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CM Kejriwal to review Covid-19 situation in Delhi as weeken curfew begins

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday will hold a meeting to review the COVID-19 situation as the national capital has been witnessing an exponential rise in coronavirus cases

Keep Kumbh participation symbolic, urges PM Modi amid massive Covid surge

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday the ongoing Kumbh in Haridwar should now have symbolic participation due to the Covid-19 crisis

J-K: Srinagar's S.M.H.S. hospital shuts OPDs after Covid-19 surge

Following the alarming surge in Covid-19 cases in the city, Srinagar's main hospital, S.M.H.S. hospital decided to close its out patients departments (OPDs) from Saturday onwards

No weekend lockdown in Haryana, says govt amid unabated Covid-19 surge

Amid the rising Covid-19 cases in Haryana, the state government has clarified that there would be no weekend lockdown

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 139.6 mn, death toll surge past 2.99 million

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 139.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.99 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

India has a double mutant Coronavirus variant. Should we be worried?

The new variant, which has a so-called double mutation, is thought to be fueling India's deadlier new wave of infections that has made it the world's second worst-hit country, surpassing Brazil

Canada's Covid-19 cases surpass 1.1 million, death toll reaches 22,532

Canada's cumulative Covid-19 cases surpassed 1,100,000 as of Friday, with the total hitting 1,103,067, including 22,532 deaths, according to CTV

Covid-19 Tests mandatory in Kathua for people entering Jammu & Kashmir

Amid the surge in the Covid-19 cases across the nation, the Kathua administration is conducting Covid-19 tests for the people entering Jammu and Kashmir at the Lakhanpur area in Kathua district

Covid-19: Uttarakhand govt restricts entry of people in state secretariat

Amid the rise in Covid-19 cases in the state, the Uttarakhand government has restricted the entry of people in the state secretariat

10 Senators ask Biden to back India's proposal to get TRIPS waiver at WTO

The proposal seeks to temporarily lift certain intellectual property barriers and allow countries to locally manufacture Covid-19 diagnostics and vaccines

Germany: Angela Merkel receives first jab of AstraZeneca Covid vaccine

German Chancellor Angela Merkel received on Friday her first dose of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, she announced via government spokesman Steffen Seibert on Twitter

Covid-19 vaccine out of stock in Andhra Pradesh, CM writes to PM Modi

On Friday, only about 4,300 doses of the coronavirus vaccine could be administered, the lowest in a day so far, before the stocks dried up

Covid-19: Chhattisgarh govt orders 90,000 Remdesivir injections

The Chhattisgarh government on Friday said that it has ordered 90,000 Remdesivir injections out of which 2,000 injections will be received within two days

Global coronavirus infection rate approaching highest, says WHO

The number of new Covid-19 cases per week worldwide has nearly doubled over the past two months, approaching the highest infection rate seen so far during the pandemic, the WHO said

From Sputnik V to Moderna, here's a snapshot of Covid-19 vaccines

Of this list, Sputnik V is already approved in India and Sinovac is unlikely to come in as it does not meet the aforementioned criteria

Adar Poonawalla urges US Prez to lift ban on export of vaccine raw material

Poonawalla had said earlier that US curbs were hampering scale-up of Novavax vaccine at Pune. Serum has collaborated with Novavax of US to make its vaccine here and supply to Covax at $3 a shot

Govt push to step up Covid-19 vaccine output 10 times by September

Bharat Biotech and 3 PSEs to ramp up Covaxin production capacity

Covid-19 vaccination: Too early to say if booster dose needed, say experts

Pfizer CEO has said a 3rd booster shot likely within a year of vaccination

Trains now running at 69% of pre-Covid levels: Railway Board Chairman

This inching up of rail utilisation is due to rising demand with many passengers going back to their home towns to avoid extended lockdowns because of the resurgent pandemic

Coronavirus: Sunday lockdown in UP, Rs 1,000 fine for not wearing mask

Those caught without masks will have to pay 10 times the fine amount if caught again.