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World Coronavirus Dispatch: The travails of uncovering the virus origins

UK records its highest daily death toll, some nations are just waiting to see how vaccines work, Biden plans to go all out with vaccines and other pandemic-related news across the globe

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Pandemic forces a 'different' R-Day parade

Transparency of international regulators, how mutation threat helped Covaxin's case, initiatives helping Covid-19 patients find plasma donors, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

French coronavirus vaccine rollout slowed by focus on elderly, red tape

While the German government is facing criticism for the perceived slow rollout, France made an even more leisurely start, at least in numerical terms

DGCA issues guidelines for transportation of Covid-19 vaccines by air

"The temperature maintenance requirement for Covid-19 vaccines is reported to be varying from -8° C to -70° C and hence, the use of refrigerant material during the transportation becomes essential"

RS Sharma, former Trai chief, to head empowered panel for Covid-19 vaccine

Sharma was the first person to officially initiate a discussion on vaccination delivery in the government in the summer of 2020 when Covid-19 cases peaked

Beijing on alert after Covid spike in Hebei province; 9 mn vaccinated

Beijing is already dealing with a spurt in cases in some of the communities in the suburbs

India ready to save humanity with two 'Made in India' Covid-19 vaccines: PM

The Prime Minister further said that the ongoing campaign in India to empower the poor of the country is being discussed around the world

Pfizer, Moderna vaccines may vanquish Covid today, cancer tomorrow

Ordinary vaccines tend to be inactivated or weakened viruses which, when injected into the body, stimulate an immune response that can later protect against the live pathogen

Global coronavirus caseload top 88.8 mn, toll at 1.91 mn: Johns Hopkins

The overall global coronavirus caseload has topped 88.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.91 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Arunachal coronavirus update: 7 new cases reported, tally at 16,764

Of the fresh cases, two each were reported from the Capital Complex Region, Pakke Kessang and Lepa Rada and one from East Siang district

Brazil detects first case of Covid re-infection with South Africa variant

A Brazilian woman has become the first person in the world to be re-infected with a variant of the novel coronavirus known as E484K, state-run news agency Agencia Brasil reported on Friday.

Coronavirus update: 18,222 new cases take India's tally to 10,431,639

There are 2,24,190 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which constitutes 2.16 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated

Jharkhand coronavirus update: 207 new cases reported, tally at 116,436

The death toll increased to 1,043 after two persons from Ranchi and Dhanbad succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours

Second dry run of Covid-19 vaccination held at 150 sites across Delhi

A second dry run of the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out was conducted at 150 sites across all 11 districts of Delhi on Friday, officials said

Rich nations, Covid-19 vaccine makers should stop bilateral deals: WHO

WHO chief appealed on Friday to makers of Covid-19 vaccines and the wealthier countries buying them to stop making bilateral deals, saying they hurt a UN-backed effort to widen access to the jabs.

Pfizer vaccine may protect against UK variant of coronavirus, study claims

When the researchers tested the sera of 20 participants who received vaccine they found that it could act against the engineered coronavirus variants

V G Somani: The DCGI chief, a man known by his actions, 'not of words'

To the media, Somani may be a man of few words but among peers he's known for quick responses

The campaign for Covid-19 vaccine requires a 360-degree approach

Some lessons can be drawn from the two-decade-long pulse polio mass immunisation campaign that was memorably captured by an iconic phrase: "Do boond zindagi ki (Two drops of life)."

Joe Biden says Donald Trump's impeachment is for Congress to decide

Biden told reporters that he was focused on containing the Covid-19 pandemic, ensuring rapid vaccination and bolstering the economy

PM Modi meet with CMs to kickstart mega Covid-19 vaccination drive

The government is in the final stages of due diligence to ink a supply deal with Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech, which have got approval for emergency use of their vaccines