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Indian serum institute to make 100 million virus vaccine doses

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 08 03:53 AM

Up to 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses could be made available for poorer countries by 2021 under a deal struck Friday for production at the Serum Institute of India.   Read more »

India virus cases hit 1.5 million, but slum study casts doubt on official data

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 29 05:47 PM

Many experts have said India is not testing enough people and that many coronavirus-linked deaths are not being recorded as such. Read more »

India passes 1 million virus cases as global crisis worsens

Abhaya Srivastava with AFP bureaus, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 17 04:34 PM

India on Friday became the third country in the world to record one million coronavirus cases, following Brazil and the United States where infections also continued to surge. Read more »

New lockdowns ordered as India virus cases near 1 million

Mohammed Imran Khan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 16 04:37 PM

One of India's most impoverished states went into lockdown Thursday, but near-normal traffic on Patna's streets showed the difficulty of corralling over 125 million people.   Read more »

India's coronavirus death toll hits 20,000 as infections surge

Reuters
Posted at Jul 07 12:39 PM

India's death toll from the coronavirus pandemic surpassed 20,000 on Tuesday and case numbers surged as the south Asian nation pushed ahead with relaxations to its almost two-month lockdown amid grim economic forecasts. Read more »

Virus pushes US hospitals to the brink, India hits record new cases

Ben Sheppard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 06 07:52 AM

Officials at the epicenter of the worsening coronavirus crisis in the United States warned Sunday their hospitals were in danger of being overwhelmed by the upsurge, as India registered a record number of new cases.   Read more »

Indian man wears gold face mask to ward off coronavirus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 05 08:19 AM

An Indian man said he paid about $4,000 for a bespoke gold face mask to protect him from the coronavirus raging in the country.  Read more »

India's coronavirus cases cross 600,000 amid easing of lockdowns

Rajendra Jadhav and Zarir Hussain, Reuters
Posted at Jul 02 02:55 PM

MUMBAI/GUWAHATI - India's coronavirus infections surpassed 600,000 on Thursday, with 17,834 deaths, as authorities battled to contain the pandemic while easing lockdown rules, officials and the health ministry said.   Read more »

Getting tested for COVID-19

Adnan Abidi, Reuters
Posted at Jun 27 05:20 PM

A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a swab sample from a man at a local health center for a COVID-19 test amid the spread of the disease in New Delhi, India on Saturday.  Read more »

India passes 500,000 coronavirus cases

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 27 03:55 PM

India now has more than 500,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, according to government figures released Saturday that showed a record daily leap of 18,500 new infections. Read more »

India's Modi promotes yoga against coronavirus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 19 01:55 PM

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extolled yoga as a way of building a "protective shield" of immunity against the coronavirus, as his nation battles a surge in infections.   Read more »

India's Modi assures Duterte of medicines, COVID-19 pharmaceutical products

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 06:49 PM

Modi gave his word during a 25-minute phone call Tuesday with Duterte initiated by India, Malacañang said in an official statement. Read more »

India's capital could soon see half a million virus cases, say officials

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 09 08:37 PM

NEW DELHI - Delhi authorities warned Tuesday that they expect cases in the Indian capital to shoot up almost 20 times to more than half a million in the coming weeks. Read more »

India reopens more public spaces despite record virus infections

Bhuvan Bagga, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 08 04:34 PM

Malls and temples re-opened in several cities across India on Monday despite the country recording a record daily number of new coronavirus infections, with the pandemic expected to ravage the country for weeks to come.   Read more »

India's coronavirus infections overtake France amid criticism of lockdown

Sanjeev Miglani, Reuters
Posted at Jun 01 07:31 PM

India's cases of coronavirus crossed 190,000, the health ministry said on Monday, overtaking France to become seventh highest in the world, as the government eases back on most curbs after a two-month-long lockdown that left millions without work. Read more »

Monkeys snatch coronavirus samples in India

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 29 11:33 PM

Monkeys mobbed an Indian health worker and made off with coronavirus test blood samples, spreading fears that the stealing simians could spread the pandemic in the local area. Read more »

India coronavirus death toll passes China's

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 29 02:29 PM

India's coronavirus death toll passed neighboring China's on Friday, with 175 new fatalities in 24 hours taking the total to 4,706, according to official data.  Read more »

Heat, water woes and coronavirus: India's perfect storm

Abhaya Srivastava, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 28 12:00 PM

Bollywood stars and political leaders have urged Indians to wash their hands to protect against coronavirus but that's a pipe dream for slum-dwellers like Bala Devi, now sweltering through a summer heatwave.   Read more »

India coronavirus cases rise to over 145,000 as millions return home

Rupam Jain, Reuters
Posted at May 26 06:31 PM

Indian states witnessing millions of migrant laborers returning from the big cities are recording rising coronavirus infections, officials said on Tuesday, fearing that the pandemic could spread through villages where medical care is basic at best. Read more »

Confusion, jitters as Indian domestic flights resume

Bhuvan Bagga and Indranil Mukherjee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 25 04:27 PM

Domestic flights resumed in India on Monday even as coronavirus cases surge, while confusion about quarantine rules prompted jitters among passengers and the cancellation of dozens of planes.   Read more »