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Japan's PM Yoshihide Suga thanks people for safe Olympics during pandemic

Japan's prime minister thanked people for helping the country safely hold the Olympics despite the difficulties of the coronavirus pandemic

SC seeks govt's report on recommendations of National Task Force on Oxygen

Supreme Court asked the Centre to submit the action taken report within two weeks on the recommendations of court-appointed National Task Force on allocation of oxygen to states and Union Territories

SC notice to Centre, others on plea seeking data on Covid vaccine trials

The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea seeking directions for disclosure of data regarding clinical trials of Covid-19 vaccines.

DATA STORY: India adds 35,499 new cases; active cases decline further

India has so far administered 508,664,759 vaccine doses. That is 1591.07 per cent of its total caseload, and 36.47 per cent of its population

Odisha reports 886 new Covid-19 cases, 66 deaths in last 24 hours

Odisha reported 886 new Covid-19 cases, 66 deaths and 1,463 recoveries in the last 24 hours, according to the Odisha Health Department on Sunday.

Covid-19: 58 new Delta variant cases in Cambodia, total now 385

Cambodia's Ministry of Health has announced that another 58 new cases of the Delta Covid-19 variant were detected, taking the kingdom's total number of the such infections to 385.

Covid-19: India records 35,499 new cases, 447 fresh fatalities

India's infection tally now stands at 3,19,69,954, while the death toll climbed to 4,28,309 with 447 fresh fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry on Monday

Covid-19: Global caseload tops 202.6 million, 4.29 million deaths reported

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 202.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.29 million and vaccinations soared to over 4.33 billion

DRL seeks a booster from Sputnik V but hurdles in scaling up remain

Even as the company investigates complaints of malpractice in the Ukraine, hurdles in scaling up the Russian vaccine remain the bigger challenge in the near term

Fully vaccinated people can travel on local trains from Aug 15: Thackeray

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced that fully vaccinated citizens of Mumbai can travel in local trains from August 15

Get Covid-19 vaccination certificates now on WhatsApp: Health ministry

COVID-19 vaccination certificate can now be obtained via WhatsApp within seconds, the office of Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya informed on Sunday.

Mixing Covaxin and Covishield safe, gives better immune response: ICMR

The study was conducted on 18 individuals who inadvertently received Covishield as first jab and Covaxin as second in UP at a gap of six weeks

Folk dance, puppetry used to promote Covid-19 vaccine in Odisha

An official said that folk dance groups stage their performances mainly in villages across the district also to make people aware of the need to follow the Covid-appropriate behaviour

India's high antibody count may mean a less severe Covid-19 third wave

Provided states don't lift restrictions prematurely and throw caution to the wind, say experts

Coronavirus LIVE updates: Get vaccination certificates now on WhatsApp

Coronavirus live updates: New Covid-19 cases in the US rebound; French protesters blast 'health pass'.

Delhi Covid: Logs 66 new cases, zero deaths positivity rate stood at 0.10%

The national capital reported 66 fresh COVID-19 cases and zero deaths due to the disease on Sunday, while positivity rate stood at 0.10 per cent, according to data shared by health department here.

Karnataka coronavirus update: 1,598 fresh infections, 20 deaths in 24 hrs

: Karnataka recorded 1,598 fresh COVID-19 cases and 20 deaths on Sunday, according to the Health Department.

J&K coronavirus update: Reports 122 new cases,three deaths in 24 hours

Jammu and Kashmir recorded 122 fresh cases of the coronavirus, taking the infection tally to 3,22,550, while three new fatalities due to the disease raised the death toll to 4,389, officials said.

Haryana extends lockdown till Aug 23, lifts curbs on opening of shops,malls

Haryana announced to lift all timing restrictions on opening of restaurants, malls, shops and other such establishments, even as it extended the coronavirus lockdown by a fortnight till August 23.

Kerala coronavirus update: 18,607 fresh cases, 93 deaths reported in 24 hrs

Kerala on Sunday reported 18,607 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 93 deaths, pushing the total till date to 35,52,525 and 17,747 respectively.