023 deaths and 1,67,457 discharges were reported in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry shared through a statement. At present, the total number of Covid cases in India reported are1,56,16,130, whereas total recoveries are 1,32,76,039. The death toll stands at 1,82,553 and active cases at 21,57,538.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on Tuesday and advised t...

Covid in India: Proper gene sequencing could've averted current crisis, says scientist Web report/Mumbai Photo: Reuters The whole point of genome sequencing is to remain ahead of the curve, he said. Failure to adequately conduct genome sequencing of the Indian-origin double mutant strain of coronavirus B.1.167, which was detected in India in October, could be the reason for the second Covid wave that has engulfed the country now. ALSO READ: According to a report in Indian Express, genome sequencing crawled in India. “In the first six months, it had barely done a few hundred sequences, when ...