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The Covid outbreak in India puts the rest of the world at risk and leaves a "humanitarian disaster," warned the dean of Brown University's School of Public Health on Monday."India is a big country, and of course if there are big outbreaks…

UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore told CNBC that she was "very concerned" about the current Covid-19 crisis in India and urged the world to send urgent aid to the country.During World Immunization Week, Fore also said it was a "race…

Ground staff unload coronavirus disease (COVID-19) supplies from the United States at the cargo terminal of Indira Gandhi International Airport on April 30, 2021 in New Delhi, India.Prakash Singh | ReutersWASHINGTON - White House Chief of…

Ugur Sahin, CEO of BioNTech, told CNBC on Thursday that he was "confident" that the company's Covid-19 vaccine with US partner Pfizer will be effective against a variant of the coronavirus first identified in India.The strain known as…

Individuals wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) wear the body of a person who died of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a mass cremation at a crematorium in New Delhi, India on April 26, 2021.Adnan Abidi | ReutersBiden's…

Doctors, the public and the media point to anecdotal evidence of infection among those vaccinated as well. Scientists say the data is too thin and cite other reasons for the country's second wave.NEW DELHI - At the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital,…

This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it on weekdays.While their country is hit by the world's worst coronavirus crisis, Indians are using Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and shared documents online to…

A patient wearing an oxygen mask is taken to a COVID-19 hospital for treatment while coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spreads in Ahmedabad, India on April 26, 2021.Amit Dave | ReutersIndia reported a record daily death toll on Wednesday when…

The cruise ship Mariner of the Seas, operated by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. operated, was shown in 2018.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesRoyal Caribbean Cruises is temporarily suspending all operations for its employees from India…

Medical workers in protective equipment (PPE) stand on alert in front of the Covid-19 station at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on April 22, 2021 in New Delhi, India.Sonu Mehta | Hindustan Times | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON - The Biden government…