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DATA STORY: India reports 2,020 deaths as Madhya Pradesh clears backlog

India has so far administered 381,467,646 vaccine doses. That is 1234.23 per cent of its total caseload, and 27.36 per cent of its population

Special teams sent to 2 UP districts showing surge in Covid-19 cases

A surge of 28 new Covid cases in Sitapur district and 20 new cases in Sultanpur have become a cause of worry for the Uttar Pradesh government

Canada to donate 17.7 mn AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to other countries

Canada announced its decision to donate 17.7 million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to low- and middle-income countries

Sputnik V soft launched in over 50 cities in India: Dr Reddy's Laboratories

Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd, which soft-launched Russia's Covid-19 vaccine, Sputnik V here on May 14 has expanded the pilot project to over 50 other cities and towns in the country

Mumbai Covid-19 centre employees allege dues not paid; approach police

Twelve contractual employees of a Covid-19 care centre here have complained to the Mumbai police against their placement agency for allegedly not paying their salaries since the last three months

Copa America ends with 179 confirmed cases of Covid: Brazil health ministry

There were 179 known Covid-19 cases related to the Copa America, Brazil's health ministry said, up 13 from its previous update 17 days ago

Citizens' group starts drive to vaccinate transgender community in Pune

A group of citizens working towards COVID-19 vaccination of the underprivileged people has now extended its reach to the transgender community in Maharashtra's Pune city

Global coronavirus update: UK reports another 34,471 Covid-19 cases

Britain has reported another 34,471 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 5,155,243, according to official figures

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 187 mn; death toll climbs over 4.03 mn

Overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 187 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.03 million and vaccinations soared to over 3.46 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University

Over 40 killed in Covid-19 isolation ward fire in Iraq's hospital

More than 40 people have died after a fire broke out in a Covid-19 isolation ward at a hospital in Iraq.

Boris Johnson confirms all Covid-19 restrictions in UK will end on July 19

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that all virus restrictions in England will end on July 19

Delta variant of Covid-19 spreading worldwide at scorching pace: WHO chief

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of WHO warned of the 'devastating outbreaks' caused by the Delta variant of Covid-19

Covid-19 cases soar in over 40 US states amid falling vaccination rates

Covid-19 cases rose in more than 40 US states over the past week as the vaccination rate has slowed down and the highly transmissible Delta variant continues to spread

FDA adds warning of rare neurological reaction to J&J Covid-19 vaccine

US regulators added a new warning to Johnson & Johnson's vaccine about links to a rare and potentially dangerous neurological reaction, but said it's not entirely clear the shot caused the problem

Vaccine hesitancy in some communities a cause of concern: Amit Shah

Amit Shah expressed concern over vaccine hesitancy in some communities and urged people to spread awareness about the benefits of inoculation to win the battle against coronavirus.

Serbia's new quarantine rule for Indians puts Canada-bound students in fix

New rule came started Friday and Indian travellers were unaware of it till they landed in Belgrade.

Recovery tracker: Office visits at 78% of pre-Covid days as cases fall

Roads see more traffic and power generation a brighter week

Sputnik V second dose shortage to delay India's full rollout: Dr Reddy's

Dr. Reddy's had received about 3 million first doses by June 1 and about 360,000 doses of the second by early this month, the company and the Indian government have said

WHO: Rich countries should donate scarce vaccines, not use boosters

At a press briefing, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the world's grotesque vaccine disparity was driven by greed

Covid LIVE: Only second dose of Covaxin to be given on Tuesday, says BMC

Coronavirus LIVE updates: Kerala reported 12,220 new infections, Maharashtra 8,535, followed by Tamil Nadu (2,775), Karnataka (1,978). Stay tuned for corona-related news