GENEVA : World Trade Organization member states agreed on Wednesday to intensify talks toward improving access to COVID-19 products, as developing nations push for a proposal to ease patent and other legal protections on coronavirus vaccines — and some wealthier countries remain stiffly opposed.A WTO panel focusing on intellectual property, which includes patents on technological know-how like vaccines and the processes to manufacture them, wrapped up a two-day meeting on Wednesday with an agreement to start a “text-based process" to pull together proposals about improving the fight against COVID-19 through the Geneva-based trade body's intricate system of rules.The goal is to help jump-start lagging efforts to get vaccines to.

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Joao Cancelo tests positive for Covid and replaced in Portugal squad by Man Utd rival

Euro 2020 opener.Cristiano Ronaldo and Co take on Hungary in Group F on Tuesday at 5pm.But they will be without Manchester City full-back Cancelo, who would likely have started the match too.As a result, Portugal have called up Manchester United's forgotten man Diogo Dalot.The Red Devils defender, 22, spent last season on loan at AC Milan and impressed in Serie A.

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Delhi unlock: People throng markets, flout Covid rules after ease in lockdown curbs

"We're happy that govt permitted shops to reopen after #COVID lockdown. Customers have started coming to market.

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G-7 leaders discuss Wuhan lab leak theory behind Covid-19 pandemic

LONDON : World leaders gathered at the G-7 Summit in Cornwall discussed the possibility that a laboratory leak in central China's Wuhan city may have a connection with the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) chief saying all hypotheses behind the origins of the deadly disease remain in play.UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that officials "compared notes" over the theory that the pandemic may have originated from a leak from a lab in Wuhan, calling for further investigations.

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G-7 commits to 1 bn extra Covid-19 vaccines: Final communique takeaways

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J&K Covid updates: Ease in lockdown curbs in 8 districts; here's what's allowed, what's not

Covid appropriate behaviour.Here's what's allowed in the 8 districts:1. Barbershops, salons, and parlours will be permitted to open on all days of the week (except on Saturdays and Sundays).2.

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India prepares for more covid-19 surges with oxygen plants and hospital beds

Indian cities and states are building oxygen plants and setting up new Covid-19 treatment centers, preparing for the possibility of more surges as the most recent crisis recedes.With oxygen having been in short supply in the recent surge, New Delhi, among the worst-hit places, is buying 25 oxygen tankers for transport, and building 64 small plants and one large one to produce it.“If a third wave comes, people should not suffer," Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi’s chief minister, said earlier this month.India’s financial center, Mumbai, is setting up more Covid-19 centers, adding 5,500 beds, including some for children, said Suresh Kakani, a senior official in charge of the city’s health department.

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Trudeau to share Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine sharing plan after G7 summit

Canada is set to unveil details on how it will offer the world up to 100 million vaccine doses to help stop the spread of COVID-19.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is wrapping up his third day at the G7 Leader’s Summit in England. ‘We need more’: WHO chief says COVID-19 vaccine needs outstrip G7 promises Canada is the only G7 country that has not yet officially pledged how many surplus doses it will send to countries far behind wealthy nations in the worldwide vaccination campaign.The United States has promised to offer half a billion shots and the United Kingdom said it would donate at least one hundred million vaccines within a year, while Japan, Germany, Italy and France have also pledged to share millions too.

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Covid-19 vaccine: Private hospitals say no clarity on procurement, seek proper guidelines

NEW DELHI : Several private hospitals across the country said they have no clarity on procuring Covid-19 vaccines under the new policy announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and that it has led to the vaccination being put on hold at their centres.The hospitals have sought a proper mechanism and a single-window system to be put in place for procurement of vaccine doses.

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Pharmacies to begin administering Covid-19 vaccines

The roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccination programme enters a new phase next week, when around 1,000 community pharmacists will begin administering vaccine doses.

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Maharashtra: Mumbai's Dharavi logs only 2 COVID cases in 24 hrs; active tally at 13

PTI report, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official appreciating the efforts last month said, the 'Dharavi model' of COVID-19 management and the vaccination drive has helped in successfully containing the second wave in the area.Since the outbreak of coronavirus in April 2020, the slum-dominated area has reported 354 deaths (till May 26). Of those, 42 fatalities have been recorded since February 7, 2021, the officials said.Cases in the slum-dominated area rose significantly in March and peaked in April, when it reported the highest single-day spike of 99 cases on April 8.Mumbai COVID tallyMumbai reported 733 new coronavirus infections and 18 fatalities on Saturday, the BMC said.

