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Covid pandemic: Gurugram soon to begin Sputnik V vaccine trials

Meanwhile, around 8,84,461 people in Gurugram have been administered corona vaccines till Tuesday.

212 fresh Covid cases in Delhi, 25 deaths; positivity rate at 0.27%

On Tuesday, 228 cases with 0.32 per cent positivity rate, and 12 deaths were recorded.

Covishield: India will revisit dosage interval based on emerging data

The Covid and vaccination situation is "very dynamic": N K Arora, chairperson of the working group of immunisation advisory body NTAGI

Uttar Pradesh overcoming second Covid wave with active cases at 6,496

The number of active Covid cases has also gone below the 300-mark in all the districts, barring one.

PM to launch customised crash course for Covid frontline workers

The launch will commence the programme in 111 training centres spread over 26 states

Jharkhand records four new coronavirus fatalities, 184 fresh cases

Jharkhand now has 2,646 active Covid-19 cases.

Calf serum used in manufacturing of viral vaccines: Bharat Biotech

However, the final formulation of its Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin is free from all impurities, the firm said

Centre gave over 270 million Covid vaccine doses to states, UTs

According to Union Health Ministry, more than 18,286,208 Covid Vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs to be administered.

Covid-19 in numbers: Latest data on cases and deaths in India and globally

Refer to these tables for data on confirmed coronavirus cases, deaths and recoveries in India and across the world

DATA STORY: India adds 62,223 cases; active cases drop to 865,432

India has so far administered 261,972,014 vaccine doses. That is 884.05 per cent of its total caseload, and 18.8 per cent of its population

Puducherry adds 430 new Covid-19 cases, tally touches 1,13,622

Six more persons succumbed to the infection raising the toll to 1,702.

Coronavirus: Nagaland administration extends lockdown till June 30

The restrictions were scheduled to end on June 18.

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Scientists say didn't back doubling vaccine gap

Immunity in Covid-recovered patients is long-lasting, two doses of Covishield work against Delta variant, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

'Based on scientific data': Harsh Vardhan on Covishield dose gap decision

India has a robust mechanism to evaluate data, says Union Health Minister

Third wave preparation: Delhi govt to train 5K youths as health assistants

The Delhi government will train 5,000 youths to assist doctors and nurses as part of preparations for a possible third wave of Covid-19, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday

India needs quick and complete vaccination, not BJP's lies: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader on Wednesday said India needs quick and complete vaccination and not the BJP's "brand of lies and rhyming slogans" to cover up the vaccine shortage caused by the government's inaction

S Korea logs over 500 new Covid cases amid accelerating vax drive

South Korea's daily new Covid cases bounced back to over 500 on Wednesday as health authorities ramped up the country's vaccination drive with a quarter of the population receiving one jab.

India reports 62,224 fresh Covid-19 cases, 2,542 deaths in last 24 hours

The active cases were recorded below nine lakh after 70 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.

Ocugen selects Jubilant HollisterStier as manufacturer for Covaxin in US

Bharat Biotech's US and Canada partner for Covaxin, said it has chosen Jubilant HollisterStier of Spokane, Washington as its manufacturing partner for the vaccine for the North American countries

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 176.5 mn; deaths surge to more than 3.81 mn

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 176.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.81 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University