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Over 8,000 health workers to be vaccinated in Delhi on scheduled days

Delhi government has completed all preparations for rollout of the Coronavirus vaccine from January 16, with over 8,000 health workers to be vaccinated on every scheduled day in the city

Export opportunity: China made 40 masks for every person in the world

Chinese firms also exported almost 100 billion-yuan worth of other personal protective equipment

Kolkata allocated highest number of coronavirus vaccines in Bengal

Kolkata has been allocated the highest number of coronavirus vaccines in West Bengal, at 93,500, for the first phase of the vaccination drive scheduled to begin on January 16

India records 16,946 new coronavirus infections, active cases at 213,603

India's Covid-19 caseload increased to 1,05,12,093 with 16,946 infections being reported in a day, according to Union health ministry data updated on Thursday

India face lasting Corona damage; growth to be 6.5% in medium term: Fitch

The Indian economy will suffer lasting damage from the coronavirus crisis and after an initial strong rebound in FY22 growth will slow to around 6.5 per cent a year over FY23-FY26, Fitch said

Mumbai prepares to vaccinate 50,000 daily and put an end to lockdowns

The city's Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal and his deputy Suresh Kakani, who's in charge of the vaccination drive, spoke in separate interviews this week

London resilient at top of European tech investment table despite Covid-19

LONDON (Reuters) - London retained its position as the top European destination for tech venture capital in 2020, with levels near the record amount of the year before despite the impact of COVID-19, according to research by Dealroom.co and London & Partners.

Germany calls for international solidarity to fight coronavirus pandemic

German Health Minister called for international solidarity to overcome the Covid crisis. "No country, no party, no government can defeat the virus alone. It can only be done together," Jens Spahn said

Global Covid-19 caseload surpasses 92 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall global coronavirus caseload has topped 92 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.97 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Manipur receives its first consignment of coronavirus vaccine Covishield

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh received the consignment of Covid-19 vaccine 'Covishield' at Bir Tikendrajit International Airport in Imphal on Wednesday

Second year of Covid-19 pandemic could be more difficult than first: WHO

The second year of the coronavirus pandemic could be more difficult than the first one over the transmission dynamics, Executive Director of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme Michael Ryan said."We are going into the second year, this could be tougher given the transmission dynamics and some issues we see," Ryan said during a Q & A session on late Wednesday.The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on March 11. To date, more than 92.1 million people have been infected with the coronavirus worldwide, with over 1.97 million fatalities, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Indians not guinea pigs, Covaxin rollout can't be used as trial, says MP

Congress leader Manish Tewari said that emergency use authorisation to Covid-19 vaccine 'Covaxin' raises concerns on its efficacy as phase three trials have not been completed

300,000 health workers to get vaccine shots on day 1 of inoculation drive

Around 300,000 healthcare workers will be inoculated at 2,934 sites across the country on the first day of the massive nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive

Unilever gets vaccine partnership offers as it plots worker safety strategy

Unilever is strongly encouraging employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as soon as possible and floated the idea that it could buy shots to share with people in poorer countries

Top headlines: Rs 950 cr tax evasion by Swiggy, Flipkart; 83 Tejas for IAF

From IT department revealing over Rs 950-crore tax evasion by Flipkart unit and Swiggy to Mahindra laying off two-thirds of staff at its North American subsidiary, here are top headlines this morning

Best of BS Opinion: Financing the vaccine, Hindutva versus growth, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

20,000 doses of Covaxin stored at Rajiv Gandhi hospital amid tight security

The first batch of Oxford Covishield vaccine containing 2.64 lakh doses reached the Delhi's central storage facility at RGSSH on Tuesday amid high security, officials earlier said

Hospitals get ready for Covid shots ahead of vaccination drive on Jan 16

With SII dispatching the Covishield vaccine to 13 cities on Tuesday, the countdown to the vaccination day has begun, and hospitals are getting ready to administer the first shots.

We're seeing heavy momentum in IT spend by clients: Wipro's Jatin Dalal

In a Q&A, the President & CFO of the IT behemoth says over 90% of employees will continue to work from home at least till April

2021: Dark clouds and silver linings

Fresh hopes on the economic, health and political front temper the grim legacy of 2020