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20% remained without work six months after losing jobs to lockdown: study

Findings are of second round of survey by Azim Premji University; 2,778 respondents from first round were re-interviewed across 12 states to gauge the nature of economic recovery

Kerala govt makes masks, social distancing mandatory amid Covid surge

Kerala on Wednesday recorded 5,659 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the total caseload to over 900,000

Five or six doses? Controversy over Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine vials

The difficulty in obtaining that sixth dose in practice means many countries are at loggerheads with Pfizer and facing a drop in supply.

Covid-19 revived academic interest in respiratory disorders: Jitendra Singh

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said the COVID-19 pandemic has revived academic interest in respiratory disorders and the latest advances in pulmonary medicine

Covid-19 crisis: UK PM Johnson pushes back school reopening until March 8

Johnson hoped the vaccination programme would allow them to open their doors from March 8

Coronavirus LIVE: Delhi sees cases below 100 for first time since April 30

Coronavirus live updates: Over 2 million healthcare workers across India have received Covid-19 vaccine jabs

Surgeries, other health services at Delhi govt-run hospitals to be resumed

This comes in view of the falling number of COVID-19 cases in the national capital

India Coronavirus Dispatch: People may get to pick time, venue for shots

Covid drug that's more potent than remdesivir, relevance of serological surveys, govt learning portal Diksha helps teachers-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Pharma giants not prepared for next pandemic

World cases cross 100 mn, Italian politics and Dutch protests add to Europe's Covid woes, Japan wants domestic trials before vaccine roll-out and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Bharat Biotech's Covaxin effective on UK strain of Covid-19: ICMR

In phase II clinical trial, the vaccine candidate showed noteworthy results with plaque reduction neutralization test

DATA STORY: India conducts 550,426 Covid tests; daily positivity rate rises to 2.3%

India on Tuesday conducted 550,426 coronavirus tests to take the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 193,613,120. The test positivity rate recorded was 2.3%

PM Oli rolls out first phase of Covid-19 vaccination drive across Nepal

The first phase of Covid-19 vaccination drive kicked off in Nepal on Wednesday.

Covid-19: Mexico close to approving Russian vaccine, with little data

The approval process described by Hugo López-Gatell, Mexico's assistant health secretary, sounded like a Cold War spy thriller, and may not foment confidence in the shot

12,689 fresh Covid-19 cases take India's infection tally to 1,06,89,527

With 137 more fatalities, the death toll reached 1,53,724, the data updated at 8 am showed

Global Covid-19 cases surpass 100 million mark: Johns Hopkins University

Countries with more than 2 million cases also include Russia, Britain, France, Spain, Italy, Turkey, Germany and Colombia, while other countries with over 50,000 deaths include India, Mexico, Britain

Boris Johnson extends condolences to kin of 100,000 Covid-19 deaths in UK

A further 1,631 deaths of people who had tested positive for coronavirus within 28 days were recorded on Tuesday

India's unusual Covid vaccine problem: Plenty of shots, but few takers

While vaccine hesitancy has surfaced in places like Japan and Brazil, and China's candidates have also faced questions over data, the scale of the problem in India is by far the biggest

South Korea adds 559 new Covid cases, highest in 10 days; tally at 76,429

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said 112 of the new cases came from the southwestern city of Gwangju

Brazil suspends flights from South Africa to prevent spread of Covid-19

The authorities have also suspended boarding permit for persons who have arrived from the UK and South Africa or were there on transit in the past 14 days

Kamala Harris gets second Covid vaccine dose, urges everyone to do likewise

President Joe Biden has said the goal of his administration is to vaccinate 100 million Americans in the first 100 days of his presidency