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Second wave shows herd immunity against Delta variant difficult: Study

The severe outbreak of Covid-19 in Delhi this year showed that the Delta variant can infect previously exposed people through a different variant of the coronavirus

Bharat Serums working on polyclonal antibody product for Covid-19 treatment

The company has invested Rs 100 cr in manufacturing capex in the last one year

Pfizer-BioNTech ask EU agency to approve vaccine for kids 5-11

Pharmaceutical company Pfizer and biotechnology company BioNTech said Friday they have requested to have their coronavirus vaccine licensed for children ages 5 to 11 across the European Union

Delhi records zero Covid death, 26 new cases; positivity rate 0.04%

Delhi recorded zero death due to Covid-19 and 26 fresh cases on Friday with a positivity rate of 0.04 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department

Maharashtra coronavirus update: 2,149 new Covid-19 cases, 29 deaths

After an uptick in new cases in the last four days, Maharashtra on Friday reported slightly fewer coronavirus infections at 2,149

Kerala registers 8,867 fresh coronavirus infections, 67 fatalities

The test positivity rate was at 11.14 per cent

Praying Lord Ram to free us from 'Corona Ravan': Kejriwal on Dussehra

His remarks came after performing 'Ravan Dahan' at 'Lav Kush Ramlila' at Red Fort ground here today.

Ivermectin is a Nobel Prize-winning wonder drug but not for Covid-19

Ivermectin is an over 30-year-old wonder drug that treats life- and sight-threatening parasitic infections.

Coronavirus: Sri Lanka begins vaccinating people in 18-19 age group

Sri Lanka is vaccinating 18- and 19-year-olds against the coronavirus as it expands the shots to students.

Odisha: Classes 11, 8 to reopen from Oct 21, Oct 25 respectively

Odisha government has decided to reopen physical classes for standard 11 and 8 from October 21 and October 25 respectively, said the School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash on Friday.

Over 100 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses provided to states, UTs: Centre

More than 100 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses have been provided to states and UTs so far, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.

Covid-19: Russia struggles to meet global orders for Sputnik V vaccine

Millions from Latin America to the Middle East are waiting for promised doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine due to manufacturing problems and other issues

India reports 16,862 fresh Covid-19 cases, 379 deaths in last 24 hours

India has registered 16,862 fresh Covid-19 cases, 19,391 recoveries and 379 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the Union Health Ministry on Friday.

India conducts over 11 lakh Covid-19 tests in last 24 hours: ICMR

Over 11 lakh samples were tested in the last 24 hours with which the total tests conducted so far crossed 58.88 crores, ICMR said on Friday

Covid-19 pandemic is exacerbating poverty and inequalities, says IMF

The emergence of new coronavirus variants has increased uncertainty, posing downside risks to the green shoots of the global economy, the International Monetary Fund said

India has faced Covid crisis with resilience and fortitude: Sitharaman

India has not only faced the Covid-19 crisis with great resilience and fortitude but has also played a major role and "walked the talk" on the global fight against it, Sitharaman said

India recognises importance of universal vaccination: Sitharaman at IMF

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday that India recognises the importance of universal vaccination in stemming the spread of the coronavirus

14 of 22 states show imbalance in vaccination of SC majority districts

In case of STs, 17 of 19 states show imbalance. Districts with more than average scheduled tribes in their states have lower proportion of fully vaccinated people

US reaffirms support for easing WTO rules on Covid-19 vaccines

A top US trade official said Thursday the Biden administration remains committed to an easing of rules that protect the technology behind coronavirus vaccines so that they can be produced more widely

Over 30 countries agree on recognition of vaccine certificates with India

The countries that have agreed on mutual recognition with India include the UK, France, Germany, Nepal, Belarus, Lebanon, Armenia, Ukraine, Belgium, Hungary and Serbia