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Five more cases of new Covid-19 variant found in India, total at 25

The Centre on Thursday said that five more cases of the mutant Coronavirus from the UK have been detected in the country, taking the total tally of such cases to 25 so far

India registers 21,822 new Covid-19 cases, tally crosses 10.2 million

India's Covid-19 caseload increased to 1,02,66,674 with 21,822 new infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 9.8 million

Five coronavirus strains circulating in Ukraine, says Health Ministry

Five strains of new coronavirus infection are circulating in Ukraine, the countries health ministry has said

China grants conditional approval to its homegrown Covid-19 vaccine

China has granted conditional approval to the country's first homegrown Covid-19 vaccine developed by state-owned pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm, an official announcement said on Thursday

Singapore further tightens coronavirus control measures on air crew

Crew members of Singapore carriers will have to undergo stricter Covid-19 control measures with immediate effect following coronavirus cases involving a steward and a pilot

Global Covid-19 cases surpass 82.6 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 82.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.80 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

China is making it harder to solve the mystery of how Covid-19 began

China has effectively snuffed out Covid-19, thanks to stringent border curbs, mass testing and a surveillance network that allows infected people and their contacts to be tracked via mobile phone

Argentina authorises use of AstraZeneca vaccine against coronavirus

Argentina's National Administration of Drugs, Foods and Medical Devices (ANMAT) on Wednesday approved the use of vaccine from AstraZeneca, against Covid-19 in the country

India will have coronavirus vaccine within days, says AIIMS Director

Terming the approval for Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for use in the UK as a "big step forward", AIIMS Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria said that India will have the Covid-19 vaccine within days

Cinema halls, theatres to reopen in Odisha with 50% capacity from Jan 1

Odisha issued guidelines for unlock-eight phase, under which cinema halls and theatres in the state will be allowed to open with 50 per cent capacity from January 1, 2021

Uttarakhand CM recovering from Covid-19, will be discharged soon: AIIMS

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat who was admitted to Delhi's AIIMS hospital for treatment is showing improvement in health and will be discharged soon

New Covid-19 strain could have entered India prior to Dec: AIIMS Director

All India Institute of Medical Sciences director Randeep Guleria on Wednesday said that it is a possibility that the new mutation could have been present in the country even in November

Govt working aggressively for Covid-19 vaccination drive: AIIMS Director

The government is aggressively working on the Covid-19 mass vaccination program and there will be no delay in the inoculation process, Dr Randeep Guleria, director AIIMS said

UK at 'critical moment' as 1-day rise in Covid deaths nears 1,000: Johnson

The UK is at a "critical moment" in the fight against Covid as the single-day rise in the death toll neared 1,000 on Wednesday, the largest increase since April, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said

Nepal government seeks to procure Covid-19 vaccine from India

The Nepal government has written to the Indian government, requesting for procurement of Covid-19 vaccine to inoculate around 20 per cent of the Nepali population

New Covid-19 strain: With 20 cases, India extends UK flight ban till Jan 7

The government suspended flights to/from the UK from December 24 for one week to prevent the entry of the new variant of Covid-19

Covid-19 will drive revenues for hospitals, diagnostic labs in 2021

The RT-PCR tests will carry on, and the massive vaccination drive will require lakhs of antibody tests to check for immunity

2020, the year that was: Coronavirus shadow may not go anytime soon

Achieving a vaccine roll-out on a scale that social-distancing norms can be dispensed with can't be expected for most of 2021

India's Covid vaccine hope rolls over to 2021; panel to meet again on Jan 1

Sources close to the development said the expert committee sought more information from Serum Institute regarding the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

Punjab lifts night curfew from Jan 1 due to decline in Covid cases

The night curfew was reimposed in Punjab from December 1