Highlights: 3,012 fresh cases push Bengal’s Covid-19 tally to 434,563

Maharashtra's Covid-19 tally rises to 17,49,777 with 2,535 fresh cases; 60 new deaths take toll to 46,034: Health department

390 new Covid-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir today; 150 from Jammu division and 240 from the Kashmir division.

Total number of cases now at 1,03,009 including 5,588 active cases, 95,824 recoveries, and 1,597 deaths: Govt of Jammu and Kashmir

Moderna Inc said on Monday its experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing Covid-19 based on interim data from a late-stage clinical trial, becoming the second U.S. company in a week to report results that far exceed expectations.

Ukraine's national soccer team are waiting for the decision of Switzerland's authorities if their Nations League match will be allowed tomorrow as three of their players tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday.

Biological E. Limited (BE), a city-based vaccines and pharmaceutical company has initiated a Phase I/II clinical trial of its Covid-19 subunit vaccine candidate in India following approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DGCI).

Russia reported a record high of 22,778 new coronavirus infections on Monday, including 6,360 in the capital Moscow, bringing the national tally to 1,948,603.

Germany's Covid-19 infections rose by 10,824 within one day to 801,327, the federal government agency for disease control and prevention Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said on Monday.

External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar on Monday lauded India's Covid-19 response, saying that it should give people confidence in the country's future.

Speaking at the third edition of Deccan Dialogue, Jaishankar said: "A nation that had no preparedness for an enormous crisis, responded in a way that it should give us all confidence in our future."

Mizoram on Monday reported three new Covid-19 cases, pushing the state's tally to 3,396, a senior official said.

Two cases were recorded in Saitual and one in Mamit.

India continued on trend of daily new recoveries outpacing daily new additions for the 44th day. In the last 24 hours, 43,851 Covid-19 patients recovered against just 30,548 new cases, says the government.

With 140 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, Brazil's death toll from Covid-19 hit 165,798, country's the ministry of health reported.

As Covid-19 infection resurfaces in New Zealand, authorities on Monday made wearing of face masks mandatory in public transport and on planes nationwide.

The third wave of Covid-19 has passed its peak in Delhi, says Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain.

There will be no reimposition of lockdown in Delhi. I don't think it will be an effective step now, wearing of masks by everyone will be more beneficial, Delhi's health minister Satyendar Jain said on Monday as cases continue to spike.

Day after Chinese officials detected coronavirus on meet products, New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern said she was confident no virus infected meat products were exported from the country.

The Chinese city of Jinan said over the weekend it had found Covid-19 in beef and tripe, and on their packaging, from Brazil, Bolivia and New Zealand, while two other provincial capitals detected it on packaging on pork from Argentina.