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Disbursement of Covid relief package underway, says Karnataka CM

An online portal has been launched for the swift registration of beneficiaries.

Brazil approves proposal to import Bharat Biotech's Covaxin with regulation

The South American country has also given its nod to Sputnik V vaccine.

T20 World Cup to be moved out of India, ICC told internally: Report

While the UAE was always the first back-up option, Oman's capital Muscat has been added as the fourth venue, apart from Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Biological waste jumps by 17% amid pandemic

How does Biological E's Corbevax vaccine work, nine private hospital groups corner 50% vaccine doses, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

States, UTs have over 16.5 million Covid-19 vaccine doses: Centre

Cases have been coming down in recent weeks

Delhi to set up genome sequencing labs, paediatric task force: Kejriwal

This is to prepare for a potential third wave

Delhi unlock: Markets, offices to re-open; metro to ply with 50% capacity

Kejriwal said two genome sequencing laboratories will be set up for the detection of new variants.

Covid: Barring Mumbai, Pune, half of Maharashtra to open up from Monday

This comes after nearly two months of strict lockdown-type restrictions

Odisha's Covid-19 tally breaches 800,000 mark, 40 fresh fatalities recorded

7,395 more people tested positive for the infection

Goa government seeks data on students orphaned due to Covid-19

The coronavirus case count in Goa till Friday evening was 1,58,423, while the death toll was 2,727.

Covid: Delhi might see 37,000 daily cases at peak of third wave, says CM

Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced series of unlock measures for the national capital

Gautam Gambhir to start free Covid-19 vaccination camps in Delhi

According to the Gautam Gambhir Foundation, the camps will be organised in collaboration with private hospitals and all the expenses will be borne by it

GOP sees opening to revive attacks on Dr Anthony Fauci in email trove

Dr Anthony Fauci has been a political lightning rod since the early days of the pandemic, lionised by the left

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin extends coronavirus lockdown for one more week

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday announced the extension of lockdown by another week till June 14 with some relaxations.

UK reports highest single-day Covid-19 case surge in over 2 months

The UK has reported the highest single-day coronavirus case surge in more than two months, according to official figures

Decks cleared for import of Covaxin, Russia's Sputnik V into Brazil

Brazil has cleared the proposal to import Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin into the South American country

Covid vaccine given by India for UN peacekeepers being put to use

The 200,000 Covid-19 vaccines gifted by India for all UN peacekeepers are already being put to use and a number of these Blue Helmets have already been vaccinated

Mumbai restaurants, salons to reopen with 50% occupancy in new unlock norms

Maharashtra labels districts into five categories for reopening in coronavirus pandemic

Madhya Pradesh govt issues licence for Amphotericin-B production in state

The Madhya Pradesh government has issued a licence to a Jabalpur-based company to manufacture Amphotericin-B, a key anti-fungal drug used in the treatment of black fungus or mucormycosis

Delhi govt likely to announce further lockdown relaxations from next week

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is likely to announce further lockdown relaxations from the next week amid a dip in the city's daily Covid-19 case count, officials said on Saturday