Russia received requests to supply 1.2 billion dozes of 'Sputnik V' Covid-19 vaccine

Russia has signed preliminary agreements with more than 10 countries across the Middle East, South America and Asia, which could give Russia "a valuable economic and political leverage"

internationally. According to the Wall Street Journal, Russian officials said that they have secured deals for the vaccine to be delivered in countries like India, Saudi Arabia, Mexico and

Brazil. They also say that it is in various stages of talks" with 10 other countries as well. Moscow has received requests or "expressions of interests" from various countries for 1.2

After a gap of 188 days, the Taj Mahal, the top tourist attraction in the country, opened to the public on Monday. The response was lukewarm as only 1,235 tourists, including 20 foreigners,

visited the Mughal-era monument on Monday amid strict Covid-19 safety protocol and social distancing norms. The Archaeological Survey of India has allowed only 5,000 tourists per day as

against a daily average of over 25,000 tourists visiting the Taj in pre-Covid times. It stretched to nearly a lakh during festivals.

47 more deaths due to Covid-19 in Punjab raise toll to 2,860, infection count climbs to 99,930 after detection of 2,247 new cases, says latest medical bulletin

Ex-HP minister Shyama Sharma passes away, Covid-19 positive report arrives after death

Former Himachal Pradesh minister Shyama Sharma died at a hospital in Chandigarh on Monday, a BJP spokesperson said.Additional Chief Secretary (Health) R D Dhiman said that test report of

samples collected form Sharma earlier found her to be Covid-19 positive.Her samples were taken at a Nahan hospital before referring her to Chandigarh hospital. The report came out Covid-19

positive after her death, he added.

814 more people test positive for Covid-19 in Uttarakhand, taking tally to 41,777, death toll now 501 with 10 new fatalities; active case count 12,075: Official data

Total of 156 nations join WHO-led global plan for Covid-19 vaccine supply

A total of 156 countries have joined the global COVAX scheme intended to ensure fair distribution of supplies of future vaccines against COVID-19, an alliance led by the World Health

Organization (WHO) said on Monday. The list includes 64 wealthier, self-financing countries, a statement issued by the WHO and GAVI vaccine alliance said, after a deadline of last Friday to

make binding commitments.

Tamil Nadu records 5,344 new Covid-19 cases, bringing infection count to 5,47,337, death toll mounts to 8,871 with 60 more fatalities; number of active cases now 46,495: Health dept bulletin

Maharashtra reports 15,738 new Covid-19 cases, 32,007 discharges and 344 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 12,24,380 including 9,16,348 discharges, 33,015 deaths and

2,74,623 active cases: State health department

Study suggests dengue may provide some immunity against Covid-19

A new study that analyzed the coronavirus outbreak in Brazil has found a link between the spread of the virus and past outbreaks of dengue fever that suggests exposure to the

mosquito-transmitted illness may provide some level of immunity against Covid-19.

Read: Phase 3 human clinical trial of Oxford vaccine begins in Pune

M S University becomes Gujarat's first state university to partially waive off fees of students for one semester due to Covid-19 pandemic and virtual teaching.

Corona roundup: India tops global recoveries, fall in weekly cases & more

India occupies the top position in the world in terms of total Covid-19 recoveries as the country constitutes 19 per cent of total global recoveries, said the Union ministry of health on

Tuesday. "India occupies the top position in the world in terms of total recoveries. More than 43 lakhs have recovered. India's recoveries constitute 19% of total global recoveries," the

ministry of health said, quoting the statistics given by Worldometers.

Gujarat in 24 hours ending 5 pm on Monday added 1,430 positive cases, taking the total to 1.24 lakh. The state also recorded deaths of 17 positive patients, taking the death toll to 3,339

Phase-III human clinical trial of Covid-19 vaccine, being developed by Oxford University and manufactured by Serum Institute of India, begins in Pune: Official

Kerala registers 2,910 fresh Covid-19 cases, raising tally to 1,38,631, toll mounts to 553 with 18 more deaths: Health Minister K K Shailaja

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