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Mumbai sees 953 new COVID-19 cases, lowest in two-and-a-half months; number of tests drop too

The BMC's data showed that 17,920 tests were conducted since Monday evening, whereas more than 20,000 samples were being tested on a daily basis till last week

Maharashtra sees 34,848 COVID-19 cases, 960 deaths; active caseload drops below 5 lakh

Of 960 fatalities reported on Saturday, 371 had occurred in the past 48 hours, 188 last week and the rest before that but were added to the toll on Saturday

From supply chains to vaccines, China has frequently thrown spanner into works of India's COVID-19 battle

From tactfully disallowing Chinese firms to participate in BMC's global vaccine tender to exorbitant pricing of necessary equipment, India's battle against COVID-19 has often run into rough weather with China

'Hopeful' Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine will be available in market from next week, says Centre

The announcement comes even as several states in India, including the worst-hit states are facing a shortage of vaccines, and has led to suspension of vaccination drive in some states

Door-to-door vaccination could have saved many lives, Bombay HC tells Centre

A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarani questioned the Centre for not answering its question on starting door-to-door vaccination of senior citizens, saying many live could have been saved had it started months back

Magnitude of second COVID-19 wave vastly different, south India has not sustained the worst yet, warn experts

At over 3,00,000 active cases Bengaluru has the highest caseload among all Indian cities. But experts warn the worst is still ahead as India's third-largest city buckles under oxygen shortages, overrun hospitals and crowded crematoriums

SC constitutes 12-member task force for 'transparent, professional' allocation of oxygen, resources

Stating that the likely future course of the COVID-19 pandemic must be taken into contemplation at the present time, the Supreme Court said that the task force will enable decision makers to have inputs which go beyond finding ad-hoc solutions to the present problems

'#WhatsTheHurryJerry': Mumbai cops tell people to follow COVID norms with Tom and Jerry tweet

A tweet asking people to not step out of their homes without a cause or a mask accompanied by a six-second video of Tom and Jerry cartoon has gone viral on social media, garnering praise for Mumbai Police for its wit

Disband Phase 3 vaccine policy, direct 100% procurement of doses by Centre: Bengal govt to SC

The state government also sought setting aside the differential pricing mechanism for COVID-19 vaccines and capping the price for COVID-19 vaccines at a uniform price of Rs 150 per dose

'Medical infra in shambles, don't be like ostrich with head in sand': Delhi HC to Kejriwal govt

Another bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh sought response of the Centre and Delhi government on a plea alleging that the number of ICU and non-ICU beds in two dedicated COVID hospitals were slashed by more than half due to oxygen shortage