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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

Global coronavirus cases top 64.4 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 64.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.49 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Nearly 100 world leaders to speak at UN session on Covid-19, recovery path

Nearly 100 world leaders and several dozen ministers are slated to speak at the UN General Assembly's special session on the response to Covid-19 and the best path to recovery from the pandemic

Just dedicating a day to the disabled won't help make their lives easier

International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD): The WHO estimates that more than one billion people - about 15% of the world's population - experience some form of disability

There will be more Covid vaccine doses than needed by 2021 end: Pfizer CEO

Pfizer's chief executive Albert Bourla said he was confident that by the end of 2021 there would be more vaccine doses than required to fight the Covid-19 pandemic

Don't get carried away with Covid-19 vaccine 'over optimism': UK PM Johnson

UK PM Johnson hailed the "searchlights of science" which have fought back against Covid-19 with an approved Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine but urged the public to not get carried away with "over optimism"

At least 100 mn people will get Covid-19 vaccine by end of Feb 2021: US

The US is confident that at least 100 million people would have got coronavirus shots by the end of February 2021 and this operation would have covered the entire "at risk" population

Italy unveils Covid vaccination plan, 202 mn doses to be given early 2021

Italy's national Covid-19 vaccination campaign will see the first tranche of 202 million doses to be distributed to some 40 million people in the first quarter of 2021

Biden's Covid team pledges to fight disproportionate impact on minorities

US President-elect Joe Biden's Covid-19 Advisory Board pledged to address the outsized impact of the pandemic on minorities in a meeting with the US Hispanic community

Putin orders Russia to begin mass coronavirus vaccinations next week

Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government to begin large-scale vaccinations against the coronavirus next week

Covid-19 could push 72 mn children into 'learning poverty', says World Bank

The Covid-related school closures risk pushing 72 million more primary school aged children into "learning poverty" - meaning that they are unable to read and understand a simple text by age 10

Different norms for Covid treatment across nation causing confusion: Gehlot

Rajasthan has set an example in the management of the disease with its strong will, sensitivity, humanitarian attitude and vigilance, he said here

59% people say won't rush for coronavirus vaccine: LocalCircles survey

The survey received more than 25,000 responses from citizens across 262 districts of India

Word leaders to address a high-level, special session of UNGA on Covid-19

World leaders, the top leadership of the UN and vaccine developers will address a two-day, special session of the UN General Assembly on Covid-19 this week and discuss the pandemic's impact

UK approves Pfizer, becomes the first country to roll out Covid-19 vaccine

With 800,000 doses expected to be delivered over the next few days, inoculations will begin next week

Pfizer vaccine not coming to India soon as trials yet to be conducted

Pfizer has not yet applied for holding clinical trials on Indian volunteers