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Boyle to Khamenei: The superspreaders behind top Covid conspiracy theories

Mr. Boyle says the coronavirus is a genetically engineered bio-weapon that escaped from a high-level lab in Wuhan, China

10 more deaths, 224 new Covid-19 cases recorded in a day in Punjab

Ten more fatalities related to COVID-19 pushed the death toll in Punjab to 5,707, while 224 new instances of the viral infection took the tally to 1,76,520 on Monday

Tamil Nadu records 455 new Covid cases, six fatalities; tally at 845,575

Tamil Nadu on Monday added 455 new coronavirus cases and six more fatalities, pushing the overall tally in the state to 8,45,575 and toll to 12,425

India won't participate in ISSF WC in S Korea owing to 14-day quarantine

India will not take part in the ISSF World Cup in Changwon in April because of South Korea's mandatory two-week quarantine rules, which will come in the way of the shooters' training

Health workers getting 2nd dose of Covid vaccine in Punjab: Health minister

Second dose of vaccine is being given to health workers who had got their first shots on January 16, when the vaccination drive was launched

Covid-19 in Delhi: 141 new cases; positivity rate rises to 0.36%

Delhi recorded 141 fresh Covid-19 cases and two deaths on Monday, even as the positivity rate rose to 0.36 per cent, authorities said.

J&J's vaccine implementation study in South Africa gets regulator nod

South Africa has yet to launch its Covid-19 vaccination programme and the government has decided to go with the J&J dose

Maharashtra records 3,365 coronavirus cases, 3,105 recoveries; 23 die

A day after Maharashtra reported over 4,000 COVID-19 cases, highest single-day tally in more than a month, the daily count on Monday fell but remained above the 3,000-mark for the sixth straight day

About 18-19 Covid-19 vaccine candidates in pipeline, says Harsh Vardhan

The minister also informed that 80-85% of frontline workers have been inoculated against the coronavirus disease so far even as an inoculation drive is ongoing across the country

Gujarat sees 249 new coronavirus cases, 280 recoveries, tally at 265,493

The overall death toll remained 4,401 in the state as no new fatality was reported on Monday

UK auditing Indian vaccine site amid scramble for shots: Report

The inspection comes as countries around the world scramble to secure vaccine supplies amid supply disruptions

Covid-19: Night curfew in four Gujarat cities extended till February 28

The night curfew is currently in force in four major Gujarat cities, including Ahmedabad

Vaccination of those above 50 three weeks from now: Harsh Vardhan

The Centre will begin vaccination drive for around 27 crore Indians above the age of 50 three weeks from now

ADB to provide Rs 100 cr loan to Medanta to combat Covid-19 pandemic

Naresh Trehan, Global Health Chairman and Managing Director of Medanta said the partnership with ADB will meet its financing requirement

Coronavirus LIVE: Night curfew to be imposed in Gujarat's four cities

Coronavirus live updates: Globally, nearly 109.4 million people have been infected by the virus and the death toll stands at 2,410,914

Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka account for 77% of total active cases: Govt

Tripura and Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli currently have only two active cases each

About 18-19 vaccines against Covid-19 in the pipeline: Harsh Vardhan

Addressing the media, Vardhan said that in the next 2-3 weeks, vaccinations against Covid-19 will be started for people above 50 years of age

Younger people half as likely as adults to catch Covid-19, study says

People under the age of 20 are about half as likely to be infected with Covid-19 as those older, a study says

Life back to normal? Covid's decline in India sparks a shopping spree

Shopping mall parking lots are full again. Stores are buzzing, and there are long lines for hair salons and restaurants

World Coronavirus Dispatch: A look at ASEAN's GDP forecasts for 2021

Youngsters' despair deepens as Covid crisis drags on, China refuses to hand over raw data critical to WHO probe and other pandemic-related news across the globe