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Veteran US broadcaster Larry King hospitalised after testing Covid positive

Legendary talk show host Larry King has tested positive for coronavirus and is being treated at a hospital, according to US media reports on Sunday

Kejriwal lauds scientists and doctors after DCGI nod to two Covid vaccines

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that approval for the emergency use of two "made in India" vaccines will give a positive direction to the country's fight against coronavirus

Thailand detects first patients with UK-linked new strain of Covid-19

Thailand has identified its first four cases of the new coronavirus strain that originated in the United Kingdom

US surpasses 350,000 coronavirus deaths: Johns Hopkins University

The United States surpassed 350,000 Covid-19 deaths on Sunday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, as vaccinations against the virus have begun at a slow pace

WHO hails India's emergency use authorisation approval to Covid vaccines

World Health Organisation (WHO) has welcomed India's decision giving emergency use authorisation to Covid-19 vaccines, informed Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia

160,000 health workers to be first to get Covid vaccine in Punjab: Minister

Around 160,000 health workers in Punjab will receive a Covid-19 vaccine in the first phase, Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said on Sunday

A decisive turning point: PM Modi on coronavirus vaccine approval

Prime Minister Modi lauded scientists of the country after DCGI gave approval to Serum Institute of India's 'Covishield' vaccine and Bharat Biotech's 'Covaxin' for emergency use

Our goal now is to provide it globally: Bharat Biotech on Covaxin approval

Bharat Biotech on Sunday said the approval for emergency use of its Covid-19 vaccine-- Covaxin-- is a giant leap for innovation and novel product development in India

Approval to Covaxin premature, could be dangerous, says Shashi Tharoor

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said that the emergency approval to Covid-19 vaccine--Covaxin is premature and could be dangerous as it is still under phase 3 trial

India's Covid-19 active caseload drops below 250,000: Health ministry

The Covid-19 active caseload in India has dropped below 250,000 with the recoveries exceeding new cases and low number of fatalities per day, the Health ministry said on Sunday

India will become coronavirus-free, says MoS Health Ashwini Kumar Choubey

With vaccines of Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech being granted permission for restricted use, Union Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey stated India will become corona-free

Our mantra for 2021 is 'dawai bhi aur kadaai bhi', says PM Narendra Modi

PM Modi said earlier he had stated, "dawai nahi toh dheelai nahi" (no carelessness until the medicine arrives) but now "dawai bhi aur kadaai bhi" (Yes to the medicine and yes to caution) is his mantra

Moderna Covid-19 vaccine shows 94.1 per cent efficacy in trial: Study

Results from the primary analysis of the phase 3 clinical trial of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine have revealed 94.1% efficacy of the therapeutic in preventing symptomatic infections and severe illness

Coronavirus recovery rate in India crosses 96 per cent: Health ministry

India has crossed a significant milestone in its fight against coronavirus, with the national COVID-19 recovery rate crossing 96 per cent, one of the highest globally, the Union Health Ministry said

Novel coronavirus shook, rattled and rolled the global economy in 2020

The International Monetary Fund estimates the global economy to have shrunk by 4.4% this year compared with a contraction of just 0.1% in 2009, when the world last faced a financial crisis

Last day of year is to remember India's frontline Covid warriors: PM Modi

The last day of the year is to remember India's doctors, health and frontline Covid warriors, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while saluting people who gave their lives in the line of duty

Five more cases of new Covid-19 variant found in India, total at 25

The Centre on Thursday said that five more cases of the mutant Coronavirus from the UK have been detected in the country, taking the total tally of such cases to 25 so far

India registers 21,822 new Covid-19 cases, tally crosses 10.2 million

India's Covid-19 caseload increased to 1,02,66,674 with 21,822 new infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 9.8 million

Five coronavirus strains circulating in Ukraine, says Health Ministry

Five strains of new coronavirus infection are circulating in Ukraine, the countries health ministry has said

China grants conditional approval to its homegrown Covid-19 vaccine

China has granted conditional approval to the country's first homegrown Covid-19 vaccine developed by state-owned pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm, an official announcement said on Thursday