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WHO warns against taking painkillers before coronavirus vaccine

However, one can take "paracetamol or other painkillers" to control side effects such as pain, fever, headache, or muscle aches post vaccination, said the global health body

Over 230 Black Fungus deaths in Andhra Pradesh: Health dept data

In all, 3,148 mucormycosis cases were reported in the state

Over 11,000 fresh coronavirus cases in Kerala; TPR touches 10.6%

118 more deaths were reported

Second wave of coronavirus not yet over in India, says health ministry

Addressing a briefing on the coronavirus situation in the country, health ministry officials said around 48 Delta plus variant cases were detected from 45,000 samples sequenced so far in India

SII manufacturing first batch of Covovax Covid-19 vaccine, says Poonawalla

In March this year, he had said that the clinical trials of Covovax vaccine have begun in India and the company hopes to launch it by September this year.

Biz establishments seek deadline extension on vaccine diktat in Gujarat

State govt on Thursday came up with a directive for mandatory vaccination of owners and staff of enterprises in 18 districts by June 30, rest of the state by July 10

Delhi records 115 new cases, 4 more deaths; positivity rate 0.15%

The new fatalities pushed the death toll due to the infection to 24,952

Level 3 curbs to continue in Maharashtra as variants threaten gains

Weekly positivity rate regarding levels of restrictions will be determined on the basis of RT-PCR tests, and not rapid antigen or other tests, the state government said

Covid-19 virus highly adapted to infect human cells, finds study

The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports on Thursday, aimed to help identify any intermediate animal vector that may have played a role in transmitting a bat virus to humans.

My crime, I fought for breath of 2 crore people: Kejriwal over oxygen row

The remark comes following the BJP's accusation of "criminal negligence" citing a report that the Delhi government "exaggerated" oxygen requirement during second Covid wave

Rajasthan becomes 1st state to develop facility for Genome Sequencing

The facility for genome Sequencing has been started in the SMS Medical College

Fiscal health of Indian state govts to worsen due to Covid-19: S&P

This is despite a likely rebound in the economy over the next 12-24 months, says rating agency

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Only 14% of deaths had life insurance cover

Study finds covid infection is mostly mild or asymptomatic in children, more people register wills during the second wave, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

World Coronavirus Dispatch: How long can Australia sustain Covid-zero plan?

What you should do if you test positive after vaccination, WHO says Africans 'dangerously exposed' by lack of jabs, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Odisha registers 2,912 new coronavirus cases, 40 fresh fatalities

The state's death toll is at 3,801

Goa to carry out monitoring at state borders against Delta Plus variant

Delta plus has already been declared a variant of concern by the Centre.

Jharkhand logs 114 new coronavirus infections, 2 fresh fatalities

The state now has 1,224 active cases

Make strategic reserve of oxygen for 2-3 weeks like petroleum: NTF to SC

Supreme Court-appointed National Task Force has recommended that the country should have strategic reserves of the gas for 2-3 weeks of consumption on the lines of the arrangements made for petroleum

Over 15 million vaccine doses available with states and UTs: Centre

More than 15 million balance and unutilised Covid vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs and over 47 lakh doses are in pipeline and will be received by them within next three days

There's no such report: Sisodia over claims that Delhi inflated oxygen need

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia denied existence of any report by Supreme Court-appointed Oxygen Audit Committee about Delhi exaggerating its oxygen requirement by four times during second wave