A report co-authored by Hudson Institute Senior Vice President Lewis Libby and former US Secretary of State Michael R Pompeo notes that several bits of evidence have come to the fore which show that Beijing failed to inform the world about the Coronavirus from late 2019 to early 2020.
Dr Michael Ryan, WHO's emergencies chief, told a news conference that ultimately, high levels of vaccination coverage are the way out of this pandemic.
According to Union Health Ministry data, 86498 new cases of infection were reported in the last 24 hours.
The West Bengal government on Monday informed that the board examinations in the state for Classes 10 (Madhyamik) and 12 (Uchha Madhyamik) students have been cancelled in view of the Covid-19 situation. The state board exams were postponed so far.
The trial on children has already started at AIIMS Patna to see if the Bharat Biotech jab is suitable for children.
India reports 1,00,636 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country's tally to 2,89,09,975.
The Coronavirus variant first spotted in India, B.1.617, and its lineage B.1.617.2 have high transmissibility which is almost fifty percent more than B.1.1.7 or the Alpha variant.
WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan on whether or not women who are expecting or are breastfeeding infants should take the Covid-19 vaccine.
Karnataka govt ropes in actor Puneeth Rajkumar to spread awareness about COVID
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, addressing the meeting of his counterparts from seven wealthy nations - to which India was invited this year as a guest - raised concerns about the availability of vaccines and low rates of inoculation in developing nations.
