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India reports 17,000 Covid cases, 133 deaths

India on Wednesday recorded 17,921 new coronavirus cases and 133 fatalities, taking the total tally to 1,12,62,707.

Mar 10, 2021

Moderna, Pfizer less effective against S. Africa Covid variant, claims study

Covid-19 vaccines developed by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech significantly appear less effective against the Covid variant that first emerged in South Africa, finds a new study.

Mar 9, 2021

Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine neutralises Brazil variant in lab study

A laboratory study has revealed that the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE can neutralize a new variant first found in Brazil.

Mar 9, 2021

Here comes a new pill that can knock down Covid-19 the way Tamiflu did

The development of the new pill could catalyze the human fight against the deadly Covid-19 pandemic that has already claimed the lives of more than 2.6 million people worldwide

Mar 7, 2021

Gujarat man gets both doses of vaccine; tests COVID positive days later [details]

Gandhinagar's Chief Health Officer Dr MH Solanki said a Gujarat health official tested positive for COVID days after receiving both doses of vaccine.

Mar 6, 2021

COVID-19's alarming spike in India; tally highest in 6 weeks with 18K new cases

With 18,327 new coronavirus cases, India registered the highest single-day infection tally in six weeks, according to data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday.

Mar 6, 2021

Got Comorbidities and talking COVID-19 vaccines in India: read this first

As India's vaccination drive, the largest in the world, is underway, people are still in the dark about whether or not to take the jab. But it is still unclear who should really get vaccinated. Dr Jagadish Hiremath answers all the FAQs about COVID vaccination.

Mar 5, 2021

Tension grips Pilibhit after Indian national shot dead by cops in Nepal

An Indian national was killed in police firing along the Indo-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district.

Mar 5, 2021

Sputnik V could be India's 3rd Covid vax: Experts

To cater to the vaccination process of the world's largest democracy, it would be pertinent to bring in safer and more effective vaccines from other countries.

Mar 4, 2021

10 rockets hit Iraq base hosting US troops, coalition forces: Reports

Several rockets landed on Wednesday at Iraq's Ain al-Asad airbase that hosts the United States, coalition and Iraqi forces, two security sources said.

Mar 3, 2021

Rules have changed: Biden warns Saudi Crown Prince over Khashoggi murder; yet maintains soft stand

Experts have raised concerns that even though such a statement against a powerful ally of the States was unthinkable earlier, Biden's critical stance over the murder could have implications for relations between the US and Saudi Arabia.

Mar 1, 2021

Asymptomatic coroanvirus patients to be sent home in Mumbai

Fresh COVID-19 cases, deaths spiking again in India; reasons explained

The positivity rate has been rising gradually, which is now at 1.48 percent. As per the Ministry's data, there are 1,64,511 active cases at present after 11,718 patients were discharged in a day.

Feb 28, 2021

Coronavirus update: COVID clusters reported in Bengaluru colleges, apartment | details

Over the past few days, Bengaluru is witnessing a rapid surge in Covid-19 cases. Officials said an apartment complex was sealed after 10 people contracted the virus.

Feb 27, 2021

Super spreader events may be behind COVID Surge: Experts

For the past one week, the increase in Covid-19 cases in India especially in states of Maharashtra, Punjab, Kerala, Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu, is raising concerns about whether the spurt in new cases is linked to new variants of SARS-CoV-2.