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What makes 'Namaste' the perfect greeting in the times of Covid-19 pandemic

As people the world over are choosing to ditch the handshakes and hugs for fear of contracting the coronavirus, namaste is becoming the perfect pandemic greeting

Short-cut to save lives: How pharma is changing to develop Covid-19 vaccine

Making medicines is expensive, and it can take a very long time to get from the discovery of a drug to actually treating patients

New study of coronavirus cases in India offers some surprises to scientists

An ambitious study of nearly 85,000 of those cases and nearly 600,000 of their contacts, published Wednesday in the journal Science, offers important insights

Covid LIVE: Lockdown in Maharashtra extended till Nov; tally nears 1.4 mn

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,366,129 coronavirus cases, Andhra Pradesh 687,351, Karnataka 592,911, Tamil Nadu 591,943, and UP 394,856. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE update

Govt offices in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack to function with 50% staff in Oct

All departments of the state government and sub-ordinate offices in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack will function with 50% staff strength of employees during October in the view of Covid-19

Delhi's coronavirus testing 4,000 short of actual capacity, says HC

Delhi HC again pulled up the govt for not using its actual testing capacity, noting that Delhi can conduct 15,000 RT-PCR tests per day while actual number of tests being done is still around 11,000

Karnataka coroanvirus update: Tally crosses 600,000 with 8,856 new cases

Karnataka's Covid tally crossed the 600,000 mark, including 107,616 active cases, with 8,856 new cases getting reported till Tuesday midnight

Multiplex operators welcome govt's directive to open with 50% capacity

Cinema operators welcomed the government's guideline permitting opening of cinemas, theatres and multiplexes with up to 50 per cent of their seating capacity from October 15

Maharashtra coronavirus update: Pune reports 3,298 Covid cases, 84 deaths

Pune district reported 3,298 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking its Covid-19 count to 284,021 on Wednesday, a health official said

Unlock 5.0: Govt allows most activities; cinemas to reopen on October 15

The MHA said states and Union Territories had been given the flexibility to take a decision on the reopening of schools and coaching institutions in a graded manner after October 15

Multiplex Association welcomes govt's guidelines to reopen cinema halls

The Multiplex Association of India (MAI) on Wednesday "wholeheartedly" welcomed the MHA's guidelines, permitting the opening up of cinema hallsoutside the containment zones from October 15.

Dr Reddy's yet to apply for clinical trials of Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine

Sources further added that there were no plans for any emergency-use authorisation of the Sputnik V without relevant and convincing local data

Repurposing capacity for Covid-19 vaccine, say Indian pharma firms

Suresh Jadhav, executive director of the Serum Institute of India (SII), said the biotechnology company has already put in place an expansion plan for new products in the pipeline

Ban cigarette breaks, encourage cycling: Govt's Covid-19 advisory to firms

Document calls for structural modification in workplaces, installation of physical barriers such as clear glass.

Will take decision on reopening schools after mid-November, says Mamata

In an administrative review meeting in North Bengal, Banerjee said a decision in this regard will be taken after Kali puja on November 14

Cinemas to local lockdowns: What's allowed, what's not in Unlock 5

Cinemas/ theatres/ multiplexes will be permitted to open with upto 50% of their seating capacity, for which, SOP will be issued by Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Unlock 5: States may decide on opening schools, colleges after Oct 15

Cinema halls, multiplexes, exhibition halls and entertainment parks will be allowed to re-open but with restriction on numbers

Delhi records 41 new Covid-19 deaths, case tally touches 280,000

The national capital reported 41 Covid-19 fatalities on Wednesday, taking the toll to 5,361, while 3,390 fresh cases pushed the tally to over 279,000, authorities said

Noida Covid-19 caseload crosses 13,000, reports one more fatality

Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded one more fatality linked to Covid-19, pushing the district's death toll due to the pandemic to 53, official data showed

Maharashtra: Amravati records 256 fresh Covid-19 cases; five more deaths

As many as 256 persons tested positive for coronavirus, while 289 recovered from the infection in Maharashtra's Amravati district on Wednesday, an official said