 | CCHFW passes resolution that we don't agree to WHO's estimate of India's COVID deaths: Mansukh MandaviyaThe resolution was passed on the second day of the three-day CCHFW or ‘Swasthya Chintab Shivir', which concluded here on Saturday. |
| CCHFW passes resolution terming WHO's modelling for India's COVID death estimate flawedAccording to the resolution, India has a robust, legally mandated, comprehensive system of death registration. |
 | Validity of models, methodology of data collection questionable: India on WHO COVID deaths reportAccording to the report, there were 4.7 million COVID deaths in India -- 10 times the official figures and almost a third of Covid deaths globally. |
 | Dehradun school declared micro-containment zone as 16 students test positive for COVIDDehradun's Welham Girls' School was declared a micro-containment zone on Wednesday as 16 students tested positive for COVID-19. |
 | Coronavirus particles found in air can infect humans, experiments showThe study found viable coronavirus in air that could infect living cells, and these viruses could spread over a long range of distance. |
 | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury urges PM Narendra Modi to allow hybrid classes as children remain unvaccinated against COVIDMany cases of the COVID-19 infection have surfaced in the below 18 years of age category, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury claimed. |
 | SII's COVID vaccine Covovax now available for 12-17 age group at private centresChildren aged 12 to 17 years can now get the Serum Institute's coronavirus vaccine Covovax at private centres with a provision for it being made on the CoWIN portal. |
 | Modification of COVID vaccination policy: Supreme Court asks petitioner to approach Ministry of HealthThe petitioner stated that he was vaccinated with the Sputnik-V vaccine, but, since it has not been approved by the World Health Organisation, he is unable to travel abroad. |
| Man administered anti-rabies vaccine instead of COVID-19 jab in Uttar PradeshA COVID-19 vaccination staff member at a community health centre here 'accidentally' administered anti-rabies vaccine to a person, officials said. |
| Advisory Group recommends Covovax for 12-17 children; no decision yet on vaccinating kids below 12India's drug regulator had approved Covovax for restricted use in emergency situations in adults on December 28 last year and in the 12-17 age group. |
 | 63 per cent parents say schools should offer online classes if district COVID TPR crosses 5 per cent: SurveyThe survey was conducted by online platform Local Circles and it received 23,500 responses from citizens across 314 districts of India. |
 | Breakthrough infection with Delta, reinfection with Omicron in individual vaccinated with CovishieldThe findings of the study prove the immune evasion potential of the Omicron variant, even after infection and vaccination, said the researchers. |
 | COVID positivity rate in Delhi saw nearly three-fold surge between April 11-18The positive rate surged during the April 11-18 week, barring on April 17 when the it dropped to 4.21 percent from 5.33 percent the previous day. |
 | Scientists allay fears of new COVID wave, say cases rising but focus on hospital admissionsGiven the epidemiological and scientific evidence, the current rise in cases in Delhi is not the start of the fourth wave. |
 | COVID situation stable in Odisha, mask mandate yet to be liftedOdisha recorded 16 coronavirus cases on Tuesday, while there was no fatality for the fourth consecutive day, the health department said. |
