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Covid-19: Public Ganesha festivities in Bengaluru restricted to three days

The Bengaluru civic agency has permitted only three-day Ganesha Pooja celebrations in the city in public places against the Karnataka government order allowing five days' of festivities in the state

India continues to 'lag way behind' in Covid-19 vaccination: Fitch

Fitch Ratings on Tuesday said India continues to "lag way behind" in COVID vaccination, and the negative outlook on sovereign rating signifies the rising debt-to-GDP ratio.

Covid-19 may not impair lung function in young adults, research shows

COVID-19 infection does not appear to impair the lung function of children and adolescents, according to a study presented at the virtual European Respiratory Society International Congress on Tuesday

Over 700 mn Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far: Govt

The coronavirus has to be defeated and vaccination is the way to victory, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said.

Over 40 mn people received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in MP

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the government is committed to vaccinate all the eligible persons with the first jab by the end of September

Multiplex Association of India appeals to Maharashtra to reopen theatres

The coronavirus pandemic had an overwhelming effect on the film industry as many film shoots and theatres across India were halted twice.

Panacea Biotec supplies second component of Sputnik V vaccine in India

Panacea Biotec has supplied the first shipment of the second component of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine manufactured by it for sale in India.

This Ganesh Chaturthi, ask about vax status before shaking hands: Goa CM

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday underlined the need for creating awareness about completing the Covid vaccination course during the state's most popular Hindu festival

DATA STORY: UP administers record 3.3 mn doses in 24 hrs; active cases drop

India has so far administered 699,062,776 vaccine doses. That is 2114.6 per cent of its total caseload, and 50.1 per cent of its population

Covid may give more immunity than vaccines but it comes at a heavy cost

Healthy people who have recovered from COVID have a substantially increased risk of longer-term serious health problems

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 221 mn, deaths surge to more than 4.57 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 221 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.57 million and vaccinations soared to over 5.48 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

80% Covid immunity lost in 6 months in some after Pfizer shot: US study

The researchers particularly looked at humoral immunity - also called antibody-mediated immunity - to measure the body's defences

Pfizer booster likely by September 20, Moderna may be delayed: Fauci

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, a Republican, criticised the Biden administration for "mixed messaging."

ED files 15 cases for medical malpractice amid threat of third Covid wave

Probe agency identifies a trail of close to Rs 50 cr

Allow second Covishield dose after 4 weeks from first: Kerala HC to Centre

The Kerala High Court has directed the Centre to allow scheduling, on CoWIN portal, of second COVISHIELD dose after four weeks from the first for those who want to take it earlier

How MyGov Covid app morphed into a one-stop vaccination helpdesk

Initially aimed at providing credible information from India's government and global sources, the application has since added new and more useful features

India giving record 12.5 million Covid-19 vaccines daily: PM Modi

Himachal and Goa vaccinate entire population with first dose

Rich countries hog Covid-19 vaccines. Is there a solution?

China and Russia were early to export vaccines as a tool of diplomacy

Govt partnering pharma industry to develop multi-variant Covid-19 vax

It is possible to develop multi-variant vaccines on the inactivated virus vaccine platform like Bharat Biotech's Covaxin

Covid LIVE: Kerala reports 19,688 new Covid cases; 3,626 in Maharashtra

The case fatality rate has declined to 1.33 per cent, according to the data updated at 8 am