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Covid-19 pandemic relapse spells trouble for the middle class in India

NEW DELHI : Ram Babu moved from his village to the Indian capital New Delhi in 1980, to clean cars. Soon, he learned to drive and got a job as a tour bus driver.

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Karnataka unlock: Migrant workers returning to state will be tested for COVID

Karnataka government eases COVID-related restrictions in the state, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Sunday announced that migrant workers who will be returning to the state for work would be tested for COVID-19, news agency ANI said.Yediyurappa said, I will instruct the health department to conduct COVID-19 tests on people/migrant labours who will return to the state after unlock.The state government on Saturday announced to allow economic and other activities in a graded manner from 6 am of June 14 to 6 am of June 21 in the state, including Bengaluru. However, weekend and night curfew are proposed to be imposed.As per an order released on Saturday, Weekend curfew would be in force from 7 pm on June 18 to 5 am on June 21.

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Covid vaccine delivery by drones can soon be a reality; Centre invites bids

drones to various parts of the country.Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), one of the premier institutions at the forefront of India's fight against coronavirus, had conducted a successful feasibility test in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.Finding merit in the prospect, HLL Infra Tech Services, a Miniratna PSU tasked with procuring vaccines for central government, has invited bids for delivering medical supplies using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to remote locations with difficult terrain, on behalf of ICMR.HLL Infra Tech said the objective of the venture is to develop a medical supply network using drones to ensure delivery of vaccines and other medical essentials to remote, inaccessible areas in

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Tamil Nadu govt further eases Covid curbs from tomorrow amid lockdown. Details here

Covid-19.Besides, the state government has also permitted to reopen sweet and savoury shops from 8 am till 2 pm. Restaurants and bakeries have already been allowed to function in the state.Offices of building construction firms are also allowed to work with a 50% workforce, he added.

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Delhi reports 255 Covid cases in 24 hrs; positivity rate slightly up at 0.35%

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IDFC FIRST Bank offers 4x annual CTC, salary continuation for 2 yrs to kin of employees who died of Covid

₹25 lakh (before June 30, 2021)," V Vaidyanathan, Managing Director, and CEO, IDFC FIRST Bank said.Suppose, if an employee had taken a ₹30 lakh loan, IDFC FIRST will waive ₹25 lakh and the residual loan will become 5 lakh, Vaidyanathan explained."The family can pay the reduced EMI from the salary credits we will make to them for 2 years.

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Madhya Pradesh: 5,000 Pakistani refugees to get Covid-19 jabs in Indore

Indore: About 5,000 Pakistani refugees from the Hindu Sindhi community living in Madhya Pradesh's Indore will be administered COVID-19 vaccines, an official said on Sunday. The representatives of the Pakistani refugees from the Hindu Sindhi community had recently requested the administration for anti- coronavirus inoculation, District Immunization Officer Dr Praveen Jadia told PTI.

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COVID: Assam govt asks fully vaccinated employees to join work from tomorrow

Covid-19 update in AssamAssam reported 3,666 new COVID-19 cases and 29 fresh fatalities on Friday with the caseload rising to 4,53, 867, National Health Mission bulletin said.The death toll in the state increased to 3,873 while the number of active cases currently is 45,477. Four deaths were reported from Cachar, followed by three in Baksa and two each in Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Hojai, Kamrup Rural, Morigaon, Sonitpur, and Tinsukia.

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AstraZeneca Covid vaccine should be halted for over-60s too: EMA

COVID-19 vaccines based on messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, such as Moderna and the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines.Asked whether health authorities should avoid giving the Astrazeneca vaccine to people aged over 60, Cavaleri said: "Yes, and many countries, such as France and Germany, are considering it in the light of greater availability of mRNA vaccines."The Italian government said on Friday it would restrict the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine to people aged over 60, after a teenager who had received the shot died from a rare form of blood clotting.Like many European countries, Italy briefly halted AstraZeneca inoculations in March over concerns about the rare blood clotting problems.It resumed them the following month with the recommendation

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G7 may agree to donate 1 billion Covid-19 vaccines: Report

CARBIS BAY, England: Group of Seven countries will provide 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses over the next year and work with the private sector, the G20 and other countries to increase the contribution over months to come, according to an almost finalised draft of the communique."The commitments since we last met in February 2021 including here in Carbis Bay provide for 1 billion doses over the next year," said the communique, seen by Reuters."We will work together with the private sector, the G20 and other countries to increase this contribution over the months to come," the communique said.Two sources said the draft had been largely finalised by diplomats who worked late into Saturday night to agree most of the text, though they said

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Odisha logs 4,469 new Covid-19 cases, 45 deaths in 24 hrs

Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Sunday reported 4,469 new COVID-19 cases, taking the state's tally to 8,51,782, a Health Department official said.Forty-five more deaths pushed the toll to 3,302, he said.Of the new infections, 2,546 were reported from quarantine centres, while the rest 1,923 were local contact cases.Khurda district, where state capital Bhubaneswar is located, reported the highest 612 new cases, followed by Cuttack (413), Jajpur (370) and Balasore (318).The fresh fatalities were reported from 19 different districts.

