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France to close its borders to arrivals from outside European Union

French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced the new measure Friday night after an emergency government health security meeting at the presidential palace, warning of a "great risk" from new variant

UK Covid variant to become more dominant in US by early spring, says Fauci

The UK coronavirus variant is currently present in at least 28 US states and has been identified in more than 315 patients, according to Fauci

Stronger vaccination drive need to revive economy, create jobs: Nilekani

To achieve scale, one has to vaccinate 5-10 million people a day and this would need strong cooperation between govt and private sector, he says

Frontline workers to get covid vaccine starting early Feb: Health Ministry

India had planned to vaccinate 10 million health and 20 million frontline workers as part of the first phase of vaccine roll-out

Novavax Covid-19 vaccine shows 89% efficacy in UK clinical trials

The trial has assessed its efficacy during a period with high transmission and with a new UK strain of the virus

Mumbai's dine-out, shopping plans get a boost with extended biz hours

Move could prompt some shuttered eateries to reopen; late-night shoppers, diners now welcome

J&J says vaccine offers 100% protection against coronavirus deaths

In the more than 44,000-person study, the vaccine prevented 66 per cent of moderate to severe cases of Covid-19

Coronavirus LIVE: Quick response helped India avoid 3.7 mn cases, says CEA

Coronavirus live updates: Globally, more than 102 million people have been infected by the virus and the death toll stands at 2,199,065

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Covaxin info sheet skips mention of two risks

Covaxin and Covishield safe for those on blood thinners, why Covid-19 vaccines aren't for pregnant women, Covaxin a 'buffet' vaccine-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

IMF urges decisive govt actions to ensure swift Covid-19 vaccine rollouts

"Global cooperation on producing and widely distributing treatments and vaccines to all countries at low cost is crucial," Gaspar said

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