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WHO in contact with Russia on new Covid-19 vaccine: Spokesman

WHO is in close contact with Russia regarding a possible pre-qualification of the world's first Covid-19 vaccine, a WHO spokesman said

Andhra's Covid-19 mortality rate low with aggressive testing: Jagan Reddy

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday said that the state could keep the Covid-19 mortality rate low with aggressive testing and contact tracing

Coronavirus LIVE: 5,834 Covid-19 cases and 118 deaths in Tamil Nadu today

Coronavirus latest news: India recorded over 50,000 cases in a day. US tally has surged to 5,253,766 and Brazil 3,057,470. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

Confidence of professionals on steady rise as lockdown eases: Survey

The LinkedIn Workforce Confidence Index shows that India's overall confidence is on a steady rise, with a composite score of 53, up from 50 in the June 15-28 survey

Expert panel to mull sourcing, delivery of Russian Covid vaccine today

Prioritising groups to be given vaccine, logistics and cold chain will be dwelt on by national expert group headed by V K Paul of NITI Aayog

World is praising Modi's handling of Covid-19 pandemic: BJP President Nadda

BJP president J P Nadda on Tuesday said that the world is praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Facebook removes 7 mn posts for sharing false information on Covid-19

Facebook said it relied more heavily on automation technology for reviewing content during the months of April, May and June as it had fewer reviewers at its offices due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Over million Indians returned home under Vande Bharat Mission: MEA

Over million Indians have returned from abroad after the government launched the "Vande Bharat" evacuation mission on May 7

Four Southern states continue to report higher Covid-19 caseloads

Southern states continued reporting high Covid-19 caseloads on Wednesday, the numbers being close to 25,000

India's daily Covid-19 cases more than that of US, Brazil for a week: WHO

India, the third worst-hit nation in terms of infections, has also accounted for over 23% of the cases and more than 15% of the deaths reported worldwide between August 4-10

J&J eyes 1 billion doses of potential coronavirus vaccine in 2021

J&J eyes 1 billion doses of potential coronavirus vaccine in 2021

Covid-19: Nepal halves entry points with India, suspends flights till Sept

Security has been stepped up in the border area to check unauthorised movement of people, officials said

India's supply of remdesivir is stabilising after shortages: Cipla

Cipla's launch of remdesivir in late June, along with subsequent launches by others, has helped ease supply bottlenecks in India

Centre should continue providing Covid test kits to UP: Adityanath to PM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to continue the arrangement for providing RT-PCR test kits and other Covid-related equipment

Attitude of 'koyi gal nahin' delaying Covid-19 testing: Punjab CM

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said Tuesday the Punjabi attitude of 'koyi gal nahin' was causing people to delay their Covid-19 testing until it became inevitable

10 states have 80% cases; we'll be victorious if virus controlled here: PM

He pointed out that the number of active cases in the country stands at over 600,000, and most of them have been reported from the 10 states

Tamil Nadu adds 5,834 new coronavirus cases, total tally at 308,649

According to the State Health Department, 65,490 persons were tested in the last 24 hours

Covid-19 transmission risk rises along wildlife supply chains, says study

Coronaviruses, the family of viruses which includes the COVID-19 causing SARS-CoV-2, is amplified along wildlife supply chains from traders to large markets to restaurants

Why even herd immunity may not prove to be the best bet against Covid-19

Herd immunity, as a general concept, could mean a more dangerous virus for some areas and population subgroups

MP CM says he tests negative for coronavirus, 6 days after being discharged

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said he has tested negative for coronavirus infection, six days after being discharged from a private hospital here.