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Upcoming Covid-19 lockdown in Israel to cost $2 billion: Central bank

The upcoming nationwide coronavirus lockdown in Israel will cost about $2 billion, the state's central bank said on Wednesday

China locks down Hebei province as coronavirus cases more than double

New coronavirus cases in northern Chinas Hebei province have more than doubled as officials move to lock down an area that is home to about 75 million people

Top headlines: Covaxin cheaper than Covoshield; spectrum auction from Mar 1

From government working on pricing of the coronavirus vaccine to decks being cleared for Container Corporation privatisation, here are top headlines this morning

Morocco approves use of AstraZeneca-Oxford University's Covid-19 vaccine

Morocco has approved the emergency use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, jointly developed with the UK's Oxford University

UK registers highest single-day coronavirus deaths since April at 1,041

The UK Department of Health reported a further 1,041 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday, the highest daily toll seen in the country since April.

EU regulator approves Moderna vaccine as fears mount over virus variants

Vaccinating the European Union's 450 million people could be crucial to ending a pandemic that has killed almost 1.9 million people globally

Bharat Biotech vaccine may cost less than Serum's; govt working on pricing

The final contract is expected to be signed soon

Free vaccines may require states to spend a third of their health Budget

While Covishield could erode a third of states' health bill if they bear the full cost, approval of the Pfizer jab would double the health spend

Coronavirus LIVE: Second Covid-19 vaccine dry run to be conducted on Friday

Coronavirus live updates: At 1,950,171, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 923,353, Andhra Pradesh 883,587, Tamil Nadu 822,000, and Kerala 784,488

730 fresh coronavirus cases in Madhya Pradesh; 633 recuperate, eight die

Madhya Pradesh reported 730 fresh cases of coronavirus, taking the infection count to 2,46,048, the health officials said

India's vaccine approval crucial, will boost global supply: AstraZeneca

The company has partnered with the Serum Institute of India, for the supply of the vaccine to the Indian government and also to a large number of low and middle-income countries

Cases of new UK mutant Covid-19 strain increase to 73 in India

The number of people who have tested positive for the new UK variant of Sars-CoV-2 in the country has climbed to 73

Centre to send high-level team to support Covid-19 management in Kerala

Centre will send a high-level team to support public health interventions for Covid-19 management in Kerala as the state has been reporting a 'very high' number of daily coronavirus cases

European Union medical agency approves Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine

This gives the 27-nation bloc a second vaccine to use in the desperate battle to tame the virus rampaging across the continent

Another nationwide Covid-19 vaccine dry run to be held on January 8

Ahead of the roll-out of coronavirus vaccine in few days, another dry-run will be conducted across the country on January 8

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Covid yet to reach these places and might never

Tracking evolutionary process of new variants, 1 in 50 people in England infected last week, Grammys a victim of an unprecedented surge in Los Angeles, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Lockdowns ravage Goa tourism economy

Experts assure safety of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, documents needed for Co-Win app, research on Neanderthal gene, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Coronavirus vaccine rollout: Mechanism, who needs to register, key details

The Union Health Ministry has said it is prepared to roll out Covid-19 vaccine within about a week, but a final decision on the launch date is yet to be taken. At a press briefing, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said healthcare and frontline workers need not register themselves for the vaccination drive as their database has been uploaded on the Co-WIN vaccine delivery management system in a bulk. Watch the video to understand the mechanism of the vaccination rollout and other key details that you should know.

Is India ready for vaccine rollout? Key Covid updates of the last 24 hours

The health ministry is prepared to roll out the Covid vaccine within 10 days of the emergency use authorisation, which was granted to two companies on January 3

India detects total 71 cases of the new Covid-19 strain first seen in UK

The number of people who have tested positive for the new UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the country has climbed to 71, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday