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DATA STORY: Delhi reports fewest new Covid cases since Aug 25; recovery rate at 96.65%

India on Saturday conducted 1,107,681 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 161,198,495. The test positivity rate recorded was 2.4%

72% of Covid-related cyberattacks coming via fake emails in India

72 per cent of Covid-19-related attacks today are scamming or spear-phishing which is the fraudulent practice of sending emails ostensibly from a known or trusted sender

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receives first Covid-19 vaccine in Israel

Shipments of the Pfizer vaccines began arriving in Israel last week. Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines are on order

Covid-19: India reports 26,624 new cases in 24 hrs, death toll at 1,45,477

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 95,80,402 pushing the national recovery rate to 95.51 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent

Emmanuel Macron's condition 'stable' after testing Covid-19 positive

"The medical condition of the president is stable... He presents similar COVID-19 symptoms which do not prevent him from fulfilling his obligations," said the Elysee in a statement

US reports all-time high with over 400,000 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours

A total of 403,359 new cases and 2,756 deaths were reported across the country on Friday, according to data updated Saturday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Global Covid19 cases surpass 76 mn, death toll up by 1.68 mn: Johns Hopkins

The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 17,631,293 and 316,006, respectively, according to the CSSE

Economic impact of coronavirus could be painfully long for Indian women

A tiny elite of urban, educated women has benefited from the shift to remote work under lockdown

439 fresh Covid-19 cases, 20 deaths in Punjab; state tally rises to 162,705

A total of 36,59,116 samples have been collected for testing so far in the state

More men than women freelancing during Covid-19 pandemic: Survey

A survey has revealed that more men compared to women are freelancing since the onset of the pandemic

Railways lost 700 workers to Covid in last 9 months, among 30,000 infected

The Railways has lost around 700 frontline workers, among the 30,000 infected with Covid-19 in the last nine months,

Govt must indemnify vaccine makers against all lawsuits: Adar Poonawalla

Vaccine makers are going to propose this to the government, he says

DATA STORY: India's Covid-19 tally tops 10 mn; recovery rate at 95.46%

India on Friday conducted 1,172,168 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 160,090,814. The test positivity rate recorded was 2.1%

Kerala govt warns of surge in coronavirus cases following local body polls

Kerala Health Minister K Shailaja on Saturday warned of a spike in Covid-19 cases, days after the local body elections in the state

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Hong Kong clinics ban fathers during childbirth

Chaos in New South Wales as travelers rush to get out of the state, Big businesses showed resilience in a daunting year and other pandemic-related news around the globe

Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine set to get clearance by year-end: Report

The Oxford University vaccine against COVID-19 being produced by AstraZeneca is likely to get regulatory approval from the UK's independent regulator by the end of this year

India at cusp of authorizing 1st set of Covid-19 vax: Harsh Vardhan

Harsh Vardhan announced that India is at the cusp of authorizing the first set of Covid-19 vaccines and expressed the need for an expeditious vaccination drive to cover all the target populations

Over 3.9 million people facilitated via Vande Bharat Mission: Hardeep Puri

Union Minister for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday informed that more than 3.9 million people were facilitated international travel ever since the Vande Bharat Mission was launched.

India Coronavirus Dispatch: 'New app must avoid Aarogya Setu mistakes'

The country's 'R value' improves to its lowest so far, cases cross 10 million, 60% of Indians may have been exposed to the virus, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Seems third wave of Covid-19 in Delhi brought under control: Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal said the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Delhi seems to be under control now, as the city reported 1,133 fresh cases at a positivity rate of less than 1.5%