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AstraZeneca's pause on Covid-19 vaccine trial a 'wake-up call', says WHO

"This is a wake-up call to recognise that there are ups and downs in clinical development and that we have to be prepared," Soumya Swaminathan told a virtual briefing from Geneva

Puducherry reports 452 fresh Covid-19 cases, six additional deaths

A total of six deaths and 452 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Puducherry on Thursday, the union territory's health department informed

Puducherry reports 452 fresh Covid-19 cases, 6 additional deaths

A total of six deaths and 452 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Puducherry on Thursday, the union territory's health department informed

Tamil Nadu reports 5,528 new Covid-19 cases, 64 additional deaths

As many as 5,528 new Covid-19 cases, 6,185 discharges, and 64 deaths were reported on Thursday in Tamil Nadu, said the State Health Department

Kerala Covid-19 tally inches towards 100,000-mark; reports 3,349 new cases

Kerala's Covid-19 tally is inching towards the 100,000 mark with 3,349 fresh cases on Thursday and the death toll climbed to 396 with 12 more fatalities

Delhi: Pvt hospitals witness rise in admissions amid surge in Covid cases

Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, private hospitals in the national capital are witnessing an increase in admissions, with no ICU beds with ventilators available in many of the top private facilities

About 20% of Andhra Pradesh has developed antibodies for Covid-19: Report

Close to 20 per cent of the 53.4 million population in Andhra Pradesh has acquired immunity to Covid-19, a Sero-prevalence study has revealed

Mumbai: 11 more test Covid-19 positive in Dharavi; 102 active cases

The tally of Covid-19 cases in Mumbai's slum colony of Dharavi increased to 2,850 on Thursday with 11 more persons testing positive for the infection, the city civic body said

Retest RAT negative cases with RT-PCR so asymptomatic ones not missed: Govt

The Union Health Ministry has urged all States and UTs to mandatorily retest all symptomatic negative cases of Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) through gold-standard RT-PCR tests to diagnose Covid-19

Covid-19: Serum Institute puts Oxford vaccine's India trials on hold

Serum Institute of India (SII) on Thursday said it is pausing clinical trials of AstraZeneca Oxford COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the country.

ICU beds to be increased, plasma therapy to continue in Delhi, says Jain

Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases in Delhi, Kejriwal has directed authorities to increase the number of ICU beds and take steps to contain the spread of the infection, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Is South Africa becoming a failed state?

China's vaccine frontrunner says its shots are safe, Canada flight cancelled over child without mask, Auto stocks bounce back in Europe and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Covid-19: Karnataka govt ropes in data entry operators in rural areas

Karnataka govt has given instructions to local administrations to rope in data entry operators at gram panchayats to Healthcare Centres, whose smooth functioning has been affected

Serum Institute puts India trials of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine on hold

Serum Institute of India has put trials of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine candidate on hold until the British drugmaker restarts the trials, Serum said

Singapore puts in place strategies to detect new Covid cases in dormitories

Singapore authorities have put in place a multi-layered strategy to detect new Covid-19 cases in the dormitories for foreign workers after a resurgence of cases among migrant labourers

Over 453,000 people returned to Himachal Pradesh during lockdown: Minister

Over 453,000 people returned to Himachal Pradesh during the coronavirus lockdown, a state minister informed the assembly Thursday

Religious places reopen across Himachal Pradesh as part of 'Unlock 4'

Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, religious places reopened across Himachal Pradesh as part of Unlock 4 on Thursday

Covid-19: Chouhan talks to Maharashtra CM about oxygen supply to MP

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan spoke to his Maharashtra counterpart Uddhav Thackeray about the supply of oxygen, which he said has been halted from the western state amid the pandemic

Tripura reports 535 new coronavirus cases, 6 additional fatalities

As many as 535 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura on Thursday, pushing the state's tally to17,274, a health official said

India putting up well-planned fight against coronavirus: Amit Shah

Terming coronavirus as an unprecedented challenge, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said India is putting up a well-planned fight against the pandemic under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership