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Covid-19: Five states account for over 78 per cent of new cases

Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu continue to report a surge in daily cases

AstraZeneca: No evidence of high blood clot risk from vaccine

Several European countries have suspended the use of the vaccine

India Coronavirus Dispatch: WHO not in favour of mandatory vaccine passport

Hyderabad firm to produce vaccine shots with US funding, study finds horse antisera may be effective against Covid, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Best of BS Opinion: No space for SPACs, NSE trading outage, and more

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

Have instructed team to discuss night curfew, says CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Amid rising COVID-19 cases, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday informed that the Madhya Pradesh government has instructed the team to discuss night curfew

DATA STORY: India sees biggest single-day Covid tally surge since Dec 16

India has so far vaccinated 29,908,038 people. That is 262.69 per cent of its total caseload, and 2.1524 per cent of its population

Just 111 FB users spreading half of major coronavirus vaccine doubts

The findings showed that just 10 out of the 638 population segments contained 50 per cent of all vaccine hesitancy content on the platform

India records 26,291 new Covid-19 cases, highest single-day rise in 85 days

India recorded 26,291 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, its highest single-day spike in 85 days, taking the country's infection tally to 1,13,85,339, according to Union health ministry data

Coronavirus pandemic continues to deepen health disparities in US

African-Americans were 2.9 times more likely than non-Hispanic white people to be hospitalised and 1.9 times more likely to die from Covid-19

No doubt there'll be further Covid wave in UK, says chief statistician

The UK's chief national statistician said he has "no doubt" that there will be a further wave of Covid-19 infections in the country in autumn

Mexico's president Lopez Obrador knocks US over coronavirus vaccines

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador took a dig at the US government Sunday, saying the United States has not helped Mexico with coronavirus vaccines

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 119.8 mn, death toll over 2.65 million

The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 119.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.65 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

France records 26,343 Covid infections in past 24 hours, tally at 4,071,662

The data showed that some 5,072,244 people in France have received the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine

Pakistan's Punjab records highest Covid cases since June 2020 amid surge

As the third wave of Covid intensifies in Pakistan, the Punjab province on Sunday reported over 1,600 coronavirus cases for the first time since June 2020

Netherlands halts use of AstraZeneca vaccine amid blood clotting concerns

The Dutch authorities are halting the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine against the coronavirus amid concerns over recent blood clotting incidents

Research team locates 24 unknown bat coronaviruses in southwestern China

During the search for the origin of the novel coronavirus, a team of scientists have found 24 previously unknown bat coronaviruses, with four of them related to the strain that causes Covid-19

Haryana: Health dept to hold massive coronavirus vaccination drive today

To ensure substantial reach of the COVID-19 vaccine, the health department of Haryana has decided to hold a massive vaccination drive on Monday.As per the state government's statement, the health department has coordinated with the ASHA workers and Aanganwadi workers, other than officers of the department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Urban Local Bodies (ULB) and Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) for the drive so as to motivate the beneficiaries above 60 years and those with co-morbidities falling within the age group of 45 years to 60 years." The main objective of the Department is to ensure maximum reach of the Covi-19 vaccine as it will contain the further spread of the highly contagious COVID-19 virus," said Rajeev Arora, Additional Chief Secretary Health, Haryana.Elaborating Arora said that Haryana has one ASHA worker and Aanganwadi worker for every 200 households."Thus, these ASHA workers and Aanganwadi workers will be moving from door-to-door to motivate the beneficiaries

Indonesia reports 4,714 new Covid-19 cases, 97 new deaths in 24 hours

Indonesia's Health Ministry on Sunday reported 4,714 new confirmed cases of Covid-19, bringing the country's total tally to 1,419,455

Anthony Fauci: Donald Trump should urge his followers to get vaccinated

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday he wishes former President Donald Trump would use his popularity among Republicans to persuade more of his followers to get the COVID-19 vaccine

Price talks on Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine yet to kick off

Rs 150/dose not ceiling price; cost to be fixed individually