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England's new tier system replaces Covid lockdown to halt infection spread

A new tier system in England has replaced the recently-concluded month-long Covid-19 lockdown, as part of additional efforts to further halt the spread of infection

Jharkhand reports 206 fresh coronavirus cases, 2 additional fatalities

Jharkhand's Covid-19 tally mounted to 109,538 as 206 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said

India's Covid-19 caseload breaches 9.5-million mark, 8.9 million recovered

India's Covid-19 caseload went past 9.5 million, while the total number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 8.9 million, pushing the national recovery rate to 94.11 per cent

Global coronavirus cases top 64.4 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 64.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.49 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Don't get carried away with Covid-19 vaccine 'over optimism': UK PM Johnson

UK PM Johnson hailed the "searchlights of science" which have fought back against Covid-19 with an approved Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine but urged the public to not get carried away with "over optimism"

At least 100 mn people will get Covid-19 vaccine by end of Feb 2021: US

The US is confident that at least 100 million people would have got coronavirus shots by the end of February 2021 and this operation would have covered the entire "at risk" population

Italy unveils Covid vaccination plan, 202 mn doses to be given early 2021

Italy's national Covid-19 vaccination campaign will see the first tranche of 202 million doses to be distributed to some 40 million people in the first quarter of 2021

Biden's Covid team pledges to fight disproportionate impact on minorities

US President-elect Joe Biden's Covid-19 Advisory Board pledged to address the outsized impact of the pandemic on minorities in a meeting with the US Hispanic community

Putin orders Russia to begin mass coronavirus vaccinations next week

Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government to begin large-scale vaccinations against the coronavirus next week

Word leaders to address a high-level, special session of UNGA on Covid-19

World leaders, the top leadership of the UN and vaccine developers will address a two-day, special session of the UN General Assembly on Covid-19 this week and discuss the pandemic's impact

Russia to present Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus at United Nations

Russia's permanent mission to the UN and the Health Ministry will hold a presentation, which will provide detailed information on the Russian vaccine against the novel coronavirus disease

Preparing to provide logistical support for Covid-19 vaccine, says SpiceJet

SpiceJet said it is gearing up to provide logistics support for Covid vaccine with dedicated freighter division. It has the capability to transport extremely sensitive drugs in controlled temperatures

South Korea reports 511 more Covid-19 cases, tally stands at 35,163

South Korea reported 511 more cases of coronavirus infections, taking total caseload in the country to 35,163

Mexico set to sign deal with Pfizer for delivery of Covid-19 vaccine

Mexico's government is due to sign a contract with pharmaceutical company Pfizer for the delivery of its coronavirus vaccine, Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said

Deaths in US due to Covid-19 top 270,000: Johns Hopkins University

US Covid-19 deaths has surpassed 270,000, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University

Healthcare workers to be first to get Covid-19 vaccines, US panel says

Health care workers and nursing home residents will be the first in the United States to get Covid-19 vaccines, a high powered government panel announced

Biden urges Congress to pass robust relief package for most hit by Covid-19

US President-elect Joe Biden urged the Congress to pass a robust economic reforms package that can meet the urgent needs of Americans who have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic

Jharkhand registers 181 fresh Covid-19 cases, 5 additional fatalities

Jharkhand reported 181 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 109,332, according to the data released by the health department

Covid-19 resurgence poses challenges to economic recovery: Fed chief Powell

US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that the continuing Covid-19 resurgence across the country could pose challenges to the economic recovery in the next few months

Brazil registers 287 new Covid-19 fatalities, toll now at over 173,000

Brazil registered 21,138 new infections and 287 new deaths from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, raising its national caseload to 6,335,878 and death toll to 173,120