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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.

Won't take an elitist view of banning beggars from streets, says SC

Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Centre and Delhi government to respond to a plea seeking vaccination and rehabilitation of beggars and vagabonds in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.

1,501 fresh coronavirus infections, 32 deaths reported in Karnataka

The death toll is at 36,437

22,129 fresh coronavirus cases, 156 deaths in Kerala; TPR above 12%

There are currently 4,36,387 people under surveillance in various districts.

Covishield gives 93% protection against Covid, finds AFMC study

Addressing a press conference, NITI Aayog Member (Health) Dr V K Paul presented findings of the study which was conducted on 15 lakh doctors and frontline workers.

Andhra Pradesh reports 1,540 Covid cases; East Godavari lowest in 5 months

Andhra Pradesh's Covid-19 hotspot East Godavari reported just three fresh cases on Tuesday, the lowest in a day in any district in close to five months

Tokyo reports record coronavirus infections days after Olympics begin

Japan's capital, Tokyo, reported its highest number of new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, days after the Olympics began

Centre asks states for data on Covid deaths due to oxygen shortage: Report

The data is likely to be presented in Parliament before the Monsoon Session ends on August 13, sources told ANI

Made in India Sputnik V to be available during Sept-October: Dr Reddy's

RDIF has tied up with six Indian drug makers to manufacture Sputnik V.

22 districts reporting increasing trend in daily Covid cases: Govt

The daily positivity rate declined to 1.73 per cent. The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 2.33 per cent, the ministry data stated

Census 2021 related field activities postponed due to Covid-19: Govt

The government informed Parliament on Tuesday

Govt says won't miss target of making 500 mn doses available by July-end

The health ministry issued a statement referring to recent media reports alleging that the country will miss the target of administering half-a-billion (50 crore) doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by July

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Understanding the UK model of living with virus

Daily virus cases in Tokyo leap to record of over 3,000, Bhutan's rapid Covid vaccine rollout hailed as global success story, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

When will we reach herd immunity? Here are 3 reasons why we don't know yet

Overall vaccine effectiveness appears to drop about ten percentage points with Delta variant. Lower the vaccine effectiveness, the higher the level of coverage that'll be needed to control Covid well

India Covid Dispatch: Deaths may be 7-8 times more than stated, says study

Researchers link stubble burning to Delhi's third wave in November, July vaccination goal likely to be missed, and other stories from around the country on the fight against the pandemic

Tokyo Olympics 2020: A success? A failure? And how to judge?

It will take something much more nuanced than those basic notions to assess the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics when they wrap up in two weeks.

DATA STORY: Lowest spike in cases in 132 days; Active cases below 400,000

India has so far administered 441,912,395 vaccine doses. That is 1405.53 per cent of its total caseload, and 31.69 per cent of its population

As Covid cases dip, Cinemas in Delhi prepare to reopen with 50% capacity

Amid declining COVID-19 cases in the national capital, cinema halls across the city resumed business as they prepare to open with 50 per cent seating capacity.

Is Covid-19 coming back in 2021? Countries face a distressing reality check

Vaccination disparity is creating an economic wedge as richer countries recover more quickly than less-wealthy ones.