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Two more deaths, 86 new coronavirus cases reported in Chandigarh

Two more deaths due to COVID-19 in Chandigarh pushed the toll to 293 while 86 new cases took the infection count to 18,113 on Monday, official data showed

Uttar Pradesh coronavirus update: 1,515 fresh Covid-19 cases, 20 deaths

With 1,515 fresh cases, the total number of those infected by coronavirus went up to 5,56,397 in Uttar Pradesh, while the death toll rose to 7,944 following 20 more deaths on Monday

Decoded: What emergency use authorisation of Covid vaccine means for us

After the Indian arm of US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, the Serum Institute of India has applied to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) seeking emergency use authorisation

Covid LIVE: 3rd phase trial of Bharat Biotech vaccine starts in Chennai

Coronavirus live updates: At 1,852,266, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 893,006, Andhra Pradesh 871,972, Tamil Nadu 790,240, and Kerala 636,392

Top Headlines: Modi underlines need for reforms, Tata's airlines in a bind

SBI expects its earnings to be better than it had reckoned before and India considers speeding up emergency review of two coronavirus vaccines

India weighing quick emergency review of Pfizer, AstraZeneca vaccines

Serum Institute is making AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine in India and has applied for emergency use authorisation.

Strictly follow disposal protocols for Covid test kits: HC to AAP govt

The petitioner had alleged that used swabs were being "thrown out in public".

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Pandemic may hurt Malaria eradication progress

61% Indians know someone who died of Covid, will vaccine revive international travel, 22 experts on how to prevent future pandemics-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Tracing scientists' efforts in a brutal year

Virus may be encouraging people to live in larger groups, Taiwan's economy is spared for now, Christmas tree sellers run into surprise costs, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Covid-19 vaccine: Don't rush to buy all logistics stocks, say analysts

Vaccine storage and transportation being a niche segment will not benefit all logistics and transportation companies, analysts say

US says Covid-19 relief package won't offer $1,200 in direct payments

US lawmakers closed in on a Covid-19 relief bill that would provide roughly $300 in extra federal weekly unemployment benefits but not another round of $1,200 in direct payments to most Americans

DATA STORY: Maharashtra alone accounts for 34% of India's Covid deaths, Karnataka for 8.5%

India's active Covid caseload less than 400,000 for the first time since July 20; fewest deaths reported in a day since July 3

Maharashtra: 521 fresh Covid-19 cases, 11 more deaths recorded in Thane

The Covid-19 caseload in Maharashtra's Thane district has reached 232,922 with the addition of 521 new cases of the viral infection, an official said

Telangana logs 517 new Covid-19 cases, 2 fatalities push toll to 1,474

Telangana reported 517 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to nearly 274,000 lakh while two fatalities pushed the toll to 1,474, the state government said

Global Covid-19 cases surpass 67 million-mark: Johns Hopkins University

The number of coronavirus cases confirmed all over the world has surpassed 67 million, according to the latest data from the Johns Hopkins University's Coronavirus Resource Centre

Covid-19 deaths in France cross 55,000-mark: National public health agency

More than 55,000 people have died of the novel coronavirus disease in France, the country's national public health agency, Sante Publique, said in a statement

Provincial govts in China demand Covid-19 vaccine as production ramps up

Provincial governments across China are placing orders for experimental, domestically made Covid-19 vaccines, though officials have yet to say how they may reach the country's 1.4 billion people

Delhi logs 2,706 Covid-19 cases, CM Kejriwal says third wave weakening

Delhi recorded 2,706 fresh Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate below 4%, even as CM Arvind Kejriwal said that the third wave of the pandemic in the national capital seems to be weakening

India's active Covid-19 cases near 400,000, recovery rate at 94.37 per cent

India recorded 36,011 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of active coronavirus cases in the country to 403,248

Bihar records another 585 coronavirus cases, three additional deaths

Bihar's Covid-19 tally rose to 239,125 as 585 more people tested positive for the infection while three fresh fatalities pushed the toll to 1,295, a health department bulletin said