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Gujarat sees 14 new Covid-19 cases; over 463,000 people vaccinated

Gujarat's Covid-19 tally increased by 14 on Tuesday to touch 825,330, while the day also saw 25 people getting discharged, taking the recovery count to 815,091, an official said

Telangana coronavirus update: 389 Covid-19 cases, one more death

Telangana on Tuesday recorded 389 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally to 655,732, while the toll rose to 3,862 with the death of one more person

With full vaccine approval, US could control Covid by spring 2022: Fauci

Fauci, President Biden's top medical officer and head of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told MSNBC he expects Moderna, Johnson & Johnson to secure full FDA approval

Delta cases show 300 times higher viral load: South Korea study

The higher load https means the virus spreads far more easily from person to person, increasing infections and hospitalisations, a health ministry official Lee Sang-won told a news conference.

Compulsory 14-day quarantine for Afghan evacuees at ITBP camp in Delhi

The Union health ministry has issued a memorandum mandating compulsory minimum 14 days institutional quarantine for those being evacuated from Afghanistan, at ITBP Camp, amid Covid pandemic outbreak.

UAE temporarily suspends visa-on-arrival for passengers arriving from India

Authorities in the UAE have temporarily suspended the visa-on-arrival facility for passengers who are arriving from or have been in India in the past 14 days, according to Etihad Airways.

Covid in India maybe entering stage of moderate transmission: WHO scientist

COVID-19 in India may be entering some kind of stage of endemicity where there is low or moderate level of transmission going on, Chief Scientist of the WHO Dr Soumya Swaminathan said

Fauci expects uptick in vaccine administration after FDA OKs Pfizer shot

Dr. Anthony Fauci says he's hoping for an uptick in the administration of Covid-19 vaccinations following US government approval of the Pfizer vaccine

37K beds with 12K for ICUs being set up to tackle 3rd Covid wave: Jain

Medical infrastructure being ramped up and 37,000 beds in total dedicated for Covid-19 patients are being set up to tackle anticipated third wave of pandemic, Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain said

Covid LIVE: Kerala sees 24,296 new cases, 173 deaths in a day; TPR past 18%

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24,296 Covid-19 cases, 173 deaths in Kerala; TPR crosses 18%

Kerala on Tuesday reported 24,296 COVID-19 cases and 173 deaths, pushing the total infection count to 38,51,984 and fatalities to 19,757 till date.

Delhi coronavirus update: Records 39 new Covid-19 cases, zero death

Delhi on Tuesday saw 39 fresh coronavirus cases and zero fatality, while the positivity rate was recorded at 0.06 per cent, according to the city government's health bulletin.

We have wings: Paralympics off to glittering start in Tokyo

The opening ceremony of the 16th Paralympic Games began here on Tuesday, paying homage to the resilience of para athletes and giving the message of moving forward

Gennova's mRNA-based Covid vaccine gets nod for Phase 2/3 clinical trials

Gennova's mRNA-based Covid vaccine development programme was partly funded by the DBT under Ind CEPI in June 2020

Aim to provide first vaccine dose to all above 18 yrs by Sept: Kerala Min

The directions were issued by state health minister Veena George in an emergency meeting of her department that was held to review the increasing number of Covid-19 patients in the state

India doesn't have sufficient data to decide on Covid booster dose: Experts

Not enough data has been generated locally to decide on the need for a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine for those fully inoculated, say experts amid the possibility of a third wave

Global shares mostly rise, momentum fizzles on coronavirus worries

Global shares mostly gained, boosted by a near-record rise on Wall Street, although the momentum began to fizzle over worries about the economic fallout from surging coronavirus infections in Asia

India registered over a 3rd of global infant deaths due to Covid slowdown

India accounts for more than a third of the global excess infant deaths in 2020 due to the economic slowdown caused by Covid-19, according to a study led by World bank researchers

Covid-19 vaccination slots can now be booked on WhatsApp: Health Minister

In a bid to make the inoculation process easier, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday announced that COVID-19 vaccination slots can now be easily booked on WhatsApp

DATA STORY: India adds 25,467 cases in 24 hrs, administers 6.3 mn doses

India has so far administered 588,997,805 vaccine doses. That is 1813.7 per cent of its total caseload, and 42.21 per cent of its population