 | Centre flags slow pace of Covid vaccination in some states, announces campaign to raise uptakeSo far, nearly 192 crore Covid-19 vaccine shots have been administered. But less than 17 lakh people aged 18-59 years have opted for the booster doses. |
 | 'Check out popular fiction in India': Tharoor's swipe at government over tackling CovidTharoor also took a swipe at the government by comparing the prices of food items during the current NDA rule and the UPA era. |
 | Active COVID-19 cases dip to 15,419The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,25,89,841, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.22 per cent. |
 | Family doctor-centric primary healthcareThe World Health Organisation did admirable work during the pandemic. Many committees and panels of the WHO worked hard and produced highly commendable reports and documents. |
 | Linen shortage on trains: Some material damaged during Covid years, some used for masksRailways has placed orders for over 15 lakh bedroll items including bedsheets, towels, blankets and pillow covers to make up for the losses and restore the linen services fully. |
 | India records 1,829 new Covid cases, 33 deathsThe national COVID-19 recovery rate was 98.75 per cent. A decrease of 753 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 case count in a span of 24 hours, the health ministry said. |
 | Doctor-turned-civil servant pens Covid experiencesDr Raza recalled, “I was one of the field officers at the time of Covid and I myself was undergoing major challenges – especially during the second wave." |
 | Spain, Morocco reopen land border crossings as ties improveCrossings have been initially limited to residents of Europe's passport-free Schengen area and their family members, and will be expanded to cross-border workers by the end of the month. |
 | Beijing locks down more people in China's 'zero-Covid' fightChina recorded 1,100 new cases on Monday, the National Health Commission said Tuesday. Of those, about 800 were in Shanghai and 52 were in Beijing. |
 | Active COVID-19 cases dip to 16,400The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,25,84,710, while the case fatality rate was 1.22 per cent. |
 | Shadow of long Covid: Road to recovery taking years for manyFor some people, life has not been the same post-Covid, said Dr M S Kanwar, senior consultant, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Delhi. |
 | Biological E cuts price of its Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax to Rs 250 per doseFor end-user, the price would be Rs 400 a dose, including taxes and administration charges, added the pharmaceutical company. |
 | With mRNA vaccine, India will have flexibility against COVID-19: ScientistDr Rao further explained that in the context of Covid-19 where there is a constant shift of variant of concerns mRNA vaccine is quickly redesigned. He also said that these vaccines are cost-effective. |
 | Active COVID-19 cases dip to 17,317: Union Health Ministry dataIt went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19. |
 | North Korea reports 15 more suspected COVID-19 deathsState media reports said Kim and other senior North Korean officials are donating their private reserve medicines to support the country's anti-pandemic fight. |
