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Fresh Covid curbs in Maharashtra; pvt offices to function with 50% staff

Maharashtra govt on Friday imposed restrictions on drama theatres and auditoriums in the state, asking them to operate only at 50% of their capacity till March 31

India's Stelis Biopharma to make 200 mn doses of Sputnik V vaccine

India has now become one of the biggest producers of Sputnik V outside of Russia. Other countries that are producing it include South Korea, Brazil and China

Pakistan backs Antonio Guterres for second term as UN Secretary-General

Pakistan has expressed its support for Antonio Guterres, who is seeking a second term as the Secretary-General of the United Nations

Lockdown extension looms in Germany as Covid case numbers rise

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to meet with leaders of Germany's 16 federal states on Monday to discuss whether to extend a lockdown that has been in place since mid-December

Punjab orders fresh curbs, shuts educational institutions to check virus

Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has ordered massive state-wide restrictions beginning Saturday

Will try to supply more jabs of Covid vaccine to UK later: Serum Institute

Last month, SII CEO Adar Poonawalla had urged other countries to be patient

Coronavirus: Night curfew timing in Surat increased by an hour

With over 300 new coronavirus cases emerging in Surat city of Gujarat, the civic body has now decided to increase the night curfew timing by one hour

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Doctors suggest link between Covid and diabetes

Europe's drug regulator says AstraZeneca vaccine is safe, Oscars will be held in-person, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Centre has met only 7% of its 500 mn jab target

How an IIT-backed robotics startup built ventilators in lockdown, Delhi experienced a sharp rise in joblessness amid lockdown, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

DATA STORY: India reports biggest single-day jump in Covid cases since Nov 29

India has so far vaccinated 39,339,817 people. That is 341.66 per cent of its total caseload, and 2.8309 per cent of its population

Unplanned lockdown disaster continues to haunt country: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged that lakhs of families have suffered pain due to the government's "incompetence and myopia" as the unplanned lockdown continues to haunt the country

Chris Gayle thanks PM Modi for sending Covid-19 vaccines to Jamaica

West Indies batsman Chris Gayle thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for helping Jamaica by providing Covid-19 vaccines under the Vaccine Maitri initiative

Covid-19 patients above 65 years of age more prone to reinfection: Study

While most people who have had Covid-19 are protected from catching it again for at least six months, elderly patients above 65 years of age are more prone to reinfection, says a new study

Oil ministry wants Covid-19 vaccination for employees at forefront

The ministry said these frontline workers had braved the intense first wave of the pandemic and ensured uninterrupted fuel supplies to the country

India reports nearly 40,000 coronavirus cases, highest 1-day rise this year

India saw 39,726 new coronavirus being reported in a day, the highest single day rise recorded so far this year, taking the nationwide tally to 11,514,331, according to Union Health Ministry data

WHO Europe warns nations against premature easing of coronavirus curbs

Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization's (WHO) Regional Director for Europe, has warned countries against premature easing of Covid-19 restrictions

Amid third Covid wave, France to go into month-long lockdown from Friday

French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Thursday imposed a month-long lockdown in 16 areas of the country, including the greater Paris and Nice areas, in wake of rising Covid-19 cases

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 121.7 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed 121.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.68 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Night curfew imposed in Amritsar as coronavirus cases surge in city

Amid surging Covid-19 cases, a night curfew has been imposed in Amritsar as a precautionary measure against the virus

UK PM Boris Johnson to receive jab of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine today

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday announced getting inoculated with the AstraZeneca vaccine on Friday