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Covid-19: AMU begins Covaxin phase-3 trials, VC registers as 1st volunteer

Principal Investigator Prof Mohammad Shameem said ICMR Covaxin Phase 3 trial is going on after the Phase 1 and Phase 2 trials showed encouraging results

One in 5 Covid-19 patients develop mental illness within 90 days: Study

Anxiety, depression and insomnia were most common among recovered Covid-19 patients in the study who developed mental health problems

Severe coronavirus infection rare in newborn babies, says study

Seven of these 17 babies developed Covid-19 despite being separated from their mother immediately after birth

Singapore working on securing portfolio of Covid-19 vaccines: Minister

Negotiations with various pharmaceutical companies that are conducting clinical trials are ongoing

India in talks with all coronavirus vaccine manufacturers: Health Ministry

The National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 is in talks with all vaccine manufacturers

Third spike in Covid-19 cases has come now in Delhi, says ICMR

A third spike in COVID-19 cases has come now in Delhi which is showing more cases than before, with factors like pollution, and cold weather, the ICMR said on Tuesday.

3,791 new coronavirus positive cases in Maharashtra, 46 more fatalities

There are 92,461 active cases in the state now

Indian researchers developing vaccine strategies against SARS-CoV-2, HIV

Covid-19 vaccine candidate contains a part of the spike protein of the novel coronavirus called the Receptor Binding Domain

Kerala reports 6,010 new coronavirus positive cases, 28 more fatalities

Currently, there are 78,694 persons under treatment in the state

BioNTech to price vaccine below market rates, differentiate between regions

German biotech firm's strategy head said the price tag of the vaccine would reflect the financial risks that its private-sector investors have incurred

492 new Covid-19 positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir; tally nears 100,000

The active cases total 5,415, of which 1,527 are in Jammu division and 3,888 in Kashmir division

Intas launches immuno-booster add-on drug to standard Covid-19 treatment

The formulation is the active biological component of black cumin; it fortifies the immunity and ensures higher success in fighting infection, the company says

Daily new coronavirus infections remain below 50,000-mark in India

India has registered less than 40,000 daily new cases after six days

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Will the Pfizer vaccine come to India?

Sivakasi reels from bans on fireworks, scientists slam use of unproven Covid drugs, and Delhi's Covid crisis worsens ahead of Diwali-news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

Covid-19 Factoid: Haryana and Himachal have pandemic numbers worry

Haryana is witnessing a surge in new cases and Himachal has the highest active cases.

As coronavirus cases spike, Europe runs low on ICU beds, hospital staff

In country after country, the intensive care burden of Covid-19 patients is nearing

China Covid-19 vaccine trial halted in Brazil after serious adverse event

Testing of Sinovac Biotech's vaccine, called Coronavac, has been halted in Brazil after an event that occurred on Oct. 29, Brazil Health Agency said without giving any further detail on what happened

Shanghai airport worker gets Covid-19; 8,000 tested and 186 quarantined

Authorities in China's Shanghai have quarantined 186 people and conducted coronavirus tests on over 8,000 after a freight handler at the city's main international airport tested positive for the virus

Italy reports over 25,000 new coronavirus cases, death toll at 41,750

Some 10,215 people recovered from the virus, raising the total of recoveries to 345,289

Coronavirus updates: Pfizer vaccine, 'worst yet to come for US', and more

Brazil has temporarily suspended human testing of the Chinese vaccine Coronavac following a "severe incident"