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Dry run held in 2 Punjab districts for 1st phase of corona vaccination

A dry run to ensure an error-free vaccination drive against coronavirus was held in two districts of Punjab for the second, and the last day

No evidence that vaccines will not work against new Covid variant: Govt

Vaccines will work against new variants of the virus, the government said

Health group CEPI to help fund Indian drugmaker's Covid-19 vaccine

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) will help fund the production of a Covid-19 vaccine by Indian drugmaker Biological E. Ltd

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Problem of being neither too rich nor too poor

Global investment banks earn record $125 bn in fees this year, Australia's billionaires reap rare Covid gains, Wuhan's outbreak may be 10x higher and other pandemic-related news across the globe

New UK coronavirus mutant has not entered state: Maharashtra govt

The new Covid-19 mutant strain found in the UK has not yet been detected in Maharashtra till date

Ladakh reports five fresh coronavirus cases taking tally to 9,411

Five new cases of Covid-19 was reported in the Union territory of Ladakh on Monday

New UK coronavirus variant detected in Pakistan's Sindh province

The new UK strain has been identified in three samples taken from passengers who recently returned from Britain

India Coronavirus Dispatch: What happens in a vaccination dry run?

Bharat Biotech's pitch for volunteers raises concerns, woes of sanitation workers, how the top court ruled on pandemic matters-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

India records lowest daily rise in Covid-19 cases over six months

India on Tuesday has surpassed a crucial milestone in its fight against the global pandemic

New Covid-19 variant existed in Germany since November: Report

The new novel coronavirus variant discovered in Britain earlier this month seems to have been present in Germany since November, a media report said

Belarus first country after Russia to start Sputnik-V vaccination

Belarus has become the first country after Russia to begin vaccination of people with Sputnik-V against Covid-19

Gujarat Covid-19 dry run: 'Beneficiaries' undergo dummy vaccination

Identified 'beneficiaries' are undergoing dummy vaccination at various centres in Gandhinagar and Rajkot districts of Gujarat

3 UK returnees test positive for new Covid-19 strain: Karnataka minister

Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said three people in the city have tested positive for the new UK variant genome of SARS-CoV2 and necessary measures have been taken for their treatment

China kicks off emergency coronavirus vaccination for key groups in Wuhan

The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus emerged a year ago, has started the emergency Covid-19 vaccination on some key groups, a senior health official said on Tuesday

Argentina to begin rollout of Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V

Argentina will begin vaccinating its population against coronavirus on Tuesday, using Russia's Sputnik V vaccine.

Finding cure to pushing cosmic boundaries: 2020 was no bad year for science

It was the science that came to the aid of the planet as we settled into working from home and other 'new normals' amid successive lockdowns.

Daily new Covid cases in India dip below 20,000 for 3rd time this month

The daily new coronavirus infections in India dipped below 20,000 for the third time this month taking the Covid-19 caseload to 10,224,303, while the recoveries crossed 98 lakh

Six cases of new coronavirus strain detected among UK returnees in India

33,000 passengers who arrived from the UK to India between November 25 to December 23 are being tracked and tested

Ground report: How Covid hit life in Theog, a small hill town in Himachal

Nivedita Mookerji speaks to locals in Himachal Pradesh's Theog to gauge how the pandemic has affected life and business in this hilly town

UK records highest spike in daily novel coronavirus cases at 41,385

Another 41,385 people in the UK have tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the highest increase in single-day cases since the onset of the pandemic in the country, according to official figures