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Covid-19 pandemic: Big Tech makes jabs mandatory, Twitter closes offices

Twitter started allowing employees back to its campuses in San Francisco and New York

China's Delta outbreak tests limits of zero-tolerance Covid approach

Officials have confirmed that the new outbreak is caused by the Delta strain

Covid-19: Pakistan to ban education, malls, air travel for unvaccinated

The national positive test rate for Covid stands at 7.53 per cent, according to the NCOC

Olympics: US pole vaulter's positive test sends Aussies into isolation

Approximately 2,000 athletes are listed in the track lineup the largest sport on the sprawling Olympic program

UK allows vaccinated EU & US tourists but keeps India on red list

India remains on the red list under the international traffic system, which bans travel and imposes a compulsory 10-day hotel quarantine for returning British residents

Exhausted govt machinery may be behind Kerala's Covid-19 cases rise

Centre to send six-member team; state announces weekend lockdown

Maharashtra sees 7,242 fresh Covid-19 cases, reports 190 deaths

Maharashtra reported 7,242 new coronavirus infections and 190 fatalities on Thursday which pushed the caseload to 62,90,156 and death toll to 1,32,335, a health department official said.

Nagaland sees 67 fresh Covid-19 cases, reports 4 fresh fatalities

Nagaland's COVID-19 tally rose to 27,653 as 67 more people tested positive for the infection, while four fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 556, a health bulletin said.

Covid-19: Kerala CM seeks cooperation of banks to tackle financial crisis

As the Covid-19 pandemic has gravely wounded Kerala's economy, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday sought increased cooperation of banks to deal with the crisis.

Gujarat reports 27 new coronavirus cases, 33 recoveries; no fresh death

Gujarat reported 27 new Covid-19 cases and no fresh death for the 11th day in a row on Thursday, while 33 patients recovered from the infection, the state Health Department said

Coronavirus LIVE: Kerala reports 22,064 new Covid cases; 2,052 in Karnataka

Coronavirus live updates: Kerala has half of all new Covid-19 cases in India; Google is deferring its date to bring employees back to office.

Mumbai reports 340 fresh Covid-19 cases, 13 deaths, 403 recoveries

Mumbai reported 340 new coronavirus cases and 13 fresh fatalities on Thursday, taking the tally of infections to 7,35,505 and the death toll to 15,808, a civic official said.

Covishield single jab efficacy drops after 16 weeks in 60+ age grp: Report

The efficacy of the single dose of Oxford-Astrazeneca Covid-19 vaccine Covishield dropped at 16 weeks for those above the age of 60

IOC sees no link between Olympic Games, Japan coronavirus case rise

The International Olympic Committee said Thursday that it saw no connection between the current rise of Covid-19 cases in Japan and the Tokyo Games

Travel restrictions being eased for Indian students by several countries

More nations are expected to do the same when the coronavirus situation improves: Govt

Covid R-value climbing steadily in country; Kerala, NE states top list

Among the metro cities, the R-values of Pune and Delhi are close to one, suggests an analysis by researchers at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences in Chennai.

Maharashtra govt eases curbs in 25 districts; gyms, cinemas can operate

The detailed guidelines regarding the same will be issued in next 2-3 days

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Europe's soccer giants feel Covid pinch

Japan's daily cases top 10,000 for the first time, Most South Africans don't want Covid shot, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Back to old normal: Pharma industry returns to pre-pandemic growth level

In this first instalment of a four-part series on how some of the defining numbers in key sectors are springing back to the pre-pandemic level, Sohini Das looks at India's pharmaceutical sector

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Kerala has lowest seroprevalence, finds survey

A third of Indians won't date anyone who is not vaccinated, Nationwide lockdown negatively impacted women's nutrition and other stories about country's on war on the pandemic