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Covaxin to be evaluated as Covid vaccine candidate in US: Bharat Biotech

Ocugen Inc is co-developing the Covaxin vaccine candidate for Covid in the US and Canada

Kerala registers 6,757 new Covid cases, 16 deaths in last 24 hours

Kerala on Saturday reported 6,757 fresh Covid cases and 524 fatalities and took the caseload to 64,63,563 and 64,053 respectively.

India administers over 1.75 billion vaccines against coronavirus so far

India on Saturday achieved another milestone of administering over 175 crore vaccine doses among its eligible citizens against coronavirus pandemic.

Why BA.2 can prolong Omicron wave but won't cause fresh infection surge

As scientists raise alarm over fast rise in BA.2 in some parts of the world, early studies suggest that BA.2 lineage might prolong the Omicron wave but won't certainly cause new surge of Covid cases.

Over 1.7 billion Covid vaccine doses provided to states, UTs so far: Centre

The Central government on Friday said that it has provided more than 171.76 crore Covid vaccine doses provided to States and Union Territories so far.

No Covid death recorded in Mumbai for second day in row, 255 test positive

Mumbai did not record any Coronavirus death for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, while 255 people tested positive for the infection, says the civic body.

Work from home ends in Kerala as daily Covid tally reaches 12,223

As more and more Covid restrictions in Kerala continue to be lifted, the state on Wednesday saw 12,223 new Covid cases while the positivity rate was at15.75%, says state Health Minister Veena George.

Airlines to raise fuel surcharges on international routes in March

South Korean airlines are set to raise fuel surcharges on international routes next month as jet fuel prices rise at a faster pace, industry people said on Wednesday.

New coronavirus cases drop by 19% globally, deaths stable, says WHO

The number of new coronavirus cases globally fell by 19% in the last week while the number of deaths remained stable, according to the World Health Organisation.

Maharashtra logs 7,142 new Covid cases, 92 deaths in last 24 hours

The state had on Tuesday recorded 6,107 COVID-19 cases, 329 less than on Monday, and 57 deaths linked to the infection

NASA-launched spacecraft enters Sun's corona for first time in history

A spacecraft launched by NASA has done what was once thought impossible. On April 28, the Parker Solar Probe successfully entered the corona of the Sun -- an extreme environment that's roughly 2 million degrees Fahrenheit.A scientific paper describing the milestone was published in the Physical Review Letters.The historic moment was achieved thanks to a large collaboration of scientists and engineers, including members of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) who built and monitor a key instrument on board the probe: the Solar Probe Cup. The cup collects particles from the Sun's atmosphere that helped scientists verify that the spacecraft had indeed crossed into the corona."The goal of this entire mission is to learn how the Sun works. We can accomplish this by flying into the solar atmosphere," said Michael Stevens, an astrophysicist at the CfA who helps monitor the cup. "The only way to do that is for the spacecraft to cross the outer boundary, which ...

EU drug agency clears coronavirus therapeutics Ronapreve, Regkiron

EMA will now send its recommendations for both medicines to the European Commission for a rapid legally binding decision.

France steps up virus booster campaign as Coronavirus infections rise

"Each of us must play our part" to avoid a deadly "fifth wave" of the pandemic, Macron said in a televised speech.

India could resume shipping vaccines to COVAX in a few weeks: Report

SII has nearly quadrupled its output of Covishield to up to 240 million doses a month since April, when India stopped all exports in order to inoculate its own people during a surge of cases.

New protein-based Covid vaccine doesn't need cold storage: Study

They said the new vaccine design, described in the PNAS journal, could help fill global vaccination gaps and could be applied to vaccines against other diseases.

China ring-fences Beijing as coronavirus outbreaks continue to swell

The escalating restrictions come after the number of infections in the capital rose persistently over the past few days and are now nearing 40.

Global Coronavirus caseload tops 244.9 mn: deaths surpass 4.97 mn

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 45,703,865 and 741,231, according to the CSSE.

Kerala coronavirus update: 25,010 new Covid-19 cases, 177 deaths

Kerala on Friday logged 25,010 new Covid-19 cases and 177 deaths, taking the caseload to 4,334,704 and the death toll to 22,303

WHO forms new expert group to continue studies into origins of Covid-19

WHO has said that the next step in the search of the origins of Covid-19 will be the creation of a new advisory group that will develop a global framework to study pathogens with pandemic potential

Two-day curfew in Puri, security increased as Rath Yatra begins in Odisha

As the nine-day long festival, Rath Yatra began in Odisha from Monday, a two-day curfew has been imposed and a total of 65 platoons of police force have been deployed across the city