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Cost, timeline: Facts about Pfizer-BioNTech's '90% effective' Covid vaccine

The companies said the vaccine was more than 90% effective and they have so far found no serious safety concerns, priming it for possible speedy regulatory approvals

Cost, timeline: Facts about Pfizer-BioNTech's '90% effective' Covid vaccine
Updated On : 09 Nov 2020 | 10:46 PM IST

Sputnik V vaccine is over 90% effective, says Russia's health ministry

The comments followed a statement earlier on Monday by vaccine developers Pfizer Inc and BioNTech, who said their experimental Covid-19 vaccine was more than 90% effective

Sputnik V vaccine is over 90% effective, says Russia's health ministry
Updated On : 09 Nov 2020 | 9:21 PM IST

Biden focuses on tackling US coronavirus pandemic, hails vaccine progress

He labeled as "great news" Pfizer Inc's announcement on Monday that its experimental Covid-19 vaccine was more than 90% effective

Biden focuses on tackling US coronavirus pandemic, hails vaccine progress
Updated On : 09 Nov 2020 | 8:47 PM IST

Pfizer, BioNTech say their Covid-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective

Pfizer and BioNTech SE are first drugmakers to show successful data from a large-scale clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine

Pfizer, BioNTech say their Covid-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective
Updated On : 09 Nov 2020 | 8:03 PM IST

Coronavirus tally rises to 844,359 in Andhra Pradesh; 1,392 new cases

Krishna district saw five fresh fatalities, the highest number in a day in a district in more than a month

Coronavirus tally rises to 844,359 in Andhra Pradesh; 1,392 new cases
Updated On : 09 Nov 2020 | 7:13 PM IST

Pfizer's Covid vaccine candidate prevents 90% of infections in large study

The findings are based on an interim analysis conducted after 94 participants contracted Covid-19

Pfizer's Covid vaccine candidate prevents 90% of infections in large study
Updated On : 09 Nov 2020 | 5:31 PM IST

India may see behavioural change in urban mobility in Covid-19 aftermath

In a statement, the ministry said it has issued a detailed advisory as to how the nation needs to move ahead in these testing times

India may see behavioural change in urban mobility in Covid-19 aftermath
Updated On : 09 Nov 2020 | 5:24 PM IST

Third Covid-19 wave: 50% rise in Delhi's home isolation cases in two weeks

The number of home isolation cases on Sunday stood at 24,723, an increase of over 50% since October 26

Third Covid-19 wave: 50% rise in Delhi's home isolation cases in two weeks
Updated On : 09 Nov 2020 | 4:36 PM IST

Covid-19: India performed better than other developed nations, says govt

The Union Health Minister continued saying, India's recovery rate has reached 92.56 per cent as of today morning

Covid-19: India performed better than other developed nations, says govt
Updated On : 09 Nov 2020 | 4:22 PM IST

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Measures to protect the PM from Covid-19

ICMR lacks full picture on tests being done, Delhi's crisis worsens, and fact-checking govt claims on Ashwagandha-news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Measures to protect the PM from Covid-19
Updated On : 09 Nov 2020 | 3:54 PM IST

Demand for Covid-19 drug Remdesivir rising sharply in India, says Cipla

Cipla's version, Cipremi, was commercially launched in July and costs just above $50 per 100 mg vial

Demand for Covid-19 drug Remdesivir rising sharply in India, says Cipla
Updated On : 09 Nov 2020 | 3:09 PM IST

J&KPC moves SC for early hearing of pleas against Article 370 abrogation

J&K People's Conference moves SC, seeks early hearing of a batch of petitions challenging abrogation of Article 370 and reorganisation of J&K

J&KPC moves SC for early hearing of pleas against Article 370 abrogation
Updated On : 09 Nov 2020 | 3:06 PM IST

They lost to Covid-19, but their journeys live on in those they left behind

Conversations with families of those who've died due to Covid reveal personal tragedies that are not captured in govt data on the number of positive cases and the toll

They lost to Covid-19, but their journeys live on in those they left behind
Updated On : 09 Nov 2020 | 3:05 PM IST

Texas becomes first US state to surpass one million coronavirus cases

There have been more than 1.2 million deaths from the disease worldwide since the pandemic started

Texas becomes first US state to surpass one million coronavirus cases
Updated On : 09 Nov 2020 | 2:54 PM IST

Telugu actor K Chiranjeevi tests positive for coronavirus infection

He said on his Twitter page that he took a test before resuming shoot of his upcoming movie 'Acharya'

Telugu actor K Chiranjeevi tests positive for coronavirus infection
Updated On : 09 Nov 2020 | 2:26 PM IST

DATA STORY: Delhi sees highest single-day spike, tally up by 46,000 in 7 days

With 48405 new daily recoveries, India's recovery rate has risen to 92.56%; the fatality rate has come down to 1.48%

DATA STORY: Delhi sees highest single-day spike, tally up by 46,000 in 7 days
Updated On : 09 Nov 2020 | 2:22 PM IST

Delhi highest contributor to new Covid-19 cases; beats Maharashtra, Kerala

India's cumulative positivity rate has dropped to 7.19 per cent as on date

Delhi highest contributor to new Covid-19 cases; beats Maharashtra, Kerala
Updated On : 09 Nov 2020 | 2:15 PM IST

Covid-19 Factoid: Delhi adds nearly 8,000 cases in a day, worst so far

India's drop in active cases slowed down while Chhattisgarh crossed the 200,000 mark

Covid-19 Factoid: Delhi adds nearly 8,000 cases in a day, worst so far
Updated On : 09 Nov 2020 | 1:31 PM IST

Puducherry records 63 new coronavirus cases, tally rises to 35,900

Puducherry reported 63 new Covid-19 cases while a 74-year old woman succumbed to the virus taking the toll in the union territory to 602, a top Health Department official said

Puducherry records 63 new coronavirus cases, tally rises to 35,900
Updated On : 09 Nov 2020 | 1:13 PM IST

Odisha registers 1,219 additional coronavirus cases, 16 fresh fatalities

Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 302,793 as 1,219 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said

Odisha registers 1,219 additional coronavirus cases, 16 fresh fatalities
Updated On : 09 Nov 2020 | 1:13 PM IST