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India Coronavirus Dispatch: No clarity on when Sputnik V will be deployed

Migraine, breathing issues could stay briefly after mild Covid, Karnataka mulls capping ambulance charges, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Maharashtra to divert 300,000 Covaxin doses to those above 45: Tope

State Health Minister said more than 500,000 people above 45 years are awaiting the second dose for the want of the vaccine

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Virus threatening Taiwan's status as safe haven

Southeast Asia's economies languish amid virus challenges, US FDA approves Pfizer vaccine for children aged 12-15, and other pandemic-related news across the world

Oxygen aplenty, but cylinders not reaching patients in time: Goa CM

Oxygen is aplenty in Goa's hospitals, but the shortage occurs only because the cylinders cannot reach the patients in time, says Chief Minister Pramod Sawant

Police should show restraint in enforcing Covid restrictions: Karnataka HM

Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said he has directed the police to exercise restraint while dealing with people and prefer other ways such as seizing vehicles of those who violated guidelines

Getting India vaccinated: Should governments target specific zones?

Districts with a higher rate of growth in cases than the national average have a lower rate of vaccination than districts with lower growth rate.

Biocon chief expresses concern over Covid-19 vaccine shortage

Biocon Executive Chairman Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has expressed concern over shortage of Covid-19 vaccines and sought better transparency from the government.

Over 139,000 people vaccinated in Delhi on Monday: Sisodia

Over 139,000 people were vaccinated in Delhi on Monday, of which nearly 46 per cent belonged to the 18-44 age group, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Tuesday.

Covid-19: Rahul Gandhi urges people to provide helping hand to needy

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday urged people to provide a helping hand to the needy in these distressing times of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Oxygen Express with 120MT of LMO reaches Bengaluru

Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that Oxygen Express with six containers of medical oxygen has arrived in the Karnataka capital from Jharkhand to provide relief.

Uttarakhand wants to import vaccines, says it needs 100,000 doses daily

Amid rising cases of Covid-19, Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Om Prakash on Monday said the state needs 100,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine per day.

Twitter donates $ 15 million to three NGOs to help India battle Covid-19

Amid India's battle against Covid-19, Microblogging giant Twitter has donated $15 million to help address the record surge in infections due to the second wave of the deadly virus.

Give India resources to make vaccines, says Fauci

Antony Fauci, the top US expert on Covid-19, has called on countries to provide India with resources to make its own vaccines or donate vaccines.

Thane sees 1,495 new Covid-19 cases, 55 deaths

With the addition of 1,495 fresh coronavirus positive cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra mounted to 4,90,274, an official said on Tuesday.

'Other diseases can spread': Docs warn against using cow dung to cure Covid

Some believers in Gujarat have been going to cow shelters once a week to cover bodies in cow dung and urine.

11 patients die in Tirupati's Ruia hospital due to low pressure oxygen

As many as 11 patients, who were on ventilator support, died due to low pressure in medical oxygen supply at Ruia Government Hospital in Tirupati on Monday, Chittoor District Collector M Harinarayan

Regular ivermectin use may cut risk of contracting Covid-19, claims study

According to a review of available data by researcher, the medicine can help end the pandemic

Haryana to provide Rs 5,000 to BPL families as Covid relief, says Anil Vij

Haryana Government will provide Rs 5,000 to the families below the poverty line (BPL) in the state as their livelihood has been affected during the Covid pandemic, said State Home Minister Anil Vij

Twitter donates USD 15 mn for Covid relief in India to battle second wave

Microblogging giant Twitter has donated USD 15 million to help address the Covid-19 crisis in India which is battling the unprecedented second wave of the deadly pandemic

Delhi govt ordered 13.4 mn Covid jabs but only got 0.35 mn in May: Sisodia

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday said the Delhi Government had ordered 13.4 million doses of Covid vaccines in May but the Centre cleared only 0.35 million doses against it