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India reports 14,989 fresh coronavirus cases, 98 deaths in 24 hours

As many as 14,989 new COVID-19 cases and 98 deaths were reported from India in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Wednesday

Centre allows all private hospitals to administer Covid-19 vaccine

The Centre on Tuesday permitted all private hospitals to give Covid vaccine if they adhere to the laid down norms

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 114.7 mn, death toll at 2.54 million

The total number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 114.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.54 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

UK to receive 10 mn AstraZeneca vaccine doses from India's Serum Institute

SII, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, is mass producing the AstraZeneca vaccine, developed with Oxford University, for dozens of poor and middle-income countries

US 'concerned' by Russia, China using vaccines to engage with countries

The United States on Tuesday expressed concerns over Russia and China using vaccines to engage with countries in a way where they're "not holding them to the same standard" the US

US National Institute of Health to research on Covid-19 impact on children

About 3.17 million children in the United States have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic

France reports 22,857 new Covid-19 infections, 417 deaths in 24 hours

French health authorities on Tuesday reported 22,857 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, sharply up from Monday's 4,703 and higher than the 20,064 daily cases registered a week ago.

American drugmaker Merck to help produce J&J's Covid-19 vaccine: Biden

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a collaboration between Johnson & Johnson, Merck, and the federal government to ramp up COVID-19 vaccine production.This comes days after the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) announced that it had approved the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine for emergency use in the US in individuals 18 years of age and older.Delivering his remarks at the White House, Biden announced the partnership: "Two of the largest health care and pharmaceutical companies in the world that are usually competitors are working together on the vaccine.""This type of collaborations between the countries we have seen in World War II. We have also invoked the defence production act to equip Merck facilities to safely manufacture the J & J vaccine," he addedBiden said that because of a stepped-up production process, the United States will have enough novel coronavirus vaccines for every American adult by the end of May."This country will have enough vaccines supply for ..

Jordan's Covid-19 tally up by 5,124 to 402,282, death toll at 4,756

Jordan on Tuesday reported 29 Covid-19 deaths and 5,124 new cases, raising the death toll to 4,756 and the tally to 402,282, said a joint statement by the Ministry of Health

US will be able to vaccinate all adults by end of May, says Joe Biden

President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the US expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccines for all adult Americans by the end of May, two months earlier than anticipated, as his administration announced that drugmaker Merck & Co. will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson's newly approved shot. The announcement comes as the White House looks to speed the production of the single-dose J&J vaccine and accelerate the nation's plans to reach "herd immunity" in the US and begin restoring normalcy after the pandemic. Biden noted that vaccine supply was only one bottleneck toward that goal, and that the new challenge will be injecting doses into arms as swiftly as possible. To that end, the Biden administration told governors Tuesday to prepare for their supplies of vaccine to continue to climb over the coming weeks. Additional doses are also heading toward a federally backed program to administer doses in more accessible retail pharmacies. Officials have said J&J ...

6-week sprint got Canada's nod for AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

Health Canada's relatively fast approval was underpinned by SII and Verity's four years of working to bring a cancer treatment to Canada

Covid-19 surge in Maharashtra linked to delay in testing, shows data

Other big states see an uptick in cases as vaccination gathers pace at the other end

Covid-19 vaccine shipment: A challenge worthy of a James Bond film

Interpol in December issued an orange alert notice warning that it expects a dramatic spurt in armed robberies and vandalism by anti-vaccine militants

Over 5 million registrations on Co-WIN in two days, no glitches: R S Sharma

Going forward, people would be allowed to book slots online depending upon capacity of hospitals

Over 5 mn registrations on Co-WIN since Monday, no glitch in system: Govt

Over 50 lakh people have registered themselves on the Co-WIN portal, without any system glitch, since the window opened Monday morning, the Centre said

RBI Governor expresses optimism about Covid following roll-out of vaccines

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das expressed optimism about the overall COVID-19 situation following the rollout of the vaccines and complimented all the SAARC central banks for their efforts

India's present positivity rate suggests Covid close to being under control

India's present overall COVID-19 case positivity rate of 5.11 per cent suggests the pandemic is close to being under control, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday

Centre urges states to ensure adequate allocation of vaccines to hospitals

The Centre has urged the states and Union territories to ensure adequate allocation of COVID-19 vaccines to all hospitals, government as well as private

Rajnath, Harsh Vardhan, other ministers take first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

A day after the start of the 2nd phase of the COVID vaccination drive, senior Union ministers, including Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, got themselves inoculated \

China proposes free travel to US based on recognition of Covid-19 vaccines

In a bid to open up foreign travel, China has proposed to the US mutual recognition of COVID vaccines and permission of free travel between the two countries to only those persons who are vaccinated.