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Plan prepared to vaccinate all adults in 3 months: Delhi CM Kejriwal

Kejriwal announced on Thursday that a plan had been formulated to vaccinate all adults against coronavirus within the next three months.

Kerala's Covid tally past 1.5 mn after biggest 1-day spike of 38,607 cases

This included 110 health workers

Bharat Biotech reduces price of Covaxin for states to Rs 400 per dose

The move comes a day after Serum Institute of India reduced Covishield's price

Coronavirus: Ex-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh discharged from AIIMS

Singh was admitted after testing positive for Covid-19

Delhi LG seeks report on vaccination drive after GNCTD Act comes into force

The provisions of the Act came into effect from April 27

Coronavirus sends Modi govt from 'vocal for local' to relying on global aid

Despite being home to the world's largest vaccine industry, India's inoculation drive has suffered in recent weeks amid a shortage of key ingredients

Uttar Pradesh records highest single-day rise of 298 Covid deaths

Death toll rose to 12,241

No need for full lockdown on May 1, Tamil Nadu government tells HC

This comes a day ahead of counting of votes polled in the April 6 assembly elections

Health ministry releases guidelines for home isolation of mild Covid cases

The ministry advised against attempting to procure or administer Remdesivir injections at home

Banking is essential; allow vaccines for bankers on priority: ICICI Bank

ICICI Bank on Thursday said it is "much better" prepared to restrict the impact of the second coronavirus wave on its operations

Karnataka ministers to donate one year salary for Covid-19 relief work

The state has been seeing a surge in cases

Release Remdesivir seized by police for use in hospitals: HC to Delhi govt

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued directions to the deputy commissioner (DC) of the AAP government's revenue department

Coronavirus: Uttar Pradesh govt extends weekend lockdown to Mondays

All shops and establishments will now remain closed between Friday 8 pm and Tuesday 7 am

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Crypto relief fund may run into hurdles

No bar on procuring medical equipment from China, death rate rises in Mumbai even as daily cases plateau, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

PM Modi reviews Army's preparedness, initiatives in Covid management

Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday

India focusing on procuring oxygen-related equipment: Shringla

India is looking at getting around 550 oxygen generating plants, 4,000 oxygen concentrators and 10,000 oxygen cylinders from abroad: Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla

'India will need 500,000 ICU beds, 350,000 medical staff in next few weeks'

At present, India has 90,000 ICU beds and almost all are already occupied - when the second wave of the pandemic hasn't even reached its peak yet, says noted surgeon Dr Devi Prasad Shetty

Declare Covid-19 pandemic as national calamity: Maha CM to Centre

Uddhav Thackeray has asked the Centre to declare the COVID-19 pandemic as a "national calamity", Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said on Thursday.

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Germans denying Covid put under surveillance

New York to end curfew on bars and restaurants next month, Japan to allow vaccine rollouts without clinical trials, Europe pins hopes on vaccine campaigns--pandemic related news across the globe

Centre says over 10 mn Covid-19 vaccine doses still available with states

More than 10 million Covid-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and UTs and they will receive over 2 mn more doses within the next 3 days, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday