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Beijing tests food, parcel couriers for coronavirus as city checks widen
Officials have been expanding testing across the city of 20 million since a cluster of new infections linked to a food wholesale market erupted just over a week ago.
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New quarantine norms may turn away Delhiites from getting tested: Experts
As per an order issued on Friday by Lt Governor Anil Baijal, five-day institutional-quarantine has been made mandatory for every Covid-19 patient under home quarantine
 "New quarantine norms may turn away Delhiites from getting tested: Experts")
Former Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza tests positive for coronavirus
The skipper had gone for a coronavirus Test last week, and now his reports have come back as positive, ESPNCricinfo reported
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AAP opposes 5-day institutional quarantine in Delhi, calls it 'dictatorial'
AAP MLA Raghav Chadha said many people will not get tested in fear of being whisked away to quarantine centres
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Favipiravir shows improvement in moderate Covid-19 cases: Glenmark
The domestic pharma giant announced the launch of the first oral Favipiravir in the brand name "FabiFlu" claiming that it is backed by strong clinical evidence
 "Favipiravir shows improvement in moderate Covid-19 cases: Glenmark")
748 Indians stranded in Pakistan set to return home in three batches
Last month, several batches of stranded Pakistani nationals were repatriated via Attari-Wagah Border.
 "748 Indians stranded in Pakistan set to return home in three batches")
Glenmark launches Covid-19 drug FabiFlu, priced at Rs 103 per tablet
FabiFlu is the first oral favipiravir-approved medication in India for the treatment of Covid-19, it said in a statement
 "Glenmark launches Covid-19 drug FabiFlu, priced at Rs 103 per tablet")
UP CM asks officials to boost number of Covid-19 monitoring panels in state
The chief minister directed that Covid-19 tests of inmates of old age homes, juvenile homes and women protection homes should be carried out.
 "UP CM asks officials to boost number of Covid-19 monitoring panels in state")
No consensus at SDMA meeting in Delhi, another scheduled for 5 pm: Sisodia
The deputy chief minister said that Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had also raised the point that if home isolation is stopped, as per the order by the LG, then problems will ensue
 "No consensus at SDMA meeting in Delhi, another scheduled for 5 pm: Sisodia")
India does not test healthcare workers regularly, risking them & patients
India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) on May 15 had said that there was no need to quarantine healthcare workers unless they had been exposed to Covid-19
 "India does not test healthcare workers regularly, risking them & patients")
Kejriwal opposes LG order to scrap home isolation, cites ICMR guidelines
In a series of tweets, his deputy Manish Sisodia said no consensus could be reached in the meeting over the LG order and the rate of private hospital beds
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Lockdown not akin to Emergency, default bail an indefeasible right: SC
Terming its judgment in the ADM Jabalpur case during the Emergency as "retrograde", the top court said that right to life and liberty cannot be taken away without a due process of law
 "Lockdown not akin to Emergency, default bail an indefeasible right: SC")
Delhi govt to oppose LG order to scrap home isolation in DDMA meet: Sisodia
The Delhi government opposed the order, saying it was "arbitrary" and will burden its already stretched healthcare system
 "Delhi govt to oppose LG order to scrap home isolation in DDMA meet: Sisodia")
China reports 34 new Covid-19 cases; submits virus genome sequence to WHO
Twenty-two domestically transmitted cases were reported in Beijing and one in Hebei Province, the NHC said
 "China reports 34 new Covid-19 cases; submits virus genome sequence to WHO")
India reports over 10,000 cases for ninth day in a row, tally nears 400,000
The number of recoveries continued to surge with 2,13,830 patients cured so far, while there are 1,68,269 active cases
 "India reports over 10,000 cases for ninth day in a row, tally nears 400,000")
NDMC releases due salaries of doctors for March-Apr after HC order
Doctors of two major hospitals under the NDMC -- Hindu Rao Hospital and Kasturba Hospital -- had been demanding release of salaries due for the last three months
 "NDMC releases due salaries of doctors for March-Apr after HC order")
LG's guidelines on home isolation will 'seriously harm' city: Delhi govt
The Delhi government urged that the decision should be reconsidered
 "LG's guidelines on home isolation will 'seriously harm' city: Delhi govt")
Coronavirus LIVE: Biggest jump of over 3,000 cases in Delhi for first time
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Delhi L-G orders 5-day institutional quarantine for Covid patients
He also ordered discontinuation "with immediate effect" of the services of a private agency that was making telephonic contact with home-quarantined individuals to guide them
Drone start-up TechEagle to part ways with Zomato, venture into health care
The firm, which it is already working on projects like 'Medicine from The Sky Project' with the Telangana Government and World Economic Forum
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