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Steel companies step up oxygen supply across India to aid Covid-19 patients

In the last 40 days, RINL has supplied more than 4,000 tonnes of liquid oxygen to the local state administration, at an average of 100 tonnes a day

Dubai bans Air India Express for 15 days for carrying Covid positive flyer

In August, Hong Kong had banned Air India for two weeks for a similar lapse

Govt in talks with Russia for advancement of Covid-19 vaccine: Health Min

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has informed that it has received information about one Covid-19 vaccine developed and approved in Russia

MHA asks states to ensure free movement of oxygen carrying vehicles

The Union Home Ministry on Friday asked all states to ensure free movement of oxygen carrying vehicles without any restriction

Covid-19 LIVE: 3 vax candidates in advanced stage of trials, says Vardhan

Coronavirus latest update: India's total number of corona cases has surged to 5,214,677. There now are 30,333,687 cases of coronavirus globally. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE updates

Meghalaya reports 89 new Covid-19 cases, state's tally now at 4,447

Eighty-nine more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Meghalaya on Friday, taking the state's tally to 4,447, a senior health official said

Uttarakhand reports 868 fresh Covid-19 cases, tally now at 38,007

As many as 868 more people tested positive for Covid -19 in Uttarakhand on Friday, taking the state's tally to 38,007

Himachal Pradesh reports 172 fresh Covid-19 cases; state's tally now 11,363

Ten people died from the novel coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh on Friday and the state's infection tally went up to 11,363 with 172 fresh cases

High RT-PCR cost a hurdle in ramping up Covid-19 tests in Delhi: Officials

High cost of procuring RT-PCR machines might prove to be a hurdle in implementing the Delhi HC's suggestion to ramp up RT-PCR testing in the national capital amid a surge in the cases, officials said

Nagaland reports 51 new Covid-19 cases, state's tally now at 5,357

Nagaland reported 51 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally in the state to 5,357, Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom said

Safer UV light can effectively kill coronavirus without harming us: Experts

Scientists have shown now that a form of UV radiation, which is safer to use around humans, can effectively kill the coronavirus, an advance that may lead to a potent disinfection system

Covid-19: Dr Reddy's to distribute Russian vaccine in India. What we know

While Dr Reddy's Labs is preparing for clinical trials of Sputnik V, major manufacturers in the country are sceptical about the drug

UP reports 98 additional Covid-19 deaths; caseload climbs to 342,000

Uttar Pradesh reported 98 more fatalities due to Covid-19 on Friday, taking the death toll to 4,869, while 6,494 fresh cases took the infection tally to 342,788

Telangana reports 2,043 fresh Covid-19 cases, 11 additional deaths

Eleven more people succumbed to Covid-19 in Telangana while 2,043 tested positive for the virus, officials said on Friday

Central team rushed to Jammu to strengthen Covid-19 containment measures

With Jammu reporting a rise in Covid-19 cases, the health ministry has decided to depute a Central team to the district to assist in strengthening containment, surveillance, testing and management

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Experts worried as Bihar poll campaigns start

15% children in Maharashtra's Nandurbar malnourished, misleading death toll in Assam's Silchar, dengue checks go down in Delhi--news on how the country is dealing with the pandemic

Students sit on the floor: Covid fears loom in overcrowded French varsities

Can masks offer enough protection in lecture halls so packed that late arrivals have to sit on the floor? That's what worries many students in Paris as the coronavirus is on the rebound across France

World Coronavirus Dispatch: About 10 million under local lockdown across UK

Second wave across Europe, US average daily death toll at two-week high, UN food chief urges the rich to save starving poor, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Odisha coronavius update: 4,180 Covid cases, 13 fresh fatalities reported

Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 171,341 as 4,180 more people tested positive for the infection, while 13 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 682

DATA STORY: India sees highest single-day recovery, has added 12.5% of cases in 7 days

India now accounts for 13.83% of all active cases globally (one in every 7 active cases), and 8.88% of all deaths (one in every 11)