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Kerala records 17,106 fresh Covid-19 infections, 83 fatalities

The test positivity rate stood at 17.73 per cent.

Will take 4-5 months to publish Phase-3 trial data of ZyCoV-D: Zydus MD

The Ahmedabad-based pharma company has received approval from DCGI for ZyCOV-D, the world's first and India's indigenously developed DNA-based vaccine for Covid

Will have clarity on price of ZyCoV-D next week, says Zydus Group MD

Supply of ZyCoV-D to start from mid-Sept, says Dr. Sharvil Patel

Hope to start supply of ZyCoV-D vaccine by mid- to end-Sept: Zydus Group MD

Zydus Cadila is actively looking at ramping up manufacturing both domestically through partnerships and also outside of the country, says Sharvil Patel

Pandemic not over yet, Maharashtra CM Thackeray reminds people

The daily rise in infections and the deaths due to COVID-19 need to be brought down, he said.

Andhra Pradesh registers 1,217 fresh coronavirus infections

: Andhra Pradesh reported 1,217 fresh cases of coronavirus disease in 24 hours ending 9 am on Saturday.

Delhi records 19 cases, lowest since Apr 15 last year; zero death

This is the twelfth time since the starting of the second wave of the pandemic in the national capital that zero fatality has been logged in a day.

Antibody protects against broad range of Covid virus variants: Study

A team of researchers has identified an antibody that is highly protective at low doses against a wide range of viral Covid-19 variants.

Facebook 'shelved' report that made it look bad on Covid misinformation

Facebook reportedly shelved a report for the first quarter of 2021 that might have reflected poorly on the social networking giant for its handling of Covid misinformation on its platform.

Covid robs sheen off Onam, but Keralites celebrate festival with gaiety

Keralites on Saturday celebrated a low-key Thiru Onam, avoiding the usual mass festivities, but without losing the traditional gaiety and pomp

Covid watch: First cases reported from Athletes' Village at Paralympics

The Tokyo Paralympic Games organising committee on Saturday confirmed the first two cases of Covid-19 inside the Athletes' Village.

India records 34,457 fresh Covid-19 cases, 375 additional deaths

A single-day rise of 34,457 COVID-19 cases pushed India's tally to 3,23,93,286 on Saturday, while the number of active cases declined to 3,61,340, the lowest in 151 days

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 210.7 mn, deaths surge past 4.41 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 210.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.41 million and vaccinations soared to over 4.86 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Coronavirus vaccination to resume in Mumbai today post 2-day halt

After receiving COVID-19 vaccine doses, Mumbai will resume vaccination from Saturday, informed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

Astrazeneca-Sputnik jabs in combo show a better immune response: RDIF

Preliminary results from Azerbaijan trials have been announced

Johnson & Johnson seeks nod for Covid vaccine trial on adolescents

To achieve herd immunity, studies have to be done on children, pharma major says

Zydus Cadila's Covid vaccine for children above 12 years gets EUA in India

Zydus Cadila's three-dose ZyCoV-D will be administered through needle free injection system

Covid LIVE: Zydus plans to make 100 mn-120 mn doses of ZyCov-D annually

Coronavirus LIVE updates: Kerala reported 21,116 new infections, Maharashtra 5,225, Andhra Pradesh (1,501), Tamil Nadu (1,702), Karnataka (1,432), Delhi (25). Stay tuned for corona-related news

WHO asks experts to join virus advisory group to investigate Covid origins

The World Health Organisation has issued a call for experts to join a new advisory group to address the agency's attempts to further investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic

As 160,000 vaccine doses arrive in Mumbai, drive to resume on Sat, says BMC

BMC has said the vaccination drive against Covid-19 will resume at civic and government-run centres in Mumbai from Saturday as fresh stock of over 160,000 doses had arrived