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India Coronavirus Dispatch: Over 100 mn HCQ pills have been distributed

Gavi's vaccine commitments, wealthy countries baulk at IP waiver proposal, Covid-19 'personalities'-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Work from home has actually been long work

Johnson & Johnson seeks US FDA nod for vaccine, Gilead's Covid drug delivers $2bn boost to Q4 revenue, Beijing Winter Olympics face Covid hurdle and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Pfizer retracts request for emergency approval of Covid-19 vaccine in India

Pfizer has not conducted any bridge trial on Indian population for its mRNA vaccine

Covid-19: Pfizer withdraws Emergency Use Authorisation application in India

Pfizer had a meeting with India's drugs regulator on Wednesday and the decision was made after that, the company said.

Covid-19: India records 12,408 new cases, 120 fresh fatalities in 24 hrs

The total cases mounted to 1,08,02,591, while the death toll increased to 1,54,823 with 120 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed

DATA STORY: The 5 most affected states account for 52% of India's cured Covid cases

With 509,893 vaccinations on Thursday, India has so far inoculated 4,959,445 people. That is 45.91 per cent of its total caseload, and 0.3573 per cent of its population

Petrol hits all-time high of Rs 86.95 in Delhi, touches Rs 93.49 in Mumbai

Petrol price soared by 30 paise to Rs 86.95 a litre in the national capital on Friday. This marks the highest ever price at which petrol has been sold in New Delhi

Covid situation particularly fragile due to more virus variants: French PM

"A new lockdown can only be considered as a very last resort. Currently, the situation does not justify such a move," Castex told reporters at the briefing

Global Covid-19 cases top 104.8 mn, death toll at 2,281,608: Johns Hopkins

The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 26,673,780 and 455,657, respectively, according to the CSSE

Chinese mainland reports 14 new imported Covid cases, nine in Shanghai

Of all the imported cases, 4,476 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery and 296 remained hospitalized, the commission said

Barbados PM writes to PM Modi, thanks India for Covid-19 vaccine doses

In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Barbados PM has asked access to 200,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine being manufactured in India

Unequal allocation of vaccines could cost the world economy $9.2 trn

Emerging and developing economies are vulnerable to richer countries hoarding their doses because their fragile health systems are straining under the weight of mounting infections

PM Modi speaks to S Africa President Ramaphosa over Covid-19 management

Both leaders spoke to each other on Thursday evening with the key focus being on the covid pandemic and cooperation on the Covid vaccines

US virus deaths surpass 450K; toll stubbornly high over 3,000 a day

Infectious disease specialists expect deaths to start dropping soon, after new cases hit a peak right around the beginning of the year

UN General Assembly president Volkan Bozkir receives Covid-19 vaccine

Bozkir was given a Pfizer BioNTech vaccine at the Javits Center in New York, said Brenden Varma, his spokesman

Indians more willing to take vaccine if political leaders do: Survey

Vaccine hesitancy drops by 16% in one month; now 42% Indians willing; may go up to 65% if political leaders take the jab

1 in 5 Indians has been exposed to coronavirus, shows serosurvey

Seroprevalence among the health workers was nearly 26 per cent with doctors and nurses found to be among the most exposed followed by paramedical and field staff

11,547 pvt healthcare personnel get Covid-19 vaccine shots in Telangana

Officials in Telangana said 11,547 private healthcare personnel were administered COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday

India's vaccine productivity will serve needs of all: PM to S Africa Prez

The two leaders also discussed possibilities of collaboration between India and South Africa in various international fora, to facilitate access and affordability of vaccines and medicines

India sent 5.6 mn coronavirus vaccines to foreign nations as gift: MEA

India provided 56 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccines under grants assistance to a number of countries