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Would be happy to take first dose of Covid-19 vaccine: Harsh Vardhan

Vardhan assured that the vaccine would be first made available to those who needed it the most, irrespective of their paying capacity

Coronavirus LIVE: Delhi records over 4,000 infections for 5th straight day

Coronavirus India update: Worst-hit states are Maharashtra (1,015,681) Andhra Pradesh (547,686), Tamil Nadu (491,571), Karnataka (4,40,411), and UP (299,045). Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Covid in UK doubled every 8 days from Aug-Sept

From Oxford and AstraZeneca resuming vaccine trial to Australia's business aid, here's a roundup of Covid-19 news from around the world

Covid-19 Factoid: Rajasthan 14th state with over 100,000 confirmed cases

Almost half of all states in India now have at least 100,000 cases each

Pfizer, BioNTech to expand phase three trial for coronavirus vaccine

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will have to approve the change in the Phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine trial before it goes into effect

Striking revelations in Covid serosurvey, community transmission, and more

The survey revealed that 0.73 per cent adults in India were exposed to coronavirus by early May. Tune in to the podcast for more

Union Minister Shripad Naik discharged from hospital after Covid recovery

Union Minister of State Shripad Naik was on Saturday discharged from hospital here after recovery from COVID-19 for which he had tested positive in August.The minister of state for AYUSH (independent charge) and Defence took to Twitter to post: "By god's grace, I have tested Negative for Covid19 & have been discharged from the hospital. I would like to sincerely thank Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modiji for his concern & support during this difficult phase."In a statement, Naik said that he emerged as a "very positive and rejuvenated person". "I have today emerged as one more recovered patient and statistic of COVID 19 pandemic; but also a very positive and rejuvenated person," he said.Admitted to Manipal Hospital Goa on August 14, the Union Minister of State said that he had to face "many ups and downs""Throughout this phase of my life, I am the first-hand witness to the superhuman efforts the medical personnel of this country is putting up to fight COVID. Manipal ...

Coronavirus tally in India breaches 4.7 million mark, death toll at 78,586

The Covid-19 case fatality rate due to the coronavirus infection has further dropped to 1.65 per cent

Iran to soon start human trials for anti-coronavirus vaccine

Iran's confirmed Covid-19 cases hit 399,940 on Saturday, including 23,029 fatalities

Global Covid cases top 28.6 million, death toll at 918,000: Johns Hopkins

The US accounted for the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 6,482,503 and 193,670 respectively, according to the CSSE

With 814 new deaths in 24 hrs, Brazil report over 131,000 Covid fatalities

Brazil registered 814 new deaths from the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours

With highest single-day spike of 351 cases, Indore's Covid tally at 16,782

With the highest single-day spike of 351 new COVID-19 positive cases, Indore has reported total 16,782 cases, said the office of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in a bulletin

With 1,007 new Covid-19 cases reported in UAE tally jumps to 78,849

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced 1,007 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 78,849

AstraZeneca resumes clinical trials in UK after green signal

Meanwhile, DCGI asks Serum Institute to submit DSMB UK and India data to resume trials, after asking it to stop recruiting volunteers on Friday

Principal secy to PM reviews Covid-19 response amid record surge in cases

P K Mishra, the principal secretary to the prime minister, on Saturday called for building on the knowledge and analysis of the pandemic

AstraZeneca resumes Oxford Covid vaccine trial after UK green signal

The late-stage trials of the experimental vaccine, one of the most advanced in development, were suspended this week after an illness in a study subject in Britain

In pics: Afghan peace talks with Taliban, vaccine update and more

Here's a look at some recent developments you need to know

Bharat Biotech's Covaxin succeeds in challenge trials on Rhesus monkeys

The results showed protective efficacacy, increasing Sars-CoV-2 specific IgG and neutralising antibodies reducing the replication of the virus in the nasal cavity, throat and lung tissues of monkey

Recoveries surge to 3,624,196; 60% of total concentrated in 5 states

With a record 81,533 people recuperating from COVID-19 in a day, India's total recoveries on Saturday surged to 36,24,196

Mizoram coronavirus update: State's Covid-19 case count reaches 1,379

A total of 1,379 coronavirus cases have been reported in Mizoram as of Saturday, according to the state government