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New dimensions of post-covid sub-acute morbidities are coming to the fore, the health ministry said

Govt says higher number of tests will push the rate initially, but it will eventually declineWith 731,697 tests done in the past 24 hours, India is on its way to meet the target of 1 million daily tests

Difficult to compare nations; they may be less or more likely to report cases: WHOCountries may be using different case definitions, testing strategies or counting differently

The Supreme Court on 31 July had asked the Centre to ensure that the salaries of doctors and health workers involved in covid-19 duty are paid on time and their mandatory quarantine is not treated as leave

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday informed that the country has substantively ramped up its testing infrastructure from one lab in January 2020 to 1370 labs as of now.

Fifty districts account for 66% of caseload; 28 states, UTs show positivity rate below 10%Case fatality rate is now at its lowest at 2.10% since the lockdown started on 25 March: Govt

Flyers to India may seek exemption from institutional quarantine by submitting a negative RT-PCR report on arrival

Health ministry says India is not looking at developing herd immunity as a strategic option or choice as with a population of 138 crore, it can only come at a very ‘high cost’

Germany announced plans on Monday for free, mandatory coronavirus tests for holidaymakers returning from high-risk countries in order to slow the spread of infections

Nepal's COVID-19 tally rises to 18,241 with the detection of 147 new cases in the last 24 hoursIn the last 24 hours, 156 coronavirus patients have recovered, the spokesperson said. In total, 12,840 people have recovered from the disease and 5,358 active cases are undergoing treatment