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Airlines scramble to prepare for ultra-cold COVID-19 vaccine distribution

Only 15% of industry participants felt ready to transport goods near the minus 70 degrees Celsius required by the Pfizer vaccine: Survey

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Covid-19 diverting attention from measles, TB

Moderna vaccine may hold some promise for India, deeper look at the spike in Delhi numbers, and the new strain that could challenge vaccines-news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

Covid-19 Factoid: Delhi adds over 6,000 new cases but spike appears dipping

Rajasthan recorded a test positivity rate of nearly 17 per cent, highest among all Indian states and union territories.

World Coronavirus Dispatch: All of Switzerland's ICU beds are full

UK govt under lens for £17 bn Covid deals, new cases in Russia top 22,000 a day, six-day lockdown in South Australia, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Curbs on mass Chhath Puja celebration in Mumbai due to Covid-19 pandemic

The Mumbai civic body has put restrictions on mass celebration of Chhath Puja at beaches, river banks and other natural water bodies in the city in view of the Covid-19 pandemic

Jharkhand registers 261 new Covid-19 cases, 3 additional fatalities

Jharkhand's Covid-19 tally mounted to 106,491 as 261 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said

Mumbai reports 541 new Covid-19 infections, taking tally to 270,654

Mumbai reported 541 new cases of Covid-19, taking the tally of infected people in the metropolis to 270,654

India conducted 937,279 tests on Tuesday, had a positivity rate of 4.12%

Business Standard takes a look at daily and total tests done by all Indian states and 10 most affected countries globally

17 new Covid-19 cases in Andaman and Nicobar Islands push tally to 4,574

Seventeen more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, pushing the union territory's coronavirus caseload to 4,574, a health official said.

Thomas Bach encourages Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes to get vaccinated

Thomas Bach has said that athletes for next year's Tokyo Olympic Games are encouraged to get vaccinated, although the IOC will not issue obligatory requirements.

Brazil to receive China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, eyes Pfizer candidate

Federal health officials met with Pfizer representatives on as Brazil seeks to secure vaccine supplies

Top headlines: Goldman ups India GDP forecast, vaccine may come via govt

From claims of India directly purchasing vaccine from Moderna and distributing it here to PM Modi seeking funding, Business Standard brings you the top headlines of the day

Coronavirus vaccine update: China Covid vaccine gives quick immune response

Moderna has joined Pfizer in approaching the Covid-19 vaccine finish line. Russia, India and Oxford vaccine are also making progress. Catch latest coronavirus vaccine updates and corona treatment here

Centre examining all possible storage facilities for Pfizer's Covid vaccine

The Union Health Ministry said that the central government is examining all possibilities to extend cold chain facilities in case Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine needs to be procured

China ready to cooperate with India, BRICS on Covid-19 vaccine: Xi Jinping

China is prepared to cooperate with India and other BRICS nations in the development of vaccines against COVID-19, said Chinese President Xi Jinping as he proposed to convene a BRICS symposium on traditional medicine to explore its role in coronavirus prevention and treatment.Speaking at 12th BRICS summit, Xi said: "It is important that we support WHO's a crucial leadership role in this endeavour. As we speak, Chinese companies are working with their Russian and Brazilian partners on phase-III clinical trials of vaccines, and we are prepared to have cooperation with South Africa and India as well. China has joined the COVAX facility, a platform on which we will share vaccines with other countries, developing countries in particular.""We will actively consider providing vaccines to BRICS countries where there is a need. To support the development of the BRICS Vaccine R & D Center, China has designated its own national center. We will work with other BRICS countries both online and .

J&J expects data for US authorisation of Covid-19 vaccine by February

The company paused the trial in October because of a serious medical event in one participant and resumed after getting the green light from an independent safety panel.

We didn't delay vaccine results until after US election, says Pfizer CEO

Last week, Pfizer and BioNTech said their vaccine was more than 90% effective at preventing Covid-19, based on an initial analysis

Decoded: Why the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine holds promise over Pfizer's

The Pfizer vaccine (more than 90 per cent effective) must be stored at minus 20 degrees Celsius. Creating cold chains to deliver this to billions is impossible in any reasonable time

Coronavirus LIVE: 6,396 fresh Covid-19 cases in Delhi, tally past 495,000

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 17,49,777 coronavirus cases, Karnataka 8,62,804, Andhra Pradesh 854,764, Tamil Nadu 7,59,916 and Kerala 527,708. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE updates

Aviation and hotel stocks soar sharply on coronavirus vaccine hope

Shares of firms in the sectors have outperformed Sensex in November