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NTAGI panel recommends Covovax in vaccination drive for 12-17 age group

India's drug regulator had approved Covovax for restricted use in emergency situations in adults on December 28 last year

Pandemic not over, US unlikely to eliminate Covid: Anthony Fauci

Health officials are instead hoping to get out of what he called the "acute pandemic phase" and reach a point where the virus can be controlled, Fauci said

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AstraZeneca says its Covid shot still has role despite global glut

AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine still has a role to play in the fight against the pandemic, even as sales slow and the company charges more in some places, CEO Pascal Soriot said

Global Covid caseload tops 512.2 million, death toll crosses 6.23 million

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 81,249,259 and 993,156, respectively, according to the CSSE

Malaysia reports 2,935 new COVID-19 infections

Malaysia logged 2,935 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Thursday, bringing the total case to 4,443,318, according to the Health Ministry

Covid-19: Tamil Nadu opts for door-to-door campaign to beat vax reluctance

Tamil Nadu state government is of the view that instead of forcing people to get vaccinated or giving anyone sops, it will now focus on creating awareness.

Bulgaria lifts Covid restrictions for all foreign tourists from May 1

According to the ministry, as for now all arriving foreign citizens must have an EU certificate of vaccination or a document proving that they had been earlier infected with Covid-19

Govt agency expects Nepal's economy to grow by 5.84% in current FY22

Amid the pandemic, Nepal's economy contracted by 2.37 per cent in 2019-20, and grew by 4.25 per cent in 2020-21, according to official figures

Covid-19 pandemic: 580 fresh cases in Haryana; 473 from Gurugram alone

Besides Gurugram, another NCR district Faridabad recorded 65 new coronavirus cases, according to the Haryana health department's daily bulletin

Covid-19 pandemic: Tamil Nadu logs 73 new infections, zero fatalities

Recoveries reached 34,15,316 with 32 more people getting discharged in the last 24 hours, leaving 488 active infections, a bulletin said

Covid-19 pandemic: Madhya Pradesh logs 29 new cases; active tally at 95

11,75,99,885 Covid vaccine doses have been administered so far in the state

Mumbai's daily Covid-19 count again dips below 100; no new death

The city's positivity rate, or cases detected per 100 tests, was 0.011 per cent

With roughly 11,000 cases in a day, Taiwan faces largest Covid outbreak yet

In April, the island's central authorities announced that they would no longer maintain a zero-Covid policy like the Chinese government's in which they would centrally quarantine positive cases

Global Coronavirus caseload tops 511.5 mn, deaths over 6.22 mn

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 81,189,357 and 992,722, respectively, according to Johns Hopkins University

Gap between 2nd Covid jab, booster to be reduced to 6 months: Report

The government is likely to soon reduce the gap between the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and the precaution dose from the current nine months to six months, official sources said

Covid vaccination of eligible children a priority, PM Modi tells CMs

Special campaigns needed in schools; parents worried about increased number of cases

Madhya Pradesh sees 15 new Covid cases, zero fatalities in last 24 hours

The count of recoveries reached 10,30,533 after seven patients were discharged from hospitals

Traders' associations across Delhi resume Covid-19 protocols as cases surge

The New Delhi Traders Association (NDTA) has said it is ensuring that all necessary precautions are followed in the markets and have urged all its members to take booster doses

Countries with less Covid restrictions had better mental health outcomes

Countries that attempted to control transmission with stricter restrictions had worse mental health outcomes than those which did not, according The Lancet Public Health journal.