According to Maharashtra's health department, the Pune division's COVID-19 tally has increased to 5,24,760 with 1,765 new cases, while six fatalities took the death toll to 11,742

The real-world study involved around 1.2 million people in Israel. Pfizer vaccine has also proved to be effective against B.1.1.7 variant, also known as the UK variant of coronavirus

Located in the city of Pune in Maharashtra, the SII is the world's largest vaccine manufacturer by volume

The three-member multidisciplinary teams are headed by joint secretary level officers in the health ministry, the Union Health Ministry said

The country has already reported three mutated strains of the coronavirus - the UK strain, the South African strain and the Brazilian strain

New Zealand expects its nationwide rollout covering the country's population of 5 million will take a full year, while Australia aims to inoculate its 25 million citizens by October

\"The interim analysis report should be out in a week,\" Bhargava said on the clinical trials against the new variants.

Maharashtra reported a jump of 5,427 cases on Thursday and Mumbai reported 736 cases. Amravati has been put under a weekend lockdown and Yavatmal has been placed under restrictions

The civic body has intensified action against people found without masks in public, and will take action against function halls, gymnasiums and other establishments that don't follow safety norms

Scientists are working with an anti-viral coating technology called DiOX, which uses organic disinfectant compounds in the textiles, says report

Professor Sharon Peacock, head of UK's genetic surveillance progragramme, said that once the virus mutates itself out of being virulent then one can stop worrying about it

The research, published in the journal Nature Medicine, noted that the vaccine is effective against coronavirus variants carrying the N501Y and E484K mutations

Adani Group completes acquisition of 23.5% stake in Mumbai Airport; to hike ownership to 74% Billionaire Gautam Adani-led Adani Group has completed acquisition of 23.5 per cent equity stake in Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) from Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) and Bid Services Division (Mauritius) Limited for Rs 1,685.2 crore. The Indian multinational conglomerate is set to extend shareholding to 74 per cent in MIAL, a joint venture between the Airports Authority of India ...

Oxford University scientists who developed the ChAdOx1-nCoV19 vaccine have found that it remains effective against at least one of the new variants of the disease, called the B.1.1.7 'Kent' coronavirus strain

A study from South Africa's University of the Witwatersrand and Oxford University showed the vaccine had significantly reduced efficacy against the South African variant

Three days after Spain restricted air travel with Brazil, first case of the Brazilian variant of COVID-19 was detected in the region

Out of the millions of cases around the world, one coronavirus case has stood out. The case is of a 45-year-old Covid-19 patient from Boston who died last summer after fighting for 154 days of illness--one of the longest on record

Elon Musk had put out a similar tweet in the past. Last year in June, he wrote the same words, and after returning back to Twitter, the first thing he posted was 'Amazon should be broken up'

The country's health minister said on Tuesday that the new COVID-19 outbreak has infected 276 people and spread to 10 provinces and cities

The UK strain has proven to transmit more easily than previous variants of the virus. Also, the WHO said that the South African variant--501Y.V2 'is less susceptible to antibody neutralisation' than previous variants