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Invisible Scars: The hope for domestic violence victims during lockdown

Creating an online platform was a logical step for Invisible Scars, this has made the model replicable and one that can easily transcend geographies

China sees uptick in new Covid-19 cases, driven by Beijing's outbreak

The National Health Commission reported 21 new confirmed infections in mainland China on Friday, up from 13 a day earlier and the highest since Monday

Over 45,000 Covid-19 cases reported in US in biggest daily jump so far

The new record for positive Covid-19 tests comes as several states at the center of a new surge in infections took steps back from efforts to ease restrictions on businesses

India's Covid-19 tally crosses half a mn mark; adds 400K cases in 39 days

The Covid-19 caseload zoomed to 5,08,953 with the addition of 18,552 cases in the last 24 hours, while 384 fatalities were also recorded during the same period, according to the Health ministry data

Covid-19: 89% senior Indian citizens relied on video calling during crisis

A report released by Ericsson Consumer Labs suggests 89 per cent Indians aged 60 and above agree that reliable video calling helped them stay in touch with persons close to them during Covid-19 crisis

Coronavirus daily updates: Tamil Nadu adds 3,713 cases, sees 68 more deaths

Tamil Nadu continued to witness a spike in coronavirus cases on Saturday, reporting 3,713 cases and 68 fatalities, pushing the infection count to 78,335 and death toll to 1,025

Coronavirus daily updates: Delhi adds 2,948 cases, sees 66 more deaths

The national capital on Saturday witnessed a spike of 2,948 Covid-19 cases and recorded 66 more deaths in the past 24 hours, pushing the total tally to 80,188

Coronavirus daily update: Kerala sees 195 fresh cases, tally crosses 4,000

In the highest single-day spike so far, Kerala reported 195 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, taking the total count of infections in the state to 4,071

India coronavirus dispatch: Long road to recovery for discharged patients

Schools, colleges are likely to stay shut, to looking at the plight of migrant workers who stayed back in Delhi, to the long road to recovery for discharged patients

Shah, Kejriwal visit Delhi's 10,000-bed Covid facility, review arrangements

The national capital has reported nearly 80,000 coronavirus cases while the virus has claimed about 2,500 lives so far in Delhi

8 states contributed 85% Covid-19 caseload, 87% deaths: Health Ministry

The ministry said it briefed the Group of Ministers on Covid-19 on the coronavirus situation in the country and the efforts to boost healthcare infrastructure on Saturday

IISc in process of commercialising ICU-grade ventilator 'Project Praana'

Building such indigenous products would reduce India's dependence on countries like China for items such as PPEs and ventilators

Health Ministry adds steroid dexamethasone in Covid-19 treatment protocol

It also recommended hydroxychloroquine in patients during the early course of the disease and not on critically ill patients

Delhi will win the fight against Corona with five weapons: Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi CM Kejriwal said we would be able to defeat the disease with "five weapons"

470,000 RT-PCR tests, 50,000 rapid antigens given free to Delhi by ICMR

A 1,000-bed full-fledged hospital in Delhi, developed by DRDO and to be manned by doctors and paramedical staff from the Army would be functional next week from an area near Dhaula Kuan

Immune cells associated with protection against Covid-19 identified: Study

The study, published in the journal Science Immunology, assessed T cells from 10 Covid-19 patients under intensive care treatment

Delhi waging tough war against Covid-19, will emerge victorious: Kejriwal

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said Delhi was waging a difficult war against the coronavirus pandemic and would emerge victorious, but that would take time

ICMR has supplied Delhi labs material for 470,000 RT-PCR tests so far

The government on Saturday said ICMR had supplied diagnostic material for carrying out 470,000 RT-PCR tests to the 12 functional labs in Delhi

Amid rising Covid-19 cases, Jharkhand extends lockdown till July 31

As a measure to control the number of Covid-19 cases in Jharkhand, the state government on Friday announced lockdown would be extended till July 31

Delhi is following 'very aggressive' Covid-19 testing, assures CM Kejriwal

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Delhi conducted its highest single-day number of Covid-19 tests on Friday