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My heart goes out to all those who've lost loved ones: Biden on 600k deaths

Expressing concern over US crossing mark of 600,000 Covid-19 deaths, President Joe Biden said that his heart goes out for all those who have lost their loved ones

Brazil: 41 Covid-19 cases connected to Copa America event

Brazil's health ministry has documented 41 cases of COVID-19 related to the Copa America, including 31 players or staffers and 10 workers who were hired for the event.

Covid-19 looks up in Bihar, though black fungus remains a cause for concern

Covid-19 situation continued to look up in Bihar where the govt on Tuesday announced further relaxations, even though the state appeared to be grappling with rising incidence of the black fungus

PSA oxygen generators at hospitals not a panacea, says Moloy Banerjee

In an interview with Jyoti Mukul, Moloy Banerjee, head of gases-South Asia, Linde South Asia, talks about capacity building and the merits of setting up PSA plants to meet medical oxygen demand

Covid-19 crisis: Nearly 10,000 mobile retail stores shut in the past year

The north India region, the largest market among all four zones of the country, has seen the worst, according to market analytics platform PredictiVu, with close to 10 per cent of outlets closing

Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin at Rs 150 not sustainable: Bharat Biotech

Higher price in private market required to offset part of the costs, argues firm

Covid-19 infections in age groups same in second wave as first: Govt

The government is keeping an eye on a new Delta plus variant that has emerged in Europe

Govt panel confirms first death in India after Covid-19 vaccination

68-year-old man was administered Covishield on Mar 8

BS Number Wise: What happened to ambulance sales during the pandemic?

A reliable ambulance service is often a luxury in the subcontinent, and it has been so for some time

Maharashtra reports 9,350 Covid-19 cases, 388 deaths; 15,176 recover

Maharashtra reported 9,350 new coronavirus cases, up from 8,129 a day ago, taking its tally to 59,24,773, while 388 more deaths pushed the toll to 1,14,154, the state health department said.

Mumbai sees 575 new Covid-19 cases, 14 deaths; 718 recover

Mumbai's COVID tally increased by 575 to reach 7,17,683 on Tuesday, the 16th day in a row when the case addition was less than 1,000, while the toll rose by 14 to touch 15,216, a civic official said

Covid LIVE: Maharashtra sees 9,350 new cases; less than 1,000 in Bengaluru

Coronavirus live updates: India records 62,597 cases, 2,726 deaths in the last 24 hours. Tamil Nadu reported 12,772 new infections, followed by Maharashtra (8,129). Stay tuned for corona-related news

Novavax vaccine efficacy data promising, encouraging, says govt

Novavax Inc, which has a vaccine manufacturing agreement with Serum Institute of India, on Monday said its COVID-19 vaccine candidate was highly effective with 90.4 per cent efficacy overall

Less than 1,000 new Covid-19 cases in Bengaluru for first time in 2 months

The total number of active cases in the state is 1,62,282.

Delhi: Half of vaccination centres for 18+ closed, says Atishi

Less than a day's stock of Covid-19 vaccine is left for people in the 18-44 age group: Atishi

Haryana government extends schools' summer holidays till June 30

The Haryana government had earlier cancelled board examinations for class 12 due to a faster rise in coronavirus infection.

Why daily coronavirus deaths are high in India despite low cases?

The number of new Covid-19 infections in India has seen a decline in recent days

Covid: UP reduces night curfew timings by two hours from next week

On Monday, 74 more fatalities in UP took the death toll in the state to 21,858

Jharkhand extends lockdown-like Covid restrictions until June 24

Some curbs have been eased

85% decline in daily Covid cases since highest reported peak on May 7: Govt

Currently, there are 20 states and UTs where active cases are less than 5,000, the government said on Tuesday