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Nearly 3 million Covid-19 vaccine doses given on Day 1 of Tika Utsav

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday.

Kumbh Mela: Thousands take dip in Ganga amid rising Covid cases

Thousands of saffron-clad seers and ash-smeared Nagas flouted Covid norms and converged at Har Ki Pairi for a holy dip in the Ganga

Steps being taken to increase number of Covid beds in Delhi hospitals: CM

Kejriwal said on Monday after a review meeting on the Covid-19 situation in the national capital.

Covid: Brazilian phase 3 study shows China's Sinovac jab has 50.7% efficacy

The study, which was posted online and hasn't yet been reviewed by independent scientists, showed the vaccine was more effective at protecting against dangerous infections

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Official admits low efficacy of China vaccines

Birth rates plummet worldwide, PM Johnson urges people to be wary of risks as England reopens, Online schools are here to stay, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

India Coronavirus Dispatch: 80% of security forces have received first shot

Benefits of a longer interval between vaccine doses, medical oxygen use doubles in five days in Gujarat, Silence on Kumbh shows religious bias-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Delhi, Maharashtra, 8 other states show steep rise in daily Covid-19 cases

The ten states collectively account for 83.02 per cent of the new infections in the daily Covid-19 cases, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday

Covid disruptions: Fuel consumption contracts for the first time in decades

The Covid-19 pandemic is now bringing out the real impact it had on demand compression and economic activity in various sectors

Odisha's coronavirus tally stands at 3,51,302 with 1,741 new cases in a day

Odisha's recorded two fresh fatalities, raising the state's coronavirus death toll to 1,928, a health official said

Karnataka CM Yediyurappa says lockdown could be imposed if need arises

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday said the state government could impose lockdown if the necessity arises

Coronavirus update: Bhutan vaccinates 93% of adults in just 16 days

When plotted on a graph, the curve of Bhutan's Covid-19 vaccination drive shoots upwards from the very first day, crossing Israel, United States, Bahrain and other countries

Covid-19: Shop in MP sealed for selling Remdesivir at price higher than MRP

A medical store here in Madhya Pradesh was sealed for allegedly selling Remdesivir injections at Rs 18,000 per vial, much higher than its MRP, an official said on Monday

Written to Centre to scale up Covid beds in its hospitals in Delhi: Jain

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Monday that the city government has written to the Centre to again scale-up Covid beds in its hospitals in the state

Covid-19 vaccines: France to extend interval between mRNA jabs by 2 weeks

France will extend the interval between the two doses of mRNA coronavirus vaccine by two more weeks to quickly inoculate more people amid surging infections, Health Minister Olivier Veran said

SC benches to sit an hour late from listed time as Covid-19 state worsens

Supreme Court benches would sit one hour late from their schedule time in the morning on Monday as many staffers have tested positive for coronavirus, sources said

Vaccine is need of country, everyone has right to safe life: Rahul Gandhi

Batting for coronavirus vaccine for all, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said it is the need of the country as everyone has the right to a safe life

3 jumbo hospitals to come up in Mumbai as coronavirus situation worsens

In view of a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases, the Maharashtra government has decided to set-up three jumbo field hospitals in Mumbai in the next five-six weeks

Containment operations sub-optimal in Maharashtra districts: Central teams

The Central teams deputed to Maharashtra to coordinate the response to the coronavirus pandemic have observed that containment operations were sub-optimal in Satara, Sangli and Aurangabad districts

Covid-19: India records highest single-day rise with 1,68,912 new cases

India hit a new coronavirus infection record with 1,68,912 new cases, the highest single-day rise so far, taking the total tally of cases to 1,35,27,717, according to the Union Health Ministry data

Arvind Kejriwal to hold meeting today to review Covid-19 situation in Delhi

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will review the Covid-19 situation in the national capital in a meeting on Monday noon, officials said