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Halting Oxford's Covid-19 vaccine trial is not a setback; it shows prudence

Melbourne-based biotechnology company CSL has committed to producing and supplying more than 30 million doses of the vaccine to Australians if it's found to be safe and effective

Record spike of 97,570 infections pushes India's Covid tally to 4,659,984

India's Covid-19 caseload raced past 4.6 million with a record 97,570 infections being reported in a day, while 3,624,196 people have recuperated so far taking the national recovery rate to 77.77%

Global coronavirus update: Covid-19 cases top 28.3 mn, says Johns Hopkins

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 28.3 million, while the deaths have increased to over 913,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Covid-19: What handling of the pandemic reveals about India and the world

Chinese officials are right to praise the response of the city and people of Wuhan itself

DCGI aks Serum Institute to suspend recruitment for Oxford vaccine trials

DCGI has directed Serum Institute of India to suspend till further orders new recruitment in phase 2 and 3 clinical trials of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Gujarat coronavirus update: State records 1,344 Covid cases, 16 more deaths

Gujarat recorded 1,344 new coronavirus cases, taking its tally to 1,10,971, while the death toll rose to 3,183 as 16 more patients succumbed

China approves its first nasal spray coronavirus vaccine for trials

China has approved for trials its first nasal spray vaccine to combat the novel coronavirus that has claimed over 904,000 lives and infected more than 27 million people globally

India may have crossed 6.4 mn cases in May, ahead of US: Serosurvey

ICMR report found seroprevalence in the 0.62-1.03% range across four strata of districts, from zero to high level of cases; 30,283 households were visited in 700 clusters across 70 districts

From Asia to Africa, China promoting Covid-19 vaccine to rebuild vital ties

The ability to develop and deliver vaccines to poorer countries would also be a powerful signal of China's rise as a scientific leader in a new post-pandemic global order

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra cases cross 1 million-mark, toll at 28,724

Coronavirus India update: Worst-hit states are Maharashtra (990,795) Andhra Pradesh (537,687), Tamil Nadu (486,052), Karnataka (430,947), and UP (292,029). Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Anganwadis shut down; schools prepare to reopen

Pubs in Delhi reopen, spike in child marriages during times of Covid, Experts advice caution on reopening of schools--news on how the country is dealing with the pandemic

Covid-19: Another health disaster, UN's call for leap in funding and more

The UN secretary general, Antonio Guterres, urged countries to find $15bn over the next three months to fund the ACT-Accelerator programme, a global collaboration for a vaccine and treatments

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Western Europe surpasses US in daily infections

Virus deadly for young adults too, US stocks continue to decline in second week, French bakery's US offshoot files for bankruptcy and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Jharkhand coronavirus update: State reports 1,182 cases, 5 fresh fatalities

Jharkhand's Covid-19 caseload rose to 58,079 on Friday as 1,182 more people tested positive for the infection, while five fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 517

India coronavirus update: Covid-19 cases cross 4.5-mn mark; toll at 76,271

India's Covid-19 caseload sprinted past 4.5 million and the death toll climbed to 76,271 with a record 96,551 infections and 1,209 fatalities being reported in a day

Covid-19 LIVE: Maharashtra's tally nears 1 mn; 23,446 new cases reported

Coronavirus India update: Worst-hit states are Maharashtra (967,349) Andhra Pradesh (527,512), Tamil Nadu (480,524), Karnataka (421,730), and UP (285,041). Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

India staring at another health disaster amid a raging battle with Covid-19

The biggest crisis is India's longstanding battle with tuberculosis. The country has as many as 2.7 million TB patients currently, by far the most in the world

Covid-19 cases worldwide surpasses 28 million: Johns Hopkins University

The worldwide number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has surpassed 28 million, Johns Hopkins University says

Top headlines: AstraZeneca still aiming for vaccine; MGNREGS fund drying up

From India awaiting drug regulator's nod to restart the vaccine trial to drying up MGNREGA funds, here are top headlines this morning

Nearly 20% Andhra residents have developed antibodies to Covid: Sero survey

The survey also revealed that a high percentage of people who had contracted the coronavirus were asymptomatic