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Working with Moderna to bring its Covid vaccine to India, says govt

Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine was granted emergency use authorisation last month.

13,563 coronavirus infections, 130 fatalities reported in Kerala

Malappuram reported the highest number of cases--1,962, followed by Kozhikode with 1,494 and Kollam with 1,380 cases.

Gap between Sputnik V Covid shots can be up to 180 days: Russia's RDIF

An official at the RDIF, which markets the vaccine abroad, made the comments in a statement after some countries decided to widen the gap between the first and second doses of the vaccine

Covid may reach endemic stage after a while, like influenza: ICMR official

Influenza, commonly known as flu, was a pandemic 100 years ago but today it is an endemic: ICMR official

DDMA nod for colour-coded action plan to deal with possible 3rd Covid wave

At a DDMA meeting chaired by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, experts stressed on having 12,000 ICU beds, sufficient oxygen, drugs and ambulances to deal with another surge in cases in the city.

No case of Lambda variant of Covid-19 found in India, says Centre

On June 14, the World Health Organization designated the Lambda variant, previously known by its formal scientific name C.37, as the seventh and newest "variant of interest".

Central team of experts dispatched to Kerala to monitor Zika situation

Kerala Health Minister Veena George has said that an action plan has been drawn up to control the spread of Zika.

Punjab lifts night curfew; opens bars, cinemas for partially vaccinated

The maximum cases reported in a day were 34 on May 27, while the average of daily cases in the first week of July stood at 5.

Over 50% of total Covid cases reported from Maharashtra, Kerala: Govt

66 districts across 17 states and UTs reported Covid positivity rate of more than 10 per cent in week ending July 8, says govt

Odisha registers record 61 coronavirus deaths, 2,806 more cases

The state's Covid-19 toll climbed to 4,476 with the latest deaths

Tamil Nadu: Sputnik V coronavirus vaccination drive from July 12

The slot for the vaccination needs to be booked through the Co-Win portal

Goa's Covid curfew may be extended beyond July 12 with more relaxations: CM

While extending the curfew on July 2, Sawant had allowed reopening of restaurants and bars as well as outdoor sports complexes

Over 17 million Covid vaccine doses still with states, private hospitals

The new phase of universalisation of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from June 21.

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Kids face 'extremely low' risk, finds study

Covid crisis in Kerala remains a worry, Mumbai hospitals to soon start trials of new vaccines, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

Risks of severe illness, death due to Covid in children very low: UK study

The three studies, posted on the pre-print server medRxiv, did not look at the impact of long COVID.

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Delta barely sensitive to single dose in study

Pfizer outlines booster dose plans, South Korea raises curbs to highest level in Seoul, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

DATA STORY: India adds 43,393 cases; active cases see decline again

India has so far administered 368,991,222 vaccine doses. That is 1199.85 per cent of its total caseload, and 26.47 per cent of its population

Global coronavirus update: Taiwan extends level-3 Covid alert to July 26

Taiwan will extend its level-3 Covid-19 alert to July 26, while allowing some regulations to ease for commencing more social activities from next week, the island's disease monitoring agency said.

Taiwan receives shipment of 1.13 million Covid-19 vaccine doses from Japan

Taiwan has received a shipment of 1.13 million AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses donated by Japan on Thursday

Mexico's third Covid wave concentrated among youngsters: President

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in the country is mainly concentrated amongst the younger population, but with a low death rate