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India approves 'world's first' intranasal COVID-19 vaccine

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 07 08:45 PM

India's drug regulator has approved what a local vaccine innovator calls the 'world's first' intranasal COVID-19 vaccine, restricted for use in emergency situations for those aged 18 years and above. Read more »

Global military spending reaches record levels: report

Johannes Ledel, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 26 04:43 AM

As tensions have increased in Europe, more NATO countries have stepped up spending. Read more »

Indian capital ends restrictions, as virus cases fall

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 26 03:55 PM

India's capital has announced the end of all the remaining COVID restrictions after government data showed cases of the omicron variant had fallen. Read more »

India COVID death toll could be 3 million - experts

Neha Arora and Sumit Khanna, Reuters
Posted at Feb 04 12:27 PM

"Our study published in the journal Science estimates 3 million COVID deaths in India until mid-2021 using 3 different databases," a co-author said. Read more »

India’s capital eases curfew, as omicron wave slows

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 28 01:55 PM

The country is recording more than a quarter million cases each day, but daily deaths have stayed a tiny fraction of those seen last year. Read more »

India reports 264,202 new coronavirus infections in past 24 hours

Reuters
Posted at Jan 14 01:48 PM

India reported 264,202 new cases of the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking its total tally to 36.58 million. Read more »

Indian na si Kovid: 'I am not a virus'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 04:34 PM

'My name is Kovid and I am not a virus.' Read more »

India confirms first Omicron-related death as COVID-19 cases jump

Krishna N. Das, Reuters
Posted at Jan 06 10:12 AM

A diabetic man who died in the western state of Rajasthan was India's first fatality from the Omicron COVID-19 variant, the health ministry said on Wednesday, adding that overall infections had doubled to 58,097 over the past four days. Read more »

Concern grows in India over rise in COVID-19 cases

Reuters
Posted at Jan 01 03:05 PM

Data indicated that thickly populated metros, such as New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata were seeing some of the sharpest rises. Read more »

India detects more Omicron cases

Reuters
Posted at Dec 06 09:35 AM

India expects Omicron, which scientists say appears to be the most contagious variant so far, to be less damaging than the currently dominant Delta, which caused a devastating wave of infections in March and April. Read more »

India reports highest COVID-19 fatalities since July

Reuters
Posted at Dec 05 05:33 PM

India on Sunday reported its highest single-day COVID-19 deaths since July after two states revised their death tolls. Read more »

India announces first 2 cases of Omicron variant

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 03 12:05 AM

The announcement in India came months after a devastating wave of the virus killed more than 200,000 people around the country. Read more »

India logs slimmest rise in COVID-19 cases despite festivals

Reuters
Posted at Nov 23 03:35 PM

India reported 7,579 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, the smallest rise in one-and-a-half-years despite huge festival gatherings in recent weeks, thanks to rising vaccinations and antibodies from prior infections. Read more »

India administers 1 billionth COVID-19 jab

Aishwarya Kumar, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 22 03:41 AM

Mumbai, one of the worst-hit cities, recently reported zero COVID deaths in a day for the first time since the pandemic began. Read more »

India to export 8 million COVID-19 jabs in October

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 05:39 PM

India halted exports in May after a devastating coronavirus wave lifted its vaccine export ban this week with new infections and deaths slowing down. Read more »

India reports 30,773 new COVID cases as it seeks to welcome back tourists

Reuters
Posted at Sep 19 08:34 PM

NEW DELHI - India on Sunday reported 30,773 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 33.4 million, as it seeks to reopen the country to overseas tourists. Read more »

India worried about complacency over second COVID dose

Krishna N. Das, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 14 07:49 AM

India has administered more than 744 million vaccine doses, with 60% of its 944 million adults getting a first shot. Read more »

Indian court backs shorter dose gap for those paying for AstraZeneca vaccine

Jose Devasia, Reuters
Posted at Sep 07 04:28 PM

An Indian court has ordered the government to offer a choice of a shorter four-week gap between doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to those paying for the shots. Read more »

India vaccinates record 10 million in one day

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 28 03:40 PM

India had aimed to vaccinate about 1.1 billion adults by the end of 2021, but shortages, administrative confusion and hesitancy have held back numbers Read more »

India vaccinates 8.8 million in 24 hours, a near record

Neha Arora and Shilpa Jamkhandikar, Reuters
Posted at Aug 18 03:05 AM

Experts have said India needs to administer 10 million doses a day to achieve its aim of inoculating all adults by December. Read more »