The US has thrown its support behind a move at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to temporarily lift patent protection for coronavirus vaccines. India and South Africa proposed the plan, which they said would increase vaccine production around the world. But drugs manufacturers

India on Thursday recorded maximum fresh cases and fatalities in a day with 4,12,262 new infections and 3,980 deaths in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said. This was the second time that the tally breached the 4-lakh mark, after 4,02,351 infections were recorded on April 30.

Bangladesh on Wednesday recorded 50 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 11,755. Besides, 1,742 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 767,338.

A Malian woman gave birth to nine babies on Tuesday - two more than doctors had detected inside her crowded womb - joining a small pantheon of mothers of nonuplets. The pregnancy of Halima Cisse, 25, has fascinated the West African nation and attracted the attention of its leaders.

President Joe Biden has laid out plans to vaccinate 70% of US adults by 4 July and roll out the shots for 12- to 15-year-olds as soon as possible. Mr Biden's new goal includes having 160 million adults fully vaccinated by Independence Day. The target is well within reach given

New Delhi: 3,780 people died of Covid in India the last 24 hours, the highest in a day so far, pushing the total fatalities to 2,26,188.  India's Covid caseload hit 2.06 crore with over 3.82 lakh new cases as the crisis continues to crush the healthcare system. Here are the

Bangladesh on Sunday recorded 61 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 11,705. Besides, 1,914 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 765,596. The

India on Tuesday reported a slight dip in Covid-19 cases as it registered 3,57,229 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the union health ministry informed. With this, the cumulative count of the cases has now gone up to 2,02,82,833. As many as 3,449 people succumbed to the

Bangladesh on Sunday recorded 65 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 11,644. Besides, 1,739 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 763,682. The

India on Monday reported more than 3 lakh new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours for the 12th day in a row and the daily death toll due to Covid-19 too continued to stay over 3,000 for the sixth consecutive day. While India's Covid-19 tally stands at 1.99 crore cases, total

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia will open its land, sea and air borders completely from Monday, May 17 (Shawwal 5), the Ministry of Interior announced on Sunday. The ministry said that all immunized citizens would be allowed to travel outside the Kingdom from 1:00 a.m. on May 17. The

Bangladesh on Sunday recorded 60 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 11,579. Besides, 1,452 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 761,943. The

In a surprising development, Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla flew to the UK just before it decided to ban travellers from India. Adar Poonawalla said that he is planning to stay in the UK for a long time because of the constant threats he’s getting from chief

A day after India’s daily Covid cases passed the grim four lakh mark for the first time, the country registered 3,689 deaths — the highest toll reported in a day so far. As many as 3.92 lakh fresh cases were reported in the last 24 hours. Odisha government on Sunday

Although China aims to vaccinate 40 per cent of its population - 560 million people - by June, experts believe that the country may not be able to reach the target owing to shortage of vaccines and inadequate production capacity. China has administered 243.9 million doses, having given

The Serum Institute of India, which manufactures the AstraZeneca (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine, is planning to start vaccine production in other countries as it struggles to meet supply commitments, its chief executive officer told The Times. “There’s going to be an announcement

Bangladesh on Saturday recorded 60 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 11,510. Besides, 1,452 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 760,584. The

India on Saturday reported over 4,00,000 fresh Covid-19 cases for the first time as the tally crossed 19 million-mark, according to Union health ministry’s data.  With 4,019, 93 fresh coronavirus cases, India”s Covid-19 tally has risen to 19,164,969. The country also

Eighteen people died after a fire broke out at Bharuch Welfare Hospital on Bharuch-Jambusar road on Friday midnight. The fire broke out in the trust-run hospital around 12.35 am due to a short-circuit in the Covid ward which soon spread to the ICU. Officials said that 14 people died

Pfizer’s experimental oral drug to treat Covid-19 at the first sign of illness could be available by the end of the year, CEO Albert Bourla told CNBC on Tuesday. The company, which developed the first authorized Covid-19 vaccine in the U.S. with German drugmaker BioNTech, began