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More pharma companies should be allowed to produce Covid vaccines: Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said that more pharma companies should be allowed to manufacture the Covid-19 vaccine in the country during the pandemic to scale up production

How Mumbai 'chased the virus', did better than Delhi in preparing for Covid

Mumbai's municipality s preparing for a third wave by setting up pediatric hospitals because more children might be infected in the next surge.

India logs 13% fall in new Covid cases in week; still highest globally: WHO

India registered a 13 per cent decrease in new Covid-19 cases in the past week but the number of fresh infections was still the highest around the world, the WHO has said

Restrictions reimposed as virus resurgence ravages much of Asia

Across much of Asia, taxi drivers are starved for customers, weddings are suddenly canceled, schools are closed, and restaurant service is restricted as the coronavirus comes surging back in countries

Tamil Nadu records highest Covid-19 cases in country in last 24 hours

On Tuesday, 33,059 people in the state tested positive for the SARS CoV2 virus, taking the cumulative total of cases to 16,64,350

India sets another grim record with 4,529 Covid deaths in last 24 hours

India broke its own previous record of Covid deaths in 24 hours after the ministry data showed that the nation recorded 4,529 deaths -- the highest number of fatalities from Covid infections

Panic in Muzaffarpur village of Bihar after 36 deaths reported in 27 days

While villagers expressed apprehension that the deaths could be due to Covid-19, the local administration has denied the claims

Mizoram Covid-19 update: 184 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours

Mizoram reported 184 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 9,252, the state health department informed on Wednesday

Grassroots health workers fight vaccination hesitancy in rural India

Rumours spread that vaccines can cause impotence amid suspicions that the government is conspiring to kill people.

UP revises lockdown guidelines; only 25 people allowed at weddings, events

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has now issued fresh directives, allowing a maximum of 25 people to take part in weddings and other functions in view of the Covid pandemic

Brazil Covid cases rise by 75,445 in last 24 hours; death toll up by 2,513

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 75,445 to 15,732,836 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Tuesday

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 163.9 mn; deaths surge to more than 3.39 mn

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 163.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.39 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Chennai Corp announces Rs 2,000 fine for violating home quarantine protocol

Greater Chennai Corporation has decided to impose a fine of Rs 2,000 if Covid positive patients found violating home isolation protocol

US says its vaccines effective against Covid strain first found in India

Covid-19 vaccines that are available in the United States are effective against the deadly variant that was first detected in India, top US health officials said on Tuesday

J&J working with Telangana-based company to manufacture Covid vaccine

US pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson has joined hands with Biological E Limited (Telangana-based pharma company) for the manufacturing of the Covid-19 vaccine

Rev Jackson to urge Biden to release 60 mn Covid vaccine doses to India

Rev. Jackson will be joined by a number of prominent Indian leaders in the national capital on Wednesday, to make a public appeal to Biden for more humanitarian aid, according to a community statement

Andhra Pradesh CM announces medical oxygen manufacturing policy

Aiming to double oxygen manufacturing capacity to 700 tonnes, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has unveiled Andhra Pradesh Industrial Gases and Medical Oxygen Manufacturing Policy

Remdesivir may be dropped soon for treatment of Covid patients: Dr Rana

"All the experimental medicines, be plasma therapy (which is now discontinued) or Remdesivir, all of them may be dropped soon as there is no such evidence of its functioning," said Dr Rana

Nepal confirms presence of third B.1.617.2 variant of coronavirus

After confirming two variants of coronavirus, Nepal on Tuesday confirmed that there were cases of third variant B.1.617.2 in the country

Invest in health care or face credit rating cuts, says WHO's expert panel

"A pandemic like this one poses huge threats not just to financial stability but to the whole economic and financial system", said Mario Monti