Coronavirus News Highlights: 5 billion Covid shots injected worldwide

India saw a single-day rise of 25,467 new Covid-19 cases and 354 deaths on Tuesday. The Centre has tied up with WhatsApp to provide vaccine slots via the platform. Stay tuned to DH for updates.

Maharashtra reports 4,355 new Covid-19 cases, 119 deaths, 4,240 recoveries (PTI)

Chhattisgarh sees 47 new Covid cases (PTI)

WHO slams 'shocking disparity' in access to vaccines (AFP)

Hindu refugees from Pakistan living in Gujarat to be given anti-Covid-19 jabs: Centre

5 billion Covid shots injected worldwide (AFP)

At least 10 evacuees from Afghanistan test Covid positive (PTI)

Gujarat sees 14 new Covid cases; over 4.63 lakh people vaccinated (PTI)

Telangana sees 389 new Covid-19 cases, 1 death (PTI)

UK reports 174 deaths, highest since March 12 (Reuters)

Goa logs 136 new Covid-19 cases, 79 recoveries; no fresh death (PTI0

Delhi's stock of Covid-19 vaccines will last a day: Bulletin

Karnataka sees1,259 new cases, 29 deaths (PTI)

Pfizer, Moderna get EU nod for boosting mRNA Covid-19 vaccine output (Reuters)

Nashik sees 65 Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths, 126 recoveries (PTI)

24,296 Covid-19 cases, 173 deaths in Kerala; TPR crosses 18 per cent

Kerala on Tuesday reported 24,296Covid-19 cases and 173 deaths, pushing the total infection count to 38,51,984 and fatalities to 19,757 till date. (PTI)

Meghalaya logs 162 new Covid-19 cases, 4 more deaths (PTI)

Karnataka planning five lakh vaccinations every day in September: CM

Switzerland hit by 'very worrying' fourth Covid-19 wave (Reuters)

Fauci says he expects more Covid vaccine approvals in coming weeks (Reuters)

Delhi records 39 new Covid-19 cases, zero death: State health bulletin

BMC sets up Covid-19 vaccination centre for transgender persons, LGBT+ community (PTI)

Sikkim reports 137 new Covid-19 cases: State health bulletin

Andhra Pradesh reports 1,248 new Covid cases, 15 deaths

Israel's Covid-19 vaccine boosters show signs of taming Delta (Reuters)

Covid-19 lab leak theory highly unlikely, scientists say (PTI)

France recommends Covid booster jab for over-65s (AFP)

Pakistan: Full Covid vaccination mandatory for air passengers from September end

India does not have sufficient data to decide on Covid-19 booster dose: Experts

Indian drug regulators say Gennova's Covid-19 vaccine safe in early trials (Reuters)

PNG bans India flights in diplomatic spat over Covid breach (AFP)

India to likely resume Covid vaccine exports in 2022

India will likely restart exporting Covid-19 vaccines next year once it has immunized its own adult population, the head of an influential government expert panel said.

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Now, you can book vaccine slots on WhatsApp

Physical classes start but turnout poor in Bengaluru schools

High schools and PU collegesin Karnataka opened on Monday for physical classes after a gap of five months to contrasting responses in rural and urban areas.

While rural centres saw an attendance of 50 per cent, elite schools in urban areas witnessed a poor response, with jittery parents still reluctant to send their kids to classes fearing another surge in Covid-19 cases.

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India logs 25,467 new Covid-19 cases, 354 deaths

India on Tuesday reported 25,467 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, Union Health Ministry data showed.The cumulative death toll rose to 4,35,110 with 354 more fatalities.

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France's Covid-19 hospitalisations highest in 2 months

French health authorities said on Monday the number of people hospitalised for Covid-19 and those treated in intensive care units (ICU) stood at the highest levels in more than two months, as the Delta variant of the disease has put a renewed strain on the health system.

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RT-PCR can predict Covid severity: IISc study

Nasal swab samples collected for RT-PCR testing are not just useful to diagnose if a patient is Covid-positive or negative but can also help in predicting the severity of the disease, according to researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru.

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Pentagon to mandate Covid-19 vaccine, as Pfizer is approved

The Pentagon said Monday that it will require service members to receive the Covid-19 vaccine now that the Pfizer vaccine has received full approval.

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No new Covid deaths reported in Bengaluru in 164 days

For the first time since the start of the second wave, no new deaths or backlog deaths to Covid-19 were reported from Bengaluru Urban district in the state’s official Covid-19 bulletin on Monday.

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