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LIVE: Bengal sees record jump in daily Covid cases at 20,377; 135 more deaths
A top White House state Department official has said that the US is working closely with India on its continued and emerging needs during the unprecedented second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
India on Wednesday recorded 348,421 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to Union health ministry dashboard. As many as 4,205 new deaths were also registered. The country has so far reported a total of 23.34 million cases and 254,197 deaths respectively.
India is currently dealing with a devastating second Covid-19 wave that has swept through the nation, crushing the country's health infrastructure and overburdening frontline medical workers....Read More
The global Covid-19 disease caseload has climbed to 160,302,248 of which 3,330,287 people have died and 138,040,807 have recovered, according to worldometers.info. The United States continues to remain the worst-hit country from the pandemic with 33,548,056 cases and 596,925 deaths respectively.
Meanwhile, a top White House state Department official has said that the US is working closely with India on its continued and emerging needs during the unprecedented second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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About 8 Maoist cadres die of Covid-19, another 15-20 are seriously ill
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Brazil states suspend AstraZeneca vaccine for pregnant women
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Ambulance driver in Andhra suspended for leaving Covid patient's body on road
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Brazil buys 100 million more doses of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine
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Uttarakhand forms committee to float global tenders for Covid vaccines procurement
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Uttarakhand becomes 9th state to receive Oxygen Express from Railways
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Indian Covid-19 variant found in 44 countries, all regions: WHO
The World Health Organization said Wednesday that a variant of Covid-19 behind the acceleration of India's explosive outbreak has been found in dozens of countries all over the world.
Locals defy Covid-19 norms at Hyderabad's Charminar area
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US working closely with India on Covid-19 crisis: White House official
The US is working closely with India on its continued and emerging needs during the unprecedented second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, a top State Department official has said.
Samsung BioLogics to produce Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine: Report
Samsung BioLogics Co Ltd is in talks with Pfizer Inc to begin production of the US drugmaker's Covid-19 vaccine in South Korea as early as in August, a South Korean newspaper reported on Wednesday.