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No home isolation for Covid-19 patients with conditions like HIV, cancer

Revised guidelines on home isolation of very mildly symptomatic, pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic patients supersede the order issued earlier

Covid-19: J-K admin issues fresh guidelines for containment zones

In the latest guidelines issued by the administration the movement of individuals for non-essential activities remains prohibited in the entire UT between 10 pm and 5 am

India bars UAE airlines from operating flights; efforts on to resolve issue

A formal order has not been issued but UAE airlines, including Air Arabia, Emirates, Etihad and Flydubai, were verbally informed of the decision on Thursday.

Biggest single-day jump of 669 cases reported in Bengal; tally over 20,000

The state also reported the highest number of fatalities on a single day at 18, raising the death toll to 717

Covid-19 impact: Oyo sends letter granting ESOPs to all employees

The move comes as Oyo decided to lay off a large number of its employees in the US last week but reward them with stock options

India to launch Covid-19 vaccine by August 15: ICMR chief Bhargava

ICMR and Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech are jointly working on preclinical as well as clinical development of Covaxin

WHO expects results from Covid-19 drug trials within two weeks

Mike Ryan, head of the WHO's emergencies programme, said it would be unwise to predict when a vaccine could be ready against Covid-19

UK allows quarantine-free travel to nearly 50 countries; India, US excluded

Those arriving from higher risk countries will still have to self-quarantine for 14 days under a rule which has angered airlines and travel companies.

Covid-19 recovery crossed 60% with early detection, timely management: Govt

Presently, there are 2,27,439 active coronavirus cases in the country and all are under medical supervision, it added

Covid-19 crisis: Race to develop vaccine gets a booster as field widens

On Thursday, CDSCO also approved Zydus Cadila's plasmid DNA vaccine candidate ZyCoV-D, developed at its Vaccine Technology Centre in Ahmedabad.

2,520 fresh Covid-19 cases take Delhi's count past 94,000; deaths at 2,923

On June 23, the national capital had reported its highest single-day spike so far of 3,947 case

Hammered by Covid-19 pandemic, Air France announces 7,500 job cuts

Activists from multiple unions protested at Air France headquarters at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport as talks began Friday

Mass exodus begins from Beijing after govt eases travel restrictions

Residents from areas of Beijing designated "low risk" will be allowed to leave the city without having to be tested negative for the coronavirus from July 4

International flights suspended till July 31; may exempt some routes: DGCA

Air India and other private domestic airlines have been operating unscheduled international repatriation flights under the Vande Bharat Mission

47 CISF personnel volunteer to donate blood plasma in Delhi, Mumbai

"Services of these CISF personnel are available for the noble cause at Delhi and Mumbai," the spokesperson said

ICMR selects SRM MCHRC as clinical trial site for Covid-19 vaccine

SRM MCHRC is the only medical institution to be selected from Tamil Nadu for this purpose

India coronavirus dispatch: Precarious condition of hospital cleaning staff

Live streaming of court proceedings, ways in which Parliament can resume functioning, and how Thane Covid cases nearly tripled in June-roundup of news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

Covid-19: Over 35% active cases, 28% deaths in UP are in Meerut division

There are 6,869 active cases in Uttar Pradesh, of which 2,456 (35.75%) are from the Meerut division

ICMR-Bharat Biotech Covid-19 vaccine trial results to be released by Aug 15

A total of 12 institutes have been asked by the ICMR to fast track clinical trials of the vaccine as it is being considered the topmost priority projects which are being monitored by the government

Nearly 21,000 cases in a day in India: Coronavirus updates and highlights

India reported nearly 21,000 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 625,544, according to the Health Ministry.