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Coronavirus LIVE: 10,483 fresh cases take Maharashtra's tally near 500,000
Coronavirus latest news: India recorded nearly 550,000 cases in 10 days. US tally has surged to 5,031,901 and Brazil 2,917,562. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates
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Unique ID, data privacy give strength to Centre's digital health mission
Digitised health records could help collate and analyse data in a more comprehensive and 'real time' manner for policymaking
 "Unique ID, data privacy give strength to Centre's digital health mission")
Serum Institute to provide Covid vaccine to 92 countries at Rs 250 a dose
Partners with Gavi, Gates Foundation, will provide 100 mn doses to Covax, a WHO initiative led by Gavi and CEPI
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Jaishankar, counterparts from US, Brazil, Aus, Israel hold meet on Covid-19
"Continued our conversation on the Corona19 challenge. Always good to learn from each other," Jaishankar tweeted.
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Karnataka CM Yediyurappa is stable, responding well to treatment: Report
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa continues to be stable and is responding well to treatment, the hospital treating him for Covid-19 infection, said on Friday.
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Punjab reports biggest single-day spike of 1,063 coronavirus cases
Punjab reported 23 more Covid-19 fatalities on Friday, pushing the death toll due to the disease to 539 in the state, while a record single-day spike of 1,063 cases took its tally to 21,930
Arranging evacuation of 400 Sikhs, Hindus from Afghanistan: Punjabi body
The World Punjabi Organisation said it is organising charter flights for evacuating over 400 Sikhs and Hindus from Afghanistan
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MEA holds a programme on good governance practices during pandemic
The event saw 70 participants from Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Colombia, Kenya, and other Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) partner countries
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US adds 1.8 mn jobs in July as spike in Covid-19 cases stalls hiring
With confirmed viral cases still elevated in much of the nation and businesses under continued pressure, many employers appear reluctant or unable to hire
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Tamil Nadu adds 5,880 new Covid-19 cases, total tally at 285,024
The total number of cases in the state now stands at 285,024, while 227,575 people have been discharged so far
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How Mumbai raced to add more beds than patients after its June unlocking
Nearly half the bed capacity lies unutilised now
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New York, LA witness boom in plastic surgery due to coronavirus pandemic
As lockdowns took hold over much of America earlier this year, non-essential services were among the first to shutter-among them, cosmetic surgeons and dermatologists
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Serum Institute to price Covid-19 vaccine at less than Rs 250/dose in India
As per SII, the vaccines will be available as early as the first half of 2021 after gaining approvals and qualifications from the WHO
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Serum Institute to partner with Gates Foundation to make Covid-19 vaccine
Serum Institute of India said it will partner with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and international vaccine alliance GAVI to manufacture and deliver 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses for India
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World Coronavirus Dispatch: LatAm, Caribbean surpass Europe in fatalities
Hong Kong's free tests to entire city, China's exports jump in July, Google, Facebook announces WFH and other pandemic-related news from across the globe
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BCG vaccine safe, does not lead to increased risk of Covid-19: Scientists
Scientists have compared volunteers who had received the BCG vaccine with those who did not, and have found that the immunised individuals did not get sick more often, or become more seriously ill
India Coronavirus Dispatch: 600,000 frontline health workers go on strike
Why NREGS is no longer popular in Odisha's Ganjam, Delhi's Covid beds turn vacant, artisans face brunt of a shrinking economy--news on how India is dealing with the pandemic
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Likely long-term symptoms for hospitalised Covid-19 patients identified
Scientists have identified longer-term symptoms likely to be experienced by people hospitalised with Covid-19, which include fatigue, breathlessness, distress and a general decline in quality of life
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Chartered planes, costly tickets: How world is beating flight restrictions
The flight paralysis underscores how deep and lasting the pandemic's damage is proving to be
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IIT Kanpur-backed start-up to double production of indigenous N95 face mask
Currently, Espin Nanotech is producing nearly 30,000 face masks a day from its production unit spread over 4,000 sq ft space inside the IIT Kanpur campus
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