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Italy detects new coronavirus strain in a person recently returned from UK

Italy said it has detected a new coronavirus strain with mutations in a person who recently returned from the United Kingdom

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

Set to ship 8 million coronavirus vaccine doses on Monday, US govt says

The chief science adviser for the US government's vaccine distribution effort says it will be shipping nearly 8 million doses of coronavirus vaccine on Monday

US Congress reaches $900 billion deal to aid economy hit by Covid-19

Top Capitol Hill negotiators sealed a deal on an almost $1 trillion Covid-19 economic relief package

Coronavirus LIVE: Wearing masks mandatory for next 6 mnths, says Thackeray

Coronavirus live updates: Kerala reported the maximum number of new cases in the country on Saturday with 6,293 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours.

China ready to further cooperate with WHO over Covid-19 origin tracing

China is ready to continue to strengthen cooperation with the WHO to advance the global origin-tracing of the novel coronavirus, which was first reported in Wuhan city in December 2019

COVAX gains access to 2 billion doses of vaccines for 190 member economies

First deliveries are expected to begin in the first quarter of 2021 depending upon regulatory approvals and readiness of countries for delivery

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Drones can play a role in vaccine delivery

Vaccine hesitancy among health professionals, use of steroids and oxygen therapy, elevated spending on essentials-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

USFDA panel recommends emergency use authorisation of Moderna Covid vaccine

The US Food and Drug Administration's advisory panel, comprising external experts, has given an emergency use approval to Moderna Covid-19 vaccine

Covid vaccination in some Asia-Pac nations expected mid or late 2021: WHO

The World Health Organization said that countries in the Asia-Pacific region are not guaranteed to have early access to Covid-19 shots and urged them to adopt a long-term approach to the pandemic

Global coronavirus caseload crosses 74 million: Johns Hopkins University

The global coronavirus caseload has crossed the 74 million mark, as per the latest updates by Johns Hopkins University

We have enough Covid-19 doses for our entire population: New Zealand PM

We now have agreements in place with four providers and we have secured more than enough vaccine doses to cover our entire population plus the Pacific, Jacinda Arden said

Germany to roll out Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Dec 27

German states have been told to prepare for mass vaccinations against coronavirus starting December 27, the Berlin Senate's health authority announced

Coronavirus LIVE: 6,185 new Covid-19 cases in Kerala in past 24 hours

Coronavirus live updates: At 1,886,807, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 903,425, Andhra Pradesh 876,336, Tamil Nadu 801,161, and Kerala 677,255

Quarter of the world may not get Covid-19 vaccine till at least 2022: Study

"This study provides an overview of how high-income countries have secured future supplies of Covid-19 vaccines, but that access for the rest of the world is uncertain," the researchers said

Europe to get Covid vaccine before new year, nod likely in Christmas week

Europeans are set to start getting Covid-19 vaccines before the new year after the regional drug regulator accelerated approval process following the launch of immunisation campaigns in the US and UK

Over 100,000 sign up for Covid vaccine in Saudi on Day 1 of registration

Over 100,000 people in Saudi Arabia have signed up for the coronavirus vaccination on the opening day of vaccination registration, the Saudi Health Ministry said

WHO sees 'strong commitment' from Pfizer for cheaper Covid-19 vaccines

Bruce Aylward, WHO senior adviser, said that he saw a "strong commitment" on the part of its CEO Albert Bourla to set prices at levels appropriate to poorer populations

Coronavirus LIVE: India's recovery rate crosses 95%; among highest globally

Coronavirus live updates: At 1,886,807, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 902,240, Andhra Pradesh 875,500, Tamil Nadu 800,029, and Kerala 672,037

Global Covid-19 cases exceed 72.8 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 72.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.62 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University