The government is taking the cutoff of about 100 days if reinfection occurs.
The death toll climbed to 5,02,874 with 895 more fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.
According to sources, so far only one traveller from Canada having symptoms of monkeypox infection had been isolated.
References to freedom fighter and India's first education minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad have been removed from the new class 11 political science textbook by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).
The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) has recommended the environmental release of the genetically modified (GM) mustard variety DMH (Dhara Mustard Hybrid)-11, paving the way for the commercialisation of the country's first GM food crop. The GEAC said the recommendation was valid for four years from the date the approval letter was issued. Further studies and coordinated trials will have to be conducted jointly with the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) within two years, according to the minutes of the GEAC meeting held on October 18, which was released on Wednesday.
On the mathematical model which predicts 42,000 cases in the state by April end, the minister said, "The model is based on some scientific ground but it has taken the state's doubling rate of COVID-19 cases at 3.8.
A total of 25,12,388 samples have been tested for coronavirus infection as on 9 am, May 20 all over the country.
The COVID-19 active caseload remained below 4 lakh for the seventh consecutive day.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has gone up to 4,24,85,534.
The COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent.
The infection has spread rapidly as the deaths have been reported from nine districts in Assam.
The Global Hunger Index exaggerates the measure of hunger, lacks statistical vigour and has problems on multiple counts, Union Health Ministry sources said.
The COVID-19 case fatality rate due to the coronavirus infection was recorded at 1.59 per cent.
The tally of active cases now comprises 0.05 per cent of the total infections.
The death toll has climbed to 4,89,848 with 439 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The number of active COVID-19 cases stands at 2,15,125, while 3,34,821 patients have been cured/discharged.
One of the biggest lessons for cities fighting the Covid-19 pandemic has been the criticality of access to data. Mumbai, which has shown significant success in managing the second wave of the pandemic, is a case in point, reports Shivani Shinde.
There has been a 4.36 per cent increase in Omicron cases since Thursday, the ministry said.
The total coronavirus cases mounted to 63,12,584, while the death toll climbed to 98,678 with the virus claiming 1,181 lives in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.
Ganga Ram hospital Chairperson Dr D S Rana on Tuesday said that Remdesivir is also being considered to be dropped from COVID-19 treatment soon as there is no evidence of its effectiveness in treating COVID-19 patients.
A 22-year-old man, who recently returned to Kerala from the UAE, allegedly died due to monkeypox on Saturday.
The death toll from the pathogen climbed to 95,542 with 1,039 more deaths. There are 9,62,640 active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), comprising 15.85 per cent of the caseload, according to the ministry data.
The recovery rate has increased to 76.62 per cent, while the fatality rate has declined to 1.78 per cent.
Named after 'Feluda', the detective character in legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray's stories, the test has been developed by Debojyoti Chakraborty and Souvik Maiti as a simpler way of detecting SARS-coV2 presence in clinical samples, IGIB Director Anurag Agarwal said.
Over 20,400 foreign nationals have been evacuated from India amid the coronavirus crisis and any decision on bringing Indians from abroad will be taken at a later stage after reviewing the situation, the government said on Friday.
The COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.48 per cent.
Major Indian businesses and temples issued a joint statement opposing the proposed California Caste Bill SB 403.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, a cumulative total of 11,85,72,192 samples have been tested up to November 8 with 8,35,401 test being conducted on Sunday.
India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23 and 40 lakh on September 5. It went past 50 lakh on September 16, 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11 and crossed 80 lakh on October 29.
The COVID-19 case fatality rate due to the coronavirus infection has further dropped to 1.66 per cent.
It would not be surprising if India, the world's largest producer of milk, has to resort to imports to meet the elevated summer demand, states Surinder Sud.
The Directorate of Research on Women in Agriculture, a constituent of Indian Council of Agricultural Research, is also in contact with entrepreneurs for commercial production of its innovative products and their marketing for enhancing efficiency of farm women.
"The unsound analysis of the said article is based on the extrapolation of data without any epidemiological evidence," the ministry said, adding the studies used by the magazine to estimate the mortality are not validated tools for determining the death rate of any country or region.
The total coronavirus cases mounted to 40,23,179, while the death toll climbed to 69,561 with 1,089 people succumbing to the disease in a span of 24 hours, data updated at 8 am showed.
All COVID vaccines do not prevent infection and are primarily disease-modifying, said Dr Balram Bhargava, director general, Indian Council of Medical Research on Thursday.
There are 8,15,538 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 98,07,569 pushing the national recovery rate to 95.92 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent.
The total coronavirus cases rose to 35,42,733, while the death toll climbed to 63,498 with 948 people succumbing to the disease in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The national Covid recovery rate was recorded at 98.10 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed.
With 1,73,195 cases, Maharashtra has the highest number of active cases.
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