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Georgia's envoy seeks India's cooperation in Covid-19 vaccination

Georgian Ambassador Archil Dzuliashvili on Friday sought India's cooperation in providing COVID-19 vaccine to his country

Odisha reports 245 fresh coronavirus cases, two more fatalities

Odisha's COVID-19 tally on Friday mounted to 3,31,396

World Coronavirus Dispatch: US Capitol riot could be a super-spreader event

WHO says Europe at the tipping point, Pfizer vaccine appears effective against new variants, Sweden's unique strategy had run its course and other pandemic-related news around the globe

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Syringe makers ramp up production capabilities

Scores of Keralites return home from abroad, why politicising health is a bad idea, how Mumbai plans to inoculate its frontline staff-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Active coronavirus cases account for 2.1% of total caseload in India

The steady fall in the number of fresh COVID-19 cases in the country has ensured the contraction of its active caseload

Puducherry reports 20 fresh Covid-19 cases, tally rises to 38,389

The union territory of Puducherry reported 20 new coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours taking the overall tally to 38,389

82 people have tested positive for new variant of Covid in India: Govt

The number of people who have tested positive for the new UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 has climbed to 82 in India, the health ministry said on Friday

Pfizer study suggests its vaccine works against new coronavirus variant

New research suggests that Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine can protect against a mutation found in two contagious variants of the coronavirus that erupted in Britain and South Africa

Karnataka to get 1,390,000 vaccine vials in few days: Health Minister

Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Friday said the state is expected to receive 13,90,000 vials of vaccine against Covid-19 in a day or two

Australia's third-largest city enters 3-day lockdown after new strain case

Australia's third-largest city of Brisbane will enter a three-day lockdown from Friday afternoon after a local resident was found to be infected with the mutant strain of Covid-19

Govt to hold 8th round of talks with protesting farmer unions today

The Union government will hold the eighth round of talks with the representatives of farmer unions protesting at the borders of Delhi against the three agricultural laws

Covid-19: Sinovac vaccine shows 78% efficacy in Brazil after data confusion

The protection rate, confirmed by Sao Paulo state officials, was derived from Sinovac's most advanced final-phase trials in Brazil involving about 13,000 participants

We should be able to give Covid-19 vaccines to our countrymen soon: Vardhan

In the next few days, we should be able to give Covid-19 vaccines to our countrymen, said Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan

DATA STORY: India now 13th among most affected countries by active Covid cases

India on Thursday conducted 935,369 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 179,336,364. The test positivity rate recorded was 1.9%

Bangladesh approves getting 30 mn doses of Covishield vaccine from India

Bangladesh approved procurement of 30 million doses of Covishield Covid-19 vaccine from India, co-developed by European pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and Oxford University

Global Covid-19 caseload nearly 88 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall global coronavirus caseload has increased to nearly 88 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.89 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Haryana health dept conducts dry run of coronavirus vaccine in 22 districts

The Haryana Health Department on Thursday conducted a dry run of the Covid-19 vaccine roll out in 22 districts, in which 3,300 beneficiaries were included and 132 sessions held

Lockdown imposed in city near Beijing as Covid-19 cases more than double

Lockdown measures were being imposed in a northern Chinese province where coronavirus cases more than doubled in the region near Beijing that's due to host some events in next year's Winter Olympics

Coronavirus vaccine dry run to be held today at four centres in Indore

As part of nationwide coronavirus vaccination dry run on Friday, Indore will also hold the mock drill and it will be conducted at four centres

Another dry run for Covid vaccination roll-out in Delhi; AIIMS among sites

The authorities will on Friday conduct the second dry run for the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out in Delhi that will span across several districts of the national capital, officials said