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Pope urges economists, leaders to promote post-pandemic development models

Francis said more must be done than meeting the most essential needs of our brothers and sisters

Rajasthan imposes night curfew in eight districts; increases no-mask fine

The number of coronavirus cases in the state has increased to around 3,000 per day in November

Regeneron, given to Trump, gets emergency US clearance for Covid-19 therapy

Trial findings released by Regeneron in October showed the drug may help treat patients outside the hospital.

G20 leaders call for 'affordable, equitable' access to Covid-19 vaccine

France warns against 'a two-speed world where only the richer can protect themselves against the virus'.

Number of people allowed at gatherings restricted to 100 in Noida

A maximum of 100 people will be allowed at any gathering, including wedding functions in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar, officials said on Saturday

Assam Ex-CM Gogoi's health deteriorates due to post-Covid complications

Gogoi's health condition deteriorated with multi-organ failure and he has become unconscious with difficulty in breathing, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday

Parl panel on Covid-19: Fees high at pvt hospitals; spending on health low

This is the first report by any parliamentary committee on the government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic

Unilever to introduce mouthwash that claims to kill 99.9% of coronavirus

The mouthwash, 'Pepsodent Germicheck Mouth Rinse Liquid', is set to be launched in India in December

Cumulative positivity rate falling steadily, 130 mn tests done: Health Min

Higher volumes of testing eventually lead to low positivity rate, the ministry said

Coronavirus LIVE: Govt panel advises sustainable pricing model at hospitals

Coronavirus update: US is the worst-hit country with 12,268,678 coronavirus cases, followed by India, which has 9,050,442 cases, Brazil (5,912,903), France (2,109,170), Russia (2,039,926)

India Coronavirus Dispatch: When will a vaccine be ready for use?

Delhi grapples with a third wave, an insight into how the vaccine frontrunners work, fresh research that sheds light on the virus, and more-news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

Covid-19 Factoid: Haryana seeing a surge, records biggest single-day spike

While Maharashtra adds over 5,000 cases three days in a row, the total cases in the US cross the 12 million mark

Thane coronavirus update: Covid-19 tally rises by 670, death toll by 14

The coronavirus count in Thane district of Maharashtra has reached 2,22,263 with the addition of 670 new cases

DATA STORY: India now accounts for one in 37 active Covid cases globally

India on Friday conducted 1,066,022 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 130,657,808. The test positivity rate recorded was 4.3%

It's not just you, work during coronavirus has become harder than before

The pandemic is increasingly understood as a shock, an event beyond our control that disrupted our normal ways of working and living

46,232 new Covid-19 cases in India, tally reaches 9.05 mn; toll at 132,726

India's Covid-19 caseload rose to 9.05 mn, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to over 8.4 mn pushing the national recovery rate to 93.67%

Andaman & Nicobar Islands coronavirus update: COVID-19 tally rises to 4,617

Thirteen more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, pushing the coronavirus tally in the union territory to 4,617

Telangana coronavirus update: 925 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths reported

Telangana reported 925 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the tally to over 262,000 while three related fatalities pushed the toll to 1,426

Lessons from around the world on fighting coronavirus' second wave

Ten months into the pandemic, what have we learned and what other measures do we have in our collective toolkit?

Patent battles could choke coronavirus drugs pipeline: Carlos Correa

Correa is executive director, South Centre, an inter-governmental organisation which works on various issues affecting developing countries such as climate change, food security, etc