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52-year-old UK returnee tests positive for coronavirus in Jabalpur

A 52-year-old woman, who returned to Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh from the United Kingdom on December 12, has tested positive for coronavirus, an official said on Monday

Over 2.1 million in US receive first shots of coronavirus vaccine

Over two million individuals in the United States have received the first of two coronavirus vaccine shots, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data revealed on Monday

Nod for Covid vaccine in the next few days: Serum Institute's Poonawalla

SII has stockpiled 40-50 mn doses and is adding more every week. Most of these will come to India, as exporting would require fulfilling WHO's pre-qualification procedures

Prohibitory orders in Bengaluru from Dec 31 to Jan 1 due to Covid-19

The order will be in force from 6 PM on December 31 to 6 AM on January 1, Police Commissioner Kamal Pant said

Vaccination dry run: 125 beneficiaries each in 4 states register for shots

The dry run was being carried out in Krishna district in AP, in Rajkot and Gandhinagar in Gujarat, Ludhiana and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar in Punjab, Sonitpur and Nalbari districts in Assam

Centre issues new Covid-19 surveillance guidelines over UK virus strain

In a statement, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said it issued fresh guidelines for surveillance with regard to Covid-19 that will remain in force till January 31

LIVE: Home ministry extends guidelines on containing pandemic till January

Coronavirus live updates: At 1,922,048, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 915,345, Andhra Pradesh 881,000, Tamil Nadu 814,000, and Kerala 735,611

Delhi records 564 fresh cases and 21 fatalities; positivity rate below 1%

Delhi recorded 564 fresh Covid-19 cases, the lowest in five months

653 new Covid-19 infections in Karnataka, 8 fatalities

Karnataka added 653 new Covid-19 cases and eight related fatalities, taking the infection count to 9,16,909

India's drug regulator awaits UK move before nod to SII's Covid vaccine

The drug regulatory body of India is awaiting the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approval to AstraZeneca/Oxford's Covid-19 vaccine

Two-day Covid-19 vaccination dry run begins in two Gujarat districts

A dry run has begun in Rajkot and Gandhinagar districts of Gujarat

One-fifth of Uttar Pradesh's active Covid-19 cases in its 8 NCR districts

Eight districts of Uttar Pradesh that lie in the National Capital Region account for over 20 per cent or one-fifth of the active Covid-19 cases in the state

11 UK returnees found Covid-positive in Mumbai since November 25

A total of 11 out of about 2,200 passengers who returned to Mumbai from the United Kingdom since November 25 have been found coronavirus positive

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Chinese journalist jailed for virus reporting

Tourists flee quarantine in Swiss resort, Singapore eases some curbs as it focuses on economy, South Africa hits a million cases and other pandemic-related news across the globe

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Delhi airport prepares for vaccine rollout

Museums take a body blow, renewed curbs ahead of New Year celebrations, slowdown at Covaxin's Bengaluru trial site-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Karnataka minister hints at police action against untraceable UK returnees

Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar hinted at stringent action against those returnees from the United Kingdom who were untraceable and had switched off their mobile phones

Odisha reports 234 new coronavirus cases, 3 fresh fatalities

The total infection tally rose to 3,28,738

New passenger tracking system introduced at Delhi airport's Terminal 3

Delhi airport's Terminal 3 has installed a new passenger tracking system that would help manage the flow of people, reduce waiting time and ensure social distancing

China jails citizen journalist Zhan for 4 years over Wuhan Covid reports

Citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, who was detained in May for her live stream reporting from Wuhan over Covid-19, has been sentenced to four years of imprisonment on Monday

Krishna district officials conduct dry run of Covid vaccination programme

The Krishna district administration successfully conducted a dry run of the Covid-19 vaccination programme by carrying out various exercises that go into the actual event whenever it begins