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Less than 1% Covid-19 patients required ventilator support: Govt
Maharashtra and Delhi have seen the highest number of coronavirus deaths in the country so far.
 "Less than 1% Covid-19 patients required ventilator support: Govt")
Income of Russians plunges most in 20 years in Q2; GDP shrinks 9.6%
The income fell 8 per cent in year-on-year terms in April-June, the state statistics service Rosstat said on Friday
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EU negotiating with drugmakers to secure potential Covid-19 vaccines
The talks follow a deal reached in June by four EU member states with AstraZeneca for the upfront purchase of 400 million doses of its potential Covid-19 vaccine
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Portable hospital to vaccines: Low-cost Covid solutions from universities
IIT Delhi has developed the world's cheapest RT-PCR based diagnostic kit, priced at Rs 399; IIT Madras-backed Modulus Housing's portable hospital can be installed by four people in two hours
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Madras High Court restrains Patanjali from using trademark 'Coronil'
Justice Karthikeyan passed the order valid till July 30 on the plea of Chennai-based company Arudra Engineering Private Limited
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Aishwarya Rai, daughter hospitalised days after testing Covid-19 positive
Amitabh Bachchan, 77, and son Abhishek, 44, both are already in the isolation ward of Nanavati hospital
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Ban on passenger flights to Kolkata from six cities extended till July 31
The restriction on arriving flights to Kolkata Airport from Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Nagpur & Ahmedabad has been extended up to 31st July
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As pandemic surges, UN seeks billions more to offer humanitarian aid
At the beginning of the year, humanitarian agencies targeted around 110 million people, he said. They now need to reach 250 million in 63 countries
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June FMCG sales back to pre-Covid-19 levels, thanks to rural India: Nielsen
According to Nielsen, both urban and rural sales are growing but the recovery/sales from the undeveloped semi-urban/rural quarters are much faster
 "June FMCG sales back to pre-Covid-19 levels, thanks to rural India: Nielsen")
Covid-19 recovery rate at 63.3%; less than 1.9% active cases in ICU: Govt
The actual caseload of Covid-19 cases in the country as on date is 3,42,756, while more than 635,000 patients have recuperated from the disease
EU in talks with drugmakers to secure potential Covid-19 vaccines: Report
The multiple talks confirm the bloc's more assertive stance on procuring potential Covid-19 shots and drugs after Washington's early moves in securing promising treatments and vaccines
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Low pollution during lockdown may have saved 630 lives, $690 mn: Study
According to the scientists, during this period, the levels of these harmful air pollutants reduced by 10 per cent in Mumbai, and by up to 54 per cent in Delhi
 "Low pollution during lockdown may have saved 630 lives, $690 mn: Study")
B'luru police Commissioner isolates self after driver tests Covid positive
Rao said he would get himself tested on Monday, which will be his fifth test in the past three months
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India leads Uber map updates across 150 cities across globe during lockdown
Uber India's GSS team has led over 200 localisation projects. It also developed a mask verification feature in the App, which later became globally mandatory for all riders and drivers
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Compound found in cannabis may help avert lung damage in Covid-19: Report
CBD, a non-intoxicating cannabinoid found in the ingredients of cannabis (marijuana), may reduce lung inflammation in Covid-19 patients
India Coronavirus Dispatch: How the country got to a million Covid-19 cases
Improvement in economy may slow down in second quarter, 70% new cases in Kerala due to local spread, and how effective a vaccine needs to be-a roundup news on how India is dealing with the pandemic
Bharat Biotech starts human trials of Covid-19 vaccine in PGI Rohtak
Bharat Biotech got the country's drug regulator's approval to start clinical trials of its anti-Corona vaccine Covaxin recently
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Covid-19: Hand sanitiser turns money-spinner, UP earns Rs 100 cr in revenue
Mop up jumps 50 times; UP units now getting enquiries from foreign buyers
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Demand for herbal plants on the rise in UP during Covid-19 crisis
Many nurseries are now focusing on herbal saplings, setting aside plans to grow fruits, as they see sustained demand even after the pandemic ends
 "Demand for herbal plants on the rise in UP during Covid-19 crisis")
Coronavirus leaving empty spaces everywhere. Check these 10 pictures
The Covid-19 cases in India achieved a grim milestone after crossing the 1 million mark
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