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Covid-19: Over 280,000 people vaccinated, 153,000 of them frontline workers

During the day, 26,110 beneficiaries received shots across 302 centres, including 4,351 people who got their second dose, as the inoculation drive picked up pace

All UK adults to get Covid-19 vaccine jab by July 31: Boris Johnson

More than 17 million people have been given a jab since the UK's Covid-19 vaccine rollout began in December 2020, the BBC reported on Saturday

Experts call rise in Covid-19 cases in few states 'stochastic spread'

While Kerala and Maharashtra continue to report a surge in cases, a trend of rising in infections is also being observed in Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh

WHO warns unequal Covid-19 vaccine distribution can lead to global risk

Whether the global community is successful in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, Tedros answered 'yes' citing a decrease in new cases and fatalities

Delhi reports 152 new Covid-19 cases at positivity rate of 0.24%

Delhi recorded one new fatality on Saturday

Coronavirus LIVE: Over 10.8 mn Covid vaccine doses given so far, says govt

Coronavirus live updates: Maharashtra recorded over 6,000 cases in a single day. India's active Covid-19 cases are on the rise again

BMC seals 1,305 buildings after Mumbai logs 2749 new Covid-19 cases

Mumbai has been seeing a surge in cases in recent weeks

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Mumbai announces strict measures to curb virus

Pandemic delays therapy for eye diseases, Patanjali's Coronil makes a comeback, cherry-picking of Covid vaccination figures, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Russia approves its third Covid-19 vaccine for domestic use: PM Mishustin

Russia has already approved two Covid-19 vaccines, including the Sputnik V shot, developed by Moscow's Gamaleya Institute

DATA STORY: India's active Covid cases up by 6,578 in 3 days, count now at 143,127

With 527,197 more vaccine shots being administered on Friday, the total number of people inoculated in India has reached 10,715,204 - that is 97.62% of its total caseload, and 0.7716% of population

Three month gap between Oxford vaccine jabs provides better efficacy: Study

A three-month interval between doses of the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine results in higher vaccine efficacy than a six-week gap, according to a new study

Covid-19: India's new cases climbs to 13,993, highest in 22 days

Daily Covid-19 cases in the country climbed to about 14,000 after nearly 22 days taking India's tally to 1,09,77,387, while the recoveries surged to 1,06,78,048, according to Union Health Ministry

Global Covid-19 cases top 110.7 mn with 2.45 mn deaths: Johns Hopkins

The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 110.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.45 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Brazil registers 51,050 new Covid-19 cases, 1,308 more deaths

Brazil registered 51,050 new Covid-19 infections and 1,308 deaths from the disease in the past 24 hours, raising the national counts to 10,081,676 and 244,765 respectively, the Health Ministry said

Singapore monitors patients vaccinated against coronavirus for side effects

Singapore will continue to observe Covid-19 vaccinated patients to look out for side effects, collect this data and refine the criteria for the inoculation programme.

EU doubles contribution to global vaccine programme with $600 mn funding

The European Union has announced to double its contribution to COVAX, an international programme devised to help low and middle-income countries to have more access to Covid-19 vaccines

Covid-19: US airlines plan to ask passengers for contact-tracing details

US airline industry is pledging to expand the practice of asking passengers on flights to the United States for information that public health officials could use for contact tracing during pandemic

Pfizer to double vaccine roll out as Biden assures shots for all by July

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said the company expects to double its rollout of coronavirus vaccines to 10 million a week over the next two weeks as Biden pledged enough supply of doses by July

US, Canada, Mexico extend non-essential travel restrictions till March 21

The United States, Mexico and Canada extended nonessential travel restrictions till March 21 to contain the pandemic, the US Department of Homeland Security said

Coronavirus surges anew in central Europe in face of new variants

Authorities in central Europe warned on Friday that they are seeing a surge in coronavirus cases across their region amid the discovery of new variants.