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Goa may make coronavirus negative certificate mandatory for visitors

Visitors to Goa may soon have to carry Covid-19 negative certificates or get themselves tested on arrival at the airport, said State Health Minister Vishwajit Rane

Top headlines: DFI to get access to RBI funding facility; MS to hike prices

From DFI set to get direct access to Reserve Bank of India's funding facilities to Delhi HC staying single judge's order restraining Future Retail-RIL deal, here are top headlines this morning

Global deaths from coronavirus rise for first time in 6 weeks: WHO

A top World Health Organisation expert on the coronavirus pandemic said the weekly global count of deaths from COVID-19 is rising again, a "worrying sign" after about six weeks of decline

Brazil economists call for tougher measures as coronavirus cases ramp up

Nearly 200 Brazilian economists, including former finance ministers and central bank presidents, have urged the government to speed up vaccination and adopt tougher restrictions to stop Covid spread

Coronavirus vaccine inequity 'catastrophic moral failure', says WHO

Michael Ryan, Executive Director of WHO Health Emergencies Program, said that the "inequitable" Covid-19 vaccine distribution was a "catastrophic moral failure" and a "failed opportunity"

Russian President Vladimir Putin to get coronavirus vaccine shot today

President Vladimir Putin said he will get a coronavirus vaccine shot on Tuesday, several months after widespread vaccination started in Russia

Increase Covishield dose interval to 4-8 weeks: Centre tells states

Protection enhanced if the second dose of Covishield is administered between 6-8 weeks, says Health Ministry

Over 4.72 cr coronavirus vaccine doses administered so far: Health Ministry

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 4.72 crore with 19,65,635 doses being given on Monday, the Union Health Ministry said. A total of 4,72,07,134vaccine doses have been given till 7 pm on Monday, according to a provisional report. These include 78,30,626 healthcare workers (HCWs) who have taken the first dose and 49,30,888HCWs who have taken the second dose, 81,72,121frontline workers (FLWs) who have received the first dose and 27,93,013FLWs who have taken the second dose. Besides 1,94,07,739beneficiaries aged above 60 years and 40,72,747 beneficiaries aged 45 to 60 with specific co-morbidities have been administered the first dose. "Total 19,65,635vaccine doses were given till 7 pm on Monday, the sixty-sixth day of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination. Out of which, 17,55,110 beneficiaries were vaccinated for first dose and 2,10,525HCWs and FLWs received second dose of vaccine," the ministry said, adding final reports would be ...

AstraZeneca US trial shows 79% efficacy against Covid-19 pandemic

Trial found no increased risk of blood clots

Hyderabad-based Virchow Biotech to produce up to 200 mn doses of Sputnik V

RDIF said full-scale commercial production would start after completing the transfer of technology in the second quarter

One year on

Ravages of last year's lockdown may still affect economy

Karnataka adds 1,445 fresh coronavirus infections; 10 fatalities

Death toll is at 12,444

119 armed forces personnel died of Covid-19 pandemic: Government

44,766 contracted the infection in the three services

'Second wave' of Covid infections impacting business normalization: Nomura

Coronavirus infections are rising in Maharashtra and other states

Coronavirus LIVE: Punjab reports 2,319 new Covid-19 positive cases in a day

Coronavirus live updates: Today marks a year since India went into a complete lockdown, starting with Janata curfew. Maharashtra has reported 30,535 fresh cases. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Goa mulls Covid-19 negative certificate for some states: Vishwajit Rane

Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Monday said he would be placing a proposal in front of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant

Kerala records 1,239 fresh coronavirus infections; 1,766 recoveries

Active cases in Kerala touched 24,081

Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan tests positive for coronavirus

The actor took to social media to let his followers know

AstraZeneca says US trial data shows Covid-19 vaccine 79% effective

AstraZeneca says advanced trial data from a US study on its Covid-19 vaccine shows it is 79 per cent effective

Daily coronavirus cases rising faster in Tier II cities, compounding worry

In Gujarat's Surat, daily infections have increased from 100 to 510 in the last fifteen days.