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100 million extra COVID-19 vaccine doses for poorer countries: Vaccine Alliance

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 29 06:44 PM

"No country, rich or poor, should be left at the back of the queue when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines." Read more »

Taj Mahal reopens even as India cases soar

Abhaya Srivastava, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 21 07:28 AM

The Taj Mahal reopens to visitors on Monday in a symbolic business-as-usual gesture, even as India looks set to overtake the US as the global leader in coronavirus infections.   Read more »

India's coronavirus cases pass 5 million

Jalees Andrabi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 16 02:19 PM

India's total coronavirus cases passed five million on Wednesday, health ministry data showed, as the pandemic extends its grip on the vast country at an ever-faster rate.   Read more »

India becomes third country to pass 4 million coronavirus cases

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 05 03:41 PM

India has become the world's third country to pass 4 million coronavirus infections, setting a new record daily surge in cases on Saturday as the crisis shows no sign of peaking. Read more »

Coronavirus death toll in Asia tops 100,000

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 03 07:09 PM

In terms of fatalities, India is the most affected country with nearly three-quarters of total deaths in the region -- 67,376 deaths from 3,853,406 cases. Read more »

India eases restrictions despite surging virus cases

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 30 08:09 AM

Indian authorities further eased coronavirus lockdown restrictions Saturday even as cases and deaths surged across the country.   Read more »

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 »