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AstraZeneca confirms its Covid vaccine is strongly effective after US rift

AstraZeneca insisted its Covid-19 vaccine is strongly effective even after counting additional illnesses in its disputed US study, the latest in an extraordinary public rift with American officials

Hong Kong coronavirus vaccination drive struggles to gain public trust

Hong Kong's sudden suspension of a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech is another blow to a vaccination program already struggling against a wall of public distrust

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 124.6 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed 124.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.74 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Andhra to intensify Covid-19 vaccination drive in urban areas from March 29

Taking stock of the vaccination drive preparedness, AP Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy directed the health officials to intensify the Covid-19 vaccination drive in urban areas from March 28

Zimbabwe's president gets first shot of China's Sinovac coronavirus vaccine

Zimbabwe's president has received his first shot of the Chinese Sinovac vaccine, a move the government hopes will encourage more people to seek the Chinese vaccines

Swiggy announces Covid-19 vaccine cover for 200,000 delivery partners

Swiggy, the on-demand delivery platform on Wednesday announced that it will vaccinate over 2,00,000 delivery partners against Covid-19

Increase vaccine supply

Govt must fast-track approval process, fix distribution issues

India delays big exports of AstraZeneca vaccine as Covid-19 cases surge

India is, however, not officially banning Covid-19 vaccine exports. "This is a temporary move until the supply situation stabilises in the country," said a person close to the development

European Union to tighten curbs on Covid-19 vaccine export: Report

The proposal comes as the bloc struggles to turn around its sluggish inoculation campaign

Adar Poonawalla rents London mansion for $69,000 a week, says report

The mansion is one of the largest residences in the neighborhood and measures about 25,000 square feet (2,322 square meters), the equivalent of about 24 average English homes

88% of Covid-19 deaths in India in age group of 45 years and above: Centre

The health ministry has asked states like Punjab to ramp up vaccination facilities

New 'double mutant' strain of Covid-19 detected in India: Health Ministry

The double mutant strain is a combination of two variants - E484Q and L452R - both of which have been present in India for the past few months separately

Covaxin manufacturing may get a booster shot as demand for vaccines grows

Bharat Biotech also has another site at Bengaluru that is currently making vaccines other than Covaxin

A year since lockdown, Maha, Mumbai set new record highs of Covid-19 cases

Mumbai recorded 5,185 new cases - up from the previous high of 3,779 (March 21), and the caseload has shot up to 374,611 now - the highest in the country.

Gujarat reports 1,790 new Covid-19 cases, highest one-day rise

Gujarat recorded 1,790 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, its highest one-day rise since the pandemic began, the state health department said. It took the caseload to 2,92,169, while eight deaths pushed the toll to 4,466, it said. Two deaths each were reported in Ahmedabad and Surat and one each in Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Rajkot and Vadodara. With 1,277 patients getting discharged, the number of recovered cases rose to 2,78,880. The state's recovery rate now stands at 95.45 per cent. There are 8,823 active patients, 79 of them on ventilators. While the number of cases has surged, symptoms in most cases are mild which is reflected by relatively less consumption of medical oxygen, the health department noted. From 241 cubic ton oxygen being consumed in hospitals during November, currently 91 cubic ton is being consumed per day, it said. Surat district reported the highest 582 coronavirus cases during the day, followed by Ahmedabad with 514 cases, Vadodara 165, Rajkot

New double mutant variant of Covid, 3 variants of concern found: Govt

A new "double mutant variant" of SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in Delhi, Maharashtra and some other places in addition to the three "variants of concern" that have been found in at least 18 states, UTs

India delays big exports of AstraZeneca shot as infections surge: Report

COVAX has a deal to buy 1.1 billion doses of the AstraZeneca and Novavax shots that the SII is making in bulk, mainly for low- and middle-income countries.

Covid LIVE: Maharashtra posts biggest single-day spike of 31,885 new cases

Coronavirus live updates: Centre has decided to open up vaccination drive for all above 45 yrs of age from April 1. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Haryana bans public celebrations on Holi as coronavirus cases swell

The Haryana government on Wednesday banned public celebrations of upcoming Holi festival

Rate of increase in coronavirus cases tripled in Maha in over one month

The rate of increase in coronavirus cases in Maharashtra between February 14 to March 23 was three times that recorded in the previous four months, data shows