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Mumbai's Covid-19 surge continues; records 1,922 new cases, 4 deaths

The figure is a shade below the 1,962 notched up on March 14, which remains the highest daily addition so far for the month

3 new Covid variants reported in India: Govt informs Rajya Sabha

Three new variants of Covid-19, from the UK variant, South Africa and Brazil, have been reported so far in India

Tamil Nadu reports 867 fresh Covid-19 infections, five fatalities

Caseload rose to 8,61,429

Covid-19 vaccine not exported at expense of Indians: Harshvardhan

India has exported vaccines to 72 countries till March 15

Canada changes tack, recommends use of Astra vaccine in people over 65

The National Advisory Committee on Immunization said it was basing its new guidelines on three recent real-world studies that examined the effectiveness of the vaccine

Coronavirus LIVE: Night curfew in Bhopal, Indore from Wednesday

Coronavirus live updates: Gujarat govt has decided to implement night curfew in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat and Rajkot from March 17 till March 31. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Covid-19: Dharavi sees 21 cases, highest since Oct 6 last year

Dharavi in Mumbai is one of the world's densest urban sprawls

Moderna begins trial of 'next-gen booster' Covid-19 vaccine

The firm announced that the first participants have been dosed in the Phase 1 study of mRNA-1283, the company's next generation Covid-19 vaccine candidate

Sweden is latest country to stop using AstraZeneca vaccine

This comes amid reports of dangerous blood clots in some recipients

Curfew in four Gujarat cities from 10 pm to 6 am till March 31

The Gujarat government on Tuesday decided to increase the night curfew timings in four major cities

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Cases of seasonal flu dip amid Covid

AstraZeneca says no higher risk of blood clots with its coronavirus vaccine, why the 28-day gap between doses is necessary, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Israel okays flights from all destinations ahead of March 23 elections

Starting Tuesday, flights to Israel will be allowed from all destinations, following a decision by the cabinet to enable nationals to arrive ahead of the March 23 general elections

Canada lags in Covid-19 vaccinations but expects to catch up quickly

Canada once was hailed as a success story in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, faring much better than the United States in deaths and infections because of how it approached lockdowns

Mumbai civic body targets 100,000 coronavirus vaccinations per day

With an aim to speed up the Covid vaccination drive, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has set a target of inoculating one lakh people in the city every day, BMC officials said on Tuesday

DATA STORY: With over 3 mn shots in a day, India has now vaccinated 2.4% population

India has so far vaccinated 32,947,432 people. That is 288.77 per cent of its total caseload, and 2.3711 per cent of its population

Iran launches final clinical trial of domestic coronavirus vaccine

Iran has kicked off the final stage of the clinical trial of its domestic Covid-19 vaccine as two volunteers were inoculated, semi-official Mehr news agency reported

India records 24,492 new coronavirus cases, 131 deaths in 24 hours

India recorded 24,492 new COVID-19 cases, registering more than 20,000 cases for the sixth day in a row, taking the infection tally past 1.14 crore, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday

Tourism in European Union halved in 2020 due to Covid-19: Eurostat

The European tourism industry was hit dramatically due to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 as accommodation in tourist establishments decreased by half compared to the previous year

Goa CM urges for greater engagement of people for Covid-19 vaccination

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant greeted people on the occasion of the National Vaccination Day and called for greater engagement of citizens of the coastal state towards immunisation against Covid

Covid worsened crisis, calls for relaxing sanctions on Syria: India in UNSC

India has told the UN Security Council that the humanitarian crisis, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, calls for relaxation of sanctions imposed on Syria