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Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra sees 28,699 new Covid cases in past 24 hours

Coronavirus live updates: Delhi has recorded as many as 888 fresh coronavirus cases, Nagpur 3,596. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Coronavirus LIVE: Punjab reports 2,319 new Covid-19 positive cases in a day

Coronavirus live updates: Today marks a year since India went into a complete lockdown, starting with Janata curfew. Maharashtra has reported 30,535 fresh cases. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Coronavirus LIVE: Maha minister Aaditya Thackeray tests positive for Covid

Coronavirus live updates: No overseas spectators at Tokyo Olympics amid Covid curbs. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Covid-19 pandemic: Keep using AstraZeneca vaccine, WHO urges world

"We urge countries to continue using this important Covid-19 vaccine," WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference in Geneva.

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra reports 25,681 new cases, 70 deaths in a day

Coronavirus live updates: Covid-19 cases rise unabated across the globe with 122,516,517 infected by the deadly contagion. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Coronavirus LIVE: 25,833 new cases in Maharashtra, highest since outbreak

Coronavirus live updates: Covid-19 positive cases rise unabated across the globe with 121,987,124

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra sees 23,179 new Covid-19 cases in a day

Coronavirus live updates: Mumbai recorded as many cases as 1,922 - the second-highest single-day spike of the year. Stay tuned for corona-related news

World Health Organization reports 10% weekly rise in virus cases

This was driven by surges in the Americas and Europe

Coronavirus LIVE: Night curfew in Bhopal, Indore from Wednesday

Coronavirus live updates: Gujarat govt has decided to implement night curfew in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat and Rajkot from March 17 till March 31. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Coronavirus LIVE: PM to interact with CMs on Covid situation on Wednesday

Coronavirus LIVE updates: Active cases in India have risen to 226,627. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Coronavirus LIVE: Kerala reports 1,792 fresh cases, 15 deaths in 24 hrs

Coronavirus live updates: The global tally of coronavirus cases stands at 120,040,943. While 96,578,602 have recovered, 12,659,064 have lost their lives

WHO grants emergency authorization for J&J Covid-19 vaccine

The World Health Organization granted an emergency use listing Friday for the coronavirus vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson, meaning the one-dose shot can now theoretically be used as part of the international COVAX effort to distribute vaccines globally, including to poor countries without any supplies. In a statement, the U.N. health agency said the ample data from large clinical trials shows the J&J vaccine is effective in adult populations. The emergency use listing comes a day after the European Medicines Agency recommended the shot be given the green light across the 27-country European Union. As new vaccines become available, we must ensure they become part of the global solution and not another reason some countries and people are left further behind, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a Friday press briefing. WHO has previously signed off on COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca. A massive study that spanned three ...

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra reports 15,817 new cases, 56 deaths in a day

Coronavirus live updates: Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, MP, Delhi, Gujarat and Karnataka - are displaying an upward trajectory in the number of fresh cases. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Coronavirus LIVE: Over 10,000 cases in Maharashtra for second straight day

Coronavirus live updates: Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu cumulatively account for 82% of the new cases reported in the past 24 hours. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra reports over 10,000 new cases and 53 deaths

Coronavirus live updates: Maharashtra, the most affected state overall, has reported 9,000 new cases. Stay tuned for corona-related news

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Experts question WHO probe into virus origins

Johnson's single-dose can be game changer, Nasdaq wipes out 2021 gains after dovish Powell comments, Calls grow to prioritise Italy's priests for jabs and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra reports 8,998 new Covid-19 in past 24 hours

Coronavirus live updates: Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Karnataka continue to report a surge in daily new cases. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Decoded: How Covid-19 vaccine efficacy helps to get an idea of protection

Efficacy of a vaccine means its ability to stimulate immunity in a person who has received the shot

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra reports more than 9,000 new cases in a day

Coronavirus live updates: Over 5 million people have registered themselves on the Co-WIN portal since Monday. Stay tuned for corona-related news

COVAX vaccine programme to deliver 237 mn doses to 142 nations by end-May

The timeline for the delivery of doses, made by AstraZeneca and by India's Serum Institute, will be split into separate two-month schedules, COVAX said in a statement