Coronavirus live updates: Dr Reddy's starts supply of Sputnik V first doses

A booster dose of Sinovac Biotech's (SVA.O) Covid-19 vaccine reversed a decline in antibody activities against the Delta variant, a study showed, easing some concerns about its longer-term immune response to the highly contagious strain of the virus. The study comes amid concerns about the Chinese vaccine's efficacy against Delta, which has become the dominant variant globally and is driving a surge in new infections even in the most vaccinated countries.

he Supreme Court Monday refused to stay an order of the Uttarakhand High Court for resumption of physical hearing of cases, which were suspended in March due to the Covid-19 pandemic, saying young lawyers are suffering due to virtual hearing. A bench headed by Justice Nageswara Rao impleaded the Bar Council of India (BCI), Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and issued notices to them in the matter.

The Delhi government has started a "vaccination on wheels" drive to inoculate labourers against Covid-19 in the national capital. The government has converted a bus into a vaccination centre. People coming to the 'vaccination on wheels' van are registered on the spot and are vaccinated inside the van by a hospital team and district administration. The team of Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital is administering the vaccine to people through this bus that has reached Loha Mandi of Narayana Industrial Area today.

Pakistan on Monday reported 57 Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the data by Pakistan's National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). Fresh 3,613 positive cases of coronavirus were reported after 57,131 tests were taken across the country in the past 24 hours.