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Covid-19 vaccination campaign to begin on Dec 27: Israel PM Netanyahu

PM Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that Israel will begin vaccinating the public against the coronavirus on Dec 27, making it one of the first countries in the world to innoculate its citizens

AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine 70.4% effective at preventing the infection

AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine is safe and effective at preventing symptomatic infection and it protects against severe disease and hospitalisation, a study concluded

Arunachal Pradesh logs 20 more Covid-19 cases, taking tally to 16,437

Twenty-two more people, including four army personnel and a health care worker, tested positive for Covid-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, pushing the tally in the northeastern state to 16,437

Global Covid-19 caseload breaches 68-million mark: Johns Hopkins University

The world coronavirus caseload has breached the 68 million cases mark and fatalities from the pathogen surge beyond the 1.55 million deaths worldwide, as per latest updates by Johns Hopkins University

With 182 new Covid-19 cases, Jharkhand's infection tally rises to 110,639

Jharkhand's Covid-19 tally mounted to 110,639 as 182 more people tested positive for the virus, a health department official said

87-yr-old Indian-origin man to be one of world's first to get Covid vaccine

An 87-year-old Indian-origin man from England will become one of the first people in the world to get a vaccine against Covid-19 when he receives his Pfizer-BioNTech

90-yr-old British woman 1st in world to get Pfizer vaccine outside trial

Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother from Britain, has become the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine outside of a trial following its rapid clinical approval

Mobile technology to be used for Covid vaccination drive in India: PM Modi

With the chances of a Covid-19 vaccine being available soon increasing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the mobile technology will be used for mass inoculation against the pandemic

World must address barriers against access to cheap medicines: India at UN

India has underlined the need for the global community to chart out roadmaps to deal with future pandemics, emphasising that barriers to equitable access to affordable medicines must be addressed

India's Covid-19 tally hits 9.7-million mark as it reports 26,567 new cases

With 26,567 new coronavirus infections and 385 deaths in the past 24 hours, India's overall tally stood at 97,03,770, while the death toll touched 1,40,958

Mexico's Covid-19 death toll tops 110,000, total cases at over 1.1 mn

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Mexico since the start of the epidemic has reached 1,182,249, with 110,074 deaths, a senior health official said

US Astra Covid-19 vaccine trial will tell how well it works: Top scientist

A top US scientist overseeing Covid-19 vaccine trials expects a large US study to determine how effective AstraZeneca's experimental inoculation is

WEF to be held in Singapore next year instead of Davos due to Covid-19

Organisers of the annual World Economic Forum event in Davos, Switzerland, have again changed their planned venue for next year's edition, announcing it will now take place in Singapore in May

Tourism ministry urges Covid-19 insurance cover for foreign tourists

Ministry's addl director general says dept is studying insurance plans offered by Singapore, talks are on with insurers and finance ministry on modalities of providing Covid cover

US says Covid-19 relief package won't offer $1,200 in direct payments

US lawmakers closed in on a Covid-19 relief bill that would provide roughly $300 in extra federal weekly unemployment benefits but not another round of $1,200 in direct payments to most Americans

India's Covid-19 caseload reaches over 9.6 million with 32,981 new cases

India has recorded 32,981 new Covid-19 infections and 391 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said

Maharashtra: 521 fresh Covid-19 cases, 11 more deaths recorded in Thane

The Covid-19 caseload in Maharashtra's Thane district has reached 232,922 with the addition of 521 new cases of the viral infection, an official said

Telangana logs 517 new Covid-19 cases, 2 fatalities push toll to 1,474

Telangana reported 517 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to nearly 274,000 lakh while two fatalities pushed the toll to 1,474, the state government said

Global Covid-19 cases surpass 67 million-mark: Johns Hopkins University

The number of coronavirus cases confirmed all over the world has surpassed 67 million, according to the latest data from the Johns Hopkins University's Coronavirus Resource Centre

Provincial govts in China demand Covid-19 vaccine as production ramps up

Provincial governments across China are placing orders for experimental, domestically made Covid-19 vaccines, though officials have yet to say how they may reach the country's 1.4 billion people