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Covid-19: Punjab registers 23 additional fatalities, 499 fresh cases

The Covid-19 death toll in Punjab rose to 4,060 on Wednesday after 23 more people succumbed to the disease, while the tally reached 129,088 with 499 new cases, according to a medical bulletin

54 fresh Covid-19 cases take infection tally in Chandigarh to 13,795

The tally of Covid-19 infection in Chandigarh reached 13,795 on Wednesday with 54 more people contracting the viral disease, while the death toll stood at 209

Delhi airport emerges second safest globally on Covid-related safety: DIAL

Delhi airport operator DIAL on Wednesday said it has been certified as the second safest aerodrome globally for effective implementation of coronavirus-related health and safety protocols.

India's contribution will be critical to fighting Covid-19: Vardhan

India's contribution will be critical to fighting Covid-19, especially when it comes to making vaccines for the whole world, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Wednesday

Maintain economic momentum during pandemic: Naveen Patnaik to officials

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik asked officials to maintain the momentum of the economic activities in the state while ensuring adherence to the Covid-19 protocol

Noida: 135 new coronavirus cases push tally to 16,308, recovery rate at 93%

Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded 135 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday which pushed the district's case tally to 16,308, while the recovery rate inched closer to 93 per cent

As fighting rages in Nagorno-Karabakh region, coronavirus spreads

People infected with the coronavirus pack into cold basements along with the healthy to hide from artillery fire in Nagorno-Karabakh

Assam's Kaziranga National Park reopens after seven months due to Covid-19

The Kaziranga National Park (KNP), famed for one-horned rhinoceros, was opened to tourists on Wednesday, after being closed for seven months due to COVID-19 pandemic.

IIT-Kharagpur develops low-cost, portable Covid-19 testing device

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Kharagpur has developed a low-cost portable Covid-19 testing device that can deliver results within an hour

Covid-19: Rs 10 crore financial aid for needy advocates in Telangana

Needy lawyers and their clerks, affected by COVID-19 lockdown in Telangana, would get a second round of financial assistance on Thursday with the state government sanctioning Rs ten crore toward it

Chemists' body promises to help in the distribution of Covid-19 vaccine

Chemists have noted that vaccines may require a line of cold chains right from the point of production to the point of delivery to the administration of the dose to a person

Over 2,000 patients benefited from plasma therapy in Delhi: Satyender Jain

The first plasma bank was opened on July 2 by Chief Minster Arvind Kejriwal at the state-run Institute of Liver and Biliary Science (ILBS) in south Delhi

Kerala-based TCM rolls out branded RT-PCR test kits developed by IIT Delhi

TCM Ltd Managing Director Joseph Varghese said 'Covi-DetecT' has thus become the first and the only company in Kerala to manufacture Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction test kits

With few other options, clinicians back plasma though efficacy not proven

Experts feel that ICMR guidelines may not be binding upon hospitals unless DCGI gives a direction against use of the investigational therapy

Covid-19 Factoid: India witnessing decline in daily test positivity rates

The country's recovery rate is over 88 per cent, with almost 6.8 million people beating the infection.

Active Covid cases below 750,00 for second successive day: Health Ministry

India has sustained its trend of maintaining the active cases below the 7.5 lakh mark for the second successive day on Wednesday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

IIT Kharagpur's 'COVIRAP' diagnostic test gets ICMR certification

This test has been designed to be fairly easy to conduct and affordable as well and can produce results within one hour

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Third surge in the US threatens to be the worst

Netflix falls short on new users, UK budget deficit hits $271 bn, Amazon to allow WFH through June 2021, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Co-morbidities take toll in National Capital

Delhi launches helpline number, why Mumbai needs to be tougher on testing, Expert calls for focusing on the 55-plus age group--news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

Odisha coronavirus update: 1,931 Covid cases, 13 more fatalities reported

Odisha reported 1,931 new Covid-19 cases, which took the tally in the coastal state to 2,74,181, while 13 fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,181