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India's Covid-19 management marked by rising recoveries, few deaths: Govt

While the recovery rate among coronavirus patients has risen to a record high of 67.98 per cent, the fatality rate has gone down to 2.05 per cent

Goa coronavirus update: State to start administering remdesivir to patients

Goa's Health Ministry received 1,008 vials of Remdesivir from pharma major Cipla

Puducherry coronavirus update: 5 more succumb in the UT, toll climbs to 75

Five people, including three women died of Covid-19 in Puducherry, where 244 fresh cases were registered taking the aggregate to 4,862

Covid updates: 500,000 cases in just over 9 days as India crosses 2-mn mark

The UN health agency's chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, "Vaccine nationalism is not good, it will not help us"

Himachal BJP chief tests Covid-19 negative, still goes in self-quarantine

Himachal Pradesh BJP chief Suresh Kashyap has gone into self-quarantine as a precautionary measure despite testing negative for COVID-19, a party spokesperson said on Friday.

Coronavirus fears lead to sudden spike in pneumonia vaccine sales

many people have become sensitised to adult vaccination in the country as we await the first vaccine candidate against the SARS-CoV-2 virus

Facebook employees get $1,000 for home office, work from home until July

Facebook says the company will continue reopening offices in a restricted capacity where government guidance permits and where virus mitigation has taken place for about two months

'Superspreading' caused most Covid-19 transmission In Karnataka: Data

Karnataka ranks high on measures of Covid-19 data transparency across Indian states, as per a new pre-print study by researchers at Stanford University in the USA

Vande Bharat Mission: 179 Indian nationals arrive in Chandigarh from UAE

Spicejet, Flight No. SG-9302 carrying Indians from UAE landed at Chandigarh International Airport today

UP CM Yogi Adityanath to inaugurate new Covid-19 hospital in Noida

A new COVID-19 government hospital will be inaugurated in Sector 39 of Noida in the Gautam Buddh Nagar district by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday, sources informed

Govt sleeping while India's Covid-19 tally hits 2 mn-mark: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the Central government as India crossed the 2 million Covid-19 positive cases

Coronavirus LIVE: India cases hit 2 million; global tally tops 19 million

Coronavirus latest news: India recorded over 450,000 cases in 9 days. US tally has surged to 4,973,317 and Brazil 2,862,761. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

Shorter meetings but longer days: How Covid-19 has changed the way we work

Perhaps the biggest question for both employers and employees is whether working from home has led to a decrease in productivity

Africa passes one million confirmed coronavirus cases; number likely higher

The World Health Organization calls the milestone a "pivotal point" for Africa as infections in several countries are surging

Hope force: India's army of 600,000 virus-hunting women goes on strike

ASHA workers act as a stopgap in the country's porous health care system, delivering assistance from maternal health to immunization in its vast rural hinterland

From one million to two million, India's Covid count doubles in 3 weeks

In this duration, the number of deaths rose from 25,000 to 40,000

Nearly 950,000 Indians returned from abroad under Vande Bharat Mission: MEA

"As on date, nearly 950,000 Indians have returned home under this mission. We are presently in phase 5 which was operationalised from August 1," he said

Madras HC maintains injunction barring Patanjali from using term Coronil

Court came down heavily on Patanjali for attempting to make profits by exploiting fear of Covid-19

Global recovery to speed up if Covid-19 vaccine available to all: WHO chief

WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan, asked about a proposed Russian vaccine, told the panel that what was needed now was to ensure any vaccines are safe and effective

No layoffs so far, but raging Covid-19 a concern: Bata India chairman

As of March, the company had 9,762 employees across functions and locations, of which 4000-4500 are on third-party contract, he said