"pandemic"

According to the experts, warning against alcohol consumption that has been issued is a general immune-boosting measure rather than as a specific contraindication or interaction with the vaccine.

Additionally, the funding would be used to enable countries to employ cutting-edge technology and delivery systems to plan and implement the rollout of vaccines.

India's present COVID-19 active caseload of 3,72,293 consists of just 3.81 per cent of total infections reported so far.

Brazil has the second-highest Covid-19 death toll worldwide, after the United States, with more than 178,000 people killed.

The researchers from Alagappa University in Tamil Nadu and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden propose a list of individual drugs and cocktails that deserve testing for the treatment of COVID-19.

The Canadian government has said its target is to vaccinate majority of the citizens by September 2021.

China's foreign ministry has demanded Australia take unspecified steps to repair relations.

The overall caseload as of Thursday morning stood at 5,379,574, according to the CSSE.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 15,07,59,726 samples had been tested up to December 9 with 9,22,959 being tested on Wednesday.

India comes in second place in terms of cases at 9,735,850, while the country's death toll soared to 141,360.

The project update on Covaxin was presented to the delegates by Dr Krishna Ella, chairman and managing director, Bharat Biotech.

The Minister was speaking after inaugurating a liquid oxygen tank, Covid patients ward and dialysis centre in Sircilla district headquarters hospital.

The alliance will enable customers of RBL Bank to access and seamlessly purchase customer-centric protection and long-term savings products of the company.

The active caseload of the country stands at 3,78,909 which comprises 3.89 per cent of the total infections reported so far.

A total of 753 persons recovered on Monday taking the cumulative Covid-19 recoveries in the State to 2,66,120 with a recovery rate of 96.67 per cent.

Around 1.55 p.m., it was trading at 46,030.43, higher by 421.92 points or 0.93 per cent from its previous closed.

It also took cognisance of the fire incident in a designated COVID-19 hospital in Gujarat's Rajkot in which several patients had died.

China has largely brought domestic transmissions under control, with state media blaming recent clusters on imports of frozen food and other shipments.

In the study, the scientists assessed what happens when a face shield wearer is exposed to a sneeze from an infected person standing one metre in front of them.

Past trial results have found that the vaccine induces antibody and T cell immune responses, and is safe in adults aged 18 years and over, including older adults, the study noted.