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Oxford Covid vaccine may be first to get govt nod for emergency use: Report

The process of granting emergency use approval for Bharat Biotech''s COVID-19 vaccine ''Covaxin'' may take time as its phase 3 trials are still underway, while Pfizer is yet to make a presentation

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Infection rate highest in Kerala currently

India spotted a 'super-spreading' strain months ago, mutations explained, lockdown weddings, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Ahmedabad civc body starts online facility for Covid vaccine registration

The list includes 1.25 doctors, nurses, lab technicians and employees of private hospitals engaged in COVID-19 duty

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Is Pandemic the biggest news story ever?

Pope Francis urges nations to share vaccines in his Christmas address, rising demand for Iranian traditional medicine, and other pandemic-related news around the globe

India's coronavirus recovery cases nearing 9.75 mn, rate improves to 95.78%

India's overall recovered cases are nearing 97.5 lakh (97,40,108) on Saturday, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

14 UK returnees to Karnataka test Covid positive, samples sent to NIMHANS

A total of 2,500 people have come to the state from the UK from November 25 till December 22

8 Britain returnees to Kerala test positive; samples sent to NIV, Pune

Eight people who recently returned from the UK to Kerala, have tested positive for coronavirus and their samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology, Pune for genomic analysis

Older adults should undertake exercise ahead of elective surgery

New research suggests that older adults about to undergo elective surgery should undertake a sustained program of targeted exercise beforehand to counteract the muscle-wasting effects of bed rest.

Puducherry logs 33 new coronavirus cases, one fatality takes toll to 630

Puducherry reported 33 new coronavirus cases while a 77-year man succumbed to the infection taking the toll to 630, a top Health department official said on Saturday

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

India on Friday conducted 853,527 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 167,159,289. The test positivity rate recorded was 2.6%

Thane district's coronavirus case tally rises by 355, death toll by 7

With 355 new coronavirus positive cases, the infection tally in Maharashtra's Thane district mounted to 2,41,142, an official said on Saturday

Coronavirus new variant: Genomics researcher answers key questions

Boris Johnson said that the new variant could increase transmission of Covid-19 by as much as 70% and increase the R or reproduction number by 0.4

Telangana Covid update: adds 317 new coronavirus cases, 2 deaths push toll

Telangana reported 317 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to over 284,000 while two fatalities pushed the toll to 1,529

One vaccine side effect: The risk of leaving behind developing economies

As Covid inoculations begin, the economic downturn stands to be reversed, but developing countries are at risk of being left behind

Boston doctor reports allergic reaction after getting Moderna's vaccine

The patient, who has a severe shellfish allergy, recovered quickly with treatment. Until now, reports of severe reactions had been linked to the Pfizer vaccine

West Bengal coronavirus update: 31 Covid-19 deaths, 1,541 cases reported

The COVID-19 toll in West Bengal rose to 9,536 on Friday with 31 more people succumbing to the disease, a bulletin released by the state Health Department said

Nine more Britain returnees test coronavirus positive in Telangana

A total of nine more returnees from the United Kingdom, who arrived in Telangana after December 9 tested positive for Covid-19, taking the tally of coronavirus cases among the returnees to 16.

Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus and Kyle Walker test positive for Covid-19

Manchester City players Gabriel Jesus and Kyle Walker have tested positive for the coronavirus.

WFH to 'phygital' and virtual commute: How Covid has changed working world

What is 'normal' going to look like for offices in the new year?

Dry run for Covid inoculation next week; exercise to take place in 4 states

The exercise will include necessary data entry in Co-WIN, an online platform for monitoring vaccine delivery, deployment of team members, and a mock drill of session sites with test beneficiaries