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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

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Study says new strain infects young the most

Plane crash deaths rise despite Covid restrictions, the top 100 prospering companies in a tumultuous year, and other-pandemic related news across the globe

Covid-19 vaccination dry run underway at 31 places in Odisha

The dry run for immunisation activity goes underway at 31 places of Odisha as part of the nation-wide exercise

30 million corona warriors to get vaccine for free: Harsh Vardhan

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said 10 million healthcare workers and 20 million frontline workers would be given free vaccine in the first phase of the inoculation drive

Madhya Pradesh: Covid-19 vaccine dry run carried out on 75 health workers

Nearly 75 health workers underwent dummy vaccination at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday

Covid-19 vaccine dry run underway at 46 centres in Telugu states

A dry run of Covid-19 vaccination was underway Saturday at 46 centres in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

India records less than 20,000 Covid-19 cases; recoveries go past 9.9 mn

The number of fresh Covid-19 cases was recorded below 20,000 in India on Saturday, taking the country's caseload to 10,305,788

Telangana coronavirus update: 293 fresh Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths reported

Telangana added 293 new cases to its coronavirus tally, which surged past 287,000 while two more fatalities pushed the toll to 1,546

Harsh Vardhan visits Delhi's GTB hospital to review vaccine dry run drill

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan arrived at Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) hospital here on Saturday to review the dry run of administering the COVID-19 vaccine

China Covid-19 update: Mainland reports 14 new imported coronavirus cases

The Chinese mainland reported 14 new imported COVID-19 cases Friday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 4,287

Thane district's coronavirus case tally rises by 359, death toll by 8

Thane district in Maharashtra reported 359 new coronavirus positive cases, which took its overall infection count to 243,537

USA coronavirus update: California hits record 585 virus deaths in 1 day

California started the new year by reporting a record 585 coronavirus deaths in a single day

Brazil coronavirus update: 462 more Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours registered

Brazil's COVID-19 death toll totalled 195,411 after 462 more patients died in the past 24 hours

Once a model, California now struggles to tame coronavirus outbreak

Ambulances waited hours for openings to offload coronavirus patients. Overflow patients were moved to hospital hallways and gift shops, even a cafeteria

USA coronavirus update: New York's test positivity rate tops 9%, says Mayor

New York City's Covid-19 test positivity rate on a seven-day average topped 9 per cent, reaching 9.41 per cent, compared with 8.87 per cent one day earlier

Dry run for coronavirus vaccination across India to begin today

With the objective to gear up for the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine across the country, the dry run will be conducted by all the States and UT governments from Saturday

Chile reports 3,588 new daily cases of Covid-19, setting five-month high

Chile's Ministry of Health on Friday reported 3,588 new daily cases of the novel coronavirus disease, the highest daily figure since July 5 (3,685), raising the total caseload to 612,564