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Bangladesh kicks off countrywide coronavirus vaccination drive

Bangladesh on Sunday launched its nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive with lawmakers along with top administration and health officials taking the first shots of the vaccine.

China's PLA delivers a batch of coronavirus vaccines to Pakistan Army

Chinese military delivered a batch of COVID-19 vaccines to the Pakistan Army on Sunday, days after Islamabad received 500,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine from its all-weather ally Beijing.

Delhi records 119 new coronavirus cases; positivity rate at 0.22%

Delhi recorded 119 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday and a positivity rate of 0.22 per cent while the death toll rose to 10,879with two more fatalities, authorities said.

27% of healthcare workers in Kashmir have antibodies: Covid sero survey

A sero survey conducted in various hospitals of the Kashmir Valley has found that around 27 per cent of the healthcare workers have antibodies against COVID-19.

Oxford-AstraZeneca jab effective against UK Covid variant, study finds

The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and produced by AstraZeneca has shown efficacy against the UK variant of the coronavirus, according to an ongoing study by researchers.

India Coronavirus Dispatch: What sero surveys say about urban-rural divide

Public sharing of coronavirus genome data, using community-based health infra, why Pfizer withdrew its emergency-use request-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Varied regulatory decisions on Oxford vaccine

Facebook strangers in Hong Kong help ease Covid pain, why the vaccinated still need to wear a mask, WHO plans vaccine nods for global roll-out and other pandemic-related news around the globe

DATA STORY: India reports 78 Covid deaths, fewest in a day since May 2

176 active Covid cases added in first daily net increase since Jan 7; with 358,473 vaccinations, India has so far inoculated 5,775,322 people - 53.34% of total caseload, and 0.416% of population

UK vaccine gambles paid off, while Europe's caution slowed it down

French pharmaceutical startup Valneva had big news in September: a government contract for 60 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine candidate.

Study sheds light on Covid evolution during treatment of chronic infection

Treatment of a COVID-19 patient who had a suppressed immune system with convalescent plasma coincided with the emergence of different variants of the novel coronavirus, says a new case study.

Global Covid-19 cases tops 105.7 mn with 2.30 mn deaths: Johns Hopkins

The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 105.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.30 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Brazil reports 978 more deaths due to Covid-19, toll surpasses 231,000

Brazil registered 978 new Covid-19 deaths, bringing the death toll to 231,012, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday.

Indian economy is witnessing V-shaped recovery, says Anurag Thakur

Indian economy is witnessing a V-shaped recovery after challenges posed by Covid-19 pandemic, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur said on Saturday.

Did Covid-19 come from Wuhan seafood market? Investigators find fresh clues

Worldwide, Covid-19 has caused more than 105.7 million infections and 2.3 million deaths

Centre urges states/UTs to increase pace of Covid-19 vaccination

The central government has directed that they must schedule all healthcare workers for vaccination at least once before February 20

123 new coronavirus cases in Delhi; positivity rate dips to 0.19%

Delhi recorded 123 fresh COVID-19 cases on Saturday, while the death toll rose to 10,877with four new deaths, even as the positivity rate slumped to 0.19 per cent, a health bulletin said

Over 100,000 vaccinated in Delhi till date; frontline workers too get jabs

The total number of people vaccinated against Covid-19 till date in Delhi, majority of them being healthcare workers, has crossed the one lakh-mark, officials said on Saturday

3,018 more given Covid-19 vaccine shots in Himachal; total rises to 54,591

A total of 3,018 people were administered Covid-19 vaccine in Himachal Pradesh, taking the number of those who have received the jabs in the state to 54,591

Over 5.6 million people inoculated with Covid-19 vaccine, no serious AEFI

There has been no case of serious or severe adverse event following vaccination or death attributable to the vaccination till date

Coronavirus LIVE: Over 5.6 mn vaccinated so far, says health ministry

Coronavirus live updates: The global tally of coronavirus cases stands at 105,881,627. While 77,505,862 have recovered, 2,307,092 have lost their lives.