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World Coronavirus Dispatch: A pandemic of human rights abuses, says UN head

New strains upended Europe's open-border policy, cloud Iran's vaccination drive, Why Americans may still need to wear face masks in 2022, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Covid-19: Karnataka closes borders with Kerala in view of rising cases

Long queues of vehicles could be seen in the border areas since morning as Karnataka authorities sealed many roads

HC seeks Delhi govt stand on pleas to vaccinate prisoners before surrender

Delhi government standing counsel (criminal) Rahul Mehra assured the bench that "there was nothing to worry about as everything is under control"

Russia's Covid vaccination drive picking up speed, over 18K get first dose

The goal is to vaccinate 290,000 people, or 60% of the region's adults, by summer, said Karelia Deputy Health Minister Galina Matveyeva

Testing ramped up at IGI Airport to detect new coronavirus variant

"A massive recruitment drive was launched immediately after the SOP was announced and over 200 staff was recruited overnight and trained over the next two days," Genestrings lab said

Covid-19 spike in Maharashtra: Sharad Pawar cancels all public events

On Sunday, Maharashtra reported 6,971 new coronavirus cases, raising the state''s infection tally to 21,00,884

In pics: Strict measures in the wake of rising Coronavirus cases and deaths

India has recorded a steady rise in the Covid-19 active cases over the past few days with a surge in daily infections in five states and Jammu and Kashmir, sparking fears of a second wave.

Telangana adds 114 new Covid-19 cases, one death pushes toll in 24 hours

The recovery rate in the state was 98.88 per cent, while it was 97.2 per cent in the country, it said

Not all Covid-19 patients have enough antibodies: Elon Musk-led study

The study began last year when SpaceX was planning to send a manned mission into the sky

Covid-19: Active cases increase to 1,50,055; infections up for fifth day

The total coronavirus cases have increased to 1,10,05,850, while the death toll increased to 1,56,385 with 83 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed

Global Covid-19 cases top 111.3 mn, death toll over 2.46 mn: Johns Hopkins

The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 28,133,627 and 498,879 respectively, according to the CSSE

South Korea reports 332 more Covid-19 cases, five deaths reported in 24 hrs

Nineteen cases were imported from overseas, lifting the combined figure to 6,913

New Zealand to remove coronavirus restrictions from Auckland as virus fades

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said more than 72,000 tests had found no evidence the virus was spreading in the community

Australian PM Scott Morrison receives his first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

Total number of coronavirus cases reported in Australia is 28,928, while the death toll stands at 909, according to the Johns Hopkins University

France reports 22,046 coronavirus infections, 160 deaths in 24 hours

The number of French people who have died from the virus rose by 160 to 84,306, compared to a single-day increase of 183 reported on Saturday

One year since Covid-19: Death toll in US approaches 500,000 mark

The global death toll was approaching 2.5 million, according to Johns Hopkins

Australia starts Covid-19 vaccination; Morrison among first to get a shot

About 80,000 doses of the vaccine will be released in the first week

Britain to offer all adults a Covid-19 vaccine by end of July: Report

The British government announced Sunday that it aims to give every adult in the country a first dose of coronavirus vaccine by July 31, a month earlier than its previous target. The new target also aims for everyone over 50 or with an underlying health condition to get a vaccine shot by April 15, rather than the previous target of May 1. The makers of the two vaccines that Britain is using, Pfizer and AstraZeneca, have both experienced supply problems in Europe. But UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock, who announced the new targets, said we now think that we have the supplies to speed up the vaccination campaign. The early success of Britain's vaccination campaign is welcome good news for a country that has had more than 120,000 coronavirus deaths, the highest toll in Europe. More than 17.2 million people, almost a third of the country's adults, have been given the first of two doses of vaccine since inoculations began on December 8. Britain is delaying giving second vaccine doses un

Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine stops Covid-19 spread by 90%, says study

This provides the first indication that the immunisation will curb transmission

As Covid-19 cases fall, so do sales of favipiravir and remdesivir drugs

While remdesivir is an injectable drug which is administered in hospital settings, antiviral drug favipiravir is given orally