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China has been slower in its vaccination campaign than many other countries, including the US, while committing roughly 10 times more doses abroad than it has distributed at home.

An official said during the lockdown, only one person would be allowed to travel on a two-wheeler and two persons in a four-wheeler.

"Safety is of paramount importance and the Company is continually monitoring the safety of its vaccine," the company said in a statement on Sunday.

The findings showed that just 10 out of the 638 population segments contained 50 per cent of all vaccine hesitancy content on the platform.

The state government also directed for 50 per cent attendance (maximum 200 people) in closed halls during any programme by following protocols in the districts bordering Maharashtra.

Registering an upward trend for five days in a row, the total active caseload has gone up to 2,19,262 which is 1.93 per cent of the total infections in the country.

Earlier on Sunday, Ireland suspended the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine as new information emerged on blood clotting incidents in Norway.

The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 29,437,707 and 534,877, respectively, according to the CSSE.

Almost all major urban hotspots witnessing fresh spike in infections; public urged to follow safety guidelines strictly

The coronavirus (COVID-19) has caused millions of students to rethink their higher education plans. But while students pursuing a foreign degree may have suffered a setback in the short term, aspirations for better job prospects, cultural experiences and new life opportunities continue to attract students. As nations begin undergoing mass COVID-vaccination campaigns, institutions worldwide should […]

"Gamma-oryzanol has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties and due to which it has the potential to be helpful in preventing negative clinical outcomes in such patients who have inflammatory tendencies," Neha Gupta

The new coronavirus cases recorded on Sunday took the infection tally to 6,43,696.

I would like to thank India for the wonderful contribution made to our country which is the vaccine. We thank you so much on behalf of the Antiguan and Barbudan people. We look forward, also that in the future

"We've seen patients with Covid-19 experience stroke, brain bleeds and other disorders affecting the brain," said researcher Abdelkader Mahammedi from the University of Cincinnati.

So far, 118 students and teachers have tested positive for the coronavirus in various educational institutions in the city, Deputy Commissioner (Health) Dr Ashish Naik said.

Since the launch of vaccination drive for healthcare workers, a total of 2,08,454 healthcare workers and 1,02,683 frontline workers have received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine.

A total of 152 persons recovered on Saturday taking the cumulative Covid-19 recoveries in the State to 2,97,515 with a recovery rate of 98.78 per cent.

India's total COVID-19 active caseload has reached 2.10 lakh, the ministry said adding Maharashtra, Kerala and Punjab account for 76.93 per cent of India's total active cases.

The study, published in the journal PLOS Biology, assessed hundreds of thousands of sequenced genomes of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

The country's active caseload increased to 2,10,544 and constitutes 1.85 per cent of the total infections.