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UK govt plans to end coronavirus orders queried as cases top 50,000

British government's top medical adviser warned that number of people hospitalised with Covid-19 could hit quite scary levels within weeks

Sri Lanka receives over 1.5 million Covid-19 vaccines donated by US

Sri Lanka on Friday received over 1.5 million doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine donated by United States

Patnaik announces Rs 453 cr Covid aid to women SHGs under Mission Shakti

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced Covid assistance package of Rs 453.50 crore for self-help groups under Mission Shakti

New price good, but Rs 250 a dose better: Covid-19 vaccine makers

Centre has ordered 660 mn doses, expected to be supplied between Aug & Dec

Global surge in Covid-19 cases a warning for us: PM Narendra Modi

Modi said states must take "proactive measures to rule out any possibility of a third wave"

From Biden to Putin and Xi, world leaders for Covid-19 vax tech transfer

At key APEC meeting, they vow to accelerate access to Covid-19 vaccines

PM has given target to stall Covid third wave, it is possible: V K Paul

The next 100-125 days are critical in the fight against COVID-19, NITI Aayog Member (Health) Dr V K Paul said on Friday

Zydus Covid-19 vaccine for children soon, Centre tells Delhi High Court

This comes as the court said it would be a "disaster" if Covid-19 vaccines are administered, especially to children, without clinical trials

Two vaccine doses successful in preventing 95% deaths, says ICMR study

The study was conducted on 117,524 police personnel. India has so far given 394 million vaccine doses

Third wave may hit by August-end, but it isn't inevitable: ICMR official

The ICMR official cautioned the states to be more careful and said that they need to look into their own Covid-19 data and check at which stage of 'epidemic they are in.'

Covid LIVE: 7,761 new cases in Maharashtra; TN extends lockdown till Jul 31

Coronavirus LIVE updates: Pune reported 1,154 new infections, followed by Mumbai (545), Bengaluru (400), Chennai (148), Delhi (72). Stay tuned for corona-related news

Covid-19 pandemic exposed chinks in political system: Chidambaram

P Chidambram said the coronavirus pandemic has exposed gaping loopholes in the political system, charging that in a corroded diminished democracy, rulers find diverse ways to evade responsibility

Many vaccination centres have closed due to shortage of doses: Akhilesh

Many inoculation centres in Uttar Pradesh have shut down due to shortage of vaccine doses and people are wandering in search of vaccines, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav said on Friday.

Covid vaccine stock in Delhi will last for a day, claims official bulletin

The stock of anti-coronavirus vaccines in the national capital will last for a day only, claimed an official bulletin issued on Friday.

IOC's Thomas Bach gets mixed reaction in one-day visit to Hiroshima

IOC President Thomas Bach got a mixed reception in his visit on Friday to Hiroshima to mark the first day of the so-called Olympic Truce.

66 new Covid-19 cases, one more death in Delhi; positivity rate 0.09%

Delhi recorded 66 fresh COVID-19 cases, and one death due to the disease on Friday, while the positivity rate dropped to 0.09 per cent, according to data shared by the Health Department here.

Victims of vaccination fraud will be inoculated soon, BMC tells HC

A separate drive will be undertaken to inoculate more than 2,000 persons in Mumbai who became the victims of bogus COVID-19 vaccination camps, the BMC told the Bombay HC

Two doses to frontline police workers prevented 95% deaths: ICMR study

The study, presented by NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr V K Paul, was conducted in Tamil Nadu to see the vaccine effectiveness in preventing Covid-19 deaths

Maharashtra CM urges PM to frame national policy to stop public gatherings

Thackeray was speaking during the prime minister's video interaction with the chief ministers of six states over the coronavirus situation.

DoE asks principals to ensure vaccination of all Delhi govt school staff

The Directorate of Education (DoE) has directed principals to ensure that the remaining ones are vaccinated in next 15 days.