7.50 pm: Indiscriminate use of steroids has led to the surge in black fungus cases in India, says an internist. Read more here.
7.48 pm: A new study by the United Kingdom has found that two vaccine doses offer strong protection against the variant of the coronavirus first detected in India, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.
The UK government’s data showed that two doses offered 81% protection against the B.1.617.2 variant, while a single dose offered only 33%, the newspaper reported, quoting two unidentified officials who attended a meeting where these figures were presented.
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Two vaccine doses offer strong protection against Covid variant first detected in India: FT report
7.40 pm: Here’s a look at cases reported by other states on Saturday evening:
Andhra Pradesh: 19,981 new cases, 118 deaths; total cases now 15,62,060, while toll is 10,022;
Puducherry: 1,445 new cases, 30 deaths; total cases now 94,612, toll rises to 1,325;
Rajasthan: 6,103 cases, 115 deaths; total…