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Fears Covid restrictions will be in place until spring 2022 as India variant spreads

delta variant causing an increase in cases, we are seeing an increase in hospitalisations.” He added: "The whole point of having an irreversible roadmap is just that, to make it irreversible, and to do that sometimes, as I've said repeatedly, you have to be cautious. And where it's necessary to be cautious, we will be."James Ward, a mathematician, also said there was a “sweet spot” for dealing with the peak of the delta variant.

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Sun Pharma says no plans to get into Covid vaccine production

Also Read | Russia tests Covid vaccine as nasal spray for children; to be ready by mid-Sept“I think our preliminary assessment indicates that vaccines will require a dedicated manufacturing facility and it cannot be produced in a facility where we are making multiple other products," Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Managing Director Dilip Shanghvi said in a call with analysts.The billionaire industrialist noted that for getting into vaccine production, a completely new set of manufacturing infrastructure is required.“So, that's broadly our understanding.

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'Will need cooperation': WHO chief to China on Covid-19 origin probe

World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Ghebreyesus has called on China to cooperate with the ongoing investigation into the origins of the Covid-19 amid renewed call to further probe the virus.Dr Tedros made these remarks after taking part in the Group of Seven (G7) summit by video conference on Saturday, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. The WHO Director-General hoped there would be better cooperation and transparency when the next phase of the probe into the virus's origin is underway."As you know we will need cooperation from the Chinese side," he said.

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Covid in Scotland: Over 40s urged to book earlier slot for vaccine as new online tool launched

online tool which allows people to check the status of their second appointment. Recent advice has recommended bringing forward the second dose from 12 to eight weeks.

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Delhi will impose restrictions if Covid cases go up next week, warns Kejriwal

Also Read | Delhi unlock: All markets to reopen from tomorrow with some restrictionsFrom Monday, all activities will be allowed except some activities that will be prohibited and some activities that will be done in a restricted manner, the chief minister said. A detailed order will be issued later.

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Luxury and Hunger: Two faces of an unequal Covid-19 pandemic in India

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Pakistan bans entry of 26 nations' citizens including India over Covid fears

travel date while countries in C category are restricted and people can travel only under specific NCOC guidelines," an official of the Pakistan's Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) said.The 26 countries placed in the C category include India, Iran, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indonesia, Iraq, the Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, Tunisia, Bolivia, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay.Apart from the nations in "C category", the rest have been included in the "B category".

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Bangladesh to buy Chinese Covid-19 vaccines for undisclosed price

Sinopharm vaccine in Sri Lanka last month had sparked a row after reports emerged that Colombo had to shell out a higher per-dose price than its fellow South Asian country Bangladesh.According to the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka is paying USD 15 per dose for the Sinopharm vaccine, which is USD 5 higher than what Bangladesh paid.Bangladesh had started its inoculation drive against coronavirus with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine procured from India at USD 5 per dose.

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One of Scotland's first coronavirus patients still 'in agony' from Long Covid 16 months on

Scottish Government for urgent help for people suffering from Long Covid. Billy Thomson, from Cambuslang, said he was lucky to be alive coming out of an induced coma after catching the virus in March last year.

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Covid update: India records 80,834 new cases, lowest since 1 April; 3,303 more deaths

Covid-19 cases dipping further with 80,834 people testing positive in the last 24 hours, said the Union health ministry on Sunday. This is the lowest number of fresh infections recorded in the country since 1 April.

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This city to start door-to-door Covid vaccination

Also Read | 'Token of appreciation': Delhi sets up vaccination centres for govt school teachers, familyAccording to the report, people above the age of 45 will be given the vaccine against Covid during the drive in Bikaner.

