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Biden won’t relax Covid-19 travel restrictions

Donald Trump's administration had announced a plan to relax travel restrictions on passengers from several countries starting from January 26. According to a White House statement on Sunday, US President Joe Biden will continue to impose a Covid-19 travel ban...

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Five die in fire at Serum Institute of India

Pune-based Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla earlier through a tweet reassured the government and the public that there would be no loss of Covishield production.  Five people died after a major fire broke out on Thursday afternoon at...

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US to join global coronavirus vaccine program, says Fauci

Biden’s top medical adviser on the pandemic Dr Anthony S Fauci told the World Health Organization’s executive board that Biden will issue a directive on Thursday that states the United State’s intent to join the COVAX Facility.  Dr Anthony S...

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India begins Covid-19 vaccine exports to neighboring countries

Bhutan and Maldives received consignments of Covishield manufactured by Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) on Wednesday while Bangladesh and Nepal received it on Thursday.  India on Wednesday began exports of Covid-19 vaccines to six neighboring countries and started the...

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Man lives in O’Hare airport for three months, finally arrested

Aditya Singh, charged with felony criminal trespass and misdemeanor theft, said he was too afraid to fly.  According to prosecutors, a man managed to live inside Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for three months without getting detected because he was too...

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India launches massive drive to inoculate 300 mn people

India's vaccination program is the biggest in the world, perhaps ever. As world deaths from Covid-19 reach the 2 million mark, India began its massive inoculation program today with the objective of inoculating over 300 million people in the country...

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Doctors challenged by post-vaccine deaths in India, US

A Florida-based physician died 16 days after he received the Pfizer vaccine, while in Madhya Pradesh, India, a man died nine days after receiving a Covaxin shot.  Pfizer Inc and US federal health officials are investigating the death of a...