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WHO asks southeast Asia region members to bolster essential health services

The pandemic has put immense strain on health systems across the South-East Asia Region

India's Covid-19 recovery rate rises to 67.62%, says health ministry

A total of 46,121 Covid-19 patients have been discharged in a span of 24 hours

Cricket Australia mulls moving Boxing Day Test from India to Adelaide

Victoria has so far reported over 13000 positive cases for the coronavirus besides 170 deaths

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Facebook, Twitter delete 'harmful' Trump post

Stocks fall, gold nears high on US stimulus talks, BlackRock staff to WFH for rest of year, UK unemployment could rise to 7.5% and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Closed for vacation: France faces new coronavirus testing troubles

With virus cases rising anew, France is struggling to administer enough tests to keep up with demand

Karnataka coronavirus update: State gets its first mobile testing labs

Karnataka's Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar inaugurated state's first ICMR-approved mobile COVID-19 testing labs

Alcoholism drug may help in fight against coronavirus, says study

The potential drugs were taken from the database of medications approved by the US FDA

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Suffering may not end even after recovery

New govt scheme for non-Covid medical needs, what went wrong in 'corona free' Tripura, and Covid19 impact on motherhood - news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

AstraZeneca in deal with Kangtai Bio to supply Covid-19 vaccine in China

AstraZeneca signed an exclusive framework agreement with China's Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products to supply its Covid-19 vaccine candidate in mainland China

2,21,49,351 samples tested for coronavirus till August 5, says ICMR

With the increase of 904 deaths, the toll due to the disease now stands at 40,699 in the country, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

IMA submits SOPs to Goa government for home quarantined Covid patients

IMA Goa chief Dr S Samuel said they have urged the state government to take the services of private doctors, who are members of the IMA, to keep a tab on the health of such patients

Tests reveal Moderna's vaccine candidate protects mice from coronavirus

Mice showed no evidence of enhanced lung pathology or excessive mucus production, indicating the vaccine did not cause enhanced disease, researchers find

What does the huge coronavirus testing undercount in the US mean

Testing is the foundation of a modern public health approach to controlling this virus

Tripura became 'coronavirus-free' - and then cases surged. What happened?

After the first case was detected on April 6, 2 more cases got detected and all recovered by April 23- making Tripura "Corona-free"

With 56,282 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, India's tally nears 2 mn mark

The death toll due to Covid-19 climbed to 40,699 with 904 new fatalities being reported in 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed

Fighting Covid-19: How, when, and why should you clean your cloth mask?

Cloth masks should be cleaned after each use. Importantly, if your mask gets wet, moist or visibly dirty, it's time to take it off, put on a new one and wash the old one

Covid-19 update: Mixed response to reopened gyms, yoga centres in Bengaluru

As hundreds of gyms and yoga centres in Bengaluru reopened, the response on the first day was mixed due to various reasons

Rajasthan to introduce new tourism policy soon amid coronavirus crisis

Ashok Gehlot announced that the Rajasthan government will soon introduce a new tourism policy to help ensure the sector tides over the ongoing Covid-19 crisis

Covid-19 Factoid: Maharashtra sees a drop in daily new case additions

The state continues to have the highest number of cases, deaths from the disease, and test positivity rate across the country

Irrespective of Covid, Karnataka pvt hospitals can not turn away patients

According to the department, it is the duty of every private hospital to provide first aid and take lifesaving steps when any patient approaches it