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Hackers targeting Covid-19 vaccine cold chain through phishing, warns IBM

The cold chain plays a very important role in vaccine supply chain by ensuring the safe preservation of vaccines in temperature-controlled environments during their storage and transportation.

Pakistan to start coronavirus vaccination drive from April 2021

Pakistan's coronavirus caseload rose to 4406,810 on Thursday after 3,499 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.

China Covid-19 testing blunders stemmed from secret deals with firms

Secrecy and cronyism at China's top disease control agency led to widespread test shortages, an Associated Press investigation has found.

Coronavirus vaccine update: UK, Russia to rollout vaccine from next week

UK has become the first country to approve Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for rollout. Russia, India, Oxford vaccine are also making some progress. Catch latest coronavirus vaccine updates here

Committed to engaging with Indian govt to bring Covid-19 vaccine: Pfizer

The UK on Wednesday became the first country to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.

World Coronavirus Dispatch: How UK leaped ahead of US, EU to allow vaccine

Japan gears up for large Olympic crowds, Covid crisis fuels global wage inequality, IMF chief warns against complacency on global economy, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Vaccine volunteers say the risk was worth it

Is the Pfizer vaccine the right fit for India, celebrity ambassadors to drum up interest in vaccinations, how herd immunity works-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

US colleges, universities urge Trump govt to give $120 bn Covid-19 relief

A coalition of US colleges and universities has urged Congress and President Donald Trump's administration to finalise negotiations on a Covid-19 relief with at least $120 billion for higher education

Germany to extend Covid-19 restrictions till Jan 10: Chancellor Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that the federal and state governments have agreed to extend the country's current Covid-19 restrictions till January 10, 2021

Brazil to get 15 mn doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in Jan-Feb

The first batch of 15 million doses of Oxford University and AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine will be shipped to Brazil in January and February, Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello said

Maharashtra Covid-19: Thane reports 571 new cases, tally hits 230,071

The Covid-19 tally in Thane district of Maharashtra has gone up to 230,071 with the addition of 571 new cases, an official said

England's new tier system replaces Covid lockdown to halt infection spread

A new tier system in England has replaced the recently-concluded month-long Covid-19 lockdown, as part of additional efforts to further halt the spread of infection

Jharkhand reports 206 fresh coronavirus cases, 2 additional fatalities

Jharkhand's Covid-19 tally mounted to 109,538 as 206 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said

India's Covid-19 caseload breaches 9.5-million mark, 8.9 million recovered

India's Covid-19 caseload went past 9.5 million, while the total number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 8.9 million, pushing the national recovery rate to 94.11 per cent

Global coronavirus cases top 64.4 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 64.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.49 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Nearly 100 world leaders to speak at UN session on Covid-19, recovery path

Nearly 100 world leaders and several dozen ministers are slated to speak at the UN General Assembly's special session on the response to Covid-19 and the best path to recovery from the pandemic

There will be more Covid vaccine doses than needed by 2021 end: Pfizer CEO

Pfizer's chief executive Albert Bourla said he was confident that by the end of 2021 there would be more vaccine doses than required to fight the Covid-19 pandemic

Don't get carried away with Covid-19 vaccine 'over optimism': UK PM Johnson

UK PM Johnson hailed the "searchlights of science" which have fought back against Covid-19 with an approved Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine but urged the public to not get carried away with "over optimism"

At least 100 mn people will get Covid-19 vaccine by end of Feb 2021: US

The US is confident that at least 100 million people would have got coronavirus shots by the end of February 2021 and this operation would have covered the entire "at risk" population

Top headlines: Banks lending, deposit rate bottomed out; UK clears vaccine

From UK approving Pfizer vaccine for public rollout to plans afoot for creating vaccine supply chain, here are top headlines this morning