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SC refuses to entertain plea on preventing sale of fake Covid-19 vaccines

The court refused to entertain a plea seeking direction to the Centre for framing "strict" guidelines to prevent any chance of sale of fake coronavirus vaccines in the country

Kerala vaccination drive: Focus now on frontline workers in 2nd phase

Thiruvananthapuram District Collector Navajoth Khosa said she too had taken the first dose of the vaccine along with Behra

Covid-19 RT-PCR test must for Maharashtra-bound travellers from Kerala

The southern state also reported 5,980 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, as per official figures

Scientists unravel what makes some people Covid-19 super-spreaders

According to the researchers, including those from Harvard University in the US, exhaled aerosol particles vary greatly between subjects, depending on their age, state of viral infection, and BMI

Blue Star launches a new range of refrigerators, ideal for storing vaccines

Ice lined refrigerators are ideal for vaccination programmes due to their ability to maintain a desired temperature even without power for up to as long as 48 hours. says Blue Star

Covid-19: India records 12,923 fresh cases, 108 more fatalities recorded

India's COVID-19 tally has climbed to 1,08,71,294 with 12,923 fresh cases reported in a day

Global Covid-19 cases top 107.3 mn, death toll at 2,353,620: Johns Hopkins

The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 27,284,458 and 471,377, respectively, according to the CSSE

Singapore Airlines begins flights with fully Covid-19 vaccinated crew

The airline said pilots and cabin crew on three international flights from Singapore had received both of the required doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

Chinese mainland reports no new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases

Wednesday also saw the discharge of 92 Covid-19 patients from hospitals following their recovery

France reports 25,387 Covid cases, 296 deaths; 2,056,572 receive vaccine

Currently, 27,461 people are hospitalised, including 3,319 in intensive care. The two tallies decreased by 216 and 23, respectively, within a day

Turkey may launch production of Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19

Russian Direct Investment Fund, which promotes Sputnik V in the international market, signed an agreement with a leading Turkish pharmaceuticals developer to produce the Russian vaccine

British PM Johnson urges most vulnerable to get coronavirus vaccines

Speaking at a virtual Downing Street press briefing, Johnson stressed that Covid vaccines are "safe and effective"

India will do best to facilitate Covid-19 vaccines: PM Modi to Trudeau

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday assured his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau that India would do its best to facilitate supplies of Covid vaccines sought by Canada.

PM Modi should take coronavirus vaccine shot in public: Dayanidhi Maran

He also mentioned that UK's Prince Philip and the prime minister's good friend and Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu have also taken the vaccine shots

Over 13,000 railway health staff vaccinated against Covid-19: Goyal

Around 13,117 railway health staff have so far been vaccinated against COVID-19, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal informed Parliament on Wednesday.

Over 14,700 people get Covid-19 vaccine shots on Wed in Delhi; turnout 80%

Over 14,700 beneficiaries received vaccine shots in Delhi on Wednesday in the fourth week of the inoculation drive, the highest number of people vaccinated in a day since the start of the exercise.

6.8 mn healthcare, frontline workers vaccinated against Covid: Govt

The number of healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated against COVID-19 reached68.26 lakh on Wednesday, the 26th day of the countrywide inoculation programme, the Union Health Ministry said.

Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine recommended for all adults by WHO panel

The shot's effect in older people is expected to be the same as for younger recipients, said Alejandro Cravioto, chairman of the WHO panel, in a briefing

Kerala's active Covid-19 cases touch 64,390; highest in the country

5,980 fresh cases were reported in the state

Coronavirus LIVE: Kerala reports 5,980 new Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours

Coronavirus LIVE updates: Globally, more than 107.4 million people have been infected by the virus and the death toll stands at 2,348,727