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'New Covid variant result of virus' attempt to adapt, highly infective'

The variant is being found in the south and east of England, and is believed to be the reason behind the rapid surge of cases there. As a result, many countries--including India--have suspended flight

Donald Trump signs $900 billion Covid-19 relief, government-funding measure

President Donald Trump has signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals

Saudi extends suspension of flights by another week over Covid strain

Saudi Arabia has extended the suspension of all international commercial flights and entry into the Kingdom through land and seaports for another week in view of the new coronavirus strain

Canada confirms two cases of new coronavirus variant first seen in UK

Canada has confirmed two cases of the highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus first detected in Britain

Jordan confirms first two cases of new Covid-19 variant linked to UK

The first two positive tests for a new coronavirus strain linked to the UK have been confirmed in Jordan, the country's health minister, Natheer Obeidat, told the Petra news agency on Sunday

EU to have enough Covid vaccine doses soon, says European Commission prez

The European Union will soon have enough coronavirus vaccine doses for everyone, the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday

E-commerce to edtech, start-up firms bloom amid Covid-19 pandemic gloom

Massive beneficiary of the covid situation has been the startups which are growing rapidly on the back of digital adoption, which is witnessing an acceleration worth multiple years in just few months

Coronavirus LIVE: Two-day vaccine dry run to begin in four states on Monday

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: On the eve of the three-day session of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, 61 employees and officials of the Assembly secretariat and five MLAs have tested coronavirus positive

Mumbai civic body issues revised SOP in view of UK Covid-19 strain

The Mumbai civic body issued revised guidelines to ensure the compulsory quarantine for 14 days for all passengers arriving from the UK, Europe, and the Middle East

Covid-19 vaccine dry run in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh on Monday

A dry run of the coronavirus vaccination programme will be held in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh on Monday

MP: 61 Assembly staff, 5 MLAs test Covid-19 positive on eve of session

On the eve of the three-day session of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, 61 employees and officials of the Assembly secretariat and five MLAs have tested positive

Russia registers 28,284 fresh Covid-19 infections in past 24 hours

Russia has registered 28,284 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, up from 29,258 the day before

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Belarus jails packed with critics and virus

Hong Kong's public sceptical of Chinese vaccines, Sri Lanka's anti-burial rules fan minority ire, AstraZeneca chief feels vaccine will work on variant and other pandemic-related news across the globe

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Bharat Biotech short of volunteers for trials

Jaipur hospital to study mutant UK strain, WHO launches a new Covid app, and five experts' take on dining inside a restaurant-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Odisha reports 303 fresh coronavirus cases, 4 fatalities

As many as 303 new Covid-19 cases and 4 deaths have been reported in Odisha on Saturday, as per the State Health Department bulletin issued on Sunday

Gujarat: Over 750 volunteers get Covaxin first dose in phase-3 trial

None of them have experienced any side effects so far, a senior doctor said on Sunday

India to play key role in vaccine rollout around the world: Pharma industry

The world is looking at India as a beacon of hope to manufacture and supply the huge number of vaccines needed to tackle the pandemic

Hyderabad set to emerge as global hub for Covid-19 vaccine in 2021

The vaccine development process by Bharat Biotech, Biological E Ltd and Aurobindo Pharma are currently in various stages, while Dr Reddy's and Hetero have tie ups for manufacturing the vaccine

Germany reports 13,755 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hrs, toll at 1,640,858

Germany reported its first case of the new COVID-19 variant on Thursday in a woman who flew in from Britain, local health authorities said

Covid-19: Lowest daily cases recorded in India after gap of nearly 6 months

97,61,538 people have recuperated so far from the disease pushing the national recovery rate to 95.82 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday