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Serum Institute to make an additional 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses

Serum Institute of India said on Tuesday it would get a further $150 mn in funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and GAVI vaccines alliance to make an additional 100 mn Covid vaccine doses

At least 351 Jagannath Temple servitors test positive for Covid-19

At least 351 servitors and 53 employees of Shree Jagannath Temple here have tested positive for Covid-19, an official said

Serum Institute to manufacture 200 mn doses of Covid-19 vaccine

A further collaboration among the Serum Institute of India, Gavi and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will accelerate the manufacture and delivery of up to 100 mn doses of Covid-19 vaccines

India Covid recovery rate past 83%; recoveries exceed active cases by 4 mn

The number of people who have recuperated from Covid-19 in India crossed 5.1 million, improving the national recovery rate to over 83% and outnumbering the active cases by more than 4.15 million

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Tour operators seek relief at India Gate rally

Panchkula's cases fall, India's Covid scene has worsened on most fronts, and how infected can spread disease while being unaware of their condition--news on how the country is coping with pandemic

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Some 38 mn could sink into poverty in East Asia

Democrats present $2.2 trn stimulus plan, surprise surge in pregnancies in Phillippines, UK keeps threat of firmer London Covid as cases soar, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Tripura reports 432 fresh cases of Covid-19, tally rises to 25,353

Tripura reported at least 432 fresh Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, pushing the tally to 25,353, a health department official said

Maharashtra police force reports 215 new Covid cases, tally now at 23,033

As many as 215 personnel of the Maharashtra Police Department tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 23,033 in the force, informed the state police on Tuesday

India sees 1 mn Covid cases in just 12 days, ICMR launches a vaccine portal

West Bengal has become the first state to allow cinema halls, all musical, dance, recital and magic shows from 1st October, with a limited number of participants

Ladakh coronavirus update: UT records 49 fresh Covid-19 cases

49 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh, taking the number of confirmed cases in the union territory to 4,152, while 32 such patients were discharged after successful treatment

351 Jagannath Temple servitors test positive for coronavirus in Odisha

At least 351 servitors and 53 employees of Shree Jagannath Temple here have tested positive for Covid-19, an official said.

As Covid-19 surges, hospitals in India are facing a shortage of oxygen

Most plants producing medical oxygen are concentrated in eastern and western India, leaving large areas of the densely populated north and center without quick access to the essential medical supply

Maharashtra: Palghar district admin issues alert over Congo fever

The Palghar administration on Tuesday asked authorities to remain alert against a possible spread of the Congo fever in the Maharashtra district

Odisha coronavirus update: 3,067 Covid cases, 15 fresh fatalities reported

Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 2,15,676 on Tuesday as 3,067 more people tested positive for the infection, while 15 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 828

Covid-19 Factoid: India records massive drop in daily active cases

Maharashtra records a dip in daily active cases while Assam sees a spike

Covid-19 has claimed a million lives already; real toll may be way higher

Worldwide, the growth in the number of daily deaths has eased since spiking in March and April, helped by improved medical care and ways to treat the disease

India's Feluda Covid test cheaper, faster alternative to RT-PCR: Scientists

India's CRISPR Feluda' COVID-19 test that changes colour on detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus could be a cheaper, faster and simpler alternative to an RT-PCR diagnosis

25 security personnel among 50 new Covid-19 patients in Mizoram

Mizoram's Covid-19 tally rose to 1,958 on Tuesday as 50 more people, including 25 security personnel, tested positive for the infection, a health official said

DATA STORY: With a net reduction of 15,064, India's active cases at lowest since Sep 11

The country reported 776 fatalities in 24 hours, the fewest in a day since August 3, to take its Covid-19 death toll to 96,318

With spike of 70,589 cases, India's coronavirus tally reaches 6,145,292

With a spike of 70,589 new cases and 776 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, India's Covid-19 tally crossed the 61-lakh mark on Tuesday, according to the Union Health Ministry