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UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya tests positive for coronavirus

Maurya urged everyone, who came in his contact in the last few days, to get themselves tested

Donald Trump to be moved to military hospital after Covid-19 diagnosis

Trump, 74, will be moved to a special suite at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, for the next few days as a precautionary measure, White House said

Coronavirus test kits get cheaper but labs yet to pass on benefit

In Delhi and the National Capital Region alone, the price for an RT-PCR test for Covid ranges between Rs 1,600 and Rs 2,400

India's Covid-19 death toll nears 100,000 eight months after first case

68 per cent of the deaths were concentrated in just five states

Amazon's 20,000 US workers test positive for Covid-19 in 6 months

Amazon divulged the information to highlight how its investments in testing, cleaning and other protective measures are working, yet the disclosure was met with renewed concerns about worker safety

Europe's central bank moves toward introducing digital version of euro

With consumers increasingly using cashless ways to buy things, the European Central Bank on Friday took a step closer to issuing a digital version of the euro currency shared by 19 countries

Reliance develops RT-PCR kit that can give Covid-19 results in two hours

Reliance Life Sciences has developed an RT-PCR kit that promises diagnosis of Covid-19 infection in about 2 hours, company sources said

Goa airport eyes touching 80% flight handling capacity by December-end

Goa airport expects to touch 75-80 per cent of its flight handling capacity by December-end from the current figure of around 35 per cent, a senior official said.

Covid-19 still likely to be spreading exponentially, says UK govt

The Office for National Statistics had said there was some evidence that the steep increases in new Covid-19 cases, seen in recent weeks in England, was slowing down

UN Chief Guterres wishes complete recovery to Donald Trump, first lady

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has wished a quick and complete recovery to US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania after the couple tested positive for the coronavirus

Kerala reports highest single day spike of 9,258 new Covid-19 cases

Kerala on Friday recorded 9,258 positive cases and 4,092 recoveries, the highest single day spike and recoveries respectively

Covid-19: Maharashtra approves Rs 634 crore for medicine purchases

The Maharashtra government has given administrative approval to purchase medicines and equipment worth Rs 633.92 crore for Covid-19 treatment, an official said on Friday

Wall Street slides after Donald Trump tests positive for Covid-19

All 11 major S&P sectors were down, with energy sliding 1.5% on the back of a more than 3% drop in oil prices

Tripura Covid-19 tally at 26,362 with 296 fresh cases; three more deaths

At least 296 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Tripura on Friday, pushing the tally in the state to 26,362 a health department official said

UP govt allows religious events outside containment zones from Oct 15

With the UP government allowing programmes in the open outside containment zones in the next phase of coronavirus lockdown, decks have been cleared for holding Durga Puja and other religious events

IIT Delhi startups launch Covid-19 protection lotion, antiviral T-shirts

Two startups incubated at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here have together launched antiviral T-shirts and a Covid-19 protection lotion at affordable prices, according to officials

No 7-day quarantine in Nepal for tourists having Covid-19 negative report

In a bid to revive the hard-hit tourism industry, Nepal announced that foreign tourists having Covid-19 negative report will not be required to quarantine themselves for seven days from Oct 17

Uttarakhand CM flags off mobile Covid-19 testing lab for Haridwar

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat flagged off a mobile Covid-19 testing lab for Haridwar from his official residence on Friday

Delhi govt asks officials to draw Covid-19 campaign for festivals, winters

The Delhi government has directed its departments and various agencies to come up with an intensive action plan against Covid-19 in view of the upcoming festive season and winters

Pain relief caused by coronavirus may help explain its spread: Scientists

The novel coronavirus which causes Covid-19 may relieve pain, according to a new study which could explain why nearly 50% of the infected people experience few or no symptoms