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Maha: Function halls under scanner amid rise in Covid-19 cases

Local authorities have been instructed to crackdown on function halls where the number of guests are beyond the permissible limits, an official said

Vaccine should be available in open market by year-end: AIIMS director

Dr Randeep Guleria received his second dose of Covid vaccine at a hospital

Apollo Hospitals expects Covid vaccines to hit private market within weeks

About 8.6 million people in India have gotten their first dose of vaccine since the inoculation drive began a month ago

Pfizer-BioNTech to get European Union 200 million more Covid-19 shots

The firms reached an agreement to supply the European Union with another 200 million doses of their Covid-19 vaccine

World Coronavirus Dispatch: New York sues Amazon for not protecting workers

South Africa asks Serum to take back vaccines, Biden suggests vaccines for every American by July end, new global Covid cases fell 16% last week and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Low vaccination turnout due to casual attitude: Goa Health Minister

Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Wednesday blamed 'casual' attitude for the low turnout

No Covid-19 deaths in last 24 hours in 18 states, UTs: Health ministry

India's cumulative recoveries have been showing a progressive increment on a daily basis, the ministry said

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Vaccination slow on purpose, says ICMR official

How to download your Covid vaccination certificate, South African and Brazilian variants found, experts puzzled by sharp drop in cases-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Govt being overconfident about COVID, it's not over yet: Rahul gandhi

The comments came after South African and Brazilian variants of the pathogen were detected in India

United Nations gets airlines to deliver Covid-19 vaccines as a priority

The United Nations children's agency launched an initiative Tuesday to get airlines to give priority to delivering coronavirus vaccines

US: Coronavirus bill would scale up ability to spot virus mutations

The US now maps only the genetic makeup of a minuscule fraction of positive virus samples, a situation some experts liken to flying blind

New Zealand ponders extending lockdown as 2 new Covid-19 cases found

The original cases from the latest outbreak were a mother, a father, and their daughter, who attends high school

Global Covid cases top 109.4 mn, death toll at 2.41 million: Johns Hopkins

The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 27,753,415 and 487,927, respectively, according to the CSSE

Israel says 4 million citizens vaccinated against Covid-19: PM office

Netanyahu urged those over 50 years old to receive the vaccine, saying about 570,000 people in this age group have not yet received the jab

Singapore minister: Closing borders to India, Indonesia will impact economy

Singapore has recorded 59,810 COVID-19 infections so far, while 59,661 people have fully recovered

Japan begins vaccination drive against Covid-19 amid supply worry

Supplies of imported vaccines are a major concern because of supply shortages and restrictions in Europe, where many are manufactured

Iran warns of spread of new Covid-19 variant as caseload reach 1,534,034

Signs of new resurgence of the disease have been observed in some Iranian provinces, which would be more dangerous than previous stages, Jahanpour noted

UK to call for global ceasefires to vaccinate people against Covid-19

More than 160 million people worldwide are at risk of being excluded from coronavirus vaccination because of instability and conflicts

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