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Andhra Pradesh coronavirus update: Covid tally breaches 800,000-mark

Andhra Pradesh's coronavirus tally breached the 8 lakh-mark to reach 8,00,684 with 3,765 new cases getting reported on Friday

Gujarat coronavirus update: 1,112 new Covid cases, six more deaths recorded

Gujarat registered 1,112 new coronavirus cases, taking its tally to 165,233, while the death toll rose to 3,676 with six more succumbing

Maharashtra Covid update: 721 new coronavirus cases, 730 recoveries in Pune

Pune district reported 721 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking its caseload to 318,329 on Thursday, a health official said

AstraZeneca resumes US Covid-19 vaccine trial, optimism seen for J&J

AstraZeneca's US trial was paused on September 6 after a report of a serious neurological illness, believed to be transverse myelitis, in a participant in the company's UK trial

India seeks health worker database for possible Covid-19 vaccination

India has the world's highest vaccine-making capacity and the Serum Institute of India has pledged to make up to 200 million Covid-19 doses

USFDA approves Remdesivir as first Covid-19 therapy amid WHO reservations

Approval unlikely to increase prices immediately as Gilead has said licenses are royalty-free until the end of the health emergency

Bharat Biotech starts Covaxin's at-risk manufacturing; expanding capacity

The first vaccine candidate will be an intra-muscular one, followed by intra-dermal and nasal ones, depending on test results.

WHO chief Tedros says countries on 'dangerous track' in Covid-19 pandemic

"We are at a critical juncture in the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly in the Northern hemisphere," WHO Director-General said

Real Madrid striker faces prison for violating Covid-19 isolation norms

Real Madrid striker Luka Jovic faces a six-month prison sentence in Serbia for flouting the country's coronavirus isolation rules, state prosecutors said Friday

Bharat Biotech in talks with over 10 nations to take Covid vaccine global

Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/business/indias-bharat-biotech-in-talks-to-take-vaccine-candidate-covaxin-global-906089.html

Next 3 months crucial to determine India's Covid-19 situation: Vardhan

He said appropriate measures are being taken to combat the infectious disease.

Aspirin use likely to reduce death risk in severe Covid-19 patients

The patients in the aspirin group did not experience a significant increase in adverse events such as major bleeding while hospitalized

World Coronavirus Dispatch: US FDA approves remdesivir as first Covid drug

Philippines to allow foreign investors in, French curfew now covers two-thirds of its population, mouthwash won't shield you from virus, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Bengal's frontline workers fret over Durga Puja

Hospitals spend 3x more on oxygen despite price caps, Varanasi's 200-year-old Ram Lila disrupted, Delhi govt's advice on treating dengue, malaria--news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

Coronavirus LIVE: Bharat Biotech's vaccine gets nod for phase 3 trials

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,625,197 coronavirus cases, Andhra Pradesh 796,000, Karnataka 782,773, Tamil Nadu 700,000 and UP 463,858. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE updates

Puducherry coronavirus update: 158 fresh Covid cases, overall tally rises

Puducherry registered 158 fresh coronavirus cases taking the overall tally in the union territory to 33,986, a top Health department official said

DATA STORY: After two months, India's active case count drops below 700,000 mark

India's count of coronavirus tests has exceeded the 100-million mark, with 1,442,722 tests being conducted on Thursday

BDO dies of coronavirus in West Bengal, CM Mamata mourns his demise

An official of the West Bengal government succumbed to Covid-19 on Friday, state health department sources said

Bharat Biotech gets go-ahead to conduct Phase-III trials of Covaxin

The around 28,500 people expected to enrol for the Phase-III trials would be given two doses of the investigational vaccine

India crosses 100 million-mark in conducting coronavirus tests: ICMR

India has crossed the 100 million-mark in conducting tests for the detection of Covid-19 as with an average testing of more than 1 million samples per day in the last 17 days, ICMR said