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Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra records 8,293 new Covid-19 cases, 62 deaths

Coronavirus LIVE updates: Globally, more than 114.3 million people have been infected by the virus and the death toll stands at 2,536,694

Covid crisis far from over; 3rd wave to be more dangerous: CSIR official

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Director General Shekhar C Mande on Sunday warned that the COVID-19 crisis was far from being over and allowing a "third wave" by lowering our guard is fraught with grave consequences. Also, continued collaboration across institutions was necessary to come out of the current situation as well as ward off catastrophic situations arising out of climate change and over dependence on fossil fuels which had the potential to wipe out the entire humanity, he said. Mande was speaking on "India's response to Covid-19 from S & T perspective" at a virtual "National Science Day Lectures," organised by Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology here. The expert clarified that India is nowhere near achieving herd immunity and as such people should continue to wear masks and maintain social distancing and hand hygiene to stay away from getting infected by the virus. Cautioning the people and the scientific community against allowing .

Decoded: How can vaccine makers adapt to new coronavirus variants?

Viruses constantly mutate as they spread, and most changes aren't significant

Covid-19 vaccination drive 2.0 begins tomorrow: All you need to know

In this podcast we discuss all details that you need to know about the next phase of the Covid-19 vaccination drive, which begins tomorrow, the 1st of March

China approves single-dose Covid vaccine to rival J&J's shot: Report

China has given conditional approval for a single dose COVID-19 vaccine, touted to be a rival to Johnson & Johnson's one-jab shot cleared by the US drug regulator on Sunday. China's first Ad5-nCoV COVID-19 vaccine was rolled out on Friday, the state-run Global Times reported on Sunday. Phase-I clinical trials of the vaccine started on March 16, last year, making it the world's first COVID-19 candidate vaccine that entered clinical trials, it said. It is the only single-dose COVID-19 vaccine that has been given conditional approval to be rolled out in China, the report quoted last Friday's story by the state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV). People can get desirable protective effect after 14 days of inoculation. The protective effect can last at least six months after a single-dose inoculation and it can increase immune response by 10 to 20 times if the second dose is taken half a year after the first one, the report said. With this, China's medical products regulator

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Covid reproduction number back over 1

Difference between a virus strain and a variant, latest numbers on pandemic, govt's target to meet 400 mln doses target by July-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Risk of getting Covid from surfaces overblown

US FDA clears Johnson & Johnson vaccine, Indonesia allows companies to buy shots for staff, Ireland's anti-lockdown protesters clash with police and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Kerala dismisses reports on excluding private hospitals from vaccination

As the country gears up for the second phase of the Covid-19 vaccination drive from Monday, the Kerala government has dismissed reports that private hospitals were excluded from the programme

Companies 'feel betrayed' due to capping of Covid-19 vaccine price: Shaw

She further said, "Covid Vaccine Jab Capped At Rs 250 At Private Hospitals: Government - understand vaccine cos (sic) feel betrayed as price is too low to sustain"

Germany urged to back AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine jab for over-65 year old

Germany's vaccine commission is currently reviewing its recommendation

Maharashtra: 625 new Covid-19 cases in Thane, 5 more deaths in 24 hours

Besides these new cases reported on Saturday, five more deaths due to the viral infection was also reported, taking the toll in the district to 6,268, he said

South Korea reports 356 new Covid cases in 24 hours, 89,676 in total

Of the new cases, 117 were Seoul residents and 139 were people residing in Gyeonggi province

India reports 16,752 new Covid-19 infections,113 deaths in 24 hours

The Covid-19 death toll reached 1,57,051 on Saturday with additional 113 deaths

UK coronavirus vaccine rollout expands to over-60s in latest phase

Almost 2 million people aged 60 to 63 will be invited after over 64s had been covered in the previous phase and letters will start arriving from Monday explaining how they can make an appointment

Brazil registers 1,386 deaths, 6,602 cases from Covid-19 in 24 hours

The death toll now stands ar 254,221, the Ministry of Health reported Saturday.

UK records another 7,434 new coronavirus cases, 290 deaths in 24 hours

The latest figures were revealed as more than 19.6 million people in Britain have been given the first jab of the coronavirus vaccine

Myanmar reports 19 new Covid-19 infections, 1 more death in 24 hours

One more Covid-19 death was reported on Saturday, bringing the death toll to 3,199 in total, the release said

France reports nearly 24,000 new Covid-19 cases, 186 deaths in 24 hours

As the world is struggling to contain the pandemic, vaccination is underway in some countries with the already-authorized coronavirus vaccines

Kerala logs 3,792 new Covid-19 cases, 4,650 recoveries in last 24 hours

Total caseload at 10,56,149

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra records 8,623 fresh cases, 51 deaths

Coronavirus live updates: Most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (2,130,000), Kerala (1,052,000), Karnataka (950,207) and Andhra Pradesh (889,585). Stay tuned for corona-related news