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HC asks Centre on steps taken to create buffer stock of oxygen in Delhi

The court was informed by the Delhi government counsel that it has 419 metric tonne LMO in buffer as of now and it will be maintained and that the facility is being created at state hospital.

Covid: Variants of concern found in 174 districts, says health ministry

The highest numbers were in Maharashtra, Delhi, Punjab, Telangana, West Bengal and Gujarat

Kerala reports 15,600 fresh coronavirus infections; 148 fatalities

The death toll rose to 14,108

Harsh Vardhan's resignation a message for other ministers: Chidambaram

Several heavyweight ministers are resigning before the massive reshuffle of the Modi government this evening.

Andhra Pradesh reports 21 Covid-19 deaths, lowest since April 16

The state added 3,166 fresh cases of coronavirus while 4,019 recovered from the infection in a day, a health department bulletin said.

India expects 3 mn-4 mn Pfizer, Moderna vaccine doses by August: Report

'It's a donation through COVAX,' said a source

HC asks Centre for report on availability, imports of black fungus drug

Black fungus primarily affects those who have recovered from Covid

Control measures to be strengthened in 9 states reporting Covid surge: Govt

In a letter to the states -- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Kerala, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Tripura and Sikkim -- the ministry has highlighted the areas of concern.

Covid-19: Delhi CM Kejriwal inaugurates genome sequencing lab at LNJP

The Delhi CM also informed that another genome sequencing laboratory to identify variants of coronavirus will be inaugurated at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences.

Odisha reports its highest single-day Covid deaths as 59 lose lives

This took the toll to 4,358

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Daily infections spike by 26% to 43,733

WHO says anti-inflammatory drugs reduce Covid hospitalisation and mortality, platform shown to perform mass testing for coronavirus, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

DATA STORY: Uttar Pradesh administers 1 million vaccine shots in a day

India has so far administered 361,323,548 vaccine doses. That is 1178.34 per cent of its total caseload, and 25.95 per cent of its population

Over 16.7 mn vaccine doses available with states, pvt hospitals: Centre

More than 16.7 million balance and unutilised Covid-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states, UTs and private hospitals to be administered, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday

Uddhav Thackeray to chair two meetings on Covid-19 management today

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday will chair two separate meetings via video conferencing with District Collectors, Divisional Commissioner, and Covid Task Force

Morepen Labs starts production of Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine

Pharma major Morepen Laboratories has started the production of the test batch of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Himachal Pradesh, the company has said

India reports 43,733 cases in last 24 hours; daily positivity rate at 2.29%

India reported 43,733 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 184.5 mn; deaths surge to more than 3.99 mn

Overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 184.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.99 million and vaccinations soared to over 3.25 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University

US advises Americans to avoid travelling to Bhutan and Sri Lanka

The US has advised its citizens to avoid travelling to Bhutan due to the Covid situation there and urged them to reconsider their travel to Sri Lanka because of terrorism

Germany could lift all Covid-19 restrictions in August: FM Heiko Maas

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Tuesday said that he supported the lifting of all Covid-19 restrictions once a vaccine has been offered to everyone in the country

US to reach 160 mn fully vaccinated Americans by end of this week: Biden

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said the US is predicted to reach the mark of 160 million fully vaccinated Americans by the end of this week