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Bharat Biotech eyes 1 billion doses of nasal Covid-19 vaccine in 2022

Looks for global partners to produce and distribute vaccine - BBV154

Covid-19 pandemic: The quest for a disposable mask that won't pollute

To address that problem, dozens of manufacturers are working on biodegradable masks

Omicron triggers tighter restrictions; Maharashtra, Delhi have most cases

Night curfew has been imposed in Delhi, and in Gujarat, one arrest was made over a Christmas party

Covid-19 vaccine stock-taking: Does India have enough to expand the drive?

Zydus Cadila's yet to be launched DNA plasmid vaccine ZyCoV-D is expected to add to the vaccine supply

Covaxin likely to be only vaccine available for children of 15-18 years

Necessary modifications are being done on the CoWIN portal to register the new category of vaccination

Covid-19 pandemic: 19 fresh Omicron cases in Kerala takes tally to 57

: With 19 more people testing positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Kerala, the total number of infections by the new variant in the State reached 57, the Health Department said on Sunday.

Omicron: 68 patients currently admitted at LNJP Hospital; 40 discharged

LNJP Hospital is currently treating 68 patients of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, while 40 patients have been discharged, a senior official of the health facility said on Sunday.

Explained: New easy-to-use Covid treatment pills come with a catch

Newly infected COVID-19 patients have two new treatment options that can be taken at home.

Gujarat sees 177 Covid-19 cases, tally now 829,359; no Omicron case

The death toll remained unchanged at 10,113

Covid-19 pandemic: Nashik sees 47 cases, 1 death and 70 recoveries

The COVID-19 tally of Nashik in Maharashtra reached 4,13,592 after 47 cases were detected, while the day also saw one patient succumbing to the infection and 70 recovering from it, an official said.

Mumbai reports 922 new Covid-19 cases, two deaths; active tally now 4,295

It also revealed that the case doubling time now stood at 1,139 days

Maharashtra logs 31 new Omicron variant cases, count reaches 141

Maharashtra reported as many as 31 new cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus on Sunday, taking the tally of such patients in the state to 141, the health department said.

Covid-19 pandemic: Jammu and Kashmir records 124 new cases, two deaths

There are 1,350 active cases in the union territory

Delhi govt to impose night curfew from Monday amid rising Covid-19 cases

States like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Karnataka have also reimposed night curfew

Covid-19 pandemic: Delhi reports 290 fresh cases and one fatality

Delhi reported 290 fresh coronavirus cases and one fatality, while the positivity rate rose to 0.55 percent, according to data shared by the Delhi government's health department here on Sunday.

Andhra reports 2 more Omicron cases, adds 82 fresh cases to Covid tally

Andhra Pradesh on Sunday reported two more cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, taking the tally to six

Kerala coronavirus update: 1,824 fresh Covid-19 cases, 268 deaths reported

Fresh COVID-19 cases in Kerala dropped below the 2,000-mark on Sunday reporting 1,824 new infections which took the caseload to 52,23,293 till date

Karnataka CM Bommai rules out reconsidering fresh Covid-19 curbs

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai ruled out reconsidering the government's decision to impose night curfew and curbs on New Year celebrations in the State in wake of fresh Covid-19 concerns.

Mumbai restaurants seek timing extension till 1:30 am as Omicron surges

The local police are asking restaurants to shut by midnight

Over 21,900 vaccine doses administered to inmates of three jails in Delhi

Over 21,900 doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered to the inmates of three jails in the national capital so far, the Delhi Prisons Department said