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Covid-19 vaccines shortage hits inoculation drive in Mumbai: Details here

Several vaccination centres across Mumbai, including a jumbo Covid-19 facility in business district BKC, suspended inoculation on Friday morning due to a shortage of doses, BMC sources said

Covid-19 patient in Japan gets lung tissue transplant from living donors

Doctors in Japan announced Thursday they have successfully performed the world's first transplant of lung tissue from living donors to a patient with severe lung damage from Covid-19

Vaccines shortage: Rajesh Tope contests Centre's vaccine wastage claim

Maharashtra Health Minister on Friday rejected the Centre's claim that more than five lakh vaccine doses were wasted in the state, the worst hit by Covid-19 in the country

Goa to launch 'Tika Utsav' to maximise Covid-19 vaccination: Pramod Sawant

The Goa government will launch 'Tika Utsav', a grassroots drive to maximise coverage of the Covid-19 vaccine for people above 45 years, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Friday

Irresponsible of CBSE to force students to take exams: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday demanded that the exams be either cancelled or rescheduled in view of the Covid-19 situation in the country

India records highest single-day coronavirus cases spike of over 131,968

India registered a record single-day spike of 1,31,968 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, pushing its infection tally to 1,30,60,542, while the death toll rose to1,67,642 with 780 more fatalities in a day

COVAX to deliver doses to nations despite reduced supply availability: WHO

The COVAX vaccine facility expects to deliver COVID-19 doses to all participating economies that have requested it in the first half of the year despite reduced supply, according to the WHO

Covid-19: Man caught with 12 vials of Remdesivir injections in Mumbai

A 22-year-man was caught with a dozen vials of Remdesivir, a key medicine in treatment of coronavirus, said police on Friday

Election fever? States holding elections slow down Covid-19 testing

Most states have either pulled back on testing or not increased it enough to account for rising infections. Kerala reduced its daily testing by a fifth

China's bid to ramp up Covid vaccinations hindered by supply shortages

China has also offered vaccines to the International Olympics Committee for the upcoming Tokyo Games, while carrying out discussions with European countries looking for supply

Global coronavirus caseload tops 133.7 mn: Johns Hopkins University

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 133.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.90 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Covid-19 surge: Brazil top court orders probe of Bolsonaro's pandemic steps

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ordered the Senate to investigate the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis that seem to further strain tensions between President and the judiciary

Coronavirus pandemic: Germany accelerates Covid-19 vaccination drive

Germany's health care personnel administered over 650,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses on Wednesday, almost 300,000 more than a day earlier, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said

Covid surge: PMO's top priority is to prevent reverse migration of workers

With sudden surge in Covid-19 cases in India, preventing another reverse migration of workers, particularly from key industrial areas, seems to be the top most priority of the Prime Minister's Office

EU on track for herd immunity from Covid-19 by mid-July: Vaccine chief

The European Union is on track for herd immunity by mid-July, the EU's vaccine chief Thierry Breton has said

Covid-19: IMF policy panel endorses $650 billion increase in resources

IMF has authorised a $650 billion expansion of the 190-nation lending institution's resources with the aim of providing more support for vulnerable countries as they battle the coronavirus pandemic

'India's Covid-19 case fatality is not lower than of other countries'

Ramanan Laxminarayan, founder and director of the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy says that the myth that India has low Covid fatality rate has led to people not taking it seriously

Covid-19: Tourists coming to Kashmir by road will undergo coronavirus tests

All travellers coming to Kashmir by road shall undergo coronavirus tests in Kulgam district, an official said on Thursday

Ensure compliance of Covid-19 guidelines in Rajasthan: Gehlot to officials

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday directed officials to ensure strict compliance of Covid-19 guidelines to contain the spread of the pandemic in the state, an official statement said

Delhi Covid-19 update: Journalists exempted from night curfew e-pass rule

The DDMA, in a "partial modification" of its earlier order, on Thursday exempted mediapersons from the need to carry e-passes during night curfew hours