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US reports over 3 mn child Covid-19 cases: American Academy of Pediatrics

The overall rate was 4,030 cases per 100,000 children in the population, the Xinhua news agency reported

Extremely grateful for India's 200,000 Covid vaccines for peacekeepers: UN

The 200,000 doses essentially mean that it will be possible to administer the required double doses of COVID-19 vaccines to all UN peacekeepers across missions

Global Covid cases top 109.8 mn, death toll at 2,429,669: Johns Hopkins

The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 27,824,650 and 490,447, respectively, according to the CSSE

Hong Kong approves Sinovac Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use

After taking the advice of the panel as a reference, Chan believes that the approval is necessary and in line with public interests, according to the statement

Covid-19: India records 12,881 new cases, 101 fresh fatalities in 24 hours

The COVID-19 case fatality rate has dropped to 1.42 per cent, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,06,56,845

Widely unfair: UN says 130 countries haven't received Covid-19 vaccine dose

While addressing a high-level meeting of the UN Security Council, Guterres said that 130 countries have not received a single dose of vaccine

Brazil nears 10 million Covid cases, 56,766 infections reported in 24 hrs

In Brasilia, Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello presented the schedule for the distribution of vaccines throughout the country to a virtual meeting with governors and health secretaries

Crippling weather hampers vaccine deliveries, distribution in parts of US

Across a large swath of the nation, including Deep South states like Georgia and Alabama, the snowy, slippery weather either led to the closing of vaccination sites outright or held up shipments

UN chief urges G20 nations to prepare 'Global Covid-19 Vaccination Plan'

At this critical moment, vaccine equity is the biggest moral test facing the global community, he said. "We must ensure that everybody, everywhere, can be vaccinated as soon as possible"

India issues new Covid-19 SOPs for travellers from UK, S Africa, Brazil

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, India is following point-of-entry procedures for identifying international travellers, particularly at-risk travellers to India through multi-pronged strategy

Biden administration to spend $1.4 billion aimed at schools

The Biden administration says it will spend more than $1.4 billion to boost testing supplies and coordination as U.S. officials aim to return more students to the classroom.

Covid-19 impact: Himachal Pradesh's thriving homestay industry hits hotels

Their fates are contrasting - hoteliers say they are struggling to get bookings, while homestay owners are witnessing record bookings and profits

Factory reset: Surat's textile hub weaves a revival story amid Covid-19

Severely affected by the pandemic, the businesses have made a spectacular comeback

India hosting meet on Covid-19 management; nine countries invited

The sources said India's health secretary will chair the event and each country has been invited to participate in one-plus-one format -- health secretary and head of technical team in charge of COVID

India's Covid-19 'human barricade' to keep cases under control: Experts

Cases that were rising by nearly 100,000 a day in September are now growing at just 10,000 a day

Delhi records zero Covid-19 death for 3rd time in Feb, 134 new cases

No fresh death due to COVID-19 was recorded in Delhi on Wednesday, the third time single-day fatality count stood nil in February

Mumbai logs 721 new Covid cases, highest single-day spike in over a month

Mumbai on Wednesday recorded 721 fresh COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day spike since January 7, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.

Covid-19: Govt issues new SOPs for foreign arrivals as new variants emerge

The new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) will come into effect from 23.59 hours on February 22 till further orders

Nagpur district records 596 new Covid-19 cases; five more deaths

With the addition of 596 fresh coronavirus cases, the count of infections in Maharashtra's Nagpur district rose to 1,40,384 on Wednesday, an official said.

How symptoms of new coronavirus strains different from original one

According to new studies, the UK variant or the Kent variant -- B.1.1.7 -- spreads more easily and quickly than other variants