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Covid-19: Bahrain grants emergency use for Pfizer, BioNTech vaccine

The island kingdom of Bahrain says it has become the second nation in the world to grant an emergency-use authorization for the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech

Responsibility of post-Covid world huge: PM Modi to IIT alumni

PM asked the IIT alumni across the world to contribute towards offering solutions for the post-Covid world, stating that the "responsibility is heavy but I know that your shoulders are capable"

UK records another 16,298 new coronavirus cases with 504 deaths

Another 16,298 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 1,690,432, according to official figures released Friday.

World counting on us for affordable coronavirus vaccine, says PM Modi

The PM said the cost of the vaccine was an issue that would be discussed with state governments.

Will ask Americans to commit to 100 days of wearing masks, says Biden

Joe Biden said that he will ask Americans to commit to 100 days of wearing masks as one of his first acts as president

Moderna to supply up to 125 mn Covid vaccine doses globally in 1st quarter

Moderna said it expects to have between 100 million and 125 million doses of its experimental Covid-19 vaccine available globally in the first quarter of 2021

Coronavirus LIVE: Delhi records 4,067 new cases, positivity rate at 4.78%

Covid-19 update: At 1,842,587, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 889,113, Andhra Pradesh 870,076, Tamil Nadu 786,163, and Kerala 620,049

Zydus gets DCGI approval for phase-3 clinical trials of Covid-19 therapy

Trials will involve use of Cadila's biological therapy Pegylated Interferon alpha-2b in India

Need plan to provide Covid vaccine at low costs to all: Congress to Govt

The Congress on Friday raised with the government issues concerning the availability of a prospective Covid-19 vaccine at the grassroots level in the country

Mumbai airport adds Covid-19 test counters to reduce waiting time

Inadquate test facility, non co-operation by few passengers led to long queues on Thursday

Coronavirus vaccine may be ready in few weeks: Modi tells political parties

Nearly eight vaccines are at different stages of trial with their manufacturing assured in India, Modi said.

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Fears of vaccine nationalism in Britain

Facebook vows to remove false claims about vaccines, Wuhan novelist chronicles city's first lockdown, California to impose its strongest virus measures and other pandemic-related news around the globe

India Coronavirus Dispatch: No testing at protest sites despite big crowds

What next few months for Pfizer vaccine will look like, easy everyday protocols for winter, India is biggest buyer of vaccine doses so far-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

PM Modi chairs all-party meeting with leaders, union ministers on Covid-19

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired an all-party meeting with leaders of various political outfits and top union ministers to discuss the Covid-19 pandemic situation in the country, sources said

Zydus Cadila gets nod to start phase 3 trials of Covid vaccine on patients

Zydus Cadila said it has received the approval from the Drugs Controller General of India to start phase 3 clinical trials with its biological therapy PegiHep in Covid-19 patients

Covid updates: AIIMS chief on vaccine, former US presidents' awareness move

Facebook released a statement on Thursday, saying in coming weeks the company will start removing false claims about vaccines that have been debunked by public health experts

DATA STORY: India's cured Covid cases top 9 million; recovery rate at 94.2%

India on Thursday conducted 1,170,102 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 144,727,749. The test positivity rate recorded was 3.1%

Covid-19 caseload in India rises to over 9.5 million, 9 mn recovered

India's Covid-19 caseload rose to over 9.5 million, while the total number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 9 million, pushing the national recovery rate to 94.20 per cent

Telangana registers 631 new coronavirus cases, 2 additional deaths

Telangana reported 631 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to over 272,000 while two fatalities pushed the toll to 1,467, the state government said

US registers highest-ever daily Covid-19 cases, tally tops 14 million

The US has set a new world record for the number of coronavirus cases and hospitalisations reported in a single day, as the country's overall infection tally has surpassed the 14 million mark.