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Finland to introduce EU Digital Covid vaccination certificate from June 22

Finland will update its national Covid-19 vaccination certificate to ensure its inter-operability with the European Union's (EU) Digital Covid-19 Certificate starting from June 22

Mix-and-match approach to Covid vaccines may provide immunological benefits

Researchers hope that a mix-and-match approach to Covid-19 vaccines will help create more flexibility in the immunisation regimens available to people

AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine faces more supply hurdles, now from Thailand

Thailand was slated to receive and administer 6 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses in June but health authorities this week said they would be distributing only 3.5 million of those shots this month

Army ensures door to door Covid-19 vaccination for J&K villagers near LoC

A team of Indian Army and health workers reached Kerani village, the last village near the Line of Control (LoC), , to conduct door-to-door inoculation.

India records 62,480 fresh Covid-19 cases; 1,587 deaths in last 24 hours

With 62,480 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of cases rose to 2,97,62,793, while death toll climbed to 3,83,490 with 1,587 fresh fatalities, lowest in 61 days

Maharashtra: Thane district's Covid-19 tally up by 469, death toll by 37

With the addition of 469 coronavirus positive cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra mounted to 5,26,945, an official said on Friday

India's Covid fight needs transparency on data: 21 experts in Lancet

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Dr Devi Shetty other authors say 'one-size-fits-all approach' will not help in tackling another wave of infections.

Pfizer, Moderna preferred 2nd dose after AstraZeneca: Canadian authorities

Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization said Thursday people who got the AstraZeneca vaccine as their first dose should get Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna for their second shot

Global coronavirus caseload crosses 177 mn-mark, says Johns Hopkins Univ

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 177.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.84 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Russia coronavirus update: Over 14,000 new Covid-19 cases recorded

Russia confirmed 14,057 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 5,264,047, the official monitoring and response center said on Thursday

No pomp, no revelry: Tokyo Olympics seem to be weirdest ever for athletes

Athletes will be subject to a three-day quarantine upon arrival and will be required to get tested daily.

PM Modi to launch customised crash course for Covid frontline workers today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Customized Crash Course programme for COVID-19 frontline workers on Friday at 11 AM via video conferencing

UK reports over 11,000 Covid-19 cases in 24 hrs, first time In four months

United Kingdom has recorded 11,007 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, with the emergence of the Delta variant pushing the figure above 10,000 for the first time since late February.

Global coronavirus update: Delta Covid variant detected in Sri Lanka

Authorities say the first delta variant in the community has been detected in Sri Lanka

Global Covid update: Vietnam sees record high daily new coronavirus cases

Vietnam reported 515 new Covid-19 infections, the highest daily increase since the pandemic hit the country last year

Karnataka update: Recoveries from coronavirus cross 2.6 million-mark

With 10,685 patients discharged during the day, recoveries from Covid crossed the 26-lakh mark in Karnataka, while 138 died due to the virus, said the state health bulletin on Thursday

US SC upholds ObamaCare, allowing millions to keep health insurance cover

The US Supreme Court upheld the ObamaCare, or the Affordable Care Act against the latest Republican challenge, allowing millions to keep their health insurance coverage amid the Covid-19 pandemic

Covid-19 impact: Adani group asks AAI for more time on airport takeover

Cites second wave for invoking force majeure

Facing digital clutter? Here're ways to clean up your messy email, WhatsApp

Remote working has increased digital clutter in our lives but there are ways of dealing with it

Third wave of Covid-19 won't pose greater risk to children: Study

AIIMS survey finds over 50% children had asymptomatic Covid infection