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BioNTech expects to manufacture up to 2.5 bn Covid vaccine doses this year

The two companies had previously spoken of being able to make 2 billion doses in 2021

DATA STORY: India's active Covid cases now over 53% of September 2020 peak level

India has so far vaccinated 61,113,354 people. That is 505.26 per cent of its total caseload, and 4.3965 per cent of its population

Covid situation going from bad to worse, whole nation at risk: Centre

Of the 11,064 genome samples sequenced, UK variant detected in 807, South African variant in 47 and Brazilian variant found in one, Union health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said

Five members of Indian boxing squad test positive for Covid-19 in Istanbul

They can return to India only if this test is negative

Punjab extends Covid curbs; schools, colleges to remain shut till April 10

All restrictions that are in place till March 31, will now remain in force till April 10

Coronavirus cases at IIM Ahmedabad rise to 70, say civic officials

In the last 210 days, the institute conducted 3,917 tests, both the rapid antigen and RT-PCR, for the detection of coronavirus

Delhi govt to review ICU beds' shortage in Covid facilities: Satyendar Jain

Jain's statement came amid reports that some private hospitals in Delhi were facing a shortage of ICU beds

Syrian President Bashar Assad, wife Asma recover from Covid-19 infection

Syria is witnessing a sharp increase in Covid-19 cases

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Is it OK to take painkillers after Covid shot?

Why poor communication from vaccine makers is cause for concern, Pune and Chennai to conduct a study on reinfections, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

PM Modi wishes Farooq Abdullah speedy recovery from coronavirus infection

Omar Abdullah, also a former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, informed people through Twitter about his father's diagnosis

Seven Covid vaccine candidates in clinical trials, says Harsh Vardhan

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said that seven more Covid-19 vaccine candidates are in stages of clinical trials

Four more deaths, 463 new Covid-19 cases in Telangana in past 24 hours

The bulletin said 364 patients recovered from the infection on March 29

Finland resumes use of AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine for people above 65 yrs

Finland has resumed the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, but only for people over the age of 65, as per the guidelines issued by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

CSIR suggests air surveillance in Parliament to detect Covid-19 prevalence

A presentation suggesting the setting up of sewage and air surveillance systems in Parliament to detect the prevalence of Covid-19 was made before Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday

Mumbai: BMC to make 2,269 Covid beds available in private hospitals

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will make an additional 2,269 covid beds available, including 360 ICUs, in private hospitals with immediate effect amid the rising coronavirus cases

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan takes second dose of coronavirus vaccine

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and his wife took the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine at the Delhi Heart andLung Institute on Tuesday

56,211 new Covid-19 cases, 271 fatalities in last 24 hours in India

India reported 56, 211 fresh Covid-19 cases and 271 related deaths in the last 24 hours, the union health ministry informed on Tuesday morning

Maharashtra: 3,144 new Covid-19 cases in Thane, 10 more deaths

With the addition o f3,144 new cases of coronavirus, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 312,705, an official said on Tuesday

Women's T20 team captain Harmanpreet Kaur tests positive for Covid-19

The Indian women's T20 team captain Harmanpreet Kaur has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 127 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed 127.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.79 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University