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Ladakh reports 91 new coronavirus cases, one death in last 24 hrs

Ladakh registered 91 new Covid-19 cases, 140 recoveries and one death in the last 24 hours, the health department informed on Thursday

Kerala govt include 11 more categories in priority group for vaccination

The Kerala government on Wednesday included 11 more categories, in the priority group under the 18-44 age group for Covid-19 vaccination

US reports lowest weekly increase of child Covid cases since late 2020

About 34,500 new Covid-19 child cases were reported in the US last week, marking the lowest number of new weekly cases since early October last year

Karnataka revenue minister performs mass last rites of over 1,000 bodies

After waiting for more than two months, with no relatives coming to pick even the 'asthi' Karnataka revenue minister has performed last rites of over 1,000 'Asthis' in triveni sangama

US-India Chambers of Commerce Foundation raised $1.2 mn for Covid efforts

US-India Chambers of Commerce Foundation has raised more than USD1.2 million for coronavirus-related efforts in India

Gurugram coronavirus update: Covid positivity rate drops to 1.63%

Similarly, the recovery rate has also increased to 98.79 per cent, a district administration official has said

Brazil coronavirus update: 2,507 Covid-19 deaths reported, toll at 467,706

Brazil reported 2,507 more deaths from Covid-19, taking the nationwide tally to 467,706, the Ministry of Health said

Bihar: Covaxin clinical trials on children begin at Patna's AIIMS

Patna's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has started the paediatric trials for the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Bharat Biotech, Covaxin

Haryana to conduct internal assessment for Class 12 state board amid Covid

Haryana Education Minister Kanwar Pal on Wednesday announced that the state government will conduct the internal assessment for Class 12 of the Haryana School Education Board

Brazil exceeds 100 million distributed doses of coronavirus vaccine

Brazil exceeded 100 million doses of vaccine against Covid-19 distributed throughout the country since the launch of its national vaccination plan on January 18

US researchers start testing mix-and-match Covid vaccine boosters

US researchers have started a clinical trial to test what happens when adults who have been fully vaccinated with one type of Covid-19 vaccine receive booster doses of a different Covid-19 vaccine

Romania launches drive to vaccinate 12-15-year-olds against coronavirus

Romania started administering Covid-19 vaccines to young teenagers aged 12 to 15, after the European Medicines Agency approved use of the Pfizer jab last week for that age group

Amazon starts testing Britain's staff for latest coronavirus variants

The retail giant opened Covid-19 testing labs in the UK and the United States last year to provide voluntary testing for staff

Japan's PM Yoshihide Suga pledges additional $800 mn to COVAX facility

Yoshihide Suga pledged an additional $800 mn to COVAX facility aiming for a fair distribution of coronavirus vaccines worldwide

Decoded: Who can get antibody cocktail for Covid-19 and how it works

Used to treat only mild to moderate disease in high-risk Covid-19 patients, doctors feel the treatment can bolster the fight against severe disease

Pak to expedite anti-Covid campaign; to inoculate 70 mn people by year end

Pakistan on Wednesday announced to expedite its nationwide anti-coronavirus vaccination campaign and inoculate 70 million people in the country by the year end

Rahul says govt hiding Covid-19 deaths, urges people to demand free jabs

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday accused the Central government of "hiding" the actual coronavirus death figures, even as he urged people to raise their voice for universal free vaccination

Provide complete data of Covid vaccine purchase history: SC tells Centre

The top court also asked the Centre to specify the steps being taken by it to ensure drug availability for mucormycosis

Enforcement Directorate steps up drive to check Covid-linked corruption

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has directed officials to consider cases of crime related to Covid-19 as predicate offence

No scope for industry to stick to IPR during pandemic: Harsh Vardhan

Affordability too is a key driving factor to achieve our aim of health for all, said Varshan