Coronavirus LIVE updates: Will soon close the deal with Pfizer, says govt

Today's coronavirus numbers: Bengaluru (563 cases), Mumbai 608 cases), Chennai (308 cases), Kolkata (191 cases), Delhi (59 cases). Stay tuned for corona-related news

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Coronavirus LIVE: A total of 51 Delta plus variant cases reported in India, says govt

Coronavirus LIVE: A total of 51 Delta plus variant cases reported in India, says govt

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Coronavirus LIVE: Will soon close the deal with Pfizer, says V K Paul

Coronavirus LIVE: Will soon close the deal with Pfizer, says V K Paul

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Walmart helps MSMEs get medical support to navigate Covid

Walmart has announced stepping up its Covid-19 support to MSMEs with the launch of a new programme called 'Vriddhi Cares.'

 

The programme helps MSMEs support their family members and employees with telecare services, health advice and provides access to pandemic-related business advice and resources.

 

MSMEs have been receiving capacity-building support through Walmart Vriddhi since the start of the pandemic, helping them grow to new markets through Flipkart and Walmart channels and the open marketplace, Nidhi Munjal, Vice President of International Partnership Services at Walmart, said, in a release here Tuesday. (PTI)

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Coronavirus LIVE: New drug permission granted to Moderna, says govt

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Coronavirus LIVE: India taking a distinct lead in total vaccines administered, says govt

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Coronavirus LIVE: Constant decline in fresh cases since peak, says govt

Coronavirus LIVE: Constant decline in fresh cases since peak, says govt

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Watch: Health Ministry's briefing on the coronavirus situation in the country

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Philippines extends travel ban on India until July 15

The Philippines has extended the travel ban for all inbound travellers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) until July 15, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Tuesday.

 

"This is one of the proactive measures imposed to implement international border control because of the Covid-19 Delta variant," Roque said in a televised press conference.

 

The Philippines has detected the more transmissible Delta variants in the samples taken from 17 returning Filipinos, among whom a seafarer has died, the Department of Health of the Philippines said. (PTI)

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Coronavirus LIVE: Cipla gets DCGI nod to import Moderna's vaccine for restricted use, says report

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Philippines extends travel ban on India until July 15

The Philippines has extended the travel ban for all inbound travellers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) until July 15, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Tuesday.

 

"This is one of the proactive measures imposed to implement international border control because of the Covid-19 Delta variant," Roque said in a televised press conference.

 

The Philippines has detected the more transmissible Delta variants in the samples taken from 17 returning Filipinos, among whom a seafarer has died, the Department of Health of the Philippines said. (IANS)

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Coronavirus LIVE: Union Education Minister discharged from AIIMS today

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Oil drops as Covid surges threaten fuel demand outlook

Oil prices dropped for a second day on Tuesday on worries about slower fuel demand growth as outbreaks of the highly contagious Delta variant of coronavirus sparked new mobility restrictions around the world.

 

Brent crude futures fell 67 cents, or 0.9 per cent, to $74.01 a barrel by 0901 GMT, after slumping 2 per cent on Monday.

 

US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 83 cents, or 1.1 per cent, to $72.08 a barrel, extending a 1.5 per cent loss on Monday. (PTI)

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Pfizer, Moderna Covid shots generate lasting immunity, finds study

Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, the first two jabs authorised for emergency use against Covid-19 by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), produce immune responses that are both strong and potentially long-lasting, finds a study.

 

While both vaccines performed well in clinical trials, and have been widely credited with reducing disease, concerns remained over how long immunity induced by the mRNA-based shots will last. Read here

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Australia offers all adults AstraZeneca to speed up rollout

Australia is offering AstraZeneca to all adults in a bid to rapidly ramp up sluggish vaccination rates as more of the country on Tuesday locked down against the spread of Covid-19.

 

The government late Monday agreed to indemnify doctors who administer the AstraZeneca vaccine that has been blamed for at least two fatalities from a rare blood clot complication in Australia since April.

 

That exceeds the single death from Covid-19 in Australia this year, and vaccine hesitancy has increased with only 5% of the population fully inoculated.

 

Pfizer has been the recommended vaccine for people younger than 60 since a 52-year-old woman died in May of blood clots in the brain blamed on AstraZeneca. (PTI)

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Coronavirus LIVE: Have not received Covishield approval request, says EU official