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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

UP coronavirus update: Kappa variant found in Sant Kabir Nagar patient

After two cases of the Delta plus strain were found in Deoria and Gorakhpur, a patient has now tested positive to the Kappa strain of Covid-19 in Sant Kabir Nagar

Microsoft announces gift: All employees to get $1,500 as pandemic bonus

Microsoft is giving all its employees over $1,500 pandemic bonus, in recognition of a challenging fiscal year that the tech giant just completed

Kerala reports first positive case of Zika virus, 13 suspected cases

Kerala Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Veena George said the first case of Zika virus has been reported in the state and the samples have been sent to NIV in Pune for final confirmation

BMC suspends Friday vaccination drive at civic, govt centres in Mumbai

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Thursday announced that the Covid-19 vaccination drive in all civic and government-run vaccination centres will be suspended today due to a shortage of vaccines

Ahead of third wave, India's rural health centres depleted of drugs, staff

Healthcare centre in Maharashtra village shows what rural India could be facing ahead of new variants of the disease.

PM Modi to chair meeting to review availability of oxygen across country

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a high-level meeting on Friday to review the augmentation and availability of medical oxygen across the country, government sources said

India records 43,393 new Covid infections; active cases decline to 458,727

India logged 43,393 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 30,752,950, while the active cases have declined to 458,727, according to Union Health Ministry data updated

Cases of Lambda Covid-19 variant found in Canada: Chief health officer

Canada's chief public health officer says there are cases of the latest Covid-19 variant of interest in the country, but it's too early to know how widespread it is or what impact it could have

Unicef inks deal to supply of 220 mn Covid-19 vaccine doses to Africa

The Unicef has announced the signing of an agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutica NV to supply 220 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine for all 55 member states of the African Union by the end of 2022

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 185.5 mn; vaccinations soar to over 3.35 bn

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 185.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4 million and vaccinations soared to over 3.35 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Indian-American Meena Seshamani appointed to key US Medicare position

Indian-American health policy expert Dr. Meena Seshamani has been appointed as the Director of the US Centre for Medicare.

Global coronavirus update: Myanmar to reclose schools due to Covid-19

Myanmar will temporarily close all schools of basic education once again, due to the recent detection of highly infectious Covid-19 virus variants in the Asian country

Maharashtra to train 20,000 youth to provide manpower to health sector

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray launched the CM's Maha Arogya Skills Development Programme, under which 20,000 youth will be trained in healthcare, nursing and paramedical fields

Kerala HC slams state government over crowds outside Bevco outlets

The Kerala High Court criticised the government for not controlling the overcrowding and sinuous queues in front of Bevco outlets amidst the pandemic

Delta variant prompts countries using AstraZ vaccine to consider boosters

Countries are hoping a booster could bolster protection ahead of the return of colder weather that's optimal for the coronavirus's spread.

Pfizer to seek US nod for third dose of Covid-19 vaccine to boost immunity

Pfizer is about to seek US authorisation for a third dose of its Covid-19 vaccine, saying Thursday that another shot within 12 months could dramatically boost immunity

Patnaik seeks cooperation of all for smooth conduct of Puri Ratha Yatra

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik sought the cooperation of all including devotees for the smooth conduction of Lord Jagannath's annual Ratha Yatra this year with strict adherence to Covid-19 protocols

Covid impact: 100 units close down at Chennai's Ambattur Industrial Estate

Dwindling orders, job cuts hit South Asia's largest SME cluster

Uttarakhand reports its first case of Delta Plus Covid-19 variant

Uttarakhand has reported its first case of Delta Plus mutant of COVID-19 with one person having tested positive for the variant in Udham Singh Nagar district.