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UK Covid-19 vaccinations: Latest figuresCanada and the German state of Berlin have stopped giving people under the age 55 the AstraZeneca jab, following a small number of rare but serious blood clots after vaccinations. Howard Njoo, Canada’s deputy chief public health officer, told a media briefing: “We are pausing ...

Assembly Election 2021 News LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend meetings in Bengal and Assam today as the poll-bound states gear up for assembly polls. PM Modi, who has been leading the charge against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, had earlier said the state was ready ...

The Rajya Sabha will take up The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, passed by the Lower House yesterday, for consideration and passing.The Lower House will debate The Finance Bill, that will give effect to the financial proposals of the Central Government for the financial year ...

India saw 46,951 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, the highest so far this year, taking the nationwide COVID-19 tally to 1,16,46,081, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.Registering an increase for the 12th day in a row, the total active caseload has increased to 3,34,646, which now comprises 2.87 per cent of the ...

Half of all UK adults have been vaccinated, Matt Hancock saysThe government fears a rise in UK cases could follow the surge seen across Europe, which has led to some countries bringing lockdown measures back.Lockdown restrictions have come back into force in Poland and large parts of France, as ...

Here’s what you need to know:VideotranscriptBacktranscriptWorld Health Organization Supports AstraZeneca VaccineMembers of the World Health Organization backed the AstraZeneca vaccine, despite a growing number of countries that have suspended the use of the vaccine.“Since our last press conference on Friday, several more countries have suspended the use of AstraZeneca ...

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar makes a statement in the Lok Sabha regarding the recent developments pertaining to the welfare of Indians living abroad, NRIs and PIOs in the COVID-19 situation. He will make a statement in the Rajya Sabha too.Both Houses saw multiple adjournments on all days of ...

The United Forum of Bank Union (UFBU), an umbrella body of nine bank unions, has called for a two-day nationwide strike starting today against the privatisation of Public Sector Banks and retrograde banking reforms. Over 1 million bank employees and officers will participate in the strike. ...

KEY FACTS12:10 p.m.: York Region school sees its COVID case count jump to 2910:30 a.m.: Ontario’s vaccine booking system to go live Monday10:20 a.m.: Ontario reports 15 more deaths, 1,747 casesThe latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Sunday. This file will be updated throughout the day. ...

Scientists investigating the link between vitamin D and Covid outcomes say evidence is lacking that higher levels of the sunshine vitamin lower the risk of falling seriously ill with the disease.Researchers from Europe, Canada and Japan who analysed the records of more than 400,000 patients found “no evidence” to support the suggestion that higher ...