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Biden reimposes ban on travellers from Europe, adds South Africa to list

Biden on Monday is also reimposing an entry ban on nearly all non-U.S. travelers who have been in Brazil, the United Kingdom, Ireland

100 million Covid-19 cases worldwide expected this week: WHO chief

He also quoted two latest reports to show that without equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines, the world would have to face not only a catastrophic moral failure, but also an economic failure

Countries struggling with Covid-19 vaccine supply, distribution: WHO expert

This statement comes as the drugmakers around the world including Pfizer and AstraZeneca, have run into production woes and had to reduce deliveries of the coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik reported

Biden to sign order keeping travel restrictions on Europe, says White House

Prior to this, he had mandated wearing face masks and observing social distancing on government property, urging "every American to mask up for the next 100 days"

Send all pre-paid doses of AstraZeneca despite plans to delay supply: EU

The commissioner stressed that the EU required AstraZeneca to provide a report regarding the company's activities, adding that the bloc would hold the second round of consultations with AstraZeneca

BS Reads: From deal-making to air lifting, how the world will be vaccinated

While mass airlifting of vaccines is yet to begin, global deal-making shows many interesting trends

Biden to reinstate Covid restriction on non-US travellers, add South Africa

Biden is reversing an order from President Donald Trump in his final days in office that called for the relaxation of the travel restrictions as of Tuesday

Andhra Pradesh records lowest number of Covid cases in more than 7 months

: Only 56 new cases, a record low in more than seven months, were reported in Andhra Pradesh as 27,717 sample tests were conducted for coronavirus in 24 hours ending 9 am on Monday.

Delhi may be heading towards herd immunity, indicates sero-survey

The survey has found that in one district, 50-60 per cent of the sampled population has developed antibodies to Covid-19, sources said

Govt asks states to take penal action for vaccine-related rumour mongering

Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, in a letter to chief secretaries of all states and union territories, has asked for an appropriate mechanism to be put in place to check the spread of ill-informed rumours

Over 200,000 healthcare workers vaccinated against Covid-19 in Karnataka

Karnataka is the first state to cross the milestone

Bangladesh receives first Covid-19 vaccine consignment from India

Bangladesh on Monday received the first consignment of the 5 million doses of Covishield vaccines from India under a procurement agreement

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Global infections fast approaching 100 million

Zimbabwe president promises vaccines after four officials die, Australia halts New Zealand travel bubble and other-pandemic related news across the globe

Active Covid cases fall to 184,000; comprising 1.73% of total infections

Covid-19 cases have been on a downward trend in recent months

India Coronavirus Dispatch: 'Blended learning' key in post-Covid world

Countries that are signing up for India's vaccines, vaccine hesitancy down by 7% since December, 13 Co-Win glitches spotted during dry runs-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Delhi's health system didn't collapse during pandemic: Arvind Kejriwal

In many developed countries and cities like New York, the health infrastructure collapsed, but measures like home isolation prevented such a situation in Delhi, according to Kejriwal

DATA STORY: At 131, India's single-day Covid toll at lowest since May 17

India has so far vaccinated 1,615,504 people. That is 15.14 per cent of its total caseload, and 0.116 per cent of its population

Zydus Cadila says 'positive results' from phase 2 studies of Covid-19 drug

Drug firm Zydus Cadila on Monday said it has received positive results from phase 2(b) studies of Desidustat in Covid-19 patients conducted in Mexico.

India reports 13,203 new Covid-19 cases, death toll touches 1,53,470

As countrywide COVID-19 inoculation program is going on, a total of 16,15,504 individuals got vaccinated in the last 24 hours

Tata Medical in talks to launch Moderna Covid-19 vaccine in India: Report

Tata could team up with the India's Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) to carry out clinical trials of Moderna's vaccine candidate