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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.

Covid-19 pandemic far from over, no room for carelessness: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that there should be no space for carelessness or complacency and that a single mistake would have far-reaching impact and may weaken the fight against the pandemic.

Covid situation in India better, hope nations would ease travel curbs: MEA

MEA said it hopes that with the Covid-19 situation in India vastly improved, foreign nations would ease travel restrictions from India

Covid-19 origins mirror SARS's genesis in animals, study finds

It gives a detailed explanation for SARS-CoV-2's genetic signatures, early epidemiology and research undertaken at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

Over 158,000 vaccine doses administered in Delhi on Thursday: CoWIN data

As many as 1,58,344 COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered in Delhi on Thursday, according to data available on CoWIN portal.

Sanofi-GSK Covid-19 vaccine gets nod to start phase-3 trials in India

India part of 35,000 volunteer global efficacy trial

14 out of 90 districts reporting 80% Covid cases in India in NE: Govt

Eighty percent of Covid-19 cases in India are reported from 90 districts of which 14 are in the northeastern states, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday

Centre announces Rs 23,123-cr emergency response package to fight Covid

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said the package will be implemented over the next nine months till March 2022

Covid LIVE: 540 new cases in Mumbai; no vaccination on Friday, says BMC

Today's coronavirus numbers: Kerala reported 15,600 new infections, followed by Maharashtra (9,558), Tamil Nadu (3,367), Andhra Pradesh (3,116). Stay tuned for corona-related news

The inevitable in Covid times: No fans at Olympics, making Games a TV event

Fans from aboard were banned months ago, and the new measures announced by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will clear venues around Tokyo indoor and outdoor of any fans at all

Andhra Pradesh adds 2,982 fresh coronavirus infections, 27 deaths

The active cases came down to 31,850

Over 379.3 million Covid-19 vaccine doses provided to states, UTs

The new phase of universalisation of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from June 21, 2021.

Over 18.3 mn Covid vaccine doses available with states, pvt hospitals

The Centre is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of Covid vaccination throughout the country.

Sanofi, GSK get Indian approval for late-stage trial of Covid-19 vaccine

The Indian arm of the studies will enrol roughly 3,000 adults between the ages of 18 years and 55 years, according to India's clinical trial registry.

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Odds of spectator-less Olympics are high

Thailand to weigh partial lockdown, Delta variant is now dominant in US, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Cases may spike again in Oct-Nov, says panel

New Covid vaccine could protect you at very low doses, Maharashtra first state to administer over 35 million vaccine doses, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

Focus on supply of vaccines to states: Chidambaram to new health minister

He said vaccinations have been suspended at several centres in Tamil Nadu as vaccines have run out of supply.

Discussions still going on over indemnity to Moderna, says report

Earlier on June 29, Indian drug regulators granted permission to Cipla to import donated doses of Moderna from the US.

Discussions still going on over indemnity to Moderna's mRNA vaccine: Report

Even as the US giant drug maker Moderna's Covid-19 messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine is expected to reach India this week, discussions are still going on over indemnity waiver