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Gap between two Covishield doses extended to 12-16 weeks, says govt

'Based on the available real-life evidences, particularly from UK, the COVID-19 Working Group agreed for increasing the dosing interval to 12-16 weeks,' says Union Health Ministry

Coronavirus LIVE: Kerala sees nearly 40,000 cases; 42,582 in Maharashtra

Coronavirus live updates: India recorded 362,727 fresh Covid-19 infections today, taking the caseload tally to 23,702,832. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Demand for more vaccines harms govt's pandemic response: Vardhan to states

Production capacity is being steadily ramped up and will touch 80 million doses by May 2021 and 90 million by June 2021, says Harsh Vardhan

Torrent Pharma inks pact with Eli Lilly for Covid drug Baricitinib in India

Under royalty-free, non-exclusive deal, Torrent can make and sell baricitinib in India along with the US firm's other license partners

Make GST zero for Covid-19 vaccines, drugs: Tamil Nadu CM tells PM Modi

Also, Stalin wanted the borrowing limit increased by one more per cent from the current three per cent of Gross State Domestic Product

Delhi govt urges Serum Institute to 'come to rescue' and provide Covishield

To this, the SII said they are doing their best to meet countrywide vaccine requirements.

Provide dry ration, facilitate transportation for migrants in NCR: SC

A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and M R Shah said the Centre may also issue instructions to the Ministry of Railways to take necessary and adequate measures to cater to the need of migrant workers

There are 10 states where Covid positivity rate is 25% or more: Govt

According to the government, the number of districts with week-on week rise in Covid-19 tests, yet decline in positivity rate has increased from 125 in April 22-28 to 338 between May 6 and 12

Facebook to roll out new campaign in India to fight Covid misinformation

The social networking giant has removed over 12 million pieces of "harmful" misinformation on COVID-19 globally from Instagram and its own platform

Delhi left with 2-3 days' vaccine stock for 45+, key workers: Atishi

AAP leader Atishi Thursday said Delhi is left with just two-three days' stock of coronavirus vaccines for those above 45, and key workers.

Any Covid vaccine that is approved by FDA, WHO can come to India, says Paul

Sputnik V is the third vaccine India has given go-ahead to after Covishield, developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca and Covaxin, the indigenous vaccine manufactured by Bharat Biotech

Centre, Bharat Biotech willing to invite other firms to produce Covaxin

However, Dr Paul stressed that Covaxin can only be produced in the Biosafety level 3 (BSL3) labs.

7.35 million job losses in April due to coronavirus second wave: CMIE

As the severe second wave of Covid-19 and the resultant lockdowns bring economic activities to a halt, India's job scenario worsened in April 2021.

Sputnik V vaccine could be available for use in India by next week: Govt

Centre says it has already procured 350 million vaccine doses for the ongoing vaccination drive and more than 2 billion vaccine doses will be manufactured in India between August and December

PM Modi to interact with DMs of 100 high Covid-19 caseload districts

This will be the first such interaction that the prime minister will have with top district-level administrative officers on the Covid-19 situation

Ethereum founder donates $1.14bn in cryptocurrency to Covid-hit India

Vitalik Buterin, the Russia-based co-founder of the world's second largest cryptocurrency Ethereum, has donated 500 coins and over 50 trillion SHIB meme coin worth around $1.14 billion to the India

Lilly signs 3 pacts to expand availability of baricitinib for Covid patient

Eli Lilly has issued additional royalty-free, non-exclusive voluntary licenses to Dr Reddy's Ltd, MSN Laboratories and Torrent Pharmaceuticals

'Survival is tough': SC asks govt to consider harsh realities of migrants

The top court also noted that it will pass order on facilitating transport of those who are willing to go back to their native places.

Priyanka Gandhi demands judicial probe into bodies floating in Ganga

Her remarks came amid reports of bodies floating in the Ganga in Ballia and other places of Uttar Pradesh as well as in Bihar

Court junks Kalra's bail plea in oxygen concentrators black marketing case

A Delhi Court Thursday dismissed the anticipatory bail application of Navneet Kalra in connection with allegedly black marketing oxygen concentrators