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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

Restaurants, cinema halls, gyms in Punjab to reopen with 50% capacity

Covid positivity rate dropped to two per cent in Punjab

DATA STORY: Active cases at 913,378; test positivity rate falls to 3.45%

India has so far administered 259,044,072 vaccine doses. That is 876.01 per cent of its total caseload, and 18.59 per cent of its population

CSIR-IICT, Bengaluru pharma firm join hands to make Covid drug 2-DG

This drug, in the form of powder formulation, was earlier launched by Dr Reddy's Laboratories in India

No new coronavirus case reported in Mumbai's Dharavi for second day

On Monday, for the first time since February 2, no new case was detected in the slum-dominated area during the second wave of the pandemic.

Delta plus, detected in Europe, is not variant of concern yet: Govt

As per data available in public domain, this variant nullifies the use of monoclonal antibody, says V K Paul, member (health) of NITI Aayog

FinMin notifies concessional GST rate on Covid-related items, services

The rate on Remdesivir and Anticoagulants like Heparin is lowered from 12 per cent to 5 per cent.

Covid vaccination: Tribal districts performing better than national average

As per the data available on Co-WIN as on June 3, the gender ratio for people vaccinated is also better in tribal districts.

CM hints at further relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions in Karnataka

The government had last week issued fresh guidelines that extended the Covid induced lockdown measures in 11 districts

'Two vaccine shots effective in reducing Delta variant hospitalisation'

This is based on a new analysis by Britain's health experts

10.5 mn Covid vaccine doses available with states; more in pipeline: Govt

Implementation of the Liberalised and Accelerated Phase-3 Strategy of COVID-19 Vaccination started from May 1.

Post-vaccination deaths are 0.0002% of 235 mn doses given till June 7: Govt

The health ministry was responding to media reports which claimed that there have been instances of people developing health complications after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine jab,

'Goa targetting 100% coverage of first Covid vaccine dose by July 30'

The Goa government is planning to complete 100 per cent Covid vaccination of the first dose for those above 18 years by July 30, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday.

Experts say India missed early alarm, let deadly Covid variant spread

In late January, when India's daily count of coronavirus infections had fallen to around 12,000, Modi all but declared victory at a World Economic Forum event

AstraZeneca's antibody cocktail fails to prevent Covid-19 in latest trial

The trial of 1,121 adult volunteers looked at whether the long-acting antibody combination could protect people who had recently been in contact with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in places like care homes.

Bharat Biotech says higher pricing of Covaxin required in private markets

Fundamental business reasons ranging from low procurement volumes, high distribution costs and retail margins among few others contribute to higher pricing of Covaxin, Bharat Biotech said

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Lowest daily jump in cases since March 31

New Covid strain on world radar stems from Delta variant, Covaxin is world's third costliest jab and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

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

The AEFI report also stated that vaccine product-related reactions are expected reactions that can be attributed to vaccination based on current scientific evidence

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Pfizer, Astra shots work against Delta variant

Emirates posts first loss in three decades, AstraZeneca's antibody cocktail fails in study, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Bihar's Covid curbs relaxed further; night curfew from 8 pm to 5 am

Nitish Kumar on Tuesday announced further relaxations in Covid-19 imposed restrictions in the state starting from June 16.