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Mexico becomes 4th country to hit 100,000 deaths due to coronavirus

Mexico passed the 100,000 mark in Covid-19 deaths Thursday, becoming only the fourth country behind the United States, Brazil and India to do so

Nasal spray to protect against coronavirus ready for use in humans

A nasal spray that can provide effective protection against the Covid-19 has been developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham, using materials already cleared for use in humans

How sophisticated mRNA vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna are and how they work?

Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine candidate, BNT162b2, was 90% effective in preventing infection during the phase 3 clinical trial, which enrolled 43,538 participants, with 30% in U.S. and 42% abroad

Meghalaya's coronavirus tally nears 11,000-mark, death toll at 104

Meghalaya reported 109 fresh Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally to 10,979

Tripura coronavirus update: State reports 105 new Covid-19 cases

Tripura reported 105 new Covid-19 cases, taking the state's tally to 32,217

Assam coronavirus update: No Covid-19 deaths in Assam after 14 days

Assam reported no Covid-19 deaths after 14 days, while 175 new cases were detected taking the tally to 211,040

Fertilizer minister D V Sadananda Gowda tests positive for Covid-19

The minister requested those who came in his contact to be careful and follow the protocol and stay safe. Gowda's office said the minister's symptoms are mild at present

Technology will help us vaccinate large population in short time: PM Modi

PM Narendra Modi told India Inc that the country is uniquely positioned to leap ahead in the information era

Covid-19 vaccine should be available for public by April 2021: Serum CEO

Probably by 2024, every Indian will get vaccinated, he said at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit

Delhi records 7,546 fresh Covid cases; 98 deaths take toll to over 8K-mark

These fresh cases came out of the 62,437 tests conducted the previous day, including 22,067 RT-PCR tests, the highest till date

Delhi raises fines for not wearing masks to Rs 2,000 as Covid cases rise

Arrangements are being made for over 1,400 ICU beds, including 663 in Delhi government hospitals and 750 at a Central government facility, Kejriwal said

Why no action taken when Covid cases were rising: HC raps Delhi govt

Pulling up the Delhi govt, a bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad asked why it waited till the court intervened to take steps

500 mn Covid vaccine doses to be made available by Aug: Harsh Vardhan

India's coronavirus caseload mounted to 89,58,483 on Thursday with 45,576 infections being reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 1,31,578 with 585 new fatalities

Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine shows immune response in older adults

The vaccine causes few side effects and provokes a response in T-cells that target the virus within 14 days of the first dose and a protective antibody response within 28 days of the booster dose

Covid LIVE: Vaccine should be available for public by April 2021, Serum CEO

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,757,520 coronavirus cases, Karnataka 865,931, Andhra Pradesh 857,395, Tamil Nadu 763,282 and Kerala 539,919. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE updates

250,000 lives lost in US as Covid death toll surpasses grim new milestone

Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota ordered all restaurants, bars, fitness centers and entertainment venues closed, and all youth sports canceled, for four weeks

Apollo Hospitals to take Tata Medical's Covid test kit across country

Tata to make one million kits a year initially at Chennai unit, Apollo to tap Delhi market in December

Over 3 mn Indians returned from abroad under 'Vande Bharat' mission: MEA

Over three million Indians have returned from abroad after the government launched the 'Vande Bharat' evacuation mission on May 7 in view of the coronavirus pandemic

AQI 'very poor' in Gr Noida, Ghaziabad, 'poor' in Gurgaon, Faridabad

The air quality deteriorated to reach "very poor" levels in Ghaziabad and Greater Noida, while it stayed in the "poor" category in Noida, Faridabad and Gurgaon in the National Capital Region

AAP's Covid steps: Higher fine for no mask; 80% ICU beds in pvt hospitals

Addressing an online media briefing, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the fine for not wearing masks has been raised from Rs 500 to Rs 2,000