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Covid-19: President lauds Centre for timely decision, saving lakhs of lives

President Kovind, in his address to a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament, paid tribute to those who succumbed due to the virus

DATA STORY: With 572,060 vaccinations in a day, India's total now at 27% of caseload

At 18,855, daily spike in India's total Covid cases the highest since Jan 7, mainly because of a massive jump in recovered cases in Chhattisgarh

India records 18,855 fresh cases, 163 more fatalities; recoveryat 96.96%

The number of active COVID-19 cases in the country remained below two lakh for the 10th consecutive day

UN chief Guterres receives first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in New York

The UN chief said on Twitter that he was fortunate and grateful to get the shot, and urged the international community to ensure that vaccines become available to everyone on an equitable basis

WHO team to begin face-to-face meetings with China experts, visit hospitals

The team members had spent the past two weeks in a required quarantine, during which they had been communicating with Chinese officials by videoconferences to lay the groundwork for field visits

Global Covid cases top 101 million, death toll at 2,188,566: Johns Hopkins

India comes in second place in terms of cases at 10,701,193, while the country's death toll soared to 153,847

France reports another 23,770 coronavirus cases, 348 deaths in 24 hours

The Ministry of Health also said that 1,349,517 injections had been carried out since the start of the vaccination campaign, including 117,734 in 24 hours

Brazil surpasses 9 million confirmed Covid-19 cases, 221,547 deaths

Brazil comes third in terms of the number of cases after the United States and India

Decisive gov't actions necessary for extensive vaccine rollouts: IMF

The report also noted that in low-income countries, the fiscal policy response has been more "limited," owing to financing constraints and less developed welfare programs

Novavax vaccine seems 89% effective against coronavirus in UK study

The study of 15,000 people in Britain is still underway. But an interim analysis found 62 participants so far have been diagnosed with COVID-19 - only six of them in the group that got vaccine

India's vaccine production capacity is best asset world has today: UN chief

"I believe that the manufacturing capability of India is the perfect asset that the world has immediately. I hope the world understands that it should be absolutely used," he said

India fastest to vaccinate 1 million in first 6 days: Health ministry data

US took 10 days and Germany 20

Scheduled international passenger flights' suspension extended till Feb 28

"However, international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on a case-to-case basis," the Directorate General of Civil Aviation added

A year of living and working in the shadow of Covid-19 pandemic

For many businesses, the need to have people coming into office has shrunk. For many others, however, it remains integral to their operations

Covid-19 pandemic exposed India's justice delivery comorbidities

The pandemic highlighted the need for speedier introduction of technology into the justice system

Covid-19 performance: India ranked 86 out of 98 countries, says study

India ranked below Pakistan, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Israel, among others

India carried out 5th highest no of Covid vaccinations till Jan 26: Govt

India carried out the fifth highest number of COVID-19 vaccinations by inoculating 2.03 million people till January 26, the Health Ministry said

Firms with digital tech going to be more resilient against Covid: Nadella

The Microsoft CEO said the coronavirus pandemic has fundamentally accelerated, what was going to be a decade long process of digital transformation disseminated across industries

Bharat Biotech, SII seek to use Covid jab on those using blood thinners

"Both the companies have written to the DCGI regarding changing this point and that will happen very soon," Bhargava said

India gifts over 5.5 mn Covid-19 vaccine doses to several countries: MEA

India has gifted over 5.5 mn doses of coronavirus vaccines to its neighbouring countries and several of those in its extended neighbourhood, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.