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Full Covid-19 vaccination of adults will take 7 months if pace doubled

There are 865 million adults who require vaccination to meet the December target

Maharashtra to start Covid-19 vaccination for 30-44 age group from Saturday

Vaccination of persons above 18 years was put on hold in government and municipal hospitals on May 12, eleven days after its formal launch due to a shortage of Covid-19 vaccines

PM Modi launches crash course to upskill over 100,000 'Covid warriors'

Given the size of our population, the prime minister said it is necessary to keep increasing the number of doctors, nurses and paramedics in the health sector.

Delhi L-G, CM discuss action plan to tackle possible 3rd wave of Covid-19

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal told Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Friday the Delhi government was making preparations on a war footing to combat a possible third wave of COVID-19

Studies show vaccination reduces chances of hospitalisation by 80%: Govt

'The possibility of oxygen requirement is around 8% and the risk of ICU admission is only 6%. The protection is 94%,' says govt official on vaccine efficacy

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra sees 9,798 fresh cases; 5,783 in Karnataka

Coronavirus live updates: Coronavirus-related deaths worldwide pass 4 million, according to one tally, as many countries struggle to procure enough vaccines to inoculate their populations.

Karnataka reported 2,856 black fungus cases till date: Official

Mucormycosis has emerged as a major post-Covid complication in the State.

AstraZeneca vaccine's chief investigator backs India's 12-16 week dose gap

In India, the gap between two Covishield doses was four to six weeks, then increased to six to eight and is now 12-16.

Covid-19: Jammu and Kashmir reports 671 infections, 8 fatalities

Of the fresh cases, 226 were reported from the Jammu division and 445 from the Kashmir division of the union territory, the officials said.

Odisha govt issues modalities for publication of results of Class 12 exams

Scores will be awarded to the regular examinees in theory papers/theory components of papers on the basis of the performance of the examinee in the 10th Board examination.

Andhra Pradesh reports 6,341 Covid-19 infections, 57 fatalities

A health department bulletin said the number of active cases in the state dropped to 67,629.

Covid mutated and citizens let down guard, leading to second wave: Vardhan

While the coronavirus mutated and evolved, citizens let their guard down and all this led to a spike in cases, snowballing into the second wave, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Friday.

Kerala registers 11,361 new coronavirus infections, 90 fatalities

The caseload in the state is at 2,785,304

Uttar Pradesh records 53 coronavirus deaths, 291 new infections

The count of active Covid-19 cases stands at 5,343 in the state.

Zydus Cadila likely to seek EUA for its ZyCoV-D vaccine in 7-8 days

It will be the second indigenous Covid-19 vaccine to apply for such authorisation. It will also be the world's first DNA vaccine against coronavirus

During Covid, PM was busy playing political one-upmanship in Bengal: Sibal

Sibal said he agreed that at present "there is definitely a void in terms of a strong political alternative"

Active black fungus cases at 27,142: Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

The country is prepared to increase the availability of Amphotericin B and other drugs used in the treatment of the disease: Mandaviya

Decision on further relaxing Covid curbs in Karnataka on Saturday: CM

The government had last week issued fresh guidelines extending the Covid induced lockdown in 11 districts, which have a high positivity rate, till June 21

Have sufficient Amphotericin B stock for treating Black Fungus cases: Govt

Amphotericin B drug is used for the treatment of Mucormycosis, commonly known as Black Fungus.

Air India Express flies India's 1st in'tl flight with fully vaccinated crew

The flight was operated from Delhi to Dubai with the pilots and all crew fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.