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Indonesia gets 1.2 million doses of China's Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine

Indonesia's government said 1.2 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine developed by China-based biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech has arrived in the country

UK records another 17,272 Covid-19 cases, 231 deaths take tally to 61,245

Another 17,272 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 1,723,242, according to official figures

US President Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani tests positive for Covid-19

Rudy Giuliani, who has led US President Donald Trump's legal challenges to try to overcome the outcome of the presidential elections, has tested positive for Covid-19, Trump said

China's Covid-19 vaccine Sinovac gets $500 mn in funding for development

China's Sinovac Biotech said that it had secured approximately $500 million in funding for Covid-19 vaccine development

Pan-India awareness drive for coronavirus 'Road Ashram' reaches Jodhpur

A pan India awareness drive for Covid-19 by a trio, "Road Ashram" campaign, reached Jodhpur

Serum seeks emergency use nod for Oxford's Covid-19 vaccine in India

According to the ICMR, the SII has already manufactured 40 million doses of the vaccine under the at-risk manufacturing and stockpiling license it obtained from the DCGI

Pfizer working on cold storage issues to ensure temperature integrity

The company has developed detailed logistical plans and tools to support effective vaccine transport, storage, and temperature monitoring.

Delhi victorious over Covid-19, says Jain as positivity rate dips to 3.6%

Jain also urged people to continue following the precautions

Covid-19 LIVE: Serum seeks emergency use authorisation for Covidshield

Coronavirus live updates: At 1,847,509, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 890,360, Andhra Pradesh 870,675, Tamil Nadu 787,554, and Kerala 625,767

Covid-19 is reshaping daily habits for the better, says new study

DIY, digital content consumption, home cooking here to stay. Health and safety key

11% of Delhi's symptomatic -ve cases in RAT found Covid +ve through RT-PCR

Nearly 11% of those in Delhi who tested negative for Covid-19 in rapid antigen tests but had symptoms were found to have been afflicted by it in RT-PCR test between September 1 and November 7

UK Queen not to get special treatment, will wait in line for Covid vaccine

The UK's Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip will not get preferential treatment, but will instead "wait in line" during the first wave of the Covid-19 vaccines reserved for the over-80s

Job cuts, salary adjustments amid Covid-19 not as widespread, says study

Job cuts and salary adjustments have not been as widespread as originally apprehended despite the severe impact on the revenue of companies in the aftermath of Covid-19 pandemic, a study has revealed.

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Travel agencies plan 'vaccine tourism' packages

The awkward link Covid-Vit D connection, IISc start-ups await nod to launch innovative products, Expert urges vaccination of high-risk population first-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Assocham seeks 200% tax deduction Covid-19 vaccine development expenditure

Industry body Assocham urged the Finance Ministry to allow 200 per cent deduction in tax computation for the expenditure on research and development of the Covid-19 vaccine in the Budget for 2021-22

India's active Covid-19 caseload further shrinks to 400,000 after 138 days

The Covid-19 active caseload in India has dipped to 400,000, the lowest after 138 days, comprising 4.18 per cent of the total coronavirus infections reported so far in the country

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Is natural immunity better than a vaccine?

Scientists probe earlier exposure in Asia, WHO pulled report on Italy's 'chaotic' first response to Covid, Not one case in Victoria for 37 days and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Covid-19 vaccine available in the US from next week? Key updates to know

Experts believe that a Covid-19 vaccine will be ready in the next few weeks, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday in an all-party meeting

DATA STORY: Among most-hit states, Andhra's Covid recovery rate best at 98.49%, Kerala's worst at 89.88%

India on Saturday conducted 1,101,063 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 146,986,575. The test positivity rate recorded was 3.3%

India should begin scaling up syringe stocks for Covid vaccination: Experts

The experts said that as India gets ready for Covid-19 vaccine, the government should be well-equipped with a secured stock of syringes in advance.