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Spike in daily Covid-19 cases, India registers 23,285 new infections

The total active caseload increased to 1,97,237, which now comprises 1.74 per cent of the total infections, while the recovery rate has dropped to 96.86 per cent

DATA STORY: India sees a surge of 8,011 in active Covid cases, tally up by 23,285

India has so far vaccinated 26,164,920 people. That is 231.43 per cent of its total caseload, and 1.8832 per cent of its population

European Union authorises Covid vaccine produced by Johnson & Johnson

The European Union (EU) has authorised the use of a Covid-19 vaccine produced by Johnson & Johnson, only hours after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) made a positive recommendation based on scientific assessment of its efficacy and safety.

Global fund worth $22.4 mn helps 9 million children amid Covid pandemic

Shortly after, the ECW continued to scale up its response with a second allocation of $22.4 million -- specifically focusing on refugee, internally displaced and host community children and youth

WHO urges nations to closely monitor adverse effects of any vaccine in use

All countries should closely monitor adverse health effects related to the use of any vaccine, a spokesperson for the World Health Organization (WHO) said

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 118.4 mn, death toll cross 2.60 million mark

The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 118.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.60 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

North Korean defectors struggle to send money home amid Covid pandemic

Defectors in the South have long shared part of their income with parents, children and siblings in North Korea

Joe Biden sets May 1 target to have all adults Covid vaccine-eligible

Biden is outlining his plan Thursday evening to make all adults vaccine-eligible by May 1 and get the country "closer to normal" by the Fourth of July

UN chief Guterres blasts vaccine nationalism, hoarding, side deals

Guterres reiterated his call for Covid-19 vaccines to be seen as "a global public good"

'Covid-19 deaths in US worse than World War I, II, Vietnam, 9/11 combined'

US President Joe Biden, during his first prime time address to Americans, confronted grief and loss on the first anniversary of the Covid-19 shutdowns in the US

Novavax highly effective in UK trial, but drops against S.Africa variant

Novavax said that final data from a trial in the United Kingdom shows its COVID-19 vaccine is almost 90 per cent effective, but the vaccine was far less effective in a separate trial in South Africa

Top headlines: Future revs up JVs amid Amazon row, PSU privatisation list

Global money manager BlackRock just delivered a double-barreled warning on the merits of holding traditional haven gold right now. Read top stories today

Night curfew imposed in Patiala, Ludhiana from March 12 amid Covid-19 spike

In view of increasing Covid-19 cases, Ludhiana's District Collector has imposed a night curfew in the district from March 12 between 11 pm to 5 am till further orders

No export prohibitions on Covid-19 vaccines, says Biden administration

The Biden administration on Thursday ruled out that it has imposed any kind of restrictions on export of Covid-19 vaccines

WHO assessing reports on risks related to AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid

A spokesperson for the WHO told Sputnik that its Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety was carefully assessing the reports on risks related to the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19

Pfizer vaccine production on the rise as pandemic hits one-year mark

By the fourth quarter of this year, Pfizer and BioNTech will reach a 3 billion dose a year production run rate, and should be able to produce that much next year, Pfizer Chief Executive said

Denmark, Norway suspend use of Astra vaccine over blood clots concerns

The precautionary move follows signals of a possible serious side effect in the form of 'deadly blood clots'

India racing to outpace any surge in Covid-19 cases via inoculation drive

Second only to the US, India has administered more than 25 million doses, so far

Rotation to hot-desking, India Inc taking no chances with employee safety

Encouraged by the arrival of vaccines, companies are taking a technology-backed calibrated approach to speed up employees' return to the workplace while maintaining social distancing

More than 29,000 vaccinated against coronavirus in Delhi on Thursday

Over 29,000 beneficiaries received shots of COVID-19 vaccine in the national capital on Thursday, including 14,838 senior citizens, according to official data