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United Kingdom coronavirus update: 23,287 new Covid-19 cases reported

Another 23,287 people in the UK have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, which increased the country's overall infection tally to 1,146,484, according to official figures

France coronavirus update: Daily infections top 60,000, an all-time high

France confirmed a new record of 60,486 Covid-19 cases within 24 hours, beating Thursday's tally of 58,046 cases, official data showed

Coronavirus LIVE: Delhi records over 7,000 cases for the first time

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,703,444 coronavirus cases, Karnataka 838,929, Andhra Pradesh 835,953, Tamil Nadu 736,777 and UP 491,354. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE updates

Indians keenest worldwide to get use Covid-19 vaccine, shows global survey

Indians are the keenest on getting vaccinated whenever a Covid-19 vaccine is available, even as people in 10 out of 15 countries showed a growing reluctance about vaccines, says a global survey

India coronavirus dispatch: A heat-tolerant vaccine in the works at IISc

Improving case-fatality rate, the reopening of universities, and vaccination intent slips-news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Italy locks down financial capital Milan

England readies for new lockdown, French shopkeepers revolt against orders to close, Indonesia's first recession in over two decades and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Puducherry registers 126 fresh Covid-19 cases, no additional fatalities

Puducherry reported 126 fresh Covid-19 cases taking the overall tally to 35,675, Health Minister Malladi Krishna Rao said

Long-term exposure to air pollution may increase Covid-19 death risk

A new analysis of more than 3,000 counties in the US has found that people with long-term exposure to fine-particle pollutants may be more likely to die from Covid-19

Telangana logs 1,602 new Covid-19 cases, four deaths take toll to 247,284

Telangana reported 1,602 fresh Covid-19 cases taking the tally to 247,284 while four more deaths pushed the toll to 1,366, the state government said

L'Oreal turns to Google as coronavirus spurs virtual make-up shift

Shoppers searching Google for cosmetics will be able to try them on virtually through a deal with L'Oreal, as the French group looks to make up for lost store sales caused by coronavirus lockdowns

Andaman and Nicobar Islands reports 14 Covid-19 cases, tally at 4,403

At least 14 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, raising the tally in the Union Territory to 4,403, a health department official said

India's Covid-19 caseload goes past 8.4 million with 47,638 new infections

India's Covid-19 caseload went past 8.4 million, while the number of people who have recovered from the disease surged to over 7.7 million, pushing the national recovery rate to 92.32%

Arunachal Pradesh's Covid-19 tally mounts to 15,244 with 84 fresh cases

The Covid-19 tally in Arunachal Pradesh rose to 15,244 as 84 more people, including seven health workers, tested positive for the infection, an official said

Covid-19 Factoid: The world added over 600,000 new cases yesterday

The US has added over 100,000 cases each day for two days in a row while Delhi continues to struggle with a surge

Global coronavirus cases top 48.5 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped the 48.5-million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 1231,610, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Japan's Takeda eyes new focus on vaccines after OTC asset sales: CEO Weber

Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical is looking at making vaccines a core business after completing asset sales to lower debt following its takeover of Shire, Chief Executive Christophe Weber said

AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine to begin clinical trials in China this year

AstraZeneca plans to start early and mid-stage clinical trials of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate in China this year, a senior executive said, as it prepares a global rollout of the vaccine

Japan's household spending, wages slump as Covid-19 pandemic pain lingers

Japan's household spending slumped in September from a year earlier and real wages slid for the seventh straight month, data showed

Washington DC to require Covid-19 test for visitors from hot spot states

With virus numbers rising locally and nationally and the holiday travel season looming, the nation's capital is revamping its Covid-19 travel restrictions

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals hopes US will authorise Covid antibody drug soon

Regeneron said US regulators were doing an analysis of its experimental antibody cocktail to treat Covid-19 and that it was hopeful the drug could be authorised for emergency use in the country soon