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Covid-19: RT-PCR test mandatory for passenger coming to Pune from Kerala

Maharashtra reported 5,427 new COVID-19 cases and 38 deaths in the last 24 hours, the state health department said on Thursday

Joe Biden rolling out plan for $4 billion global Covid-19 vaccine effort

The USD 4 billion in U.S. funding was approved by Congress in December and will be distributed through 2022

Offices, colleges, cinema halls, parks to reopen in Jharkhand on March 1

Government offices, colleges, coaching centres, cinema halls and parks across Jharkhand will reopen on March 1 after being closed for almost a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CM said

As Covid-19 cases surge, lockdown back in two Maharashtra districts

Yavatmal Collector M D Singh said the number of Covid cases in the district was increasing since February 1, and the district has 606 active cases as of Wednesday

BMC warns of action for flouting norms amid rise in Covid-19 cases

In the light of a rise in COVID- 19 cases, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has decided to register offences against people who violate safety guidelines, an official said on Thursday.

Covid: Delhi logs 130 fresh cases, 2 more deaths; positivity rate 0.22%

With 130 fresh cases, Delhi's COVID-19 tally climbed to 6,37,445 on Thursday, even as the positivity rate stood at 0.22 per cent, according to authorities.

Let India Inc participate in Covid-19 vaccination programme: CII

"Such a programme could benefit an additional 100 million workers in the formal sector and local communities by providing access to the vaccine," CII said in a statement

PM Narendra Modi calls for regional air ambulance pact amid Covid-19

Special visa for doctors, platform of South Asia and two African nations among PM's suggestions at workshop on managing Covid

After 75 days, Maharashtra reports 5,000-plus new coronavirus cases

With 5,427 new cases, the caseload in the state rose to 20,81,520 while 38 fatalities took the death toll due to the pandemic to 51,669

Coronavirus LIVE: India's cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 9.4 mn

Coronavirus live updates: Global Covid-19 cases have crossed 110.5-million mark. India tally stands at 10,956,182

Weekend lockdown in Maharashtra's Amravati district to curb Covid cases

However, essential services will remain unaffected

South African variant could reduce vaccine protection: Pfizer-BioNTech

However, human trials are still to be conducted in this regard

Hopes of region, world focused on rapid deployment of Covid vaccines: PM

Modi noted that the spirit of collaboration is a valuable takeaway from Covid-19 pandemic

Researchers urge govts to delay Pfizer vaccine's second dose, cite data

Danuta Skowronski and Gaston De Serres said their findings were derived from Pfizer's documents submitted to the US FDA

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Volunteering to be exposed to virus in trials

Visitors to Japan plunge 98.3 per cent in January after entry ban, Taiwan accuses China of blocking efforts to buy vaccines and other pandemic news across the world

PM2.5 air pollution claimed 54,000 lives in Delhi last year: Study

Pollution levels remained almost six times above the prescribed WHO limits, according to a new study

Allow companies to vaccinate employees: Confederation of Indian Industry

The trade group has asked the government to allow companies to vaccinate their employees and family members for Covid 19

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Why is Maharashtra seeing a spike in cases?

India's wedding season is a worry and its digital to track vaccinations has glitches: That is in news about the country's fight against Covid-19

Bharat Biotech pursues Covid-19 vaccine approval in over 40 countries

The company has also entered into an agreement with U.S. drug developer Ocugen Inc for the commercialization of COVAXIN in the United States, which has seen the most number of infections in the world

Covid-19: Three Maharashtra cities likely to face stricter restrictions

The state reported 4,787 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest one-day count this year