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Covid-19 vaccination drive to be affected in Tamil Nadu due to shortage

Health department officials informed that on Monday night there were only 50,000 doses of vaccine left in the central pool.

1,031 Indonesian medical workers die from Covid since onset of pandemic

At least 1,031 medical workers in Indonesia have died from Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic in the country in March 2020 until June 2021, according to authorities

At 51, Maharashtra reports lowest Covid-19 deaths since March 15

Maharashtra on Monday reported 51 deaths due to coronavirus, the least since March 15, and 6,740 new Covid-19 cases, the lowest daily count in a week

India reports 34,703 new cases in last 24 hours; lowest in 111 days

India reported 34,703 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest in 111 days, informed the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday

Israel says Pfizer vaccine effectiveness against Covid-19 down to 64%

The effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19 has dropped to 64 per cent in Israel, the country's Ministry of Health said.

Germany lifts travel ban on travellers from India, 4 other countries

Germany is lifting a ban on most travellers from five countries hit by 'Delta' variant of Covid-19, including India and the UK from Wednesday, said German envoy Walter J Lindner

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 184 mn; death toll climbs over 3.98 mn

Overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 184 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.98 million and vaccinations soared to over 3.2 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Global coronavirus update: UK reports another 27,334 coronavirus cases

Britain has reported another 27,334 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,930,534, according to official figures

Turkey starts phase-2 trials of local Covid-19 vaccine in Istanbul

The phase-2 trials of the locally developed vaccine against Covid-19 started to be administered to volunteers in Istanbul, local media reported

Bangladesh extends 'strict' nationwide Covid-19 lockdown till July 14

Bangladesh on Monday again extended the ongoing 'strict' nationwide lockdown until July 14 in order to control the spread of Covid-19

Germany's Covid-19 vaccination campaign slows down: Robert Koch Institute

Germany's Covid-19 vaccination campaign slowed down as administered vaccine doses decreased by 10.7 per cent to 616,396 during the first weekend of July compared to the previous weekend, RKI announced

Israel sees steep drop in Pfizer vaccine efficacy rate: Report

At the same time, protection against hospitalisation and serious illness remained strong

CoWIN goes global: India makes tech open source, 142 nations show interest

This is perhaps the first time any nation is making a software platform developed by its public sector initiative open for the world

FM Nirmala Sitharaman shares India's response to Covid-19 with G-20 panel

Sitharaman on Monday highlighted the slew of measures undertaken to support the economy during the pandemic

Over 8.3 million vaccine doses administered in Delhi: Govt bulletin

Delhi has administered a total of 8,382,845 Covid vaccine doses till Monday, according to the city government's daily bulletin.

Covid LIVE: Domestic carriers allowed to operate at 65% passenger capacity

Today's coronavirus numbers: Bengaluru (352 cases), Mumbai 553 cases), Chennai (222 cases), Kolkata (137 cases), Delhi (94 cases). Stay tuned for corona-related news

Andhra Pradesh registers 2,100 new Covid-19 infections, 26 deaths

Active cases stood at 33,964.

Moderna's mRNA Covid-19 vaccine expected to reach India this week: Sources

After getting the vaccines it's going to be distributed among government hospitals of the country.

Kerala records 8,037 fresh coronavirus infections, 102 fatalities

There are currently 3,94,627 people under surveillance in various districts of the state.

Delta variant shows 8-fold sensitivity to vaccine-driven antibodies: Study

This is based on a recent study on the B.1.617.2 Delta variant on over 100 healthcare workers (HCWs) across three centres in Delhi, including Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.