Covid-19

Hailing India for ramping up its COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing at the right time and for ensuring supplies to the rest of the world, leaders at the World Economic Forum on Monday said everyone else needs to follow the Indian model.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said a report by a senior civil servant into COVID-19 lockdown rule breaches in his Downing Street offices was due to be published soon.

A maskless Kim Jong Un was one of the pallbearers at the state funeral for a top military officer, North Korean state media reported Monday, days after Pyongyang claimed its Covid-19 outbreak was now under control.

Adar Poonawalla also told NDTV about the next generation of COVID-19 vaccines that he hopes would "even be able to block transmission".

The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is safe and effective for children aged six months to under five years when given in 3 doses.

Apple has told some of its contract manufacturers that it wants to increase production outside China, according to the Wall Street Journal. India and Vietnam, which are already sites of Apple production, are among the countries short-listed by the company as alternatives.

Hiccups in recovery of contact-intensive services attributable to the third wave of Covid-19 in the country may have also affected the economic growth

WhatsApp users in India can now access DigiLocker through the government's MyGov Helpdesk chatbot that debuted in 2020. It will allow users to use WhatsApp to create and authenticate their DigiLocker account as well as download documents such as PAN card, driving licence, and insurance policy documents, among others.

The Chinese province of Henan has ordered its nearly 100 million people to take a covid test every two days, an unprecedented step as the country grapples with an Omicron-fuelled surge.

When a respiratory virus sweeps away almost 15 million lives in two years, as COVID-19 has, according to a May 5 World Health Organization estimate that includes indirect deaths, its a savage hit to humanity.

Beijing authorities extended work-from-home guidance for many of its 22 million residents to stem a persistent COVID-19 outbreak, while Shanghai deployed more testing and curbs to hold on to its hard-won 'zero Covid' status.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Monday said there is no possibility of a fourth wave of COVID-19 looking at the current situation.Talking to reporters, Mr Tope said nearly 200 to 250 cases were being reported in the state everyday and the

India added 2,022 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,38,393, while the active cases dipped to 14,832, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.

China, which once boasted of a robust defence against COVID-19 pandemic, is now hit hard by the return of the virus.

India added 2,226 new coronavirus infections yesterday, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,36,371, while the active cases dipped to 14,955, according to the Union Health Ministry.

Hailing India for ramping up its COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing at the right time and for ensuring supplies to the rest of the world, leaders at the World Economic Forum on Monday said everyone else needs to follow the Indian model.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said a report by a senior civil servant into COVID-19 lockdown rule breaches in his Downing Street offices was due to be published soon.

A maskless Kim Jong Un was one of the pallbearers at the state funeral for a top military officer, North Korean state media reported Monday, days after Pyongyang claimed its Covid-19 outbreak was now under control.

Adar Poonawalla also told NDTV about the next generation of COVID-19 vaccines that he hopes would "even be able to block transmission".

The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is safe and effective for children aged six months to under five years when given in 3 doses.

Apple has told some of its contract manufacturers that it wants to increase production outside China, according to the Wall Street Journal. India and Vietnam, which are already sites of Apple production, are among the countries short-listed by the company as alternatives.

Hiccups in recovery of contact-intensive services attributable to the third wave of Covid-19 in the country may have also affected the economic growth

WhatsApp users in India can now access DigiLocker through the government's MyGov Helpdesk chatbot that debuted in 2020. It will allow users to use WhatsApp to create and authenticate their DigiLocker account as well as download documents such as PAN card, driving licence, and insurance policy documents, among others.

The Chinese province of Henan has ordered its nearly 100 million people to take a covid test every two days, an unprecedented step as the country grapples with an Omicron-fuelled surge.

When a respiratory virus sweeps away almost 15 million lives in two years, as COVID-19 has, according to a May 5 World Health Organization estimate that includes indirect deaths, its a savage hit to humanity.

Beijing authorities extended work-from-home guidance for many of its 22 million residents to stem a persistent COVID-19 outbreak, while Shanghai deployed more testing and curbs to hold on to its hard-won 'zero Covid' status.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Monday said there is no possibility of a fourth wave of COVID-19 looking at the current situation.Talking to reporters, Mr Tope said nearly 200 to 250 cases were being reported in the state everyday and the

India added 2,022 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,38,393, while the active cases dipped to 14,832, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.

China, which once boasted of a robust defence against COVID-19 pandemic, is now hit hard by the return of the virus.

India added 2,226 new coronavirus infections yesterday, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,36,371, while the active cases dipped to 14,955, according to the Union Health Ministry.