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SC disposes of plea seeking salary payment to doctors, healthcare workers

The Supreme Court Wednesday disposed of a plea seeking payment of salary to doctors and healthcare workers on the ground that the Delhi High Court was already seized of the matter

Ex-Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi tests positive for coronavirus

Former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi said on Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with COVID-19

Record 3,371 cases push Odisha's Covid-19 tally to 87,602; toll at 441

Odisha registered its highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases as 3,371 more people tested positive for the infection, while 13 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 441

Covid-19: Is it time to let metro rail services restart across India?

As governments try to balance the needs of the economy with the need to check the spread of coronavirus, should they let metro trains run? Listen to this podcast for more on this issue

Reinfection & immunity: Why catching Covid-19 twice is no reason for panic

Specialised immune cells in the body are tasked with remembering each particular infection, so if you get infected again your body quickly starts producing the relevant antibodies

Telangana coronavirus update: State sees biggest single-day spike in cases

In the biggest single-day spike, Telangana on Wednesday reported 3,018 new Covid-19 cases, taking the state's tally to 1,11,688.

Over 116,000 coronavirus cases in Thane; death toll reaches 3,348

With the addition of 788 positive cases of coronavirus, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 1,16,413, an official said on Wednesday

Hydroxychloroquine plus azithromycin increases heart risk: Global study

The combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin has been linked to significant cardiovascular risks, including mortality, in the largest safety study ever performed on both HCQ and HCQ+AZM.

Over 37.6 million samples tested for coronavirus so far, says ICMR

A total of 823,992 samples were tested for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, taking the total number of samples tested to 37,651,512 so far

India Covid-19 update: 67,151 new cases, 1,059 deaths; tally at 3,234,474

India's novel coronavirus tally rose to 3.23 million on Wednesday with 67,151 more people testing positive for the infection, while the recoveries have surged to 2,467,758, the Health Ministry said

Covid-19 can cause entire spectrum of heart diseases, says cardiologist

"We are seeing patients who recovered from COVID come back with heart failure, and then we see that they have cardiomyopathy (weakness in the heart muscle)"

Global coronavirus cases top 23.8 million-mark, says Johns Hopkins

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 23.8 million, while the deaths have increased to over 818,000 according to the Johns Hopkins University

Andaman and Nicobar coronavirus update: UT reports 41 new cases, 2 deaths

COVID-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 2,945 as 41 more people tested positive for the infection, while two fresh fatalities pushed the Union territory's coronavirus death toll to 37

Arvind Kejriwal calls urgent meet on to take stalk of coronavirus situation

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called a high-level meeting to discuss the rising number of novel coronavirus cases in Delhi, sources said on Wednesday

First lady Melania Trump expresses sympathy for coronavirus victims

Melania Trump is expressing sympathy for families affected by Covid-19, an invisible enemy she said has challenged America but brought its citizens together

Himachal Pradesh coronavirus update: One more dies, 53 fresh cases recorded

Fifty-three more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Himachal Pradesh, taking the hill state's tally to 5,155, while one more death due to the disease pushed the toll to 29, officials said

Uttarakhand CM Rawat isolates himself, tests negative for coronavirus

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has isolated himself for three days as a precautionary measure despite his novel coronavirus test report coming negative

Mizoram corornairus update: 14 more Covid-19 cases reported, tally at 967

Fourteen new coronavirus cases have been reported from Mizoram, taking the total cases in the state to 967, according to the health bulletin issued by the State government on Wednesday

Assam coronavirus update: State reports 1,973 new cases, tally at 94,592

As many as 1,973 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Assam on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases to 94,592

Madhya Pradesh coronavirus update: Indore reports 187 new Covid cases

Indore on Tuesday reported 187 new COVID-19 cases taking the total number of novel coronavirus cases in the district to 11,860 said CMO in a bulletin