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European Commission authorises remdesivir for Covid-19 treatment

The EU has expedited the authorisation, approving the drug in an exceptionally short timeframe

World Coronavirus Dispatch: WHO stops trials of HCQ, HIV cocktail

Glaxo, Sanofi near $624 mn vaccine deal, Mexico deaths top 30,000, uneven recovery for Arab world and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Covid-19 Factoid: India is now adding nearly 100,000 cases every two days

The country had taken 110 days to add its first 100,000 cases. The rate of growth has increased phenomenally since then

Moderna Covid-19 vaccine could be ready for use by end of year, says US

The trial is the first such late-stage study under the Trump administration's program to speed development of measures against the novel coronavirus

Covid-19 recovery rate in Delhi at 88%, deaths lower now, says Kejriwal

Positivity rate has also dropped from around 35 per cent in June to five per cent, the Delhi CM said

India better placed in Covid-19 fight due to right, timely decisions: Modi

The deaths due to the coronavirus in India are much lower than many big countries, the prime minister said

Coronavirus LIVE: Andhra, Karnataka cases top 100,000 in southern spike

Coronavirus latest news: The total number of coronavirus cases in India has reached 1,464,991. US has 4,374,785 cases, and Brazil 2,419,901. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

Bed availability improves in AIIMS, other Centre-run hospitals in Delhi

While total number of cases in India is close to 1.5 mn, over 63% patients have recovered. The country also reached the milestone of more than 500,000 tests in a day on Sunday

Tamil Nadu reports 6,993 new Covid-19 cases, state's total tally at 220,716

State to allow companies to bring people for work from outside Tamil Nadu with SOPs

Lalu Prasad tests negative for Covid-19; attendants diagnosed positive

Of the three attendants who tested positive for the viral disease, two have gone for home isolation, and one has been placed under quarantine at the hospital, the doctor said

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Country could have 100 mn case in six weeks

How Jaipur has kept its health workers motivated, Covid-19 risk doesn't depend (much) on blood type, and what you need to know about pulse oximeters - news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Second wave in Asia prompts fresh lockdowns

EU lets member nations suspend import duties on medical equipment, Gold continues to surge, Australia posts daily virus record and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Covid-19 update: Recoveries top 900,000-mark, fatality rate dips to 2.28%

The case fatality rate for Covid-19 has been constantly falling in India and is currently at 2.28%, while the total recovered cases crossed 900,000 in the country

Singapore scientists develop Covid-19 test that delivers results in 36 mins

Scientists in Singapore have developed a method to improve the speed of obtaining Covid-19 laboratory test results in 36 minutes or by up to four times

Avra Laboratories gets regulatory approval for Covid-19 drug Favipiravir

The company said the drug is cheaper than alternatives and would be supplied to Cipla for the launch of Ciplenza, the generic version of Favipiravir

More than enough doses of Covid-19 vaccine reserved for Parsis: Poonawalla

Serum Institute CEO didn't specify quantity of doses to be kept for community grappling with shrinking population

New active cases see highest single-day spike as India steps up testing

Here's a quick look at major coronavirus-related developments of the past 24 hours

Coronavirus death curve flattened in Delhi, says CM Arvind Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal said that the Covid-19 death curve in the national capital has flattened after deaths went down by 44% in June

India's Covid-19 tally tops 1.4 million with record spike of 49,931 cases

Death toll from the infection rose to 32,771 with 708 fatalities being recorded in a day

Over 1,500 Covid-19 beds available in four govt hospitals in Delhi: MoHFW

Following a decline in the number of COVID-19 cases in the national capital, over 1,500 COVID-19 beds are available in four government hospitals in Delhi