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Moderna to build Covid-19 vaccine facility in Canada: PM Justin Trudeau

Construction is set to start this year and the facility is expected to be operational in 2024 at the earliest, subject to planning and regulatory approvals, Trudeau said on Friday in a press release

Canadian police face off with protesters opposed to Covid mandates

Big-rig trucks attempted to make their way to Parliament Hill as part of the Rolling Thunder rally, organised by Freedom Fighters Canada, a group dedicated to speaking out against COVID-19 mandates

China reports 1,410 new local Covid-19 cases, 47 deaths in last 24 hours

With 47 deaths, all in Shanghai, reported in the past 24 hours, the COVID-19 death toll in the country mounted to 5,022, Xinhua reported

White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield tests Covid positive

Biden is not considered a close contact as defined by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to the White House official

West Bengal reports 52 new Covid-19 cases, zero deaths on Friday

The COVID-19 situation in the state was normal with a very small number of people testing positive daily, a Health official said

RT-PCR tests no longer required for passengers arriving from Kuwait

Passengers arriving in India from Kuwait will only have to submit a self-declaration form on the Air Suvidha portal along with their Covid-19 vaccination certificate, officials said

NTAGI panel recommends Covovax in vaccination drive for 12-17 age group

India's drug regulator had approved Covovax for restricted use in emergency situations in adults on December 28 last year

Tamil Nadu reports 54 new Covid-19 cases, active tally crosses 500-mark

Tamil Nadu on Friday recorded 54 new COVID-19 infections, pushing the total caseload in the state to 34,53,883.

Pandemic not over, US unlikely to eliminate Covid: Anthony Fauci

Health officials are instead hoping to get out of what he called the "acute pandemic phase" and reach a point where the virus can be controlled, Fauci said

Maharashtra records 148 cases of Covid-19, two deaths in 24 hrs

Maharashtra reported 148 new coronavirus infections and two pandemic-related fatalities on Friday, which took its caseload to 78,77,577 and death toll to 1,47,842, a health department report said.

Mumbai sees 93 new Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally now 562

Mumbai on Friday reported 93 Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 10,59,728, while the death toll remained unchanged at 19,562, a civic official said.

India's Covid surge early hints of 4th wave; will not impact growth: Nomura

Rising cases are "early hints" of a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic but do not pose any near-term risk to India's economic growth, a Japanese brokerage said

India reports 3,377 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate at 0.71%

The country reported a total of 74 more Covid-19 cases today in comparison to Thursday. India registered as many as 3,303 COVID-19 cases yesterday

South Korea to relax outdoor mask mandate as Covid-19 cases decline

Starting Monday, people will only be required to wear a mask outdoors when participating in gatherings of more than 50 people or attending sports and cultural events with potentially large crowds

IIT Madras reports 171 Covid cases so far: Tamil Nadu Health Secretary

"Total 171 Covid19 cases detected in IIT-Madras campus till now," Radhakrishnan said in a briefing yesterday

Global Covid caseload tops 512.2 million, death toll crosses 6.23 million

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 81,249,259 and 993,156, respectively, according to the CSSE

Malaysia reports 2,935 new COVID-19 infections

Malaysia logged 2,935 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Thursday, bringing the total case to 4,443,318, according to the Health Ministry

IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva tests positive for coronavirus

"Standard IMF and CDC (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Covid protocols are being followed," Gerry Rice, IMF spokesperson, said in a statement

Covid-19: Tamil Nadu opts for door-to-door campaign to beat vax reluctance

Tamil Nadu state government is of the view that instead of forcing people to get vaccinated or giving anyone sops, it will now focus on creating awareness.

South Africa's latest surge in Covid cases blamed on omicron mutant

So far, there has been only a slight rise in hospitalisations and no increase in deaths, said Abdool Karim, who is a public health expert at the University of KwaZulu-Natal