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South Korea reports 440 more Covid-19 infections, caseload reaches 88,120

Of the new cases, 138 were Seoul residents and 137 were people residing in Gyeonggi province

UK records another 8,489 coronavirus cases, 548 deaths in 24 hours

The latest figures were revealed as nearly 18 million people in Britain have been given the first jab of the coronavirus vaccine

US: Houston launches federally managed coronavirus vaccination site

Organizers said at a minimum, the federal site is expected to vaccinate 126,000 people. That's in addition to the county, city, hospital and pharmacy vaccinations that continue to be underway

AstraZeneca to miss second-quarter EU vaccine supply target by half: Report

AstraZeneca's contract with the EU, which was leaked last week, showed the company had committed to delivering 180 million doses to the 27-nation bloc in the second quarter

With vaccine rollout, fortunes of these covid billionaires are fading away

Almost $2.2 billion has evaporated from the net worth of Top Glove founder Lim Wee Chai and his family since October

Canadian Covid-19 cases surpass 850,000 mark, death toll at 21,747

The government also said there are currently 10,296 active Covid-19 cases across the province and the total number of confirmed Covid-19 variants remains unchanged from Monday's report of 400

Punjab: Out of 4,000 schoolteachers tested, 13 found positive for Covid-19

Six states account for 84.62 per cent of the new deaths of which Punjab reported 15 deaths, read the press release by the Health Ministry on Tuesday

Diplomatic doses: Israel shares Covid-19 vaccines with allied nations

Netanyahu''s move is the latest illustration of how coronavirus vaccines have emerged as a kind of diplomatic currency, with countries that have the medicines using their supplies for political gain

Mumbai airport shipped around 43-million Covid-19 vaccine doses

Bangladesh received 9 million doses, making it the biggest importer, followed by Morocco (6 million) and Brazil (4 million)

Ukraine gets first vaccine shipment from India as hospitals struggle

Ukraine on Tuesday received its first shipment of vaccine, raising hopes that authorities can start beating back the virus' spread in a country where cases have strained the fragile health care system

Senegal launches Covid-19 vaccination campaign with China's Sinopharm

Senegal launched its COVID-19 vaccination campaign Tuesday in the capital, Dakar, where the health minister received the first jab of China's Sinopharm vaccine. This day is a historic day Health Minister Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr said after getting the injection. The West African nation received 200,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine last week. Shots now are being given to health care workers, people over age 60 and individuals with underlying health conditions. The health minister also announced that Senegal is negotiating with Russia to buy the Sputnik V vaccine. In March, the country is also expecting to get nearly 1.3 million vaccine doses through the World Health Organization's COVAX initiative. As a gesture of solidarity, the minister said Senegal will share 10% of the 200,000 Sinopharm doses with neighboring countries Gambia and Guinea Bissau. "Senegal is one of seven countries -among the 54 countries of the African continent- to start the vaccination against COVID-19, the minis

Centre asks 5 states to expedite Covid vaccination of healthcare workers

The Union health ministry on Tuesday asked Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and Chhattisgarh to expedite the vaccination of healthcare and frontline workers

Covid-19: Over 20K beneficiaries vaccinated on Tue in Delhi; total 320,000

Over 3.2 lakh beneficiaries have received COVID-19 vaccine till date in Delhi since the start of the inoculation drive a month ago

Macy's forecasts upbeat 2021 sales on stimulus checks, online shoppers

The upbeat outlook from the US retailer follows better-than-expected sales in the holiday quarter as stimulus checks and strong online demand eased the blow from the health crisis

Over 11.9 million healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated against Covid

The vaccination programme began on January 16

Brazil approves Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, but has none to use

It is the first coronavirus shot to receive full approval in Brazil, regulator Anvisa said. Vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd, have only been approved for emergency use

More pvt hospitals to be utilised to increase vaccination coverage: Govt

Responding to a query during a press briefing here, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said out of 10,000 hospitals being used for administering the vaccines in a day, 2,000 hospitals are private

Maharashtra Covid-19 surge: Night curfew in Aurangabad till March 8

Police Commissioner Nikhil Gupta told reporters that the decision was taken after district, civic and police officials held a meeting during the day

At 643 Covid-19 cases, Mumbai sees drop for 2nd consecutive day

The number of COVID-19 cases in Mumbai increased by 643 on Tuesday to reach 3,20,531

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra reports 6,218 new cases, 51 deaths in a day

Coronavirus live updates: With 2,100,884, Maharashtra is the worst-hit state, followed by Kerala (1,034,657), Karnataka (948,149), Andhra Pradesh (889,298), and Tamil Nadu (848,275)