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Mumbai coronavirus update: 279 new Covid-19 cases, seven deaths

Mumbai reported 279 new coronavirus positive cases and seven deaths on Thursday, taking its caseload to 738,522 and fatality count to 15,975, a civic official said

UK confirms Covid-19 quarantine rule change for fully vaccinated

UK government has confirmed that people who are fully vaccinated or aged under 18 will no longer be legally required to self-isolate for 10 days if they are identified as a close contact of Covid case

Nepal reports 3,260 new Covid-19 cases, total tally reaches 798,651

Nepal detected 3,260 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, taking the total tally to 798,651, while the death toll reached 10,212 after 32 fresh fatalities were recorded, the health ministry said

Reliance Foundation donates 250,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Kerala govt

Reliance Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Reliance Industries Ltd, on Thursday said it has provided 250,000 free Covid-19 vaccine doses to the Kerala government

Covid LIVE: Kerala sees 21,445 cases in a day; 6,388 in Maharashtra

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No new Covid case in Dharavi for second day in row; 16 active cases now

Dharavi, the biggest slum in Mumbai, did not report even a single coronavirus positive case for the second consecutive day on Thursday

Mandaviya meets WHO chief scientist, discusses health body nod for Covaxin

Mandaviya on Thursday met WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan and held discussions over the global health body's approval for Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin

Scientists fear Covid-19 cases in Britain may surge after summer lull

As Britain enjoyed a summertime lull in COVID-19 cases, the nation's attention turned to the end of pandemic-related restrictions and holidays in the sun

Covid-19 infection linked to problems in thinking, attention: Study

People who have recovered from COVID-19 may face problems in cognitive tasks such as thinking and attention, according to a study of over 80,000 individuals

Moderna Covid vaccine 76% effective against Delta, Pfizer 42%: Study

Covid-19 jabs that were developed by US drug makers Pfizer and Moderna may not be as effective against the 'Delta' variant compared to as they were against the original strain of the virus, says study

Majority Indians feel confident of preparedness for 3rd Covid wave: Survey

As many as 58 per cent of citizens surveyed feel confident that India is well prepared to handle the third wave of COVID, LocalCircles said on Thursday

Bengal: Covid-restrictions extended till Aug 30, night curbs relaxed

The COVID-related restrictions in West Bengal was extended till August 30 with relaxations in the curbs during the night hours, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Thursday

Over 54.04 cr Covid vaccine doses provided to states, UTs so far: Govt

More than 54.04 crore Covid vaccine doses have been provided to states and UTs so far, and 1,09,83,510 additional doses are in the pipeline, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday

Covid World Dispatch: Australia's capital to enter one-week lockdown

Canberra will enter a snap seven-day lockdown on Thursday, China partly shut the world's third-busiest container port after a worker became infected with Covid

India Covid Dispatch: Poor enforcement of isolation norms in Kerala - HC

Cyber groups misuse FB to spread vaccine lies, Bengaluru sees spike in cases among children, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

DATA STORY: India reports 41,195 new cases; active cases rise again

India has so far administered 523,671,019 vaccine doses. That is 1632.5 per cent of its total caseload, and 37.54 per cent of its population

Covid-19 may become a mostly childhood disease in few years: Study

Covid-19 may behave like other common-cold coronaviruses in the next few years, affecting mostly young children who have not yet been vaccinated or exposed to the virus, according to the study

Delta variant of politics: Far right jumps on anti-vaccination bandwagon

Today's far right is not conservative: it detests the state and prefers vigilante justice.

Covid-19: Tokyo's Olympic fears give way to acceptance, to a point

When the Tokyo Olympics began during a worsening pandemic in Japan, the majority of the host nation was in opposition

Covid-19: 41,195 new infections, active cases increase to 387,987

India logged 41,195 new coronavirus infections in a day taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 3,20,77,706, while the active cases increased to 3,87,987