Covid 19

Rajasthan is the runaway leader in the first three days of the second phase of India’s Covid-19 vaccination drive, having given doses to 5,187 per million residents, although an HT analysis of data from the first three days of...

More than a million Covid-19 vaccine doses were administered on Thursday as cumulative vaccinations in India crossed the 17-million mark, the Union ministry of health and family welfare said. “Total 10,93,954 vaccine doses were given till 7 pm today,...

The former principal secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was happy to see that despite the rush, those arriving for vaccination did not run any risk of infection as they came in little contact with people. PTI, New...

India on Thursday witnessed a hike in daily coronavirus cases as it reported 17,407 new cases in the last 24 hours. The coronavirus caseload in the country now stands at 1,156,923, as per the Union health ministry data. On...

The Union health ministry last week had specified 20 comorbidities among people aged between 45 and 59 years who will get the vaccine. By Debabrata Mohanty PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 11:20 PM IST Odisha has warned people in the age group...

The variant, identified in South Africa late last year, has taken over as the dominant strain in the nation of 60 million people and has spread to 48 other countries. Bloomberg PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 05:26 PM IST South African scientists...

Hardeep Singh Puri and his wife, Lakshmi, received their first dose of the vaccine at Yashoda Super Speciality Hospital in Ghaziabad's Kaushambi, the minister informed in a tweet. By hindustantimes.com | Written by Karan Manral, New Delhi PUBLISHED ON MAR 03,...

Australia will seek the support of the defence forces in its Covid-19 immunisation drive, authorities said on Wednesday, as it looks to ramp up a vaccination rollout programme that is running behind schedule.The Australian Defence Force (ADF) will provide...

Australia closed its international border early in the pandemic, shutting out most non-citizens except in special circumstances. AFP PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 08:33 AM IST Australia will extend its year-long international border closure by at least three months to mid-June, continuing...

The Health Ministry reported 1,641 people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Brazil is among the hardest-hit countries globally, with 10,646,926 confirmed cases and 257,361 deaths from Covid-19. Bloomberg PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 07:48 AM IST Brazil reported...