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Portugal to spend 32.7mn euros on Covid-19 medicines

The Portuguese government authorised an expenditure of 32.7 million euros ($35.9 million) for the purchase of medicines against Covid-19 in 2022, according to a government decree published

After 715 days, India reports less than 1,000 daily fresh Covid-19 cases

Experts think that daily cases are unlikely to spike, leading to a 'wave', in the short term, and that the pandemic appears to be over.

China sends doctors, military to test 26 mn Shanghai residents for Covid

Multiple provinces such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Beijing have sent healthcare workers to the megapolis.

Low number of Covid cases now as India chose right vaccine: Serum CEO

In India, experts are deciding on mixing vaccines though it is allowed the world over, Poonawalla added

Recovery tracker: Retail and recreation visits go up, shows data

Fewer passengers on flights, vehicle registrations lag 2019 by a wider margin than before

PSU insurers lodge Covid insurance claims worth Rs 17,537 cr till Dec 2021

Public sector insurers lodged Covid-19 related health insurance claims worth Rs 17,537 crore till December 2021 and more than 93 per cent of the cases were settled, Parliament was informed on Monday.

Omicron less severe than Delta for children younger than 5 years: Study

The finding led by researchers at the Case Western Reserve University in the US show that the Omicron variant is 6-8 times more infectious than the Delta variant.

Data story: India reports 913 new cases; death toll rises to 521,358

India has so far administered 1,847,083,279 vaccine doses. That is 4292.64 per cent of its total caseload, and 131.68 per cent of its population

Tesla to keep China plant shut due to strict Covid-19 restrictions

Tesla reportedly told employees on Sunday to stay home to comply with the Covid restrictions in the city.

Single-day rise in Covid-19 infections falls below 1,000 in India

The number of active cases is the lowest in 714 days, the data showed.

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to not seek second term, will focus on family

City's leadership election was pushed back from March 27 to give the government time to battle a Covid outbreak.

Delhi sees 85 Covid cases in a day with 0.86% positivity rate

The city reported 114 fresh COVID-19 cases on Saturday with a positivity rate of 0.71 per cent.

Global Covid caseload tops 491.3 million, fatalities at 6.15 million

India accounts for the second highest caseload

B'luru records zero Covid deaths in 3 days, no cases in 28 K'taka districts

The commercial activities, pubs, bars and recreational centers are operating in a full-fledged manner and the government is mulling to even lift the mandatory mask rule in public places.

China reports 1,366 new local Covid-19 infections in last 24 hours

China's strict lockdown in Shanghai is affecting global supply chains.

SII, Bharat Biotech halt production of Covid vaccines as demand slips

High inventory, lack of fresh orders behind the decision; focus on non-Covid vax

Unviable populist schemes may create SL-like situation: Bureaucrats to Modi

A few senior bureaucrats raised concern to PM Modi over populist schemes announced by several states, claiming they are economically unsustainable and could take them down the same path as Sri Lanka

China reports highest new daily Covid-19 cases since February 2020

China added more than 13,000 new Covid-19 infections with state media reporting a case infected with a new subtype of the omicron variant.

Covid-19 pandemic: Madhya Pradesh logs six new cases; active count at 106

The Covid-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh reached 10,41,154 on Sunday with six new cases, while no death due to the infection occurred in the last 24 hours, a health official said

Covid-19 pandemic: Chhattisgarh sees 5 cases, no death; active tally now 91

Chhattisgarh on Sunday reported five Covid-19 cases, taking the state's tally to 11,52,158, while the death toll remained unchanged at 14,034, an official said