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Covid-19 pandemic: California, NYC to require employees to get vaccine

California said it will require proof of vaccination or weekly testing for all state workers and health care employees starting next month

US remains committed to helping India recover from its second Covid-19 wave

The US remains committed to helping India recover from its devastating second wave of coronavirus and stands ready to support it until the virus is defeated, a top Biden administration official said

US will not lift travel restrictions, citing Delta variant: White House

The United States will not lift any existing travel restrictions "at this point" due to concerns over the highly transmissible Covid-19 Delta variant and the rising number of U.S. coronavirus cases

California, NYC to require all govt employees to get Covid-19 vaccine

California and New York City announced Monday that they would require all government employees to get the coronavirus vaccine or face weekly Covid-19 testing

98% of defence personnel received both doses of Covid-19 vaccine: Govt

Ninety-eight percent of all serving defence personnel including those deployed at the borders have received both doses of COVID-19 vaccines,

5.35% of Punjab vaccinated, Centre needs to ramp up Covid jabs: Minister

Only 5.35 per cent of Punjab's population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu blaming the Centre for not supplying sufficient doses of vaccines.

Biocon partners Adagio for licence to make Covid-19 antibody cocktail

Treatment claims to address the resistant Delta variant as well

Covid LIVE: 11,586 new cases in Kerala in a day; 4,877 in Maharashtra

Coronavirus live updates: India's daily test positivity rate, which is percentage of people who test positive for Covid-19 compared to those who were tested, stays below 5%.

Covid-19 pandemic: WTO holiday from vaccine talks draws calls for action

Next week WTO delegates are planning to depart Geneva for their August break and, in doing so, pause their fractious debate over a proposal to waive intellectual-property protections for Covid shotS

Maharashtra: Over 10 mn people received both doses of Covid-19 vaccine

More than one crore people in Maharashtra have been administered both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, an official said on Monday.

Mumbai records 299 new Covid-19 cases today, lowest since April 2020

Mumbai on Monday reported 299 fresh coronavirus positive cases, the lowest single-day addition after April 2020, and eight fatalities, the city civic body said.

Gujarat reports 31 new Covid-19 cases, but no fresh death; 49 recover

Gujarat recorded 31 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, pushing the tally to 8,24,744, while no new death due to the infection was reported in the state, the health department said.

No Covid death in Rajasthan; 20 fresh cases push tally to 953,542

No Covid death was recorded in Rajasthan on Monday and the toll stands at 8,952, according to an official report

Covid-19 crisis has lead to food crisis, says Italy's PM Mario Draghi

The world must ensure access to food supplies as forcefully as it moved to ensure access to vaccines, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said

Madhya Pradesh sees 6 Covid-19 cases; nearly 1 million people vaccinated

Madhya Pradesh on Monday added six Covid-19 cases to its tally, which reached 7,91,756, while the toll remained unchanged at 10,512 as no death was reported during the day, an official said

Haryana coronavirus update: 3 Covid-19 deaths, 31 fresh cases in state

Haryana on Monday reported three coronavirus-related deaths, taking the cumulative toll to 9,622, while 31 fresh cases pushed the state's infection count to 769,770, according to a bulletin

Karnataka Coronavirus update: 1,606 new Covid-19 cases, 31 deaths

Karnataka on Monday reported 1,606 new cases of Covid-19 and 31 deaths, pushing the infection count to 2,896,163 and death toll to 36,405

Jharkhand Cronavirus update: 28 new cases take state's tally to 346,946

Jharkhand reported 28 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, which pushed the tally in the state to 346,946, a health department bulletin said on Monday

Telangana coronavirus update: 638 new Covid-19 cases, three deaths

Telangana on Monday recorded 638 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally to 641,791, while the death toll rose to 3,787 with three more deaths

Over 10 mn people have got both doses of Covid-19 vaccine in Maharashtra

More than 10 million people in Maharashtra have been administered both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, an official said on Monday