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21 August, 2021

India Clocks 34,457 infections, active cases lowest since March 2020

New Delhi (TIP): India logged 34,457 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 32,393,286, while the…

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14 August, 2021

IAF sacks staffer for refusing to get vaccinated against Covid

AAhmedabad (TIP): The Indian Air Force has sacked one of its personnel from service for refusing to get vaccinated against…

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14 August, 2021

Delta Plus advances in Maharashtra: 5 deaths, 66 cases so far

Maharashtra health department has said five people have died from the Delta Plus variant of the coronavirus and as many…

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14 August, 2021

India reports 38,667 new Covid cases, 478 more deaths

New Delhi (TIP): India saw a single-day rise of 38,667 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of cases to…

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6 August, 2021

India’s fresh Covid tally at 44,646 with single-day rise of over 2,000 cases

As many as 44,646 fresh cases of the coronavirus (Covid-19) disease were registered in India in the last 24 hours…

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6 August, 2021

Over 49 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in India

New Delhi (TIP): The cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has gone past 49 crore, the…

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6 August, 2021

Kerala’s Covid deaths per million per week highest in India

Kerala now reports the highest deaths per million per week in the country. Between July 25 and 31, Kerala reported…

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23 July, 2021

India reports 41,383 new Covid-19 cases, 507 more deaths

New Delhi (TIP): India on Thursday, July 21,  recorded 41,383 new cases and 507 more deaths due to the coronavirus…

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22 July, 2021

Over 4mn Children In US Infected With Covid-19

Over 4 million children in the US have tested positive for Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to…

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17 July, 2021

‘Early stages’ of Covid-19 third wave, amid Delta surge: WHO

The coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic is now in the "early stages" of the third wave, warned World Health Organization (WHO)…

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17 July, 2021

UK passes COVID-19 jabs milestone but masks confusion mounts

London (TIP): Two-thirds of UK adults have now been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, the government said Wednesday, July 15,…

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10 July, 2021

Covaxin to get WHO nod soon? Chief scientist says trial data ‘looks good’

New Delhi (TIP): In what potentially comes as a piece of good news for Hyderabad-based vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech, the…

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9 July, 2021

UK sees biggest surge in Covid cases since January

Britain reported the highest daily number of new Covid cases since January 29 on Tuesday, and the greatest number of…

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3 July, 2021

Bharat Biotech says completed final analysis for Covaxin, claims 77.8% efficacy

New Delhi (TIP): Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech on Friday, July 2, said that it has completed the final Phase-3 analysis for…

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3 July, 2021

Pregnant women in India now eligible for COVID vaccination

New Delhi (TIP): Pregnant women in India are now eligible to get vaccinated against Covid with the union health ministry…

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3 July, 2021

India reports 738 more Covid deaths, lowest in 86 days

New Delhi (TIP): Cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) dipped again on Saturday, July 3,  as India recorded 44,111 fresh…

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3 July, 2021

New York to end state of emergency for Covid

New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that the state will end the statewide disaster emergency on Thursday thanks…

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3 July, 2021

Experts question if WHO should lead probe into Origins of Covid

NEW YORK (TIP): As the World Health Organization (WHO) draws up plans for the next phase of its probe of…

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25 June, 2021

Daily Covid cases fall to 51,667, infection tally crosses 30.13 mn

New Delhi (TIP): India's Covid-19 cases rose by 51,667 and fatalities by 1,329 over the last 24 hours, which took…

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25 June, 2021

Portugal in reverse as delta variant grips Lisbon, cases up

Lisbon (TIP): The country reported 1,556 new infections Thursday — the highest number since February 20. Just over 1,000 of…

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25 June, 2021

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 179.9 mn

Washington (TIP): The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 179.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.89…

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25 June, 2021

Russia’s daily COVID cases surge to 5-month high

Russia logged 20,182 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the highest daily increase since January 24, taking the…

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20 June, 2021

Global Covid caseload crosses 177-mn mark

Washington (TIP): The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 177.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.84…

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20 June, 2021

UK trial finds Regeneron anti-viral therapy saves lives from Covid-19

London (TIP): A new, experimental anti-viral treatment used for some worst-affected Covid-19 patients has been found to save lives, according…

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19 June, 2021

India logs lowest deaths in 2 months

New Delhi (TIP): India on Friday, June 18, registered 62,480 cases and 1,587 deaths due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19),…

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19 June, 2021

1 billion vaccine doses only a start: IMF chief

The International Monetary Fund managing director says there’s a moral imperative for the world’s richest countries to back programmes to…

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19 June, 2021

Indian diplomacy adjusting to an ‘uncertain’ world order: Shringla

NEW DELHI (TIP): India has created capacities to take on future waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan…

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12 June, 2021

WHO says 47 African countries could miss vax target

Nairobi (TIP): Nine out of ten African countries could miss the target of vaccinating 10 per cent of their population…

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12 June, 2021

FDA extends the shelf life of single-shot J&J vaccine

Johnson & Johnson said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has extended the shelf life of its single-shot…

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12 June, 2021

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 174.7 mn

Washington (TIP): The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 174.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.76…

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