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With over 2 million, India records highest single-day Covid-19 vaccinations

India on Friday recorded the highest number of vaccinations administered in a single day

Two fatalities, 216 fresh Covid-19 infections in Telangana

The death toll rose to 1,652 with two more fatalities

Industrialist Ratan Tata takes first shot of Covid-19 vaccine

Tata on Saturday hoped everyone can be immunised and protected soon from the coronavirus pandemic

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Short dose gap retained despite contrarian data

How concerned should the nation be about Covid variants, study shows high fatality risk after surgery done within 6 weeks of testing positive, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Maharashtra: Complete lockdown gets imposed in Aurangabad on weekends

Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases in the state, the district administration of Aurangabad on Saturday decided to impose lockdown on weekends until further orders

Antibodies from Covid vaccine less effective against some variants: Study

Antibodies raised by some Covid-19 vaccines are less effective at neutralising new, circulating variants of the novel coronavirus such as the ones first reported in the UK, South Africa and Brazil

Ratan Tata gets his first shot of Covid-19 vaccine, says it was 'painless'

Tata Group's Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata on Saturday took his first dose of Covid-19 vaccination.

20 lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses administered on Friday, highest so far: Govt

As many as 16,39,663 beneficiaries were vaccinated for the first dose -- healthcare workers (HCWs) and frontline workers (FLWs) -- and 4,13,874 such people received the second shot

Covid-19: Night curfew likely in Bhopal, Indore, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that night curfew might be imposed in Bhopal and Indore from Sunday or Monday in view of spurt in coronavirus cases in these two districts.

US health officials warn of false positive results for Covid-19 test

US health officials are warning health professionals about the risk of false positive results with a widely used laboratory test for COVID-19 and flu.

With 24,882 cases, India records highest single-day spike so far this year

India on Saturday recorded 24,882 fresh Covid-19 infections, the highest so far this year, which took the caseload to 1,13,33,728, according to Union health ministry data

Covid vax linked to 30% reduction in transmission, says UK study

Study has revealed that the rate of infection with Covid-19 for people that live with Scotland's healthcare workers is at least 30% lower when the worker has been vaccinated mostly with a single dose

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 119 mn, with more than 2.63 mn deaths

The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 119 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.63 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Covid-19 vaccine: WHO probes reports of AstraZeneca vax blood clots

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO said that the UN health agency systematically reviews safety signals, and is carefully assessing the current reports on the AstraZeneca vaccine

AstraZeneca to seek US authorization for Covid vaccine this month: Report

The British drugmaker completed enrollment in its trial of more than 32,000 volunteers in January and now has data on at least 150 cases of Covid-19

US Chamber of Commerce welcomes the Quad decision on Covid-19 vaccine

US Chambers of Commerce on Friday welcomed the decision of Quad leaders' summit on making Covid-19 vaccine affordable and available to the rest of the world

Uttarakhand govt to withdraw all cases related to Covid guideline violation

The newly sworn-in Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Tirath Singh Rawat decided to withdraw all cases registered in connection with COVID-19 violations.

India's vaccine capacity to be expanded to assist Indo-Pacific region: PM

India's formidable vaccine production capacity will be expanded with support from Japan, the US and Australia to assist countries in the Indo-Pacific region, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, after the 'Quad' leaders' summit.In a series of tweets, PM Modi reiterated India's call for a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region."Had fruitful discussions with President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and PM (Yoshihide Suga) @sugawitter at the first Quad Summit. Reiterated India's commitment to a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific in line with our vision of SAGAR - Security and Growth for All in the Region," Prime Minister wrote in a tweet."United in our fight against COVID-19, we launched a landmark Quad partnership to ensure accessibility of safe COVID-19 vaccines. India's formidable vaccine production capacity will be expanded with support from Japan, US & Australia to assist countries in the Indo-Pacific region," he added.Prime Minister Modi said that ..

US surpasses 100 million Covid-19 vaccinations, sets new daily record

More than 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered across the US as of Friday, according to the latest data of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

'No evidence' of blood clot risk from Covid-19 vaccine, says AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca said there was 'no evidence of an increased risk of blood clots, and European and UK medicines regulators have each said the link between the vaccine and blood clots has not been confirmed