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Centre to allow Covid vaccination at public, private workplaces from Apr 11

The government will allow Covid-19 vaccination at public and private workplaces having about 100 eligible beneficiaries from April 11 across states and Union territories

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Brazil deaths hit 4,000 for the first time

China helps Nepal resume vaccinations, Aegean islands aim to become first fully vaccinated area, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Covid leaving complex legacies that will need to be tackled: IMF official

The Covid-19 pandemic is leaving behind complex legacies that will need to be tackled, a top IMF official said on Wednesday

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah discharged from hospital

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah was on Wednesday discharged from a Srinagar hospital, where he was admitted last week as a precautionary measure after testing positive for Covid-19

Every Indian deserves safe life: Rahul Gandhi on Covid-19 vaccine access

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday batted for Covid-19 vaccine for all, saying every Indian "deserves the chance to a safe life"

Top private sector healthcare body urges scaling up Covid vaccination drive

Wants private diagnostics labs, home care providers as part of inoculation process; calls for setting up vaccination centres in RWAs, malls, schools, airports, and large companies with space and staff

Covid-19 vaccine stock in Mumbai about to get over: Mayor Kishori Pednekar

Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar claimed the metropolis, which is witnessing a surge in coronavirus cases, is running out of vaccine doses and demanded that the Centre step up supplies immediately

Karnataka administers over 5 million coronavirus vaccine: Health dept

Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, Karnataka has inoculated over 5 million people, said the Health Department on Wednesday

Punjab Covid surge: CM Amarinder sets 200,000 vaccine shots target a day

With coronavirus infections and fatalities rate due to it hitting 7.7 percent and 2 percent respectively last week in Punjab, CM Amarinder Singh set a vaccination target of 200,000 shots per day

BJP traders' outfit protests against Maha govt's coronavirus curbs

Several shopkeepers under the aegis of the BJP Vyapaari Aghadi staged protests in parts of Nagpur against Maharashtra government's directive to shut establishments selling non-essential commodities

Night curfew imposed in Delhi as people were organising parties: Jain

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said night curfew was imposed following reports that parties and social gatherings were being organised at a time when Covid-19 cases have surged

Tripura CM Biplab Deb tests positive for Covid-19, goes into self-isolation

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb Wednesday tested positive for Covid-19 and has self-isolated at home, he said in a tweet

New wave of Covid-19 spreading faster than last year: MD, LNJP Hospital

New wave of Covid-19 is spreading faster than last year, said Dr Suresh Kumar, Medical Director of Delhi's Lok Nayak Hospital on Wednesday, citing an increased number of patients admitted

Madhya Pradesh govt to procure Remdesivir injections for poor patients: CM

The MP government has decided to procure Remdesivir injections so that they could be provided free of cost for the treatment of poor critical Covid-19 patients, Chief Minister Chouhan said

No lockdown in Goa, move will disrupt economic activities: CM Sawant

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday reiterated that the coastal state will not go for a lockdown, as the move will disrupt the economic activities

We suspect new Covid strain, samples sent to NCDC: Maharashtra Health Min

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday hinted at the possibility of new strains of Covid-19 in the state as "some patients are showing behaviours other than routine ones."

With poor data on variants, India's Covid surge remains a mystery

India reported more than 115,000 new daily infections on Wednesday, taking its tally of cases to 12.8 million, behind Brazil and the US

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Chhattisgarh is latest pandemic red flag

Survey finds Indians aren't following coronavirus measures, why BCCI won't move IPL out of Mumbai, India's 'double mutant' Covid-19 variant detected in US-news relevant to India's war on Covid-19

Maharashtra: Aurangabad records 1,337 Covid-19 cases, 30 more deaths

With the addition of 1,337 fresh cases of COVID-19, the tally of infections in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district has reached 91,266, an official said.

DATA STORY: India sees biggest ever single-day Covid tally jump of 115,736

India has so far vaccinated 87,077,474 people. That is 680.20 per cent of its total caseload, and 6.263 per cent of its population