On Day-86 of the vaccination drive on April 11, 29,33,418 vaccine doses were given. Of which, 27,01,439 beneficiaries were vaccinated across 38,398 sessions for 1st dose and 2,31,979 beneficiaries received 2nd dose of vaccine

Around February, when cases started to decrease, people became lax towards following COVID-appropriate behaviour as they thought the virus had become ineffective, says AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria

\"People need to respond for their own good. If they don't heed then we may have to take stringent measures. If required and if the necessity arises, we will impose lockdown,\" says BS Yediyurappa

Shots for people aged 65 and above began at some 120 sites across the country, using Pfizer Inc's vaccine made in Europe and delivered to the regions in the past week

Haridwar registered 372 fresh coronavirus cases on Sunday (April 11), ahead of the 'Shahi Snan' in the holy city on Monday, a ritual that is part of the ongoing Maha Kumbh

India is now the world's second most affected country in terms of coronavirus. The US, with 3.1 crore cases stands on top, followed by India and Brazil

The Indian, who worked as a lashing specialist, was detected as COVID-19 positive through pooled rostered routine testing on April 7, according to a news report

Following the spiraling COVID-19 crisis in the apex court, the SC judges will now appear for hearings from their homes via video conferencing

Seven Indian companies producing Remdesivir injections under voluntary licensing agreement with US-based Gilead Sciences have an installed capacity of about 38.80 lakh units per month

Ten districts including Pune, Mumbai, Thane, Nagpur, Bengaluru Urban, Nashik, Delhi, Raipur, Durg and Aurangabad account for 45.65 per cent of the total active cases which have climbed to 10,46,631

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan received a suggestion to extend the restriction from Indore District Crisis Management Committee on Saturday. Chauhan gave his approval to the committee's suggestion and extended the lockdown in the city

The minister, who was not wearing a face mask, was spotted clapping and singing before the deity's statue. Thakur was joined by Airport Director Aryama Sanyas and other staff members in performing the 'puja' to ward off coronavirus

With 1,45,384 new cases, lockdowns are increasingly becoming a possibility. India also witnessed 77,567 discharges in the past 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said

\"The agreement is legally binding and served as a basis for the first-round allocation document, which has been communicated to all participating economies,\" a Gavi spokeswoman said in an email

Dr Vardhan says over 89 lakh healthcare workers have got the first dose and over 54 lakhs have got the second dose. As far as frontline or field level workers are concerned, over 98 lakhs got the first dose and over 45 lakhs have got the second dose, he adds

Centre's clarification comes amid an ongoing debate over the export of vaccines with some states, mostly non-BJP ruled, flagging the issue of shortage of vaccines

India coronavirus update: Active cases have continued to scale up to 9,79,608 which comprise 7.5 per cent of the total infections. Likewise, coronavirus-related deaths are also accelerating as hospitals get overwhelmed

India had administered 9,01,98,673 vaccine doses till today morning, of which eight states accounted for 60 per cent of the total doses. Maharashtra was leading with 89,49,560 doses, accounting for 9.92 per cent of total doses

Industrialist Anand Mahindra praised the Centre's decision, and suggested that the government's immunisation drive will be brilliant, especially if coupled with allowing wider eligibility given the number of young people in the workforce

The set of recommendations submitted by NATHEALTH to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and NITI Aayog include setting up of vaccination centres in malls, schools, airports, resident welfare association centres