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Covid-19: Health Ministry calls urgent meeting to discuss new virus strain

A number of European countries have banned flights from the UK as the British government warned that the potent new strain of the virus was "out of control"

DATA STORY: Delhi adds 1,091 Covid cases, fewest in a day since Aug 25

India on Sunday conducted 899,834 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 162,098,329. The test positivity rate recorded was 2.7%

Saudi Arabia halts international flights over fears of new Covid-19 strain

Saudi Arabia has halted all international flights for a week amid fears over a highly infectious new mutant strain of the novel coronavirus which has been discovered in Britain

Global Covid-19 caseload surpasses 76.7 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 76.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.69 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

CDC panel suggests frontline workers, 75+ seniors in line for Covid vaccine

An advisory panel of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to recommend that frontline essential workers and adults 75 years of age and older be next in line to get Covid-19 vaccine

Limited supply, poor infra: The cold barriers to getting vaccinated in Asia

Some nations have signed on to procurement and advanced purchasing plans from vaccine manufacturers. Others are working on collaborations and homegrown options

Worst is over concerning Covid-19 in India: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

"At a personal level, I think that the worst is over concerning the Covid-19 situation." But we need to strictly follow Covid appropriate behaviour, he said

Centre preparing for Covid-19 vaccine with states for 4 months: Vardhan

For the past four months, the union government has been preparing with the state governments for Covid-19 vaccine at the state, district, and even at the block level, he said

No one can be forced to take Covid-19 vaccine, govt will educate: Vardhan

"The government will reach out to people to get their vaccines but if someone does not want to take the vaccine, they cannot be forced," he said

Germany suspends air links with the UK over discovery of new Covid strain

German Healthcare Minister Jens Spahn confirmed that Germany was suspending the UK-bound flights starting from midnight due to the mutated Covid-19 strain discovered in the country

Italy detects new coronavirus strain in a person recently returned from UK

Italy said it has detected a new coronavirus strain with mutations in a person who recently returned from the United Kingdom

Inactivated Covid vaccine safest with lesser bad reactions: Bharat Biotech

Bharat Biotech has claimed that amongst all the vaccine platforms such as an mRNA-based vaccine and DNA-based vaccine, the inactivated vaccines being developed by it for Covid-19 are safest

Set to ship 8 million coronavirus vaccine doses on Monday, US govt says

The chief science adviser for the US government's vaccine distribution effort says it will be shipping nearly 8 million doses of coronavirus vaccine on Monday

US Congress reaches $900 billion deal to aid economy hit by Covid-19

Top Capitol Hill negotiators sealed a deal on an almost $1 trillion Covid-19 economic relief package

US nurse faints after getting Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine shot, recovers

The nurse, Tiffany Dover, was addressing a press conference when she lifted her hand to her head, apologized, and said she was feeling dizzy

British Airways, Virgin baulk at refunds as UK tells travellers not to fly

IAG SA-owned BA will grant ticket holders a voucher or let them switch to a later date, it said. It said it will only refund fares if the airline cancels a flight

Apple temporarily shuts stores in US and UK as coronavirus cases surge

The iPhone maker's shares were down in trading after the bell. That announcement covered at least 12 stores

Covid-19 mutation is out of control, says UK; London under lockdown

Belgium, Austria, Italy, Netherlands halt UK flights fearing new Covid variant

Paediatric coronavirus vaccine work may begin in India by mid of 2021

Bharat Biotech is testing its whole virus inactivated vaccine, a tech in use for decades, on subjects aged 12 years and above

Haryana records 577 fresh coronavirus cases, five more fatalities

Haryana's Covid-19 caseload surged to 2,57,644 on Sunday