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White House nixes updated FDA guidelines on Covid-19 vaccine approval

The White House has blocked new FDA guidelines on bringing potential vaccines for Covid-19 to market that would almost certainly have prevented their introduction before the Nov 3 election

Delhi past peak of 2nd Covid wave; situation largely controlled: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the national capital is past the peak of the second wave of coronavirus and the situation has been controlled to a large extent

Congress veteran Motilal Vora tests positive for Covid, admitted to AIIMS

Veteran Congress leader Motilal Vora has tested positive for Covid-19 and has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the national capital, sources close to him said

BMC officials conduct health check-up of Maharashtra CM, his family

A team of BMC officials visited Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray's residence Matoshree to conduct his health check-up along with other family members under the "My Family My Responsibility" campaign

Uttar Pradesh reports 61 more Covid-19 deaths, 3,500 fresh cases

Uttar Pradesh reported 61 more Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday, taking their number to 6,153, while 3,500 new cases pushed the infection tally in the state to 420,937

Health Minister releases Covid management protocol based on Ayurveda, Yoga

Union Health Minister released a protocol for clinical management of Covid-19, that lists dietary measures,yoga and Ayurvedic formulations such as Ashwagandha and AYUSH-64 for prevention of Covid

World looking up to Indian ways of life amid Covid pandemic: Mohan Bhagwat

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said the entire world is adopting the basic element of Indian ways of life for its growth and sustenance amid the coronavirus pandemic

World Coronavirus Dispatch: China seeks to have its vaccine assessed by WHO

Germany's new cases rise most since mid-April, Singapore rushes to open borders, UK's Sunak says jobs a bigger priority than tax rise, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Lupin gets USFDA nod to market drug for treating relapsing sclerosis

Lupin said it has received approval from the US health regulator to market generic Dimethyl Fumarate delayed-release capsules used for treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis in adults

Covid-19 positive Indian teachers in Dubai take classes while in quarantine

Two Dubai-based Indian teachers were conducting online classes from their respective quarantine centres after they were tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the media reported on Tuesday

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Monday sees lowest new cases in six weeks

Unemployment spike threatens Maharashtra economy, Mumbai's second sero-survey, and do heaters spread Covid?--news on how the country is dealing with the pandemic

India coronavirus update: Active cases only 13.75% of total Covid caseload

India's 9,19,023 active cases constitute "merely" 13.75% of the total caseload as on date and the country continues to report a steadily declining trend of percentage of active case

Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee tests positive for Covid-19

Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, health officials said

Puducherry coronavirus update: Three die of Covid-19, 407 cases added

Three people died of coronavirus in Puducherry on Tuesday, raising the toll in the union territory to 546

Mizoram coronavirus update: 8 new cases push Covid-19 tally to 2,128

Mizoram's COVID-19 tally rose to 2,128 as eight more people, including four security personnel, tested positive for the infection, an official said

Arunachal Pradesh reports 235 new coronavirus cases, 1 fresh fatality

Arunachal Pradesh's Covid-19 tally rose to 10,783 on Tuesday as 235 more people, including nine security personnel, tested positive for the infection

Covid-19 Factoid: India sees lowest single-day addition in 42 days

While India sees a huge drop in new cases, Maharashtra has a drop in number of daily tests while cases see a sudden spike in Ladakh

DATA STORY: At 61,267, India's single-day jump in total cases smallest since Aug 25

India's tally of coronavirus cases has risen from 6,623,815 on Monday to 6,685,082 - an increase of 0.9%, the lowest rate so far

Telangana reports 1,983 new Covid-19 cases, recovery rate over 86%

Telangana recorded 1,983 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the total infection count to 202,000, even as the recovery rate in the state rose to over 86%

15 new coronavirus cases in Andaman and Nicobar; tally rises to 3,899

At least 15 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, raising the tally in the Union Territory to 3,899