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India coronavirus update: 38,164 new cases, 499 fresh fatalities reported

India saw a single day rise of 38,164 new coronavirus infections, while the death toll climbed to 4,14,108 with 499 fresh fatalities, the lowest in over three months

Global coronavirus update: Covid caseload tops 190 mn, says Johns Hopkins

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 190 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.08 million and vaccinations soared to over 3.61 billion

Russia coronavirus update: 25,018 cases reported; Delta variant rises

Russia registered 25,018 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours as the Delta variant continues to spread, taking the nationwide tally to 5,958,133

Cuba coronavirus update: 6,279 new Covid-19 cases, 62 deaths reported

The Cuban Ministry of Public Health reported on Sunday 6,279 cases and 62 deaths of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours

Turkey coronavirus update: 7,680 daily Covid-19 cases reported

Turkey on Sunday registered 7,680 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 5,529,719

Statsguru: Six months on, India's Covid-19 vaccination drive is lagging

Orders for 786 million doses have been placed to date - less than the probable need of 950 million

Govt creating 30-day stock of key Covid drugs ahead of anticipated 3rd wave

State governments like Rajasthan and Gujarat, too, are trying to pile up the stock of other essential medicines

Covid vaccine inequity: Inside the cutthroat race to secure doses

No one disputes that the world is unfair. But no one expected a vaccine gap between the global rich and poor that was this bad, this far into the pandemic

Zydus Cadila plans to start vaccine trials on children above 5 yrs soon

Review of company's Covid vaccine candidate, ZyCoV-D, may be taken up by the SEC this week

Spurred by Delta variant, third Covid wave is getting stronger globally

Major European countries and the US are contributing to the third wave

Covid LIVE: Maharashtra sees 9k new cases; Goa extends curfew till July 26

Coronavirus LIVE updates: India says it has given 400 million Covid-19 vaccine doses; 2 foreign athletes test positive for Covid-19 at the Tokyo Olympic Village

Amid Covid surge, US surgeon-general warns of more local mask mandates

America's Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy on Sunday expressed concern over the 'significant increase' in Covid-19 cases in the US, especially among the unvaccinated population

Goa extends coronavirus curfew till July 26, bars to open with 50% capacity

The Goa government on Sunday extended the coronavirus-induced curfew till July 26

World Covid dispatch: Two athletes test positive in Tokyo Olympic village

Two foreign athletes tested positive for Covid-19 at the Tokyo Olympic Village, the first cases reported among competitors at the village, according to a document

Maharashtra coronavirus update: 9,000 new Covid-19 cases, 180 deaths

Maharashtra on Sunday reported 9,000 fresh Covid-19 cases and 180 fatalities, taking the tally of infections to 6,214,190 and the toll to 127,031, the state health department said

In a first after March 2, Delhi logs zero Covid-19 deaths in last 24 hrs

The national capital reported zero deaths and 51 new Covid-19 positive cases, as per the Delhi Health Department on Sunday

'Lot depends on them': Junior doctors demand better pay as they fight Covid

Young doctors and medical staff have had to protest during pandemic for even basic rights: salaries, protection from assaults by patients' families, better staffing, poor quality hospital equipments

Kanwar Yatra cancelled in Delhi to prevent spread of Covid-19 pandemic

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Sunday prohibited the annual Kanwar Yatra in the city to prevent the spread of Covid-19

Delhi Covid-19 vaccine stock to last for less than a day: Bulletin

Delhi had less than a day's stock of coronavirus vaccine doses left on Sunday morning, according to the vaccination bulletin issued by the city government

Coronavirus transforms hajj in Mecca and future of the pilgrimage

Tens of thousands of vaccinated Muslim pilgrims circled Islam's holiest site in Mecca, but remained socially distanced and wore masks as coronavirus takes its toll on hajj for a second year running