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India unlikely to resume sizeable Covid vaccine exports until Oct: Report

Battling the world's biggest jump in coronavirus infections, India halted vaccine exports a month ago after donating or selling more than 66 million doses

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Antibody tests gain popularity amid second wave

Covaxin works against Indian-origin variant, many States show interest in Sputnik V, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Continuous efforts being made to ramp up Covid vaccine supply: Modi

Testing, tracking, treatment and Covid appropriate behaviour are some of the key things required to check the spread of the virus, Modi said

BYPL sets up power infrastructure for two 500-bed ICU facilities in Delhi

Power discom BYPL has set up extensive infrastructure within a week to provide uninterrupted electricity to two 500-bed ICU facilities created by the Delhi government

Patent waver for Covid vaccine without tech transfer won't speed up supply

Intellectual property rights (IPR) on drugs and vaccine formulae give creators an exclusive right over inventions for a certain period of time, and prevent pharmaceutical companies from making it.

270 doctors have succumbed to Covid in second wave of pandemic: IMA

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Tuesday said 270 At 78, Bihar saw the maximum number of deaths of medical practitioners, followed by Uttar Pradesh (37), Delhi (29) and Andhra Pradesh (22)

2,323 cases of Indian Covid variant recorded in UK: Health secy Hancock

A total of 2,323 cases of the coronavirus variant first detected in India have been recorded in the UK, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said

Amid looming shortfall, UNICEF calls for equitable distribution of vaccines

Warning of a Covid-19 vaccine shortfall of nearly 190 million doses by next month, the UNICEF on Monday called for a global, equitable distribution of vaccines

AIIMS to develop guidelines to treat black fungus amid rising cases

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is developing guidelines to treat black fungus or Mucormycosis, sources said on Tuesday.

4,329 die of Covid in 24 hours, marking India's worst day in fatality count

Maharashtra continues at the top with the highest deaths so far, the western state has been surpassed by Karnataka for largest number of cases being reported last week

Scientists find new way of predicting Covid vaccine efficacy against virus

The early immune response in a person who has been vaccinated for Covid-19 can predict the level of protection they will have to the virus over time, according to an analysis

PM Modi to interact with officials from states, districts on Covid handling

Official from Karnataka, Bihar, Assam, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi will take part in the meeting, which is scheduled for 11 am

World is at risk of 'vaccine apartheid', says WHO chief Tedros Adhanom

Highlighting the gap of vaccinations between high-income countries and low and lower-middle countries,WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that world is at risk of 'vaccine apartheid'

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 163.3 mn; deaths surge to more than 3.38 mn

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 163.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.38 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

'Entire families' wiped out, anger grows as Covid-19 engulfs rural India

In Basi, about 1.5 hours from the capital New Delhi, about three-quarters of the village's 5,400 people are sick and more than 30 have died in the past three weeks.

US to share 20 mn more doses of Covid-19 vaccine with world, says Joe Biden

"This will be more vaccine doses than any country has actually shared to date, five times more than any other country. More than Russia and China, which have donated 15 million doses," Biden said

Japan's health ministry to authorise use of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine

Japan's health ministry is set to authorize the use of Moderna's vaccine against coronavirus later this week

No diversion, Bharat Biotech Pune plant as per Bombay HC order: Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday dismissed the allegation that he has diverted a Bharat Biotech project of manufacturing Covid-19 vaccines to his home district Pune

Gujarat govt extends partial Covid lockdown in state for 3 more days

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Monday announced that a partial lockdown in the state will remain for the next three days

Over 130 people in Switzerland contract Covid after getting vaccinated

More than 130 people in Switzerland have contracted Covid after receiving both shots of the vaccine, with 12 cases being fatal, according to the latest data by the Federal Office of Public Health