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Expert panel clears Bharat Biotech's vaccine for restricted emergency use

This comes a day after giving similar direction for the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine

3,218 fresh coronavirus cases in Maharashtra; 51 new fatalities

Maharashtra's Covid-19 tally on Saturday rose to 19,38,854

Odisha reports 251 fresh coronavirus cases, four more fatalities

Odisha's Covid-19 tally mounted to 3,30,117 on Saturday

Goa records 95 fresh coronavirus infections and 104 recoveries

The count of infections in Goa reached 51,230 on Saturday

16 million people to get Covid-19 vaccine in first phase: TN Minister

A nationwide dry-run was held today

Will not take BJP's Covid-19 vaccine, says SP chief Akhilesh Yadav

Yadav Saturday termed the Covid-19 vaccines to be rolled out in the country as 'vaccine of the BJP' and said he would not take the shot

Covid-19 vaccination dry run held in 5 districts of Karnataka

Dry run, an exercise for end-to-end testing of the Covid-19 vaccination process, was held "smoothly" in five districts of Karnataka

Telangana governor inspects Covid-19 vaccine dry run in Hyderabad

Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan urged people not to hesitate to take Covid-19 vaccine, saying it was safe

Bihar records 397 fresh coronavirus infections: Health department

Bihar has recorded 397 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday, informed the state health department

DATA STORY: India reports fewest Covid-19 deaths in a day since June 8

India on Friday conducted 829,964 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 173,941,658. The test positivity rate recorded was 2.3%

India approves AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use

It is the first Covid-19 vaccine to be approved for emergency use by India, which has the highest number of infections after the United States

Covid-19 vaccination dry run a learning experience: Tamil Nadu govt

Tamil Nadu on Saturday conducted a dry run at 17 centres for the rollout of Covid-19 vaccination

Delhi reports less than 500 Covid-19 cases, lowest in over 7 months

Delhi recorded 494 fresh Covid-19 cases on Saturday, the lowest daily rise in over seven months

Mock Covid vaccination drills conducted smoothly in Tamil Nadu: Officials

The drill was held at 17 centres across five districts in Tamil Nadu

India-UK flights to restart from Jan 6, UK-India services from Jan 8: Puri

India had suspended all passenger flights connecting the two countries from December 23 to January 7 as a new variant of coronavirus emerged in the UK

Assam reports 40 fresh coronavirus infections, 4 new fatalities

Assam's Covid-19 tally rose to 2,16,251

Five states contribute to 62% of active cases in India: Health ministry

Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh have contributed to nearly 62 per cent of India's active cases of the novel coronavirus

Maharashtra: Covid-19 vaccine dry run carried out in four districts

A dry run to assess the readiness of the mechanism laid out for the Covid-19 immunisation drive was conducted on Saturday in four districts of Maharashtra

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Learnings from first dry-run

Vaccine makers point to 'recruitment' challenges, Telangana's low caseload, FAQs around vaccination answered, and more news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Scientists outline steps for safely receiving Covid-19 vaccination

Scientists have outlined steps on safely receiving the second dose of the therapeutic in individuals who develop a reaction to their first dose