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Third phase of vaccination sees slow start at Gujarat's private hospitals

While 600 government centres, including PHCs and CHCs have been commissioned, an additional 300 private hospitals have also been roped in

Co-Win app meant only for administrators, registration only through portal

The Union Health Ministry said on Monday that the Co-Win app on Play Store is meant for use only by administrators

UK tries to trace mystery person infected with Brazilian Covid variant

Six cases of the mutation, which originated in the Amazonian city of Manaus, have been detected in the UK, Public Health England said on Sunday

Ten private hospitals in Kolkata allowed for phase-2 of Covid vaccination

Beneficiaries can either pre-book slots on CoWin portal or walk in for vaccine; registration on upgraded CoWin portal started from 9am today and the process of vaccination from noon

Disorder, long wait on Day 1 of vaccination drive 2.0 at Bengaluru

At some hospitals, vaccination drive did not kick start even by late afternoon due to glitches

Covid spike in six states; India's total active cases reach 168,627

Maharashtra alone accounts for 46.39 per cent of India's total active cases, followed by Kerala with 29.49 per cent

'A moment of great surprise and honour': AIIMS Nurse on vaccinating PM

Hailing from Puducherry, Niveda was the main nurse to inoculate Modi. She has been with the hospital for the last three years

Vaccination 2.0 gets off to a slow start in Mumbai due to tech issues

Turnout is encouraging for this round, glitch resolved after one-hour delay, say facilities

AustralaSian Covid-19 vaccine trial expands to India

The trial aims to discover which existing treatments are most effective in hospitalised patients

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Three reasons for the recent surge in cases

Little done to identify people with comorbidities, mutations explained, how vaccine certificates will be issued-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

EU audits Serum's facility as AstraZeneca looks to boost supplies: Report

The EU and Britain are mainly supplied by local facilities, but production problems have cut deliveries by the British-Swedish drugmaker to the EU, forcing it to look elsewhere

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Should Olympians be vaccinated on priority?

Philippines kicks off vaccinations, Covid has taken wind out of Dutch politics, New Zealand PM under pressure over latest cluster and other pandemic-related news across the globe

People show enthusiasm, queue up for vaccination at Tamil Nadu hospitals

In Tamil Nadu, apart from online registration, the state administration also allowed people to walk in and register for coronavirus vaccinations in phase-2.

Covid vaccination Phase-II: Check if you are eligible to get a shot

If you are above 45 years old and have one of co-morbidities listed by the govt, you could get a coronavirus vaccine in this phase-2 of vaccination drive. Here's the full list of health issues

DATA STORY: At 168,627, India's active Covid cases back to Jan-end level

India on Sunday conducted 627,668 coronavirus tests to take the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 216,858,774. The test positivity rate recorded was 2.5%

India's Covid-19 cases surpass 10.1 million; death toll reaches 1,57,157

The active cases registered an increase for the fifth consecutive day and were recorded at 1,68,627, according to the Union Health Ministry data

Philippines launches coronavirus vaccination drive amid supply problems

The Philippines launched a vaccination campaign Monday to contain one of Southeast Asia's worst coronavirus outbreaks

Global Covid cases top 114 million, death toll at 2.53 min: Johns Hopkins

The total number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 114 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.53 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

PM Modi takes first dose of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin at Delhi's AIIMS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he has taken the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the AIIMS here and appealed to all those who are eligible to get inoculated.

Don't want to impose lockdown but 'majboori' is also something: Maha CM

Thackeray on Sunday said, "I do not want to impose it but 'majboori' (helplessness) is also something"