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Covid-19: WHO asks rich countries to delay child vax, donate jabs

Rich nations must delay their plans to vaccinate their children and teenagers against Covid-19 and instead donate the jabs to low-income countries, says World Health Organization

Coronavirus lockdown update: Details of restrictions in states across India

Delhi, Karnataka, Bengal, UP, Bihar extended or imposed lockdown to curb the unprecedented surge of Covid-19 cases and deaths. Stay tuned for all the coronavirus lockdown-related updates

Covid LIVE: Partial curfew extended in UP; record deaths in Maharashtra

Coronavirus live updates: India recorded 326,123 fresh Covid-19 infections today, taking the caseload tally to 24,372,243. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Covid LIVE: 39,923 cases in Maharashtra; BMC halts vaccination for 2 days

Coronavirus live updates: India recorded 343,144 fresh Covid-19 infections today, taking the caseload tally to 24 million. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Coronavirus LIVE: Kerala sees nearly 40,000 cases; 42,582 in Maharashtra

Coronavirus live updates: India recorded 362,727 fresh Covid-19 infections today, taking the caseload tally to 23,702,832. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Covid LIVE: Maharashtra lockdown may be extended till May 31, says minister

Coronavirus live updates: Statewise cases in India are as follows - Maharashtra (5179929), Karnataka (2013193), Kerala (1939918), UP (1545212), Tamil Nadu (1438509). Stay tuned for corona-related news

Covid-19: Panel suggests WHO should have more power to stop pandemics

A panel of independent experts who reviewed the WHO's response to Covid-19 pandemic says the WHO should be granted guaranteed rights of access in countries to investigate emerging outbreaks

What is mucormycosis, the deadly fungal infection among Covid patients

Cases of mucormycosis in Covid patients are on the rise in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi and the southern states of India. All you need to know about the black fungus, its symptoms, treatment & more

Telecom firms see red as protests against 5G spectrum trials mount

Posts claiming the upcoming 5G trials will spread the virus have been doing the rounds

Coronavirus LIVE: West Bengal sees record 20,136 new cases; 29,272 in TN

Coronavirus live updates: Karnataka pushed Maharashtra to 2nd spot in daily cases. WHO says globally seeing plateau in Covid-19 cases but still 'unacceptably high'. Stay tuned for corona-related news

World Health Organization declares Indian coronavirus variant 'of concern'

The Indian Coronavirus variant, known as B1617, has been declared as a "variant of global concern" by the World Health Organization (WHO)

WHO warns against use of ivermectin to treat coronavirus infections

A day after Goa's Health Minister Vishwajit Rane recommended ivermectin to all above 18 to combat Covid in the state, the World Health Organisation on Tuesday has warned against its use

WHO chief scientist on India situation, vaccine policy & immediate measures

As India is in the grasp of a devastating second wave of Covid-19, World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan termed the rate of infections and deaths in the country as "worrying" and called on governments to boost exercises on reporting actual numbers. She also said that the global health body strongly believes that Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver to Covid-19 vaccines at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) should be done. Watch the video for more

Covid LIVE: Mumbai's daily cases below 2,000; Maharashtra's under 40,000

Coronavirus live updates: Strict lockdown or curfew has been imposed in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Karnataka. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Covid LIVE: PM Modi asks EU to back India, SA on patent waiver for vaccines

Coronavirus live updates: Coronavirus cases are surging rapidly in states like Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Bengal, Bihar, Haryana, Odisha and Uttarakhand. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Coronavirus LIVE updates: WHO approves China's Sinopharm vaccine

Coronavirus live updates: Among states with a rapid surge in infections, Maharashtra reported 62194 cases, Karnataka 49058 cases, Kerala 42464 cases, UP 26780 cases. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Covid LIVE: Kerala govt issues guidelines ahead of lockdown starting May 8

Coronavirus live updates: Among states with a rapid surge in infections, Maharashtra reported 57640 cases, Karnataka 50112 cases, Kerala 41953 cases, UP 31165 cases. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Covid LIVE: Record 920 deaths in Maharashtra in a day; 346 in Karnataka

Coronavirus live updates | Statewise list of fresh Covid-19 cases: Maharashtra records 51,880 cases, followed by Karnataka (44,631), UP (25858), Tamil Nadu (21,228). Stay tuned for corona-related news

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom plans to seek re-election, says report

In 2017, Ethiopia's Tedros became the first African to head the Geneva-based UN agency and made universal health care coverage his priority

Covid LIVE: Postpone all offline exams scheduled in May, says Education Min

Coronavirus live updates | Statewise list of fresh Covid-19 cases: Maharashtra reported 56,647 infections, followed by Karnataka (37,733), Uttar Pradesh (30,983). Stay tuned for corona-related news