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Increase gap between two doses of Covishield to 4-8 weeks: Centre to states

It appears that that the protection from coronavirus is enhanced if the second dose of Covishield is administered between 6-8 weeks, the government said

A year after 'Janta Curfew': Pandemic updates and what has changed

This podcast tracks the developments before 'Janata Curfew, the key updates of the coronavirus pandemic and the vaccine impact in a simple manner. Listen to it

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Why some states have higher vaccine wastage?

Scientific concerns around vaccine passports, how the second wave is different from the first, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

DATA STORY: India's active Covid cases up by 25,559 in biggest daily net jump yet

India has so far vaccinated 45,065,998 people. That is 386.97 per cent of its total caseload, and 3.2427 per cent of its population

84% Covid-19 cases reported from five states in last 24 hours: Govt

Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh are reporting a surge in daily Covid-19 cases

Pak govt to cap prices of Russian, Chinese vaccines imported by pvt firms

Pakistani authorities have decided to cap the maximum retail price of the Russian and Chinese Covid-19 vaccines imported by private firms, amid a sharp increase in coronavirus cases in the country

India records 46,951 new Covid-19 cases in a day, highest so far this year

India saw 46,951new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, the highest so far this year, taking the nationwide tally to 11,646,081, according to the Union Health Ministry data

Nearly 75 million coronavirus vaccine doses administered across China

Nearly 75 million doses of the vaccine against the novel coronavirus have been administered across China, a spokesman for the National Health Commission said

Taiwan kicks off vaccination drive with AstraZeneca's shot against Covid

Health care workers received the first shots in Taiwan's Covid-19 vaccination drive, beginning a campaign that won't use supplies from China amid uneven distribution of the vaccines globally

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 123.1 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed 123.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.71 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Turkey reports 20,428 coronavirus cases, tally surpasses 3 million

Turkey on Sunday reported 20,428 new COVID-19 cases, including 965 symptomatic patients, as the total number of positive cases in the country reached 3,013,122, according to its health ministry

South Africa confirms sale of unused Indian AstraZeneca vaccines finalised

South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has confirmed the sale of one million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine received from the Serum Institute of India last month has been concluded

Top headlines: GAIL to begin asset monetisation; states cut vaccine wastage

From GAIL set to kick off asset monetisation in oil sector by end of 2021-22 to centre targetting global majors for semiconductor fabrication plants, here are top headlines this morning

States on overdrive to reduce vaccine wastage as Covid-19 cases rise

Experts say controlling spoilage with 10-dose vials may give vax drive a shot in the arm

6 cr Covid doses sent to 76 nations, 4.5 cr administered in India: Vardhan

More than 6 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been sent to 76 nations, while 4.5 crore doses have been administered to beneficiaries in the country till now, Union Health Minister said on Sunday

Is global turbulence likely?

The US Fed has learned from the "taper tantrum", and will carefully choreograph words and deeds in the coming years

Maharashtra sees over 30,000 new Covid cases, biggest single-day spike

With 99 new deaths, the total toll in the state swelled to 53,399

Some flyers with negative Covid reports found positive at Hyderabad airport

Confirming that such cases had been noticed, Union Health Ministry official Anuradha Medoju here said the information on positive cases was shared with state government officials

Karnataka CM Yediyurappa charts out bigger role for son Vijayendra in BJP

Ruling out fielding Vijayendra from Basavakalyan where assembly bypoll is due on April 17, Yediyurappa said his son would camp in Mysuru to strengthen the party base

Coronavirus LIVE: Mumbai sees 3,775 new cases, 10 deaths in last 24 hours

Coronavirus LIVE: Total number of Covid-19 cases in India has reached 11,598,710. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates