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Centre asks Maharashtra to consider restrictions to prevent Covid spread

Ahead of upcoming festivals in Maharashtra, the Centre has advised the state to consider imposing local restrictions on these festivals and mass gatherings to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Kerala reimposes Sunday lockdown amid rise in Covid-19 cases

The Kerala government on Friday decided to continue with Sunday lockdown in view of the rising COVID-19 cases in the state.

India administers over 1 crore Covid vaccine doses, highest in a day

India administered more than one crore COVID-19 vaccine doses on Friday, the highest ever in a day, the Union Health Ministry said.

Covid-19 not developed as biological weapon: US intelligence community

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, was 'not developed' as a biological weapon, the US intelligence community has concluded in a report

Covid-19's Delta variant doubles hospitalisation risk, finds study

Early studies of the delta variant, which first appeared in India in December, found it was 50% more transmissible than other strains

Delhi records zero death, 46 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Friday

No death due to COVID-19 was recorded in Delhi on Friday, the second consecutive day when the daily fatality count stood nil, while 46 fresh cases were reported

As cases rise, questions on Kerala's Covid-19 pandemic strategy

Some experts are now indicating that all was not so well with the strategies employed in handling the pandemic during the previous government

Covid-19 pandemic: At 10 million, India administers most doses in a day

If this pace is maintained it could enable the vaccination of the entire adult population by the end of year

Mumbai coronavirus update: 364 new Covid-19 cases, 5 fatalities

Mumbai reported 364 new Covid-19 cases and five fresh fatalities on Friday, while 214 patients recovered from the infection, a senior civic official said

Parents divided about reopening of Delhi schools amid third wave concerns

Not all parents are on board about the Delhi government's decision to reopen schools from September 1 amid concerns about a possible third wave of Covid-19

India achieves highest-ever vaccination with 9.3 mn doses on a single day

n a tweet, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said, 'Congratulations to the citizens'

Kerala sees over 30,000 Covid cases for third consecutive day; TPR at 19.2%

Kerala continued to report over 30,000 cases for the third consecutive day on Friday and showed an increased Test Positivity Rate, while 179 deaths took the the toll to 20,313.

Karnataka coronavirus update: 1,301 new Covid-19 cases, 17 deaths

Karnataka on Friday added 1,301 cases to its Covid-19 tally

LIVE: India achieves highest-ever vaccination with 9 mn doses in a day

Coronavirus LIVE updates: As fear of third-wave looms over India, Kerala records 30,007 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. Maharashtra reported 5,108 cases. Stay tuned for corona updates

Delhi reports zero Covid-19 deaths for second successive day, 46 new cases

Positivity rate at 0.06 per cent

'Pfizer jab side effects in 12-15 year olds at high risk, mild to moderate'

A new study has revealed that the side effects of the Pfizer-BioNTech jab against COVID-19 in 12-15-year-olds at high risk of complications from the infection are likely to be mild to moderate

Half of hospitalised Covid patients have symptoms after a year: Study

The new study analysed data from patients who had been discharged from hospital between January 7 and May 29, 2020.

Over 40.5 mn Covid vaccines still available with states: Centre

The central government has been supporting the states and UTs by providing them Covid vaccines free of cost as part of the nationwide vaccination drive.

Karnataka plans 500,000 Covid-19 jabs daily from September 1: CM Bommai

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai on Friday said the state will start at least five lakh COVID-19 vaccinations everyday from September 1 with the help of the Centre.

SEC recommends Phase-1 clinical trials of RIL's Covid vaccine candidate

The trials will be done at 10 sites in India, including centres in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Delhi