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Cadila to produce up to 30 mn coronavirus vaccine doses a month: MD

The virus has killed nearly 100,000 Indians in May alone

Mid-air wedding in SpiceJet chartered flight comes under DGCA scanner

A mid-air wedding in the presence of guests and relatives took place inside a SpiceJet chartered flight on May 23 morning

Lockdown extended till June 1 in Bihar, says Chief Minister Nitish Kumar

The lockdown has been in force for nearly a month and was to be effective till Tuesday

Feature for on-site registration enabled for 18-44 age group on CoWIN: Govt

However, this feature is being enabled only for government Covid vaccination center

Tokyo's sumo stadium used for vaccinations in coronavirus fight

Japan's inoculation program has lagged behind other developed countries.

States to receive 4.8 mn Covid vaccine doses in next three days: Centre

More than 18 mn vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs: Centre

World Coronavirus Dispatch: US infections drop to near one-year low

Global chip shortage to drag on unless Taiwan gets vaccines, Half of UK's children playing less outdoors, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Covid vaccine recipients in the 18-44 age group cross 10-million milestone

1,06,21,235 people in the age group have been administered shots

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Fatalities cross 300,000-mark, recoveries surge

How home-testing kits work, is India late in buying vaccines from global markets, and more-news relevant to the country's fight against the pandemic

Karnataka: Declare teachers as 'corona warriors', says Kumaraswamy

Says provide compensation for Covid deaths among teachers

Pfizer, Moderna refuse to sell Covid shots to Delhi govt directly: Kejriwal

The firms want to only deal with the central government: Kejriwal

SpiceHealth adds four new coronavirus testing centres in Gurugram

SpiceHealth is founded by the promoters of low-cost airline SpiceJet

Over 10 mn Covid-19 vaccine doses administered for 18-44 age group in India

The cumulative number of coronavirus vaccine doses for the 18-44 age group under Phase-3 of the vaccination drive administered in the country crossed ten million on Monday

Odisha's Covid-19 tally crosses 700,000 mark with 11,059 new cases

Odisha's Covid-19 caseload crossed the 7-lakh mark on Monday with 11,059 more people testing positive for the infection, a health official said

JSPL supplies 1,100 MT of liquid oxygen to Andhra Pradesh, Telangana

Jindal Steel and Power Ltd has supplied more than 1,100 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as the country battles against second wave of Covid-19, the company said

Pak asks 12 Indian High Commission officials, families to quarantine

Pakistan has asked 12 officials of the Indian High Commission here to quarantine, along with their family members and drivers, after one of them tested positive for the coronavirus

England on track to exit coronavirus lockdown, says UK Health Secretary

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he is "increasingly confident" that England is "on track" for the government's roadmap to exit the coronavirus lockdown, local media reported

We'll be wiped out if we can't control Covid-19 now, says Bhutan PM

Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering has expressed concern over the prevailing threat of Covid-19 in the country

India's daily Covid cases dip to 222,315, death toll surpasses 300,000

India recorded 2,22,315 new coronavirus infections in a single day, the lowest in round 38 days, while the death toll crossed the 0.3 million mark, according to the Union Health Ministry

Karnataka govt directs experts to track possible cause of black fungus

Dr CN Ashwath Narayan has directed the treatment protocol committee to track whether the rise in the Mucormycosis cases is linked to the use of industrial oxygen and its possible contamination