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JPMorgan grants Hong Kong staff up to $5,000 for hotel quarantine

The move, likely the first such announced by a financial institution in the city, comes as the Asian financial hub's Covid measures, some of the strictest in the world, are said to hurt businesses

Deploy state officials to motivate people for full vaccination: Mandaviya

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday urged the states to deploy all government officials, one day in a week, to visit every eligible house with the message of full vaccination

Second Covid-19 dose of 1.8 mn people in West Bengal overdue: Report

Around 18 lakh people in West Bengal have not turned up in time for the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine, owing to a number of reasons - contracting the virus after the first shot, death or migration

US running out of time to contain dangerous surge of Covid: Anthony Fauci

With the holiday season approaching, the US is running out of time to prevent the "dangerous" new surge of Covid-19 cases, warned chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci

DATA STORY: India logs 8,488 cases in 24 hours, lowest in 538 days

India has so far administered 1,168,728,385 vaccine doses. That is 3385.76 per cent of its total caseload, and 83.55 per cent of its population

Unrest spreads across Europe as strict measures to contain Covid return

Pockets of unrest are spreading across Europe as governments return to strict measures like lockdowns to reverse the latest coronavirus wave

India records 8,488 cases of coronavirus in 24 hrs, lowest in 538 days

India recorded 8,488 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 538 days, taking the country's tally of Covid-19 cases to 3,45,18,901

Serum Institute urges govt to speed up movement of rising Covishield stock

Serum Institute of India has urged the government to fast-track Covishield movement citing the difficulties being faced in production and cold chain space planning for other vaccines

Vaccine makers ramp up production capacities despite low current demand

Booster shot, children vaccination, exports can spike demand in the future

Statsguru: How well did children learn at home amid Covid-19 pandemic

The latest Annual Status of Education Report of 2021 (ASER 2021) throws light on the status of school reopening in rural India, and the quality of learning in rural homes.

Maharashtra sees 845 new Covid-19 cases,17 deaths and 730 recoveries

The state's infection tally rose to 66,29,875

Covid-19 pandemic: Tamil Nadu clocks 756 new cases; 14 fatalities

Tamil Nadu's total coronavirus count reached to 27,20,271

Covid-19 pandemic: Nashik sees 52 new cases and 2 deaths; 36 recoveries

Nashik's Covid-19 tally reached 4,11,945

Covid-19: Mumbai logs 213 new cases, three deaths; active tally at 2,577

The new cases pushed the city's infection tally to 7,61,146

Govt allows Serum Institute to export 50L Covishield doses to 4 nations

The Union government has allowed the Serum Institute of India to export 50 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccine Covishield under the UN-backed COVAX global vaccine programme

Kerala coronavirus update: Records 5,080 new cases, 196 deaths in 24 hours

Kerala recorded 5,080 fresh coronavirus infections and 196 deaths on Sunday, raising the caseload to 50,89,175 and the toll to 37,495.

4 more Bayern Munich players in quarantine, bring total to 7

Another four Bayern Munich players have joined Joshua Kimmich in quarantine after having contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus

Karnataka coronavirus update: 247 new cases, 1 death in last 24 hours

Karnataka has reported 247 new cases of Covid-19 and 1 death, taking the total number of infections to 29,93,599 and the toll to 38,175, the health department said on Sunday.

Delhi records 29 Covid cases, zero death in a day; positivity rate 0.06%

The national capital reported 29 cases of Covid-19 and zero death in a day while the positivity rate stood at 0.06 per cent, according to data shared by the health department here on Sunday.

Andhra Pradesh reports 174 new Covid-19 cases, zero deaths in last 24 hours

: Andhra Pradesh added 174 fresh Covid-19 cases, 301 recoveries and no deaths in 24 hours ending 9 am on Sunday.