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Status of vaccine procurement by pvt vaccination centres worrying: Centre

Union Health Ministry on Wednesday reviewed the status and the progress of vaccine procurement by private COVID vaccination centres.

Congress alleges shortage of vaccines, says third wave may hit 'very badly'

The Congress on Wednesday attacked the Centre over the "shortage" of COVID-19 vaccines and said the third wave of the pandemic may hit the country very badly

Covid: Centre flags increase in 'R' factor to states

Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla writes to states/UTs, urging them to issue strict directions to the district and other local authorities to regulate the crowded places

Delhi has gained control over second wave of Covid-19: Satyendra Jain

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said the city has gained control over the second wave of the coronavirus and stressed that the government is ramping up its infrastructure to fight Covid-19

Centre directs states to regulate crowded places to avoid 3rd wave

The central government on Wednesday asked all states and the Union Territories (UTs) to issue strict directions to district and other local authorities concerned to regulate the crowded places

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Australia had no Plan B, it came back to haunt

WHO warns of 'chaos' if individuals mix shots, Astra-Oxford said to be looking at tweaking vaccine to prevent rare clots, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Maha not the only offender on 'backlog' deaths

Is 'double infection' possible, WHO warns the Delta variant's transmissibility is likely overwhelm healthcare, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

DATA STORY: India reports 624 deaths, adds 38,792 new cases to tally

India has so far administered 387,697,935 vaccine doses. That is 1252.81 per cent of its total caseload, and 27.81 per cent of its population

Kolkata gears up for Durga Puja, all involved to be vaccinated in 3 months

The community Durga Puja committees in Kolkata will ensure that all those who are involved in the rituals and other related works are vaccinated in the next three months

11 billion doses needed to vaccinate 70% of world to end Covid: UN chief

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said that 11 billion doses are needed to vaccinate 70 per cent of the world to end the Covid-19 pandemic

Unable to send vaccines as India needs time to review legal provisions: US

The United States said that it is ready to ship vaccines expeditiously when it has the green light from the Indian government which has told US that it needs further time to review legal provisions

Amid super spreader events, vaccine shortage, will India face a third wave?

With the peak of the second wave well and truly behind us, there is a possibility of people assuming that the pandemic is now over

US coronavirus update: Cases rising again, doubling over three weeks

The COVID-19 curve in the US is rising again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks, driven by the fast-spreading delta variant

CM Ashok Gehlot reviews progress of coronavirus vaccination in Rajasthan

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said the state is managing COVID-19 vaccination excellently, while blaming the delay in the drive on short supply of vaccine doses

Britain coronavirus update: Another 36,660 Covid-19 cases reported

Britain has reported another 36,660 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 5,191,459

Serum Institute partners with RDIF to make 300 mn doses of Sputnik V

RDIF says SII can make combination doses of Astra-Sputnik in future

Death toll climbs to 92 in fire at Iraq's coronavirus hospital ward

The death toll from a catastrophic blaze that erupted at a coronavirus hospital ward in southern Iraq the previous day rose to 64 on Tuesday, Iraqi medical officials said.

Covid LIVE: 11 cases of Kappa strain in Rajasthan; 2,169 new cases in Assam

Coronavirus LIVE updates: Pune reported 817 new infections, followed by Mumbai (661), Bengaluru (433), Chennai (165), Delhi (45). Stay tuned for corona-related news

Bengal govt unlikely to completely lift Covid restrictions: Official

The West Bengal government may not completely lift the coronavirus-related restrictions that have been imposed in the state till July 15, a senior official said on Tuesday.

Maharashtra reports 7,243 Covid cases, 196 deaths; 10,978 patients recover

Maharashtra reported 7,243 new coronavirus cases and 196 fatalities on Tuesday, taking the tally of infections to 61,72,645 and death toll to 1,26,220, a health department official said.