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WH considering vaccine mandate for all federal workers: Joe Biden

US President Joe Biden has said his administration is considering a mandate that requires all federal workers to be vaccinated against Covid-19

South Korea registers highest-ever daily rise in Covid-19 cases

South Korea has recorded its highest-ever daily rise in COVID-19 cases for the past day, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said in a statement.

Coronavirus cases in Tokyo leap to new record of 2,848 amid Olympics

A four-day weekend to celebrate the opening of the sports spectacle is also likely to have led to a backlog of testing

Saudi Arabia threatens three-year travel ban on 'red list' countries

The kingdom, the largest Gulf state with a population of some 30 million, on Tuesday recorded 1,379 new Covid-19 infections

UK PM Johnson warns against premature conclusions' as Covid cases fall

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday urged continued caution as the daily Covid-19 infections have registered a drop over the past few days

Pfizer, Astra vaccine antibody levels may decline after 2-3 months: Lancet

Total antibody levels start to wane six weeks after complete immunisation with Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines, and can reduce by more than 50 per cent over 10 weeks, according to The Lancet journal

Covid-19 pandemic: Sputnik V vaccine imports likely to improve from August

Trials on adolescents in Russia expected to end by October: DRL

Centre trashes reports claiming Covid death rate may be 7-8 times higher

The Centre on Tuesday dismissed as "totally fallacious" media reports based on a "yet-to be peer-reviewed" study that claimed at least 2.7 to 3.3 million Covid-19 deaths

4,25,981 oxygen-supported isolation beds available as of July 23: Govt

A total of 4,25,981 oxygen-supported isolation beds are available for managing COVID-19 in the country as of July 23, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar informed the Rajya Sabha

Covid-19 vaccine for children likely in August: Health minister Mandaviya

Zydus Cadila has done trials on 12-plus; Bharat Biotech conducting trials on two-plus

Govt recommends nod to SII for phase 2/3 trials of Covovax on children

An expert panel of India's Central Drug Authority recommended granting permission to Serum Institute of India for conducting phase 2/3 trials of Covid vaccine Covovax on children aged 2 to 17 years

BS Number Wise: How efficient is India's Covid-19 vaccination programme?

India averages 109 vaccinations per site and the UK 126. It has fully vaccinated only 6 per cent of its population, as against 53 per cent in the UK

Delhi reports 77 new coronavirus cases, two deaths; positivity rate 0.07%

On Monday, the city had reported 39 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 0.07 per cent and one death due to the infection

Mumbai coronavirus update: 5 Covid-19 deaths, lowest since March 16

Mumbai on Tuesday reported five deaths from Covid-19, the lowest addition in a day to the toll after March 16

Covid vaccination for children likely to start soon: Mandaviya

During the BJP parliamentary party meeting, Mandaviya said that the Covid vaccination drive is going on in full swing in the country.

NPPA has fixed ceiling prices of 355 medicines, 882 formulations: Mandaviya

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has fixed ceiling prices of 355 medicines and 882 formulations under the National List of Essential Medicines, 2015, Parliament was informed

Madhya Pradesh sees 11 new Covid-19 cases, total tally at 791,767

Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday reported 11 fresh coronavirus positive cases, taking the tally of infections to 791,767, while no death was reported during the day, an official said

Russia OKs testing combination of Sputnik, AstraZeneca vaccine shots

Russia's health officials have given a go-ahead to testing a combination of the AstraZeneca coronavirus shot and the single-dose version of the domestically developed Sputnik V vaccine

Centre flags concerns over districts with over 10% Covid positivity rate

Officials said that though there is a consistent decline in the average daily new cases in India, the pandemic is far from over and the country has to remain alert.

Expert panel recommends nod to SII for phase 2/3 trials of Covovax for 2-17

The trials would cover 920 children, 460 each in the age-group of 12-17 and 2-11 across 10 sites.