Coronavirus live updates: India, World Bank sign $400 million project to support Covid affected people

Twitter bans harmful false claims about COVID-19 vaccinations

The social media company said in a blog post that users could be required to remove tweets with false claims that suggest vaccines are "used to intentionally cause harm to or control populations, including statements about vaccines that invoke a deliberate conspiracy."

Condition of Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij, who is undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at Gurgaon hospital, is stable: Official

Pakistan reports 105 new Covid-19 deaths in past 24 hours

Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups, including people of Indian-origin in the UK, are reluctant to take the vaccine against Covid-19, a new study said on Wednesday, urging the UK government to initiate more targeted campaigns.

WHO-led team expected in China in January to probe Covid-19 origins - experts

An international mission led by the World Health Organization (WHO) is expected to go to China in the first week of January to investigate the origins of the virus that sparked the Covid-19 pandemic, a member and diplomats told Reuters on Wednesday.

Chhattisgarh records 1,661 new cases, 10 deaths

With 1,661 new Covid-19 cases and 10 more deaths, Chhattisgarhs total count rose to 2,61,901 and the toll to 3,145 on Wednesday, a health official said.

1,181 new coronavirus cases in Tamil Nadu, tally 8.02 lakh, active cases 9,880; toll 11,931 with 12 more deaths: Health Department

Pompeo to quarantine after contact with Covid-19-infected person

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will go into quarantine after coming into contact with a person who tested positive for Covid-19, a State Department spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday.

India will have to spend $1.4 billion to $1.8 billion in the first phase of a coronavirus vaccination programme, even after getting support under the Covax global vaccine-sharing scheme, according to estimates by the GAVI vaccines alliance.

Maharashtra reports 4,304 new Covid-19 cases to take tally to 18,80,893; toll rises to 48,434 as 95 more patients die: Official

Government of India and the World Bank today signed a $400 million project to support India’s efforts at providing social assistance to the poor and vulnerable households, severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic: Ministry of finance

The Covid-19 pandemic took little time to expose the inequalities as well as weaknesses in social and economic systems, which has threatened human development, which calls for a greater need to work with and not against the nature, the UNDP said in a report launched on Wednesday. The pandemic is the latest crisis facing the world but unless humans release their grip on nature, it will not be the last, said the 2020 report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The government is making all efforts to support and promote development of vaccine for Covid-19, but there is a need to strengthen cold chain logistics and remove vaccine hesitancy, experts said on Wednesday.

6,185 new Covid-19 cases & 5,728 recoveries reported in Kerala today. Active cases now at 58,184; so far 6,22,394 patients have recovered: State Government

Gujarat's Covid-19 tally rises to 2,31,073 with 1,160 new cases; toll goes up to 4,203 as 10 patients die: Health department

Interim findings from the phase 1 trial of Covaxin: The vaccine was well tolerated in all dose groups with no vaccine-related serious adverse events.

Interim findings from phase 1 trial of Covaxin: After 1st vaccination, local & systemic adverse events were predominantly mild/moderate in severity & resolved rapidly, without prescribed medication. Most common adverse event was pain at injection site which resolved spontaneously

1,240 new coronavirus cases, 1,403 recoveries in #Karnataka, tally 9.05 lakh, active cases 15,476; toll 11,971 with 6 more deaths: Health department

India's Covaxin triggers immune response, shows phase I data

Parliament Committee on Home Affairs to meet on 17 and 18 December. On December 17 discussion to be held atrocities and crime against women and on December 18 discussion to be held on Covid-19 situation in the country