Coronavirus LIVE: No new case in 47 districts in last 3 weeks, says govt

Coronavirus live updates: Globally, nearly 105 million people have been infected by the virus and the death toll stands at 2,276,303

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AstraZeneca vaccine drastically cut coronavirus transmission: Study

The vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca not only protects people from serious illness and death but also substantially slows the transmission of the virus, according to a new study — a finding that underscores the importance of mass vaccination as a path out of the pandemic.

 

The study by researchers at the University of Oxford is the first to document evidence that any coronavirus vaccine can reduce transmission of the virus.

 

Researchers measured the impact on transmission by swabbing participants every week seeking to detect signs of the virus. If there is no virus present, even if someone is infected, it cannot be spread. And they found a 67 percent reduction in positive swabs among those vaccinated. Read on...

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Covid-19 crisis: Get vaccinated at own risk, says Pak's health minister

Health Minister of Pakistan's Punjab Yasmin Rashid has warned people to get vaccinated at their own risk even as Prime Minister Imran Khan boasted of having received coronavirus vaccines from China, news agency ANI reported.

 

According to a report by The News International, Rashid advised people to vaccinate at their "own risk", saying there were side effects related to the Covid-19 vaccine, which she also claimed caused “deaths in some countries.” Read on...

8:57 AM

Biden tells Democrats he would consider limits on who gets Covid-19 checks

President Joe Biden told congressional Democrats on Wednesday he would not back down on including $1,400 checks for struggling Americans in his Covid-19 relief plan but would consider tighter limits on who gets them, lawmakers and aides said.
 

Biden held a conference call with House of Representatives Democrats and talked with Democratic senators at the White House as the party prepared to use a procedural maneuver to push Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package through without Republican votes if necessary. Read on...

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Coronavirus LIVE: Jharkhand health worker dies after receiving vaccine

Jharkhand health worker dies after receiving vaccine

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Haryana Police personnel to get Covid-19 vaccines in 2nd phase from today

Personnel of the Haryana Police are all set to receive their COVID-19 shots, in the second phase of the vaccination drive that begins from today.