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Karnataka coronavirus update: 673 new Covid-19 cases, 13 deaths

Karnataka on Monday reported 673 new cases of COVID-19 and 13 deaths, taking the total number of infections to 29,62,408 and death toll to 37,517, the health department said

India's vaccination coverage past 750 mn; WHO hails 100 mn jabs in 13 days

The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16

Kerala logs 15,058 fresh coronavirus infections, 99 fatalities

The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) was recorded at 16.39 per cent after testing 91,885 samples in the last 24 hours

Covid: 17 new cases, zero death in Delhi; positivity rate 0.04%

The capital has recorded only one fatality due to the infection in September so far.

India worried about complacency over second dose of Covid vaccine: Report

The govt last week said one Covid dose alone was 96.6% effective in preventing deaths, a message that experts say could inadvertently put people off from getting their second shot

Here's what experts say next six months of Covid pandemic will bring

Almost everyone will be either infected or vaccinated before the pandemic ends, experts agree

DATA STORY: India adds 27,254 cases in 24 hrs; smallest spike in 20 days

India has so far administered 723,784,586 vaccine doses. That is 2236.15 per cent of its total caseload, and 53.31 per cent of its population

YRF conducts second phase of vaccination for film industry workers

Yash Raj Films has initiated the second phase of the vaccination drive that will have thousands of workers from the Hindi film fraternity get their first and second jabs of the Covid-19 vaccine

Over 49 mn unutilised Covid-19 vaccine doses available with states, UTs

Over 4.90 crore balance and unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and union territories to be administered, informed Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday.

Vaccines effective against Delta variant of coronavirus: US study

COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing hospitalisations and emergency department visits caused by the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a US study.

India registers 27,254 coronavirus cases, 219 additional deaths

India saw a single-day rise of 27,254 new COVID-19 cases, taking the infection tally in the country to 3,32,64,175, while the count of active cases declined to 3,74,269, Health ministry data showed

Covid vax for kids under 12 could be out in US by end of next month: Report

Amid surging Delta variant cases in the US, COVID-19 vaccines for children younger than 12 years could be available by the end of next month, a media report has said.

Almost 60% Indian professionals looking for new jobs due to Covid: Survey

At least two of three jobseekers are looking to switch industries as a result of the pandemic: Amazon Job Seeker Insight.

In few years, Covid-19 will be 'just another virus' in our lives

The calls from some quarters to stop publishing daily case totals may be premature for a disease that's still killing thousands of people a day

Gennova's mRNA vaccine to come in powder form; will stay stable at 2-8 °C

The lyophilized vaccine will come in a powder form and it will be mixed with diluents before administration

125 days after peak, second Covid wave numbers still worse than first

Daily cases at the peak of the second wave were around four times the peak of the first one, which was on September 17, 2020

Vaccine passports ditched in UK's new plan to manage Covid-19 pandemic

Health Minister Sajid Javid said he did not anticipate more lockdowns and that the vaccine passports would not be introduced in England, as the government depends instead on vaccines and testing

Over 740 mn Covid-19 vaccine jabs administered in India: Health Ministry

All adult people in Sikkim, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Himachal Pradesh, Goa, Ladakh and Lakshadweep have received at least one dose of Covid vaccine

China's southeastern Fujian province reports new Covid-19 outbreak

China's southeastern Fujian province on Sunday registered 20 new Covid-19 cases, the National Health Commission (NHC) said

Saline gargle RT-PCR test tech transferred to MSME Ministry

The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute has transferred the know-how of the indigenously-developed saline gargle RT-PCR technique, used for testing Covid samples, to MSME ministry