Twenty-five more people have died with Covid-19 infection in the last 24 hours across the country.

India’s total tally for Covid-19 infection has crossed the grim milestone of one crore even as over 95.5 lakh patients have recovered since the first case was reported on January 30, reports our New Delhi correspondent quoting the country’s health ministry data.

Moderna Inc’s coronavirus vaccine on Friday became the second to receive emergency use authorisation (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration, welcome news to a nation with a staggering Covid-19 death toll of over 307,000 lives lost.

Getting the Covid-19 vaccine will be on a voluntary basis, Indian Health Ministry said as the country prepares to launch a drive to administer the vaccines possibly by next month.

The head of the Food and Drug Administration said late Thursday that his agency will move to quickly authorize the second COVID-19 vaccine to fight the pandemic, hours after the shot won the key endorsement of a government advisory panel.

Twenty-five people have died in the country from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

All five babies born to women with Covid-19 infection during a study in Singapore have had antibodies against the virus, although the researchers said it is not yet clear what level of protection this may offer.

European Union states will start vaccinations against Covid-19 in 10 days as Europe tries to catch up with Britain and United States after what some have criticised as a slow EU approval process for the shots.

With investigators from the World Health Organization (WHO) set to visit China next year, residents of Wuhan are saying they want the team to come to the central city, hoping they could prove the virus did not originate there.

French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for Covid-19, the French Presidency said on Thursday.

Thirty-six people have died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

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 have told Reuters.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday (Dec 15) it is in discussions with Pfizer and Moderna about possibly including their high-tech coronavirus vaccines among early jabs for poor countries at affordable prices.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Wednesday he would be the first person in the country to be vaccinated for Covid-19 as he unveiled a campaign promising free inoculations for everyone in world's fourth most-populous nation.

Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said they will be able to bring coronavirus vaccine by the end of the nest January.

Twenty-seven people have died so far in the country from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has said teachers should be prioritised to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, once frontline health personnel and high-risk population are vaccinated.

Forty people have died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Over 1,000 cases of a new coronavirus variant have been identified in the past few days in England, predominantly in the south of the country where it could be connected to a surge in cases, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said.

An intensive care unit nurse has become the first person in New York state to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, marking a pivotal turn in the US effort to control the deadly virus.