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LIVE COVID-19 Live Updates: Cases in India surge to 10,595,660 while death toll reaches 1,52,718

Stay tuned to our live updates for all the latest news on the current global COVID-19 pandemic.
Obesity, alcohol consumption can lower effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines

Health experts say several other factors, including obesity, alcohol consumption, may lower the effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines.
Catastrophic moral failure: WHO warns against unequal COVID-19 vaccine distribution

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it was not fair for younger, healthy people in richer nations to get injections before vulnerable people in poorer states.
Covid-19 vaccine alert: Covishield not advised to those allergic to any of its ingredients

The recipients should mention if they have a bleeding disorder or are on a blood thinner and also if they are immuno-compromised or are on a medicine that affects their immune system.
Almost 30% of recovered COVID-19 patients develop complications within 5 months, over 12% die

Many recovered COVID-19 patients develop heart problems, diabetes and chronic liver and kidney conditions within 140 days, and some end up dying from these complications, according to a study.
COVID-19 vaccine side effects: Loss of sensation in arms and more reported by Pune health workers

According to the Union Health Ministry, as many as 447 adverse events were reported in the first two days of the inoculation programme, including serious cases that required hospitalization.
‘Don’t take Covid-19 vaccine shot if...': Covaxin company warns people amid concerns

The Hyderabad-based vaccine-maker, in a fact sheet for recipients and caregivers, said that even pregnant and nursing women should not take the vaccine.
Eluru-like mysterious illness emerges in Andhra Pradesh's Pulla village

Hundreds of people were hospitalised with symptoms resembling epilepsy in Andhra Pradesh's Eluru town in early December last year. Similar cases have emerged in Andhra Pradesh's Pulla village.
Avoid alcohol during Covid-19 vaccination: Experts explain why

Besides refraining from alcohol, one should also avoid other unhealthy activities like smoking and sleepless nights order to get maximum benefit of the Covid-19 vaccine, suggest health experts.
Vegetarians are at lesser risk of getting infected by Covid-19 virus: Study

The survey also found that those with blood group 'O' may be less susceptible to the infection, while people with 'B' and 'AB' blood groups were at a higher risk.
Vaccine side-effects will not result in death: AIIMS Director

According to AIIMS Director Dr. Randeep Guleria, the main vaccine side-effects are body ache, fever and pain at injection site, which occur in less than 10 per cent of people and subside in 1-2 days.
47% of first beneficiaries in Delhi skipped Day 1 Covid-19 vaccination: Here’s why

India aimed to vaccinate more than 300,000 people on Saturday, Day 1 of the Covid-19 vaccination drive, but only 191,181 people were inoculated on the first day.
India Raises the Bar for Global Digital Giants

2020 has been a particular year for most of us, staying at home, as well as for businesses, trying to adapt and figure out what's next after Covid-19. Inevitably, online retail and internet services have taken over, shooting India among the leaders in terms of market growth.
UP hospital worker dies day after getting Covid-19 vaccine: Officials reveal actual cause of death

Moradabad's chief medical officer MC Garg has clarified that the death is unrelated to Covid-19 vaccination. The UP government has also revealed the postmortem report.
Delhi health workers suffer mild reaction post COVID-19 vaccine: What you should expect

Health workers in Delhi experience mild symptoms after getting COVID-19 vaccination. What should you expect after the first dose?
Adverse events post Covid-19 vaccination: AIIMS' security guard admitted to ICU

A 22-year-old security guard at the AIIMS has been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) after he developed an allergic reaction post Covid-19 vaccination on Saturday. Delhi reported 52 adverse events on the first day of the nationwide vaccination drive.
Covid tongues: Many patients suffering from strange coronavirus symptoms not yet listed by WHO

Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology at King's College London, has cautioned that there's an increasing numbers of Covid tongues and strange mouth ulcers among coronavirus patients.
50-yr-old bacteria may help your body's own immune system to kill cancer

A University of Missouri researcher has found a new way to help the body's immune system destroy cancer, with the help of a more than 50-year-old strain of bacteria.
Rapid blood test predicts COVID-19 patients at high risk of severe disease: Study

A rapid blood test may be able to identify patients with COVID-19 who are at a higher risk of the severe form of the disease.
‘Contagious’ UK strain could become dominant COVID-19 variant by March 2021, warns CDC

The new COVID-19 strain discovered in the United Kingdom has been found to be more contagious than the previous variants. In India, total 114 patients have been found infected with the UK strain, the Health Ministry said on Friday.

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