Head of WHO emergencies program Dr Mike Ryan said that this is a wake-up call and that we are still learning to do things better including science, logistics, training and governance

Covaxin can protect against COVID-19 mutant: Bharat Biotech Covaxin, a vaccine candidate being developed by Bharat Biotech for COVID-19, can offer protection against mutations of coronavirus, Chairman and Managing Director of the city-based vaccine maker, Krishna Ella, said on Tuesday. He also said the company has approached regulatory authorities seeking approval for an emergency license to use the vaccine, developed in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and t...

Around 4.4 per cent of those tested were found to have specific antibodies that are capable of fighting off the pathogen that causes coronavirus. This indicates that they might have been infected sometime in the past

The PEC stated that safety of media workers are particularly at risk as journalists must continue to provide information on the ground. It stated that a number of journalists died \"for lack of adequate protective measures when doing their job\"

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 98,07,569 pushing the national recovery rate to 95.92 per cent,while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent

Citizens remember French health scandals in recent decades, including those involving mismanaged vaccines. They fear that the coronavirus vaccines were developed too quickly, are aimed at bringing profit to big pharmaceutical companies

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 97,17,834 during the same period, pushing the national recovery rate to 95.77 per cent

A new wave of infections is said to have hit Kerala, with the state accounting for about 23 per cent of the 167,221 cases reported over the past week

As many as 341 new fatalities were reported in the past 24 hours, pushing the overall death toll to 1,45,477.  India's COVID-19 case fatality rate is 1.45 per cent, which is one of the lowest in the world

Authorisation by the MHRA will also give confidence to countries across the world. India has already manufactured more than 50 million of the AstraZeneca vaccines, the newspaper notes

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convenor said the national capital conducted 4,500 tests per 10 lakh of its population

Despite the rise in cases, India's Covid-19 recoveries have witnessed a steep exponential rise -- from 50,000 in May to over 95 lakh in December. Recoveries are more than 30 times active cases, says  HealthMin

Prime Minister Modi recalled his interaction with Mr Sharif's mother during his brief surprise visit to Lahore in 2015, saying: \"Her simplicity and warmth was indeed very touching\"

COVID-19 hospitalisations mounted as U.S. regulators weighed whether to grant emergency use authorization for a vaccine developed by Moderna Inc

The US and Canada began the vaccination drive against coronavirus with Pfizer-BioNTech doses on Monday. Both countries have started administering the coronavirus vaccine shots to healthcare workers and elderly citizens this week

Only essential shops such as supermarkets and pharmacies, as well as banks, are to remain open from December 16. Hair salons, beauty salons and tattoo parlours will also have to shut

Coronavirus in India: Active COVID-19 caseload continues to stay below 4 lakh for the seventh consecutive day

In a statement, the ministry said the drop has been possible due to recoveries exceeding daily new cases and the low number of fatalities per day

The top trends of the year according to Google were Dalgona Coffee and making sanitizers at home. Indian users were curious about what coronavirus is, origins of the 'Binod' meme and how plasma therapy works

Patients aged 80 and above who are already attending hospital as an outpatient, and those who are being discharged home after a hospital stay, will be among the first to receive the \"life-saving jab\"