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Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde tests Covid positive for second time

Maharashtra Social Justice Minister Dhananjay Munde on Tuesday informed that he has again tested positive for Covid-19. The NCP leader had detected positive for the virus last year in June as well

Hungary approves China's CanSino coronavirus vaccine for emergency use

Hungary has granted China's CanSino vaccine emergency use authorisation, making it the second China-developed Covid-19 vaccine approved in the European country

Top headlines: All above 45 years to get Covid vaccine; 1 year of lockdown

From all above 45 years of age set to get Covid-19 vaccine from April 1 to a year of Covid induced lockdown, here are top headlines this morning

China hands over second batch of its coronavirus vaccines to Egypt

China handed over the second batch of Covid-19 vaccine donation to Egypt

Russian President Vladimir Putin gets vaccinated against coronavirus

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Sputnik that "Putin has been vaccinated against coronavirus. He is feeling well. Tomorrow he has a full working day"

Oil extends losses in post-settlement trade on oversupply worries

Oil prices plunged about 6% on Tuesday, falling even lower in post-settlement trade, as concerns over new pandemic curbs and slow vaccine rollouts in Europe added to oversupply uneasiness

Supply slipping, Centre to speed up Covid-19 vaccine delivery to states

Vaccine makers asked to send more doses to central government on priority

Building back worse

The UK urgently needs a dynamic, entrepreneurial mission-setting state to confront the triple crisis of Covid-19, rising inequality, and climate change

A year since India screeched to a halt, Covid-19 makes a comeback

Maharashtra recently recorded its highest single-day increase in fresh cases

All above 45 years of age to get Covid-19 vaccine from April 1: Govt

So far, only those above 45 who had certain co-morbidities were allowed to take the vaccine after producing a letter from a registered doctor

AstraZeneca to issue trial update after US agency questions 'outdated' data

AstraZeneca said it had reviewed the preliminary assessment of the primary analysis and found it to be consistent with the interim report

Increase RT-PCR tests, speed up Covid-19 vaccination: Govt to states

The states and UTs, where the proportion of RT-PCR tests is less, should increase it to reach the prescribed level of 70% or more

Reputation of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine marred by missteps

AstraZeneca's release Monday of encouraging data about its coronavirus vaccine from its U.S. trial raised hopes that the drug company could put a troubled rollout behind it.

Serum Institute seeks govt nod to give 5 million vaccine doses to UK

It has, however, assured India that its own anti-coronavirus vaccination programme will not be disturbed because of this supply

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra sees 28,699 new Covid cases in past 24 hours

Coronavirus live updates: Delhi has recorded as many as 888 fresh coronavirus cases, Nagpur 3,596. Stay tuned for corona-related news

China's Sinovac says its vaccine is safe for children as young as 3

Sinovac said its COVID-19 vaccine is safe in children ages 3-17, based on preliminary data, and it has submitted the data to Chinese drug regulators.

Telangana shuts schools, citing concern over spike in Covid infections

Concerned over the spike in Covid-19 cases, the Telangana government on Tuesday announced that it is temporarily shutting down the schools from Wednesday.

Documentary on development of Covid vaccines coming to Discovery Plus

"The Vaccine: Conquering COVID", a documentary providing insight into vaccines created to conquer the coronavirus pandemic, is slated to arrive on the streaming platform Discovery Plus. The special goes behind the scenes of the race for a COVID-19 vaccine and features interviews with the world's leading doctors involved including Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Dr Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health; and Dr John Mascola of the National Institutes of Health. According to a press release from the makers, the documentary will include firsthand accounts from those at the forefront of the pandemic as well as from leaders such Colorado Governor Jared Polis who details the strategy behind successfully rolling out and distributing the vaccines to the masses and the hurdles leaders are facing along the way. Nancy Daniels, Chief Brand Officer, Discovery & Factual, described the documentary as a "deep-dive" ..

No shortage of Covid vaccine in state, says Karnataka Health Minister

Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Tuesday said there was no shortage of COVID vaccine in the state.

Most Indian CEOs to wait till 50% vaccinations before opening offices

Only 45 per cent of their global peers will do so, according to a survey