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Goa CM urges for greater engagement of people for Covid-19 vaccination

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant greeted people on the occasion of the National Vaccination Day and called for greater engagement of citizens of the coastal state towards immunisation against Covid

Covid worsened crisis, calls for relaxing sanctions on Syria: India in UNSC

India has told the UN Security Council that the humanitarian crisis, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, calls for relaxation of sanctions imposed on Syria

Maharashtra: Thane's Covid-19 count rises by 983, death toll jumps by 6

With the addition of 983 new cases of coronavirus, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 2,77,569

WHO's safety review of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine underway

WHO said that it was still conducting its safety review of the AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid-19 vaccine as more European countries have suspended the use of this jab

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 120 mn, death toll surge past 2.65 million

The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed the grim milestone of 120 million as the pandemic is still raging, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.65 million

More European nations including France, Germany halt AstraZeneca Covid vax

An additional number of European countries -- France Germany, Italy, Spain, Slovenia, Cyprus, Portugal -- have also suspended the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine over blood clot concerns

China donates vaccine doses to United Nations peacekeeping mission

China's UN ambassador says China is donating 300,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to UN peacekeepers, with priority given to those serving in Africa

Covid-19: Maldives approves China's Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use

The Covid-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinopharm has been approved for emergency use in the Maldives, the Maldives Food and Drug Administration (MFDA) announced at a press conference on Monday

Maharashtra govt warns shutting hotels, cinemas for violating Covid rules

With the surge in Covid cases, the Maharashtra government issued an order on Monday directing cinema halls/hotels/restaurants to follow COVID-related rules, and if found violating will remain closed

Facebook to label vaccine posts to combat Covid-19 misinformation

Facebook is adding informational labels to posts about vaccines as it expands efforts to counter Covid-19-related misinformation flourishing on its platforms

Best of BS Opinions: Tariff on solar power, Biden's mega stimulus, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Triumph for science

The speed record of Covid-19 vaccine launches is extraordinary

Germany, Italy, France hit pause on AstraZeneca amid safety fears

The moves by some of Europe's largest and most populous countries will deepen concerns about the slow rollout of vaccines in the region

Coronavirus LIVE: PM to interact with CMs on Covid situation on Wednesday

Coronavirus LIVE updates: Active cases in India have risen to 226,627. Stay tuned for corona-related news

15,051 new coronavirus cases in Maharashtra, 48 deaths

Maharashtra reported 15,051 new coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the state's caseload to 23,29,464, while 48 fatalities took the death toll to 52,909, the health department said. As many as 10,671 coronavirus patients were discharged, taking the rally of recoveries to 21,44,743. With 92,363 coronavirus tests conducted during the day, the total number of samples tested went up to 1,76,09,248. There are 1,30,547active cases in the state. The recovery rate is 92.07 per cent while the case fatality rate is 2.27 percent. Currently 6,23,121 people are in home quarantine and 6,114 in institutional quarantine. Mumbai city reported 1,713 new cases of infection, Pune city 1,122, Aurangabad city 657, Nagpur city 2,094, Nashik city 671. Weeklong lockdown started in Nagpur district. Mumbai division reported 3,047 new cases during the day, Nashik division reported 2,939, Pune division 2,486, Aurangabad division1,144, Akola division 1,390, Nagpur division 3,067, Latur division

Negligence towards Covid-19 norms behind rising cases: Vardhan

Vardhan on Monday said negligence towards Covid-19 appropriate behaviour is the main reason behind rising cases, adding that few states account for more than 80 per cent of the cases

No lockdown but restrictions to be made stricter: Maha health minister

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Monday said fresh lockdown is no answer to the rising COVID-19 cases in the state

BMC, cops book actress Gauhar Khan for flouting Covid norms

Mumbai Police have booked Bollywood actress and model Gauhar Khan for allegedly violating Covid-19 protocols after testing positive

Top headlines: AstraZeneca says vaccine safe, bank strike hits services

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Facebook to label vaccine posts to combat Covid-19 misinformation

Facebook is adding informational labels to posts about vaccines