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GST on Covid items sparks fresh Centre-Bengal row; state FM says 'voice muzzled'

Amit Mitra on Saturday alleged that his voice was "muzzled" during the GST Council meeting on Saturday and his opposition to levy taxes on Covid essentials like vaccines, masks, PPE kits and anti-viral drug Remdesivir, was not heard.Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur, however, countered Mitra's charges saying that technical glitches marred West Bengal Finance Minister speech.The 44th GST Council meeting, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising state ministers, on Saturday slashed tax rate on Covid drugs such as Remdesivir and Tocilizumab as well as on medical oxygen, and oxygen concentrators but ignored demands for a reduction in taxes on vaccines.In the evening, Mitra tweeted: "GoI-led the

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PM Modi calls for 'one earth one health' approach for Covid pandemic at G7 summit

Narendra Modi on Saturday called for following a "one earth, one health" approach to effectively deal with the coronavirus pandemic globally, and sought the support of the G7 grouping to lift patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines, during a virtual address at an outreach session of a summit of the bloc.Calling for global unity, leadership, and solidarity to prevent future pandemics, Modi also emphasised the special responsibility of democratic and transparent societies to deal with the challenge, according to an official statement.Sources said Modi's call for adopting a "one earth, one health" approach received support from German Chancellor Angela Merkel.They said Australia and several other countries came out in strong support of Modi's

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COVID-19 shines light on the curse of India’s caste system

India has recorded more than 29 million COVID-19 cases, second only to the U.S., as the pandemic continues to devastate the country. As Arabella Seebaluck explains, India’s high population density, the Delta variant and the nation’s three tiered healthcare system are fueling the spread of the virus.

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Grand Forks among B.C.’s COVID-19 hot spots

The latest data from the BC Centre for Disease Control shows the West Kootenay city of Grand Forks has the highest COVID-19 transmission rate by local health area in the province.

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No new community cases; 4 new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation; 2 historical cases

There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today.

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Delta Air Lines shares touching note left by pilot at start of COVID-19 Pandemic

VICTORVILLE, Calif. - That was a portion of a note written by a pilot who took a Delta Air Lines plane to the California desert at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.On June 10, officials with Delta posted a photo of the note to its Facebook page.According to Delta's website, the note was left on a plane by First Officer Chris Dennis, who took the place to Victorville, Calif. from Minneapolis."Taking off from [Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport], he heard talks of a two-week lockdown.

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Goa extends Covid curfew till June 21

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Cuomo: NY's 7-day COVID positivity rate lowest in U.S.

People gather around to watch dancers during the "TSQ Project 2.0" in Times Square on June 12, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images) NEW YORK - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday that according to Johns Hopkins University, New York State has the lowest 7-day COVID-19 positivity rate in the nation at just 0.44%."We're beating back COVID-19 across the state and New York has the nation's lowest 7-day average positivity rate, but it's going to take more vaccinations to get us across the finish line," Governor Cuomo said.

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‘We need more’: WHO chief says COVID-19 vaccine needs outstrip G7 promises

World Health Organization has welcomed the COVID-19 vaccine-sharing announcements coming out of the Group of Seven summit but says “we need more, and we need them faster.” U.S.

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COVID-19: One new death as Saskatchewan adds 106 cases

Saskatchewan health officials added 106 COVID-19 cases and reported one new death on Saturday. Saskatchewan residents 12 and older eligible for second vaccine dose June 24 The death was reported in the north west zone.

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro fined for not wearing mask at motorcycle rally amid COVID-19

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro led a throng of motorcyclist supporters through the streets of Sao Paulo on Saturday and got hit with a fine for failure to wear a mask.Sao Paulo’s state government press office said a fine — equivalent to about US$110 — would be imposed for violation of a rule that has required masks in public places since May 2020. Brazil’s Bolsonaro under fire for not pushing mandatory coronavirus vaccine Bolsonaro’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Father warns to take COVID seriously after wife hospitalized, forced to deliver baby at 29 weeks

COVID-19 seriously after his wife was hospitalized with a severe case of the virus while she was pregnant, causing them to deliver the baby by C-Section at just 29 weeks. "If at any time a mother thinks she’s sick or thinks she has COVID just go straight to the hospital because that’s one thing that the doctors said when we first got to the hospital was if we would’ve seen her on her first or second day, we wouldn’t have been in this position. It was prolonging it because we thought doing a quarantine at home and at that time, taking it serious, but not taking it to the point of how serious we know it is now," Ryan Nash told FOX 11.His wife, Jennifer, contracted the virus back in March when she was 24 weeks pregnant.

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James Brolin Says He And Barbra Streisand Have ‘Fallen In Love’ All Over Again During COVID Quarantine

James Brolin’s love for wife Barbra Streisand just continues to grow.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

WTO agrees to intensify talks on patent waiver for Covid-19 vaccines

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