Brazil dials India on Covid vaccine imports

‘More India-made Covid vaccines will be introduced’: PM Modi at Davos Dialogue

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India will soon make available many more covid-19 vaccines to other countries. He also highlighted India's success in the fight against Covid-19. PM Modi said that he wants to assured global business community that the situation will now change rapidly. “Many more India-made vaccines will soon be made available to the world. India's upcoming vaccines will help other countries to fight pandemic at swifter pace. I want to assure global business community that situation will now change rapidly,” he said. The prime minister was addressing the World Economic Forum's online Davos agenda summit.

PM visits Covid vaccine centre in Glasgow

Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits a Covid-19 vaccine centre in Glasgow. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

COVID pushes Portugal's hospitals to the brink

Portugal's epidemic has entered a "terrible" phase, Prime Minister Antonio Costa has admitted, and the surge in cases has left hospitals on the brink of collapse. Emily Wither reports.

PM visits Covid test laboratory in Glasgow

Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits the Lighthouse Laboratory at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in Glasgow, where coronavirus tests are processed. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Coronavirus variant first spotted in Brazil found in US

CNN’s Matt Rivers reports on a coronavirus variant that originated in Brazil and has caused two-thirds of their recent infections has been identified in the US for the first time.

UK Covid Deaths Surpass 100,000

More than 100,00 people in the UK have died with coronavirus since the pandemic began. A further 7,776 deaths were recorded in the most recent week, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), taking the total to nearly 104,000. The UK is 5th on the overall list for number of deaths in the world, with only the US, Brazil, India and Mexico recording more deaths. The country’s official death toll is also Europe’s highest figure. Currently nearly 38,000 people are in hospital with Covid, including over 4,000 patients on ventilation. Report by Avagninag. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Brazil marks two years of mining disaster that killed hundreds

Efforts to find and recover the remains of those who died are continuing in the southern state of Minah Gerais.

Dr. Gupta discusses transmissibility of new Covid-19 variants

CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta helps us understand the new coronavirus variants which have emerged in Brazil, South Africa and the United Kingdom. He tells us the effects these variants may have on the global pandemic.

Brazil begins roll-out of 2 million COVID vaccines amid protests

Thousands join rallies in several Brazilian cities against President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the deadly pandemic.

'No Republic Day chief guest this year in India due to Covid-19': MEA

MEA announced that there will be no foreign leader as Republic Day chief guest. The decision comes due to the global situation arising out of Covid-19. Earlier, India had invited UK PM Boris Johnson as Republic Day chief guest. The UK PM cancelled his visit on Republic Day in view of the spread of the new virus variant. Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was the chief guest at Republic Day last year. India is preparing to celebrate the 72nd republic day this year. NSG 'black cat' commandos were seen practicing for the Republic Day parade. The commandos will be part of the forthcoming Republic Day parade. NSG commandos are making a comeback this year. The rehearsal was carried out with specialized vehicles and equipment. The number of commandos has been reduced this year due to covid-19.

Watch: India sends doses of SII’s Covishield vaccine to Bahrain, Sri Lanka

India once again established its position as a reliable partner in Covid-19 assistance. It dispatched Covishield to Bahrain and Sri Lanka under the Vaccine Maitri Initiative. Sri Lanka to receive a consignment of 50,400 doses, while Bahrain to get 10,800 doses. Covishield developed by Serum Institute of India was loaded to cargo aircraft at Mumbai. The cargo aircraft left Mumbai airport as per schedule at 7:55 am for Manama. The vaccine consignment for Colombo, which delayed for 15 minutes, left at 9:00 am. Meanwhile, India has supplied vaccines to its neighbours under neighbourhood first policy. Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh received vaccines. India sees international cooperation in the area of fight against Covid-19 as its duty. New Delhi has played the role of the first responder in the region.

SII's vaccines reach Mumbai airport for shipping to Bahrain, Colombo

Serum Institute of India's vaccine consignment arrived at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on January 28. The consignment containing COVID-19 vaccine will be dispatched to Bahrain and Colombo today. India is helping other countries with the import of COVID vaccine amid the pandemic.

Fire has no impact on 'Covishield' vaccine production: Serum Institute of India

Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on January 22 informed that there is no impact of fire on the production of 'Covishield' vaccine. "The extent of the damage is more than 1,000 crores. The supply of COVID-19 will not be affected due to the fire (at Serum Institute of India facility). No actual vaccine was being made at that facility. The fire has no impact on the production of 'Covishield' vaccine and no damage has occurred to the existing stock either," said Adar Poonawalla. A major fire had occurred at Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) on January 21 that claimed 5 lives also.