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US warns against travel to Japan, Sri Lanka due to Covid-19 concerns

Amid rising coronavirus cases in Japan and Sri Lanka, the US State Department issued a travel advisory warning against travel to the respective countries due to Covid transmission concerns

Doctors urge for early treatment of black fungus, more drug availability

Doctors in the city said there is shortage of Amphotericin drug used to treat the fungus

Telangana to earmark 1,500 beds for black fungus cases, says CM KC Rao

Amid rising cases of black fungus in the state, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Monday instructed officials to enhance specific beds to treat the infection

Covid-19 crisis: In rural Thane, fresh cases down but fatalities still high

The fourth part of the series looks at the Covid situation in parts of Maharashtra's rural Thane district

Recovery tracker: Power generation lower than during May 2020 lockdown

This week power generation fell below the last year level indicating continued deceleration in economic activity from the lock­down

No evidence to say third Covid wave will impact kids more: Randeep Guleria

While the pandemic had not impacted the younger age group, Guleria said there had been a lot of collateral damage

Affluent Indians seek second home to escape Covid-19 pandemic rage

Enquiries have jumped 20-40% vis-a-vis pre-Covid period, say realty agents

Covid-19 vaccination halted for 18-44 age group in Delhi: Manish Sisodia

Sisodia said some countries bought vaccines in advance while these were in trial stage but India did not take any step in that direction.

Covid-19 pandemic: B.1.617 most common strain detected, says Harsh Vardhan

Accounts for over 20% of samples sent for genome sequencing

Covid vaccination: Walk-ins allowed for 18-44 age bracket at govt centres

Private centres have to continue publishing their vaccination schedule in advance for online appo­in­tments

Centre steps in after foreign Covid-19 vaccine makers say no to state govts

Union govt in direct talks with firms but order book full for now

Cipla launches Roche's Covid antibody cocktail in India for Rs 60k per dose

The antibody cocktail (Casirivimab and Imdevimab) is to be administered for the treatment of mild to moderate Covid-19 in adults and pediatric patients

WHO seeks more details from Bharat Bio for emergency use listing of Covaxin

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said more information is required from Bharat Biotech, which is seeking emergency use listing (EUL) for its Covaxin vaccine for COVID-19.

India receives 17,755 oxygen concentrators in foreign aid: Health ministry

Of these 15,567 oxygen concentrators, about 12,530 units have been delivered to states, and another 3,037 have been dispatched

Sputnik V production starts in India at Panacea Biotec's Baddi unit

First batch to be shipped to Gamaleya for quality control; Panacea to produce 100 mn doses

Bharat Biotech in talks for clinical trials of Covaxin in US: Report

Bharat Biotech submitted 90% of documents to WHO for obtaining emergency use listing for Covaxin vaccine, say sources

Paediatric trials of Covaxin may begin in June: Bharat Biotech official

Presently pregnant and lactating mothers, special population and kids are not allowed to be given vaccines.

Coronavirus LIVE: 34,867 new Covid cases in Tamil Nadu, 25,311 in Karnataka

Coronavirus live updates: India reported 223,601 fresh Covid-19 infections today, taking the caseload tally to 26,752,447. Death toll past 300,000. Stay tuned for corona-related news

No indication children will be severely affected in third Covid wave: Govt

Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Union Health Ministry said at a media briefing on Covid situation that active cases and case positivity rate is declining in the country

Ensure transgender persons face no discrimination at vaccine centres: Govt

The Centre has asked states to ensure that there is no discrimination against transgender persons at COVID-19 vaccination centres.