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3rd phase human trial of Covaxin to commence at Odisha's SUM hospital soon

The third phase human trial of indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine 'Covaxin' will soon commence at the Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS) and SUM Hospital in Odisha

Coronavirus update: Israel to begin human trials of Covid-19 vaccine

The state-run Israel Institute for Biological Research announced that researchers will begin human testing on its coronavirus vaccine next week

Chhattisgarh coronavirus update: 1,368 new cases, 25 deaths reported

Chhattisgarh's Covid-19 count rose to 175,959 after 1,368 people were found infected, while the number of patients who have recovered in the state crossed the 150,000-mark and reached 150,398

Italy orders bars to close early, shuts gyms as Covid-19 cases surge

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said the measures were aimed at protecting both public health and the economy and should bring the rising curve of the epidemic under control in the next few weeks

Mike Pence's chief of staff, other close aides test positive for Covid-19

Asked why the diagnoses hadn't been publicly revealed by the White House, Meadows said 'it's personal information' and that 'it's not something we usually do

Celebrating with restraint to help beat Covid-19 pandemic: PM Modi

In his Mann ki Baat radio broadcast, Modi made a strong pitch for unity in the country while remembering Sardar Patel whose birth anniversary is on October 31

Investigational therapy: Ozone next in the mix to help fight Covid-19

It has the potential of an immunity-boosting prophylactic and can help ease post-Covid-19 complications

RBI Guv Shaktikanta Das Covid-19 positive, alerts those in touch recently

Das said he is asymptomatic and will continue to work in isolation

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Why many refuse to get themselves tested

Decline in India's daily cases, SOPs released for Uttarakhand schools, can transmission be brought down by banning public events?--news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

Covid-19 Factoid: Kerala has most active cases; Bengal numbers worrying too

India has the second-highest recovery rate among the top ten worst-affected countries

Coronavirus isn't going away soon, world must reset hopes for economy

For decades, the world economy relied on central bankers and finance ministers to pull it out of crisis

DATA STORY: India sees lowest single-day jump in Covid tally, deaths in 3 months

While the global count of active coronavirus cases topped the 10-million mark, India's recovery rate, with 62077 new daily cured cases, improved to 90%; fatality rate remains unchanged at 1.51%

PM Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' key highlights and coronavirus updates

PM asked citizens to be 'vocal for local' resolve while shopping for festivals, referring to his government's campaign to promote to domestically manufactured products

With spike of 50,129 cases, India's Covid-19 tally reaches 78,64,811

With 50,129 new COVID-19 cases, India's total coronavirus cases surged to 78,64,811 on Sunday, as per the Union Health Ministry.

Europe, US watch Covid-19 cases grow as debate rises over new restrictions

German authorities reported a record one-day total of new coronavirus cases this weekend while leaders in Spain and Italy debated how to control the resurgent virus

With 83,000 new cases US sets Covid infection record; deaths near 224,000

In the southern Idaho city of Twin Falls, St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center said it would no longer accept children because it is overwhelmed with coronavirus patients

Colombia reaches 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases

The nation of 50 million saw cases peak in August and has seen a decline since but still continues to register around 8,000 new infections a day

Brazil reports another 432 Covid-19 deaths, 26,979 new cases in 24 hours

According to the Ministry of Health, 26,979 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 5,380,635

Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca to resume trial for Covid-19 vaccine

Earlier, AstraZeneca said it had been cleared by the FDA to restart a trial that had been halted in the U.S. after a volunteer participating in a U.K. trial of the shot had fallen ill

Kerala coronavirus update: Another day of over 8,000 cases for the state

There seems to be no respite in the spread of Covid in Kerala as the state saw 8,253 new cases and 25 deaths on Saturday.