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US lawmakers urge Biden to ensure equitable Covid vaccination globally

Over 40 American lawmakers on Friday wrote to President Joe Biden, urging him to take all the necessary measures to ensure equitable administration of Covid-19 vaccines across the world

Andaman & Nicobar Islands report 18 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours

Andaman and Nicobar Islands reported 18 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the coronavirus tally in the union territory to 7,088, a health official said on Saturday

Mayawati slams Punjab govt over profiteering from Covid-19 vaccines

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Saturday said that Punjab government selling Covid vaccines to private hospitals at a premium was "indecent, inhuman, condemnable and very unfortunate"

India records around 120,529 new Covid-19 cases; 3,380 more deaths

India reported 1,20,529 fresh Covid-19 cases, the lowest single-day rise in infections in around two months, taking the infection tally to 2,86,94,879

US contributed $2 billion to Global Alliance on Vaccines for Covax facility

US has so far contributed USD 2 billion to GAVI for Covax facility, a global risk-sharing mechanism for pooled procurement and equitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccines

Do not politicise GST Council: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

The government is conscious of the intensity of the second wave of Covid-19 and is assessing its full impact before coming out with further packages and interventions, says FM Sitharaman

Myanmar imposes stay-at-home order in more towns due to Covid-19 pandemic

Myanmar's Health and Sports Ministry imposed a stay-at-home order in four more towns of Chin state, state-run media reported on Friday

Nine-year old lioness Neela dies of Covid at Arinagar Anna zoo in Chennai

A nine-year-old lioness Neela has died of Covid-19, and few other lions have tested positive for the virus at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Vandalur area of Tamil Nadu's Chennai

Himachal BJP MLA Narinder Bragta dies of post-Covid complications

Senior BJP Himachal Pradesh MLA and two-time former minister, Narinder Bragta died on Saturday due to post-Covid complications at the PGI Hospital in Chandigarh, his family said

Argentina reports 30,950 new Covid-19 cases, 539 deaths in past 24 hours

Argentina reported 30,950 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 3,915,397, the Ministry of Health said Friday

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 172.4 mn, deaths surge to more thab 3.70 mn

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 172.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.70 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Navy teams deployed in K'taka to ensure functioning of Covid hospitals

The Indian Navy on Friday informed that the naval teams for the Karnataka Naval Area have been deployed to ensure sustained functioning of medical Oxygen infrastructure at designated Covid hospitals

US lawmakers hail move to send Covid vaccines to India, other countries

Top American lawmakers on Friday applauded the Biden Administration for its decision to distribute 25 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to India and other countries

US announces $57 mn aid for TB treatment in seven high-burden countries

The United States on Friday announced a USD 57 million aid for efforts against tuberculosis in seven high-burden countries, including India

Blaming China for Covid-19 pandemic groundless, says Russian media

It is unfounded for the United States to accuse China of causing the Covid-19 pandemic, a columnist of Russia's RIA Novosti news agency has said

China dismisses Wuhan lab theory as conspiracy amid Dr Fauci revelations

After US top coronavirus advisor, Dr Anthony Fauci private emails were revealed to the press over coronavirus coming from Wuhan Lab, China on Friday dismissed Wuhan lab hypothesis as a conspiracy

PM reviews Covid vaccination, asks states to bring down 'vaccine wastage'

PM Modi said the wastage numbers are still on a higher side and that steps need to be taken to bring them down.

Over 43% of 60-plus category receive first dose of Covid vaccine: V K Paul

Govt says India has to buy time to get larger population vaccinated

DATA STORY: India's active Covid cases now under 1.7 mn, deaths at 340,702

India has so far administered 224,109,448 vaccine doses. That is 782.90 per cent of its total caseload, and 16.09 per cent of its population

CM Kejriwal discusses preparations for possible third wave of Covid-19

CM Arvind Kejriwal on Friday held meetings with two committees set up for preparations of a possible third wave of COVID-19 and several related issues including oxygen management and ICU beds.