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Covid drugs case: Prosecution against Gautam Gambhir foundation, 2 AAP MLAs

Delhi's drugs control department has told the Delhi High Court that it has launched prosecution against Gautam Gambhir Foundation and AAP MLAs, Imran Hussain and Praveen Kumar

Govt to procure 660 mn more doses of Covishield, Covaxin at revised rates

Centre has placed an order to procure 660 million more doses of Covishield and Covaxin at a revised price of Rs 205 and Rs 215 per dose, respectively, excluding taxes.

Mizoram reimposes total lockdown in AMC area as Covid-19 cases rise

Mizoram government has reimposed a seven-day complete lockdown in Aizawl Municipal Corporation area in the wake of rising Covid-19 cases, over two weeks after easing restrictions, officials said

UK reverses plan to open up travel to France due to Covid-19 variant

British government threw holiday plans of tens of thousands of people into disarray Friday night when it reversed plans to open up travel from France because of concerns about a Covid-19 variant

India's Covid recovery rate crosses 97%, next 100 days critical: Health Min

With fresh Covid cases in India remaining below 40,000 over consecutive days, the Union Health Ministry on Saturday said the country's recovery rate has now climbed to 97.31 per cent

Hungary to offer citizens third dose of Covid-19 vaccine from August

Hungarian government will offer citizens the option of receiving a third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine starting in August, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said

Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy rates lower in poorer countries: Study

A new study has examined vaccine acceptance and hesitancy rates in ten low and middle-income countries from Asia, Africa, and South America

Sabarimala temple opens for devotees for 5 days with Covid-restrictions

After weeks of closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Sabarimala temple in Kerala on Saturday opened its doors for five days to allow devotees to conduct monthly rituals

India records 38,079 fresh Covid-19 cases, 560 deaths in last 24 hours

India recorded 38,079 new coronavirus cases, which took the infection tally to 31,064,908, while the death toll reached 413,091 with 560 more fatalities, according to Union health ministry data

Tokyo 2020: First case of Covid-19 detected in Olympic Games Village

With just six days to go for the much-awaited Tokyo Olympics, the first case of coronavirus has been detected at the Games village

US probes rash of health incidents among American diplomats in Vienna

The Biden administration is investigating a recent rash of mysterious health incidents reported by American diplomats and other government employees in Vienna, Austria, US officials said

Effect of common Covid-19 antibiotic found similar to that of placebo

The findings of a new study from UC San Francisco suggests that among non-hospitalized patients the antibiotic azithromycin was no more effective than a placebo in preventing symptoms of Covid-19

Rajasthan govt bans all religious gatherings to curb spread of Covid-19

All religious programmes and congregations, including those of the upcoming Kanwar Yatra and Eid-ul-Zuha, have been banned in Rajasthan as part of state government's efforts to curb spread of Covid-19

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 188.9 mn; deaths surge to more than 4.07 mn

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 188.9 million, while deaths have surged to more than 4.07 million and vaccinations soared to over 3.56 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University

World leaders pledge to redouble pandemic fight at special APEC meeting

Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group pledged on Friday to work to expand sharing and manufacturing of Covid-19 vaccines to fight the global pandemic

Italy at risk of new restrictions as Covid-19 Delta variant surges

Italy's national Covid-19 reproduction number and incidence rate have both increased again in recent days, the latest monitoring survey published by the Health Ministry showed

'Pandemic of the unvaccinated': US Covid cases rising in all 50 states

White House Covid Response team is warning Americans that US outbreak is becoming 'a pandemic of unvaccinated' and nearly all hospital admissions and deaths are now among those who have not got shots

Sri Lanka approves Chinese Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use

Sri Lanka has approved the emergency use of the Chinese Sinovac vaccine against Covid-19

Social media platforms 'killing people' with misinformation, says Biden

President Joe Biden has said that social media companies are killing people by failing to police misinformation on their platforms about Covid-19 vaccines

Vidisha incident: PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for kin of deceased

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed his condolences to the kin of those who lost their lives after they fell into the well in the Ganjbasoda area in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha