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Three times more Covid-19 testing as compared to last peak: Satyendar Jain

The Health Minister further informed that the Delhi Government has written a letter to the Central Government to increase the beds

Nothing more important than preservation of life: SC on firecrackers ban

A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee dismissed a plea challenging the Calcutta High Court order against the firecracker ban

Govt needs to define Covid-19 vaccine distribution strategy: Rahul Gandhi

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE have said that their vaccine candidate has been found to be more than 90 per cent effective in preventing COVID-19

New 'hidden' coronavirus gene identified, could help in developing vaccine

knowing more about the 15 genes that make up the coronavirus genome could have a significant impact on developing drugs and vaccines to combat the virus

DATA STORY: India's active Covid cases below 500,000 for the first time in 3 months

India on Tuesday conducted 1,153,294 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 120,769,151. The test positivity rate recorded on Monday was 3.8%

32 security personnel among 97 new Covid-19 patients in Arunachal

The IRB jawans are among the 641 security personnel who returned from Bihar on Tuesday after election duty, the official said

India's Covid-19 tally crosses 8.6 million mark, recovery rises to 92.79%

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 80.13 lakh, pushing the national recovery rate to 92.79 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry's data

Five questions you should be asking about Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine

Important scientific announcements are usually made through peer-reviewed medical research papers, not company press releases

EU to buy up to 300 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine

The European Commission will sign a deal to secure up to 300 million doses of the experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer

US: WHO not sharing enough info about plans to investigate origin of virus

Some scientists worry that China has still not provided key details about what research is already ongoing

US reports 1 million new coronavirus cases in a month, death toll soaring

The tally of cases in just 10 days shows the reach of the virus amid a strong fall surge

Goa issues SOPs for re-opening schools, allows 12 students per class

As per the SOP, there should not be more than 12 students in a class and suggested the odd-even formula for classes

UK records highest daily Covid-19 death toll since mid-May, toll at 49,770

20,412 people have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 1,233,775, the data showed

Brazil halting coronavirus vaccine CoronaVac trial surprises the world

The potential vaccine is being developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical firm Sinovac and in Brazil would be mostly produced by Sao Paulo's state-run Butantan Institute

India capable of strengthening cold chain for Pfizer vaccine: Health secy

Rajesh Bhushan was responding to a query on the country's cold storage capacity for vaccines such as Pfizer's that need to be kept in minus 70 degree celsius

Eli Lilly's Covid-19 antibody drug treatment gets emergency USFDA clearance

The FDA authorised the experimental treatment, called bamlanivimab, for use against mild-to-moderate Covid-19 in adults, including those who are 65 and older, and pediatric patients

Modi wishes Ukrainian Prez speedy recovery after he tests Covid-19 positive

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced ON Monday that he has tested positive for the virus and he will be working in self-isolation while being treated

Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine 'very promising' but has cold chain issues: WHO

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reiterated the United Nations agency's call for an equitable distribution of vaccine doses once they are available

India 2nd in world in Covid-19 testing; positivity rate down at 7.18%: Govt

India has conducted the second highest number of tests for detection of Covid-19 cases in the world at 119.6 mn

Himachal shuts educational institutions after spurt in Covid-19 cases

The decision to close educational institutions from November 11 to 25 was taken during the meeting here on Tuesday, parliamentary affairs minister Suresh Bhardwaj said