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Data story: India logs 8,822 new Covid-19 cases, death toll at 524,792

India has added 55,235 cases in the past 7 days

Data story: India logs 6,594 new Covid cases, active tally over 50,000-mark

India's active cases tally stands at 50,548

Pfizer's Covid vaccine safe and effective for kids under 5: US FDA

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that kid-sized doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine appear to be safe and effective for children under 5-years-old

At WTO MC12, India bats for test and treat strategy under TRIPS waiver

Twenty months ago, India and South Africa had urged WTO member nations to agree to temporarily waive some sections of TRIPS to ramp up production of vaccines, and diagnostics to combat Covid

Corbevax gets approval as heterogenous vax, but isn't listed on CoWin

Company had issued a press release on June 4 where it said DCGI has approved Corbevax as a heterologous Covid booster dose to individuals aged 18 and above after 6 months of primary vaccination

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau tests positive for Covid-19 for second time

"I've tested positive for Covid-19. I'll be following public health guidelines and isolating. I feel okay, but that's because I got my shots," the Canadian PM tweeted.

Sanofi, GSK say Covid booster shot works better against Omicron variant

The companies point to the risk of new variants and waning immunity that could lead to an increase in demand for additional booster shots in some populations.

Covid-19 peaks to be new normal; masks, boosters imperative, say experts

The recent surge in Covid-19 cases in the country is part of the new normal as the virus continues to mutate, experts said on Monday and added that use of masks and booster doses are necessary

Tamil Nadu vaccinates 1.38 mn people in 30th mega vaccine drive

In a mega vaccination drive against Covid-19, Tamil Nadu Health department has inoculated 1.38 mn people, according to the state government data

Data story: India logs 8,084 new Covid cases; active tally at 47,995

India has added 48,766 cases in the past 7 days

Hundreds of millions of Covid vaccines in India to expire in September

Covaxin has a shelf life of 12 months, while Covishield, the vaccine that accounted for nearly 80% of India's vaccinations, has a shelf life of nine months

Statsguru: Six charts show Covid-19 concerns rising again in India

Even as cases in the country rise, the pace of vaccination is falling

India has 'strong protective shield' of Covid vaccination: Mandaviya

As per the data, as of 7 a.m. on June 12, India had administered 1,95,07,08,541 total doses of the Covid-19 vaccine overall

Data story: India logs 8,329 Covid cases, active tally crosses 40,000-mark

India has added 40,888 Covid cases in the past 7 days

Passenger vehicle wholesales jump over two-fold to 2,51,052 units in May

Passenger vehicle dispatches to dealers in India rose over two-fold last month on a low base of Covid-19-hit May last year. As per the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), passenger vehicle wholesales rose to 2,51,052 units last month as compared to 88,045 units in May 2021. The two-wheeler sales rose to 12,53,187 units in May as compared to 3,54,824 units in the year-ago period. Similarly, total three-wheeler dispatches stood at 28,542 units last month as against 1,262 units in May 2021. Overall sales of PVs, two-wheelers and three-wheelers rose to 15,32,809 units in May. The same stood at 4,44,131 units in the preceding year. "Sales of two-wheelers and three-wheelers continue to remain sluggish in the month of May 2022, as they are even below of what it was 9 years and 14 years ago, respectively," SIAM Director General Rajesh Menon said. Similarly, sales of passenger vehicle segment are also still below 2018 level, he added. "Recent Government interventions woul

Gujarat sees 143 Covid cases, first death since May 7; active tally now 608

Ahmedabad reported 86 cases, followed by 18 in Vadodara, 10 each in Gandhinagar and Surat and eight in Rajkot, among other districts

Delhi reports 655 new Covid cases, 2 more deaths; positivity rate at 3.11%

This is the second consecutive day when daily cases are in excess of 600 and a positivity rate of over 3 per cent have been reported

Modi changed India's politics from that of dynasties, to development: Nadda

Nadda recounted how important vaccines like that against polio and encephalitis "took decades to come to India" but now under leadership of PM Modi, country "developed" 2 Covid vaccines within a year

Biden to debut at G7 with vaccines, economy and China in focus

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is keen to build ties with Biden, who did not support Brexit

From vaccines to climate, G7 hopes to show the West is not over yet

The coronavirus ravaged the United States and Europe and climate change has challenged the assumptions of many of its economic models