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Almost 56 million people in England will return to a total lockdown due to coronavirus. London, United Kingdom: Nearly 56 million people in England will return to a total coronavirus lockdown, possibly until mid-February, to try to reduce spiraling infection rates, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. The measures, …

“If the Indians don’t want to follow the rules, don’t come,” Bates had said. Rose Bates and Sourav Ganguly. (Photo source: Twitter) The ongoing series of tests between Australia and India is still in the news. This time, Queensland’s shadow minister for Health and Ambulance Services, Ross Bates’ comments have …

MUMBAI: The jumbo Covid-19 care centers established in Mumbai after the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak will now be transformed into mega vaccination centers by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, officials here said Monday. “We will convert jumbo Covid-19 field hospitals now into vaccination centers for public benefit,” said BMC Additional Municipal Commissioner …

Mumbai, which became a Covid-19 hotspot in March, is set to begin immunizing 1.26 lakhs of healthcare workers from the day. Stock of vaccines arrives. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has 1,367 trained vaccinators on hand and plans to immunize 8,000 to 12,000 people in one day at eight centers …

HYDERABAD: Bharat Biotech founder and president Dr. Krishna Ella lashed out Monday at naysayers who criticized the speed at which emergency use authorization (EUA) was granted to Covaxin, the Covid-19 vaccine from the company. “We don’t deserve this backlash,” he said, urging people to stop politicizing the issue. Without naming …

Artists put the finishing touches on a graffiti on the wall in Kolkata, honoring frontline COVID-19 warriors. (Express photo: Partha Paul) Coronavirus India Live Updates: Amid questions raised by experts and opposition about the restricted-use approval granted to Covaxin despite no efficacy data from phase III trials, Bharat Biotech MD …

KERALA HAS requested the Center to prioritize the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, considering the high number of cases in the state and to make the most of its strategy of delaying the peak in the containment of the disease. Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja said The Indian Express that the …

WASHINGTON: The United States will continue to seek WikiLeaks founder Julian Assangeis extradition, the US Department of Justice he said Monday after a British judge ruled that he should not be extradited to face criminal charges. “While we are extremely disappointed with the final decision of the court, we are …

The National Program for Enhanced Learning in Technology (NPTEL), a national coordinator of SWAYAM, has opened enrollment for more than 500 online certification courses, which are open to working students and professionals across India. NPTEL offers these courses completely free of charge, a joint initiative of the IIT and the …

South Africa has discovered new variants of COVID-19 that have led to an increase in the number of cases. London: Scientists are not completely sure that COVID-19 vaccines will work on a new variant of the coronavirus found in South Africa, ITV’s political editor said on Monday, citing an unidentified …