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Telangana sees a dip in daily Covid-19 cases, reports 502 new infections

Telangana continued to see a downward trend in daily Covid-19 cases with 502 fresh infections and three related deaths being reported, taking the tally to more than 270,000

Global coronavirus cases surpass 63-million mark: Johns Hopkins University

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 63-million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.46 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Biden, UN chief discuss strengthening partnership on Covid, climate change

US President-elect Joe Biden spoke with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as the two discussed the need to strengthen their partnership on urgent global issues including combatting Covid-19

Hoping two Covid-19 vaccines would be approved soon, says UK PM Johnson

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he hoped that two promising coronavirus vaccine candidates would be approved shortly

Bihar registers 457 fresh Covid-19 cases, 5 more deaths take toll to 1,264

Bihar's Covid-19 tally rose to 235,615 with 457 fresh cases, while five more fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,264, a health department bulletin said

Moderna vaccine 100% effective in severe cases; to seek US, EU approval

The primary analysis, which included 196 cases, found the vaccine was 94.1 per cent effective, in line with preliminary findings released earlier this month.

Kejirwal orders to cut RT-PCR test price to Rs 800 from Rs 2,400 in Delhi

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said he has issued directives to reduce the price of the RT-PCR test in the national capital, saying it will help those going to private labs for Covid-19 tests

Covishield's approval process hinges on adverse event investigation

SII has in response stated that the allegations made in the legal notice are 'malicious and misconceived', and that it will seek damages in excess of Rs 100 crore.

Inform people about vaccine in simple language, PM tells manufacturers

Serum Institute in Pune will undertake mass production of Covishield vaccine developed by Oxford-Astra Zeneca

PM calls for meeting on Covid-19; no politics around vaccine, says Oppn

Leaders across parties thinking about ways in which roll-out can be effective

Back to office: Experience at the workplace shifting like never before

Fear of the disease has affected the way employees commute, the number of coffee breaks they take, and even their conversations with colleagues

Coronavirus LIVE: Must know Covid origin to curb future outbreaks, says WHO

Coronavirus live updates: At 1,823,896, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 883,899, Andhra Pradesh 867,683, Tamil Nadu 780,505 and Kerala 599,600

Saarc Covid fund: No Indian money for Pakistan; Nepal biggest beneficiary

India has contributed half the corpus of the fund but released less than 20% to member nations

Centre to vaccinate around 300 mn by July-August: Harsh Vardhan

India's coronavirus tally breached the 94-lakh mark after 38,772 new infections reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data on Monday.

Modi to hold all-party meeting on Friday, discuss coronavirus situation

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi are likely to attend the meeting

PM holds virtual meet with teams developing, manufacturing Covid-19 vaccine

The teams were from Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd in Pune, Biological E Ltd and Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd in Hyderabad.

Covid-19 Factoid: India's active cases drop by 135,000 in November

Maharashtra is the worst-hit Indian state with over 1.8 million reported cases.

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Airlines to play key role in reaching vaccines

Students stressed out over uncertain future, the road to mass vaccination, and 1 in 5 families may attend weddings despite Covid-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Toxic effects to weaken global pension systems

Pandemic delays cancer R&D, Australia hopes pilot scheme will restart its education sector, Tourist-starved Caribbean woos homebound workers and other-pandemic related news across the globe

Scientists call for study of mucosal immune system's role in curbing Covid

Mucous membranes of the nose and mouth might play a "significant role" in curbing the spread of Covid-19, say scientists