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Oxygen shortage deaths: Sisodia claims Centre gave 12-14 hrs to file data

The Centre gave only 12-14 hours to the Delhi government to furnish data on deaths due to oxygen shortage during the second Covi-19 wave, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Wednesday

Covid relaxation: Hotels, malls can stay open in Maharashtra till 10 p.m.

But only fully vaccinated to be allowed in malls; Cinema halls, auditoriums and places of worship remain shut

RDIF proposes Pfizer conduct joint trial with Sputnik Light as booster shot

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has proposed that US drugmaker Pfizer start joint trials with Sputnik Light as a booster Covid-19 vaccine shot, the RDIF said

Mumbai reports 289 Covid-19 infections, 9 deaths; active cases below 3,000

Mumbai reported 289 new coronavirus infections and nine fresh deaths on Wednesday, while 1,157 patients recovered from the disease, a civic official said

Covid LIVE: Kerala sees 23,500 new cases, 116 deaths in last 24 hours

Coronavirus LIVE updates: Kerala reported 21,119 new infections, Maharashtra 5,609, Andhra Pradesh (1,461), Tamil Nadu (1,893), Karnataka (1,338), and Delhi (52). Stay tuned for corona-related news

Kerala received 60% more vaccine doses than proposed, says Centre

The Centre said, "It supplied adequate doses of COVID vaccines to Kerala under the National COVID-19 Vaccination programme."

23,500 fresh coronavirus infections, 116 more deaths in Kerala

As many as 19,411 people have been cured of the infection since Tuesday

No new Covid infection in Dharavi for 3rd time in Aug; active cases at 25

The case tally is unchanged at 6,992

UP CM calls for partial relaxation in 2-day weekly closure of shops

Underlining the importance of a continued police patrolling, Adityanath asked the officials to present appropriate guidelines regarding the new system.

India in talks to buy 50 mn doses of Pfizer Covid vaccine: Report

The drugmaker has not yet sought permission for use of its vaccine in India.

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Mumbai vaccine centres are running dry

Home-grown drug to cure mild Covid in the works, study finds booster shot can protect against variants, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

Covid -ve report or full vaccination must for visiting Himachal from Aug 13

Further, it has also been decided that all schools would remain closed except residential ones from August 11 to 22.

Mutation-mapping tool can yield stronger Covid boosters, universal vaccines

Researchers have developed a platform which can identify common immune-escape mutations in SARS-CoV-2, and suggest which antibodies are going to be effective against the virus that causes Covid-19

India's drug regulator approves study on mixing of Covaxin, Covishield

India's drug regulator has given approval for a study on mixing of Covid-19 vaccines Covaxin and Covishield, official sources said

Covid-19: Children lose friends, and learning as schools remain shut

Parents, especially those who are poor and unable to teach their children want schools to open, while literate, urban parents worry about Covid-19

Delta tears across US, cases and hospitalisations at six-month high

Nationwide, Covid-19 cases have averaged 100,000 for three days in a row, up 35 per cent over the past week, according to a Reuters tally of public health data

Govt examining booster dose requirement as 'R' number spikes in 4 states

R number shows how many people an infected person infects, or how efficiently a virus is spreading. In some states this number is more than one, which means transmission can increase rapidly

Covid-19 pandemic: Novavax shot may get nod in India even before US

SII and Novavax have now completed submission of all modules required by regulatory agencies in India, Indonesia and the Philippines for the initiation of review of the vaccine

Availability of foreign Covid vaccines to get delayed over indemnity issue

India is not keen to grant indemnity to some players as it expects local availability to improve

Maha CM inaugurates oxygen plant, says state on way to self-sufficiency

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday inaugurated in online mode an oxygen plant in Mira Bhayander area of Thane district.