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Covid-19: Germany is putting the Britain back on a list of risk areas

Germany is putting the Britain back on a list of risk areas because of the emergence there of cases of a coronavirus variant first detected in India

Enact special law to uphold dignity, rights of dead: NHRC to Centre, states

The NHRC laid out a range of recommendations for protecting the dignity and the rights of the dead people in the wake of reports of alleged mishandling of bodies of Covid victims

Delhi Police probes distribution of Covid-19 meds, questions politicians

Delhi Police conducted an inquiry on the direction of the High Court regarding allegations against politicians across political parties on the alleged illegal distribution of Covid-19 medicines

DRDO to launch 2DG medicine for treating Covid-19 patients next week

The first batch of 10,000 doses of 2DG medicine for treating COVID-19 patients would be launched early next week, informed Defence Research and Development Organisation officials on Friday

Modi cautions about Covid's rapid rural spread, says don't ignore symptoms

Releases 8th installment of PM-KISAN including to over 0.7 million Bengal farmers; extends KCC renewal deadline

Covid-19: Dr Reddy's rolls out Sputnik V in India at Rs 995 per dose

The imported doses of the vaccine are priced at a maximum retail price of Rs 948 plus 5 percent GST per dose, with the possibility of a lower price point when local supply begins, says DRL

At Delhi hospitals, shortage and a long wait for Covid-19 vaccine

Private, state govt hospitals struggle; central govt hospitals seem to be doing better

SBI eyes over Rs 10K-crore credit pipeline for health infrastructure

Ashwani Bhatia, managing director, SBI, said the bank had held discussions with firms that needed funds for building hospital infrastructure

India would be reasonable in extending gap between Covishield shots: Fauci

'When you're in a difficult situation, as you are in India, you have to figure out ways to get as many people vaccinated as you quickly as you can do," Fauci said

Centre to give 19 mn Covid-19 doses to states in 2 weeks for free

Vaccine doses acquired through PM-CARES Fund and the GAVI Covax facility were received in full and already utilised

Covid-19 pandemic to be 'far more deadly' this year, says WHO chief

We're on track for the second year of this pandemic to be far more deadly than the first, he said

2 billion Covid-19 doses a long haul, but most will be covered by December

SII aims to make 50 million doses of Covovax (the Novavax vaccine) per month at its Pune plant

Mahindra 'walks the talk' with free Covid jabs for dealers' employees

Others including Tata Motors and Ford India are also doing their bit to support channel partners

A Velumani explains how Covid-19 testing failed us when we needed it most

The second wave has been far more explosive than anticipated, affecting over 300,000 people a day. The sheer volume of the requirement hit the industry like a tonne of bricks

Second Pfizer shot after 12 weeks produces more antibodies: Study

Extending 2nd dose interval increases the peak antibody response 3.5-fold

Covid ICU facility attached to LNJP to start operations Saturday: Kejriwal

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said a makeshift COVID-19 facility attached to the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital will start operations on Saturday with 250 ICU beds.

Covid-19 crisis: India draws lessons from Bangladesh's mask study

A study in Bangladesh's semi-rural and rural areas shows people can be convinced to keep their masks up

Covid LIVE: 39,923 cases in Maharashtra; BMC halts vaccination for 2 days

Coronavirus live updates: India recorded 343,144 fresh Covid-19 infections today, taking the caseload tally to 24 million. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Supply chains for the vaccine manufacturers must be kept open: Piyush Goyal

Goyal and Tai discussed measures to increase vaccine availability in an inclusive and equitable manner to fight the pandemic

Haryana records 164 fatalities, 10,608 fresh coronavirus infections

Haryana reported 164 Covid-19 related deaths, taking the toll to 6,402, while 10,608 fresh infections pushed the case count to 6,75,636