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Doctors to take final call on admission, discharge of Covid-19 patients

To free up hospital beds for Covid-19 requiring emergency treatment, the West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission said that only the doctor will decide on admission or discharge

Laughter therapy not allowed in norms for opening gyms and yoga centres

Guidelines stipulate use of visors instead of masks, gyms off limits for elderly, those with co-morbidities, pregnant women and kids below 10

Australia's Victoria state imposes curfew in Melbourne; reports 429 cases

Australia's Victoria state on Monday reported 429 Covid-19 cases, a day after it declared "a state of disaster" following a surge in the number of coronavirus infections

India adds 50,000 cases for 5th day in row; Chennai crosses 100,000 mark

India is now the epicentre of the global coronavirus pandemic. It ranks just behind the US and Brazil in confirmed cases and is growing faster than both

Top headlines: Manufacturing PMI down to 46, Tamil Nadu against NEP & more

Here are the top headlines of the day

Wockhardt to supply millions of multiple Covid-19 vaccine doses to UK

The company has reserved fill-and-finish capacity - the final manufacturing step of putting vaccines into vials or syringes and packaging them - as part of an agreement with the UK government

Puducherry Covid-19 toll at 56 after 4 more succumb to virus, 178 new cases

Four persons succumbed to coronavirus in Puducherry taking the death toll to 56 while 178 fresh cases were reported on Monday

Total tests for Covid-19 infection cross 20-mn mark in India: ICMR

A cumulative total of 2,02,02,858 samples have been tested up to August 2 with 3,81,027 samples being tested on Sunday

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Assam unlocks as infection rate declines

Kerala to train, export nurses and paramedics, why so many vaccines are being developed, and are children strong spreaders of Covid-19?-news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Britain to roll out millions of 90-minute tests

Latin America cases near 5 million, another clothing chain in US files for bankruptcy, Singapore may allow foreign banks to create digital-only units and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Karnataka govt urges people to get tested for Covid-19 if they had met CM

Yediyurappa and his daughter have been admitted to the Manipal Hospital in Bengaluru for observation after testing positive for COVID-19. The Chief Minister is in a clinically stable condition

Congress MP Karti Chidambaram quarantines self after testing Covid positive

The parliamentarian confirmed his health status saying his symptoms were mild

Rajasthan reports 565 new coronavirus cases, 9 deaths in 24 hours

The total Covid-19 cases in India, now stand at 18,03,696 including 5,79,357 active cases, 11,86,203 cured/discharged/migrated, and 38,135 death

Wonder why Amit Shah chose private hospital, not AIIMS: Shashi Tharoor

Taking to Twitter, Shah said that he underwent coronavirus test after getting the initial symptoms of the virus

Telangana reports 11 deaths, 983 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours

Telangana reported 983 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally of positive cases in the state to 67,660

With over 100,000 cases in 2 days, India's Covid-19 tally crosses 1.8 mn

The number of Covid-19 tests carried out has crossed the 20 million-mark, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research

Karnataka CM Yediyurappa's daughter tests positive for coronavirus

"Yediyurappa has been admitted to our hospital on Sunday night for observation. He is clinically stable and is monitored by a team of doctors," said the bulletin

Covid-19: Uma Bharti not to attend Ram temple event, will visit site later

BJP leader says she has requested Ayodhya authorities to remove her name from the list of invitees for the foundation stone laying event

Yediyurappa tests Covid positive, hospital says 'doing well', is 'stable'

The 78-year-old leader is being monitored by a team of doctors at the Manipal hospital here

In pictures: What international flyers must know about India's new rules

Travellers can seek exemption from institutional quarantine from August 8 onwards