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DATA STORY: Covid vaccination in India tops 1 mn; 0.075% of population inoculated

India on Thursday conducted 800,242 coronavirus tests to take the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 190,148,024. The test positivity rate recorded was 1.8%

Covid-19: India records 14,545 new cases, death toll reaches 1,53,032

There are 1,88,688 active coronavirus infections in the country which comprise 1.78 per cent of the total caseload

Too early to say when Covid-19 induced curbs will be lifted: Boris Johnson

Britain posted a fresh record in daily deaths on Wednesday for the second day running, figures Johnson has called "appalling"

India to begin commercial vaccine exports with shipments to Brazil, Morocco

The shots developed by UK-based drugmaker AstraZeneca and Oxford University are being manufactured at the Serum Institute of India

Biden makes Covid-19 test, quarantine mandatory for people entering US

"In addition to wearing masks, everyone flying to the US from another country will need to test before they get on that plane, before they depart, and quarantine when they arrive in America"

European Union leaders agree to keep borders open, want to limit travels

Though worried that another surge of deaths across the EU was imminent, they could not immediately agree on whether or not to halt non-essential travel

Bangladesh PM Hasina thanks Modi for sending 200,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses

Hasina and Modi also discussed the ongoing bilateral collaboration between the private sectors

One mn doses for Nepal: Kathmandu urges India for continued vaccines supply

One million doses of Oxford/Astrazenca vaccine 'Covishield' produced by the Serum Institute of India (SII) landed in Nepali capital Kathmandu on Thursday

Liberated to speak freely on risks of Covid-19 under Biden: Anthony Fauci

Fauci is one of the few holdovers in the Biden administration from former President Donald Trump's Coronavirus Task Force

PM to interact with beneficiaries, vaccinators of Covid inoculation drive

The participants in the interaction will share their first hand experience of vaccination

India to dispatch 'Covishield' vaccine to Myanmar, Seychelles, Mauritius

A consignment containing 1.5 million doses of Covishield vaccine will reach Yangon, Myanmar on January 22

Pfizer-BioNTech agree to supply WHO co-led Covid-19 vaccine scheme: Report

The deal is expected to be announced on Friday, according to the sources, who declined to be named due to the confidentiality of the agreement

Covid-19 vaccination: Centre pushes pedal on reluctance and rumours

A section of our own is fomenting misinformation and doubt for narrow political ends, said Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

1 mn vaccinated in 6 days; Modi, CMs may take the shot in second round

According to reports, Modi is likely to take the vaccine in the second phase when it is the turn of front-line workers to get the shot

India delivers 3 mn doses of coronavirus vaccines to Nepal, Bangladesh

India on Thursday delivered two million doses of Covisheild vaccines to Bangladesh and one million doses to Nepal

Confidence in western QSRs remains intact, says Westlife's Amit Jatia

Month-on-month the business has been getting better, as the government relaxed restrictions

India's Covid vaccine diplomacy in south Asia pushes back against China

Myanmar and the Seychelles are next in line to get free consignments as India uses its strength as one of the world's biggest makers of generic drugs to build friendships

Over 1 mn healthcare workers received vaccine shots till Thursday: Centre

The number of healthcare workers who have received COVID-19 vaccine jabs in the country till the evening of the sixth day of the nationwide immunisation drive crossed 1 million

Amazon offers to assist President Biden with US Covid vaccine distribution

Amazon is offering its colossal operations network and advanced technologies to assist President Joe Biden in his vow to get 100 million COVID vaccinations to Americans in his first 100 days in office

President Biden puts forth virus strategy, requires mask use to travel

President Joe Biden is putting forth a national COVID-19 strategy to ramp up vaccinations and testing, reopen schools and businesses and increase the use of masks