# Orphaned by Covid-19: A total of 3,890 Covid orphans have been registered with the Ministry of Women and Child Development, as of February 5, a Parliamentary response said.
# Non-Covid revival: Meanwhile, Apollo Hospitals said it was witnessing a strong revival in non-Covid business supported by a significant jump in inpatient admissions and faster recovery in elective surgeries, which are closer to pre-Covid levels.
# Case for mRNA vaccines: The case for mRNA vaccine development and circulation in the country is being strengthened by the possibility of variants emerging of the coronavirus.
# Meet on IP waiver: A pandemic-centric proposal mooted by India and South Africa, to waive intellectual property rights on Covid-19 tools, awaits a resolution.
# Vaccination tally: More than 173.86 crore total doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in India so far, according to the official data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
# Cool-off period: In a move that will benefit customers, insurance companies have begun to either reduce or completely remove the cooling-off period to purchase health insurance for people who were infected with Covid-19 in the past.
# Beyond the Covid challenge: A Serum Institute executive explains how they withstood pressures of the pandemic by continuing to work on TB , HIV , Malaria, and Pertussis.