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Biden calls Texas' decision to relax Covid norms 'Neanderthal thinking'

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) called Texas and Mississippi's decision to lift the mask mandate as "Neanderthal thinking"

Germany extends Covid-19 lockdown but paves way to relax more rules

Germany is extending its coronavirus shutdown by three weeks until March 28, but easing some restrictions to allow nonessential stores and other businesses to reopen

Democrats trim parts of Biden's Covid aid bill, Republicans threaten delay

The compromise would mean about 9 million fewer households would get direct payments than did so in the last round of stimulus

Russia logs 10,535 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hrs, death toll at 87,348

Russia registered 10,535 more Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, roughly the same as a day earlier, the country's Covid-19 response centre said

CM Kejriwal to receive his first Covid-19 vaccine dose on Thursday

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will receive his first dose of coronavirus vaccine Thursday morning at the city's LNJP hospital, a government statement said.

Will take measures to save lives despite criticism: Maharashtra CM

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said his first priority is to ensure people's safety amid the coronavirus pandemic

PM Modi, ministers pick 'Made in India' Covid-19 vaccine over AstraZeneca

Many state officials and doctors have refused to take Covaxin before its effectiveness could be proved.

People can get vaccinated against Covid-19 24x7, says Harsh Vardhan

The government has lifted the time restriction on receiving Covid-19 vaccine jabs so as to increase the pace of immunisation

Covaxin shows 81% efficacy in phase-3 trials, says Bharat Biotech

Firm is gearing up to produce 40 million doses a month. Two Bio-safety Level-3 facilities (which can deal with deadly and contagious viruses) have been set up, third is on the way

Mumbai Covid-19: Institutional quarantine must for travelers from Brazil

In a fresh circular, the civic body included Brazil in the list of countries under quarantine rules, citing the latest guidelines of the Union Ministry of Health about international arrivals

Maharashtra reports more than 9,000 new Covid-19 cases, 42 deaths

Maharashtra reported 9,855new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the tally of infections in the state to 21,79,185, a health department official said.

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra reports more than 9,000 new cases in a day

Coronavirus live updates: Over 5 million people have registered themselves on the Co-WIN portal since Monday. Stay tuned for corona-related news

England's Tom Banton among two foreigners in PSL to test positive for Covid

England batsman Tom Banton is one of the two foreign players who tested positive for COVID-19 in the ongoing Pakistan Super League and he has been put under isolation, the cricketer confirmed.

UK's Sunak extends Covid rescue plan but firms to pay more tax from 2023

A tax cut for home-buyers was also extended until the end of June

Covid-19: Kerala registers 2,765 fresh infections, 15 fatalities

The caseload in the state is at 10,67,393

TCS, Infosys, Accenture to cover Covid vaccine cost for eligible employees

Third phase of vaccinations for Covid-19 starting March 1 includes eligible citizens above 60 years of age and those between 45 and 59 years with specified co-morbidities

Covaxin's efficacy shows immense strength of Atmanirbhar Bharat: ICMR chief

Bharat Biotech said that Covaxin had demostrated an interim efficacy of 81 per cent in preventing Covid-19 in late-stage clinical trials

Covid effect: Schools closure impacted 247 mn Indian children, says UNICEF

Globally, schools for more than 168 million children have been completely closed for almost a full year, it said

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Maharashtra now accounts for half the cases

Mumbai colleges back to online mode as cases rise, autos and bike taxis recover faster than cabs, Opposition to Modi's photo on vaccine certificate-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Maha, Kerala, Punjab, TN, Gujarat, K'taka continue to see rise in new cases

The states accounted for 85.95 per cent of the cases reported in a span of 24 hours