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“As many as 2,11,298 people tested positive for Covid-19 across the country in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative caseload to 2,73,69,093,” the Union Health Ministry data showed on Thursday.

US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has said that is likely to supply 50 million COVID-19 vaccines to India in 2021, albeit with a few conditions. However, the US drugmaker has asked for relaxations in some clauses, including indemnification for its shots, sources informed.

Punjab on Thursday extended the coronavirus restrictions in the state till June 10 after a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, as per a government statement. 

Lockdown in West Bengal extended upto June 15.

In a fresh directive, MHA without giving any directions for lockdown, said the states and union territories should go for intensive and local containment measures in districts with a high number of cases to check the spread of the deadly disease. Earlier, MHA had asked for identification of districts where either the COVID positivity rate was more than 10 per cent or the bed occupancy was over 60 per cent and for such areas "intensive and local containment measures" should be considered. The s...

On Monday, India crossed a grim milestone of three-lakh deaths due to coronavirus infections, thus becoming the world`s third country after the US and Brazil to cross three-lakh deaths. In the last 15 days, India has recorded over 60,000 deaths.

The Arvind Kejriwal-led government in the national capital is considering lifting of some lockdown restrictions which were imposed last month as the number of COVID-19 cases registered an upward trend.

According to the Union Health Ministry data, there are currently 25,86,782 active cases across the country, while 2,40,54,861 patients have been discharged so far, with 3,26,850 discharges reported in the last 24 hours.

Source: Highlights No reason to believe children will be severely affected in the third Covid wave, Dr NK Arora has said Arora, who is Director of INCLEN Trust, said it is not possible to predict any third wave at this time New Delhi: There is no reason to believe that children will be disproportionately affected by the coronavirus in the coming weeks and months or in the next wave, the head of a government working group, said but stressed the need for additional resource inputs to improve the ...

Sidhu was arrested by Delhi Police in February and April in relation to the violence during the farmers' tractor march against the central government's new farm laws on Republic Day.