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The global search for a vaccine to treat the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has entered a crucial phase with at least three countries – the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada – beginning to administer vaccines for emergencies. These are shots of the Pfizer Inc-BioNTech SE candidate vaccine, which has …

India has bucked the global trend and is showing sustained improvement in containing the Covid-19 outbreak, senior government officials said Tuesday, but cautioned that trends in other countries are also a strong reminder of how the situation may quickly get out of control even if a spike is contained. Speaking …

In keeping with his poll promise, Nitish Kumar’s government approved Tuesday a proposal to provide a free coronavirus vaccine to the entire state population. The decision was made at the first cabinet meeting. The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced that Bihar would receive free vaccines against Covid-19 during …

On Monday, India recorded 22,022 new cases of the coronavirus disease. Case numbers are typically affected on Mondays due to a shortage of testing over the weekend, but the last Monday the country recorded fewer than 22,022 cases was June 29 (18,318 cases). India saw 352 deaths from Covid-19 on …

India’s Covid-19 numbers have improved. The rate of new infections reported across the country is at the lowest level in five months, data analyzed by HT shows. This is the first time that a fall of this magnitude and consistency has been recorded in the trajectory of Covid-19 in the …

The foreigners were accused of attending the Tablighi Jamaat congregation (Archive) New Delhi: A Delhi court acquitted 36 foreigners on Tuesday, who were charged with attending the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi for allegedly being negligent and disobeying government guidelines issued in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in the …

Reporting that India’s Comptroller General of Medicines has granted authorization for clinical trials of one more candidate vaccine from India, NITI Aayog (Health) member Dr. VK Paul said Tuesday that six vaccines are currently in in clinical trials in the country. “This week, the Comptroller General of Drugs of India …

Three Covid vaccines have requested authorization for emergency use in India (Representational) New Delhi: Protocols have been established for the management of adverse reactions – minor, serious or serious – to the coronavirus vaccine, the government said at a press conference held Tuesday night, as it admitted that there is …

A total of 514 students have been tested for the virus as of Tuesday. The number of people within the IIT-Madras campus who tested positive for the coronavirus rose to 183 on Tuesday. A total of 514 students have been tested and while 104 people were declared positive for COVID-19 …

With almost a year into a pandemic, the world is still reeling from the impact of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), as it continues to infect thousands in all countries. In the UK, the strictest restrictions were imposed on Monday as cases continue to grow at record highs. Meanwhile, in the …