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Assam reports 95 fresh coronavirus cases, taking tally to 215,775

Assam's Covid-19 death toll increased to 1,033 with four more fatalities, while 95 fresh cases pushed the tally to 215,775, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said

Sikkim registers 32 fresh coronavirus cases, taking tally to 5,664

Sikkim reported 32 fresh Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the state's caseload to 5,664, an official said

Bharat Biotech recruits 13,000 volunteers for Covaxin Phase 3 trials

Bharat Biotech announced successful recruitment of 13,000 volunteers, and continued progress towards achieving the goal of 26,000 participants for Phase III clinical trial of its Covid vaccine Covaxin

UK flight ban due to new Covid strain will impact tourism in Goa: CM Sawant

The suspension of inbound flights from the UK due to the emergence of a new, highly infectious Covid-19 strain, will have an impact on tourism in Goa, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said

India reports 19,556 new coronavirus cases, active cases at 292,000

India continues to witness a steady decline in daily new coronavirus infections as only 19,556 new Covid-19 cases were reported in last 24 hours

New daily coronavirus cases in India dip below 20,000 after nearly 6 months

The number of new coronavirus infections reported in a span of 24 hours was recorded below 20,000 after nearly six months

UK passengers arriving in Mumbai quarantined amid new Covid strain concerns

Passengers arriving from the United Kingdom (UK) in Mumbai on Tuesday morning have been sent for institutional quarantine in the wake of he new coronavirus strain

Inactivated Covid vaccine safest with lesser bad reactions: Bharat Biotech

Bharat Biotech has claimed that amongst all the vaccine platforms such as an mRNA-based vaccine and DNA-based vaccine, the inactivated vaccines being developed by it for Covid-19 are safest

FM stresses on more investments in biotech, pharma R&D ahead of budget

Says India has capacity to produce Covid vaccines for itself and other countries

India's Covid-19 tally rises to over 9.9 million with 22,890 new infections

India's Covid-19 caseload rose to 9,979,000 with 22,890 new infections being reported in a day, while total recoveries crossed the 9.5 million mark, according to the Union Health Ministry

India pursued scientific evidence-based to tackle Covid-19: Harsh Vardhan

India recognised the Covid-19 threat early and pursued a scientific evidence-based approach to combat the situation, said Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health

Number of Indians hesitant to take Covid-19 vaccine rise, survey shows

Many Indians appear hesitant to get vaccinated for Covid-19 as infections have fallen sharply since a mid-September peak and some people are worried about possible side-effects, according to a survey

India will have to spend $1.8 bn on Covid-19 vaccines in Phase 1: Report

India will have to spend $1.4 billion to $1.8 billion in the first phase of a coronavirus vaccination programme, even after getting support under the COVAX global vaccine-sharing scheme

India's Covid-19 caseload nears 10-million mark with 24,010 new infections

With 24,010 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, India's total cases have reached 9,956,558, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

100 experts from friendly nations trained for India's Covid vaccine trials

Over 100 experts from friendly neighbouring nations have so far been trained to strengthen capacities in their countries for facilitating phase-3 clinical trials of Indian Covid-19 vaccine

Covaxin facing shortage of volunteers for phase 3 trials, says AIIMS

The Phase III clinical trial for Bharat Biotech's vaccine candidate Covaxin is witnessing a shortage of volunteer participation, with a high refusal rate of 70% to 80%, a senior AIIMS doctor said

India's daily Covid-19 case count falls below 23,000 after over 5 months

India's daily Covid-19 case count fell below 23,000 after a little over five months as the nation reported 22,065 infections. The national recovery rate stood at over 95 per cent

5,000 AIIMS nurses go on indefinite strike over salary hike, appointments

The AIIMS-Delhi Nurses' Union went on an indefinite strike over their long pending demands, including those with regard to the Sixth Central Pay Commission

AP reports 506 coronavirus cases even as active infections fall below 5,000

Active coronavirus cases fell below the 5,000 mark to 4,966 in Andhra Pradesh even as the state added 506 fresh positives, 613 recoveries and five deaths to its tally

Uttar Pradesh registers 1,441 fresh Covid-19 cases, 16 more fatalities

Sixteen more people succumbed to Covid-19 in a day in Uttar Pradesh taking the death toll to 8,072, while 1,441 fresh cases pushed the infection tally to 565,556