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Lockdown in K'taka extended till June 14; Rs 500 crore relief package

The relief is meant for sections, which were left out in the previous package of Rs 1,250 crore.

In U-turn, Maharashtra govt says no relaxation of lockdown-like curbs

Relaxation of restrictions as per the situation in different areas is only under consideration and no decision has been taken, a statement from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said

Bengal eateries allowed to open for 3 hrs with vaccinated employees: Mamata

This comes as the Covid-19 situation is improving in West Bengal

India expects countries to ease travel curbs on Indians as cases fall

In the wake of the second wave of COVID-19, several countries imposed travel restrictions on Indian travellers.

Bharat Biotech's pact with Ocugen for Covaxin expanded to Canada

Ocugen is working towards the submission of the emergency use application in the US

CoviSelf: MyLab starts shipping Covid self-test kit, priced at Rs 250

The company will roll out 1 million self-test kits starting today and based on consumer demand, it will make 7 million units available per week

Maharashtra: 5 levels of unlock; no curbs in 18 districts from tomorrow

Restrictions in Mumbai would be relaxed partially, but the travel by local trains, the state capital's lifeline, would not be open to the general public as of now, says Disaster Management Minister Vi

Reliance submits proposal for potential coronavirus drug Niclosamide

The drug regulator will now evaluate the proposal for public use.

Govt exploring local manufacturing of Pfizer, J&J, Moderna vaccines: MEA

"We have also helped expedite the introduction of Sputnik-V vaccines," the external affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi told ANI.

Delhi's daily coronavirus cases drop below 500, lowest in over 2 months

This is the first time the daily death count has gone below the 50-mark since April 11 when the tally was 48

Five senior pilots of Air India died in May due to Covid pandemic

The carrier has started vaccinating its employees from May 15 onwards

India under PM Modi successfully fought Covid-19 battle, says Amit Shah

Shah said the government succeeded in controlling the spread of the virus and bringing the curve down through collective efforts.

Odisha logs record 42 fatalities, 8,839 new coronavirus infections

Infection tally is at 7,90,970

Tapeworm drug, masks are part of Reliance's plan to tackle coronavirus

Reliance Industries is exploring use of a tapeworm drug, Niclosamide, as a cure for Covid-19, according to its annual report.

Government issues guidelines for care of children affected by Covid-19

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), in an affidavit to the Supreme Court, said 9,346 children have lost at least one of the parents to the deadly virus

DATA STORY: India's overall Covid recovery rate inches closer to 93%

India has so far administered 221,043,693 vaccine doses. That is 780.86 per cent of its total caseload, and 15.87 per cent of its population

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Centre to buy 300 mn shots from Biological-E

Mumbai holds vaccination camps in housing societies, ICMR researchers say jabs must be free for all, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

Jharkhand reports 532 new coronavirus infections, 11 fatalities

The new cases were detected after testing 59,510 samples.

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Covid-zero nations risk being stuck in limbo

The world's vaccine divide is powerful and painful, top Japanese expert warns of risks in holding Olympics, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Mumbai likely to get 87,000 Covishield doses on June 4: Mayor Pednekar

Of the total 342 active COVID-19 vaccination centres in Mumbai, 243 are managed by the BMC and 20 by the state government.