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Rules to stop Covid-19 variant lead to chaos, long queues at airports

Like many countries, India has suspended flights from Britain, where cases have soared because of the variant.

Biotech's Covaxin shows good results in clinical trials: Research paper

Covaxin, being developed in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research and the National Institute of Virology, is now undergoing phase-3 trials

Punjab CM asks people to exercise caution amid reports of new Covid strain

Punjab reported 14 more COVID-19 deaths and 488 new cases on Wednesday, taking the death toll to 5,243 and the infection count to 1,64,145

3,913 new coronavirus cases in Maha, 93 deaths, 7,620 recover

Maharashtra's Covid-19 case tally on Wednesday reached 19,06,371

Gujarat reports 958 fresh coronavirus cases, 1,309 recoveries

Gujarat on Wednesday reported 958 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the count of infections to 2,38,205

Coronavirus LIVE: 6,169 new Covid-19 cases, 22 deaths in Kerala in a day

Coronavirus live updates: At 1,906,371, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 911,382, Andhra Pradesh 879,339, Tamil Nadu 809,014, and Kerala 713,000

11 passengers of 4 UK flights tested positive for Covid-19 at Delhi airport

As a new coronavirus strain has emerged in the UK, the government on Monday ordered that all passengers coming from there would be tested on arrival at the Indian airports

22 coronavirus fatalities, 1,233 fresh cases in Uttar Pradesh

The death toll in the state rose to 8,245

Govt starts contest for strengthening digital network platform for vaccine

The government on Wednesday launched a technology contest to invite solutions from IT companies and start-ups to strengthen digital platform CoWIN

People who are infected should also take vaccine: Bharat Biotech Chairman

People who are infected should also take a vaccine,and India is well prepared regarding the logistics for the vaccine distribution,Bharat BiotechChairman & MD Krishna Ella said on Wednesday.

379 new coronavirus cases, 490 recoveries in Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh reported 379 three deaths in 24 hours ending 9 am on Wednesday

Karnataka night curfew throws spanner in festive hopes of restaurants

Restrictions to start at 10 p.m, in Bengaluru, reducing dinner time to 2 hours; Most restaurants and hotels are now expecting to do only 50 per cent of normal business

Institutional quarantine for UK returnees testing Covid positive: Maha

All passengers from the UK who test positive for Covid-19 will be kept under institutional quarantine, a Maharashtra government official said

These places thought they'd nailed the coronavirus. It's creeping back

Taiwan reported its first case since April on Tuesday, ending what was the world's longest virus-free streak

Indian pharma firms at high ransomware attack risk in 2021: Report

Targeted ransomware attacks on the healthcare and pharma sector are likely to surge in India in 2021: Report

People from UK being rigorously traced; situation under control: Jain

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said people who have arrived here from the UK are being rigorously traced and tested

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Relatives of victims to sue Italian politicians

Japan's new PM faces public ire over meal with celebs, Experts warn against hasty travel bans, Spain's Christmas lottery brings cheer, and other pandemic-news across the globe

UK passengers face eight hour wait at Delhi airport to get Covid-19 report

Passengers from the UK will only be permitted to exit the airport when all the passengers' Covid reports are out

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Rural survey finds no takers for paid vaccines

Woes of India's food delivery workers, long wait to establish efficacy of vaccines, a study that explores how viruses attach to surfaces-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Cumulative coronavirus tests in India nearing 165 million: Health ministry

An average of more than 1 million tests have been conducted daily