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Mexican President Obrador says Trump helped the country get Covid vaccine

Mexico's president said he plans to give the military a role in distributing coronavirus vaccines, which he says US President Donald Trump helped him get

Facebook to remove false claims, conspiracy theories about Covid vaccines

Amid growing misinformation on social media, Facebook plans to remove posts with what they consider to be false information or conspiracy theories about Covid-19 vaccines

Infectious disease expert Fauci to be US chief medical adviser, says Biden

President-elect Joe Biden says he is keeping Dr Anthony Fauci on as a chief medical adviser and a member of his Covid-19 advisory team

Supply chain challenges led to target cut for Covid vaccine doses: Pfizer

Challenges in Pfizer's supply chain for the raw materials used in its Covid-19 vaccine played a role in its decision to slash its 2020 production target, a Pfizer spokeswoman said

Private health care providers gear up for Covid-19 vaccination drive

The industry, on its part, is drafting out the road map for vaccination and where they can chip in.

Emergency approval for vaccine should come by Dec-Jan: AIIMS director

Randeep Guleria say data showed that in the short term the vaccine is safe

Delhi govt must see Covid patients in home isolation follow ICMR norms: HC

The court noted that the status report filed by the Delhi government does not reveal the relevant suggestions given by the various RWAs and the steps taken for implementing the said suggestions

Govt lifts cap on domestic flights to 80% of pre-Covid levels

The ministry had resumed scheduled domestic passenger services from May 25, after a gap of two months due to the coronavirus lockdown.

Coronavirus LIVE: 5,182 new cases, 115 deaths in Maharashtra in past 24 hrs

Covid-19 live updates: At 1,832,176, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 887,667, Andhra Pradesh 869,412, Tamil Nadu 784,747, and Kerala 614,673

Coronavirus vaccine update: UK, Russia to rollout vaccine from next week

UK has become the first country to approve Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for rollout. Russia, India, Oxford vaccine are also making some progress. Catch latest coronavirus vaccine updates here

Committed to engaging with Indian govt to bring Covid-19 vaccine: Pfizer

The UK on Wednesday became the first country to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.

World Coronavirus Dispatch: How UK leaped ahead of US, EU to allow vaccine

Japan gears up for large Olympic crowds, Covid crisis fuels global wage inequality, IMF chief warns against complacency on global economy, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

DATA STORY: At 422,943, India's active Covid cases down to 2.3% of global count

India on Wednesday conducted 1,111,695 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 143,557,647. The test positivity rate recorded was 3.2%

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Vaccine volunteers say the risk was worth it

Is the Pfizer vaccine the right fit for India, celebrity ambassadors to drum up interest in vaccinations, how herd immunity works-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Germany to extend Covid-19 restrictions till Jan 10: Chancellor Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that the federal and state governments have agreed to extend the country's current Covid-19 restrictions till January 10, 2021

Brazil to get 15 mn doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in Jan-Feb

The first batch of 15 million doses of Oxford University and AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine will be shipped to Brazil in January and February, Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello said

Maharashtra Covid-19: Thane reports 571 new cases, tally hits 230,071

The Covid-19 tally in Thane district of Maharashtra has gone up to 230,071 with the addition of 571 new cases, an official said

England's new tier system replaces Covid lockdown to halt infection spread

A new tier system in England has replaced the recently-concluded month-long Covid-19 lockdown, as part of additional efforts to further halt the spread of infection

Jharkhand reports 206 fresh coronavirus cases, 2 additional fatalities

Jharkhand's Covid-19 tally mounted to 109,538 as 206 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said

India's Covid-19 caseload breaches 9.5-million mark, 8.9 million recovered

India's Covid-19 caseload went past 9.5 million, while the total number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 8.9 million, pushing the national recovery rate to 94.11 per cent