Coronavirus update: A day after recording the lowest single-day rise since September, India on Tuesday registered 80,500 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally past the 6.2-million mark. With 1,178 fatalities in 24 hours, the country’s death toll reached 97,529. According to ICMR's second sero-survey findings, one in 15 individuals aged 10 years and above were estimated to be exposed to SARS-CoV2 by August, showing that a considerable population in India is still susceptible to coronavirus. Meanwhile, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has tested positive for coronavirus. The Centre is expected to announced Unlock 5.0 guidelines today.
Coronavirus vaccine update: The Union Health Ministry has said it does not agree with the Rs 80,000 crore figure cited by Adar Poonawalla, CEO of Serum Institute of India, for buying and distributing the vaccine in the country. The Ministry also claimed that it has sufficient funds for the vaccine.
World coronavirus update: The global tally of coronavirus cases stands at 33,832,531. While 25,135,889 have recovered, 1,011,960 have died so far. The US, the worst-hit country, has 7,405,966 cases. It is followed by India, which has 6,225,763 cases, Brazil (4,780,317) and Russia (1,167,805).
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Covid-19: 415 Pakistani nationals crossed over via Attari-Wagah border
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Arunachal reports 220 fresh Covid-19 cases, tally rises to 9,553
Arunachal Pradesh's Covid-19 tally rose to 9,553 on Wednesday as 220 more people, including 11 security personnel, tested positive for the disease, an official said. The death toll increased to 16 after a 53-year-old man succumbed to the infection while undergoing treatment at the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS) at Naharlagun, State Surveillance Officer Dr Lobsang Jampa said.
"The man was suffering from kidney-related problems and admitted to TRIHMS for dialysis. He was diagnosed with Covid-19 and died on Tuesday," he said.
Of the 221 fresh cases, 96 were reported from the Capital Complex region, 20 from Upper Subansiri, 19 from West Siang, 13 from Lower Siang, 12 each from Changlang and East Siang and 10 each from Papumpare and Tirap districts.
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Himachal Pradesh's Covid-19 tally up at 14,750
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Common cold in past may give protection from Covid-19
In a big breakthrough, researchers have found that people who have had a bout of seasonal or common cold in the past may get protection from Covid-19.
The study, published in the journal mBio, also suggests that immunity to Covid-19 is likely to last a long time -- maybe even a lifetime.
The study showed that the Covid-19-causing virus, SARS-CoV-2, induces memory B cells, long-lived immune cells that detect pathogens, create antibodies to destroy them and remember them for the future.
The next time that pathogen tries to enter the body, those memory B cells can hop into action even faster to clear the infection before it starts.
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Moderna's Covid vax shows promise in protecting older adults
US-based biotech company Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine candidate has shown signs of working in older adults, new results from an early stage trial have revealed.
This study evaluated a two-dose vaccination schedule of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine candidate mRNA-1273 given 28 days apart in 40 healthy adult participants across two dose levels -- 25 and 100 microgram -- in two age cohorts --ages 56-70 and ages 71+.
These results, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that both the 25 microgram and 100 microgram dose levels were generally well-tolerated in both age cohorts, with no serious adverse events reported one month after the second dose.
"These interim Phase 1 data suggests that mRNA-1273, our vaccine candidate for the prevention of Covid-19, can generate neutralizing antibodies in older and elderly adults at levels comparable to those in younger adults," Tal Zaks, Chief Medical Officer of Moderna, said in a statement.
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Coronavirus LIVE: Covid candidates can't sit for UPSC Prelims 2020, says SC
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Coronavirus India update: Five most affected states by cases
Maharashtra (1,366,129)
Andhra Pradesh (687,351)
Karnataka (592,911)
Tamil Nadu (591,943)
Uttar Pradesh (394856)
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Coronavirus India update: Summary of MoHFW data (September 30)
Active cases: 940,441 (Net reduction: 7,135)
Deaths: 97,497 (Net addition: 1,179)
Cured: 5,187,825 (Net addition: 86,428)
Total cases: 6,225,763 (Net addition: 80,472)
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Less than one-third Covid-19 deaths in Delhi in Sept compared to June: Jain
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said the city recorded more COVID-19 cases in September as compared to June, but the number of deaths due to the disease was "less than one-third" of what it was three months ago.
He also said the health authorities in the national capital have been conducting RT-PCR tests on every symptomatic person.
"Delhi reported a large number of cases in September as compared to June. However, the number of deaths reported this month is not even one-third of the fatalities recorded in June," Jain told reporters. Read on...
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Pakistan opens all educational institutions, six months after closure due to COVID-19
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