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Glenmark Pharma gets nod for favipiravir; Cipla, Hetero for remdesivir

Glenmark gets nod for oral favipiravir, Maha health minister says Cipla and Hetero get nod for remdesivir

SC takes note of different Covid-19 testing charge, asks Centre to decide

It indicated however that the court will not venture into the fixation of the charges which will be taken care of by the Centre

Satyendar Jain's health deteriorates, likely to undergo plasma therapy

Doctors at the government hospital said he has been diagnosed with pneumonia and his oxygen saturation level has also dipped

Centre's panel recommends capping pvt hospitals rates for Covid-19

On April 30, SC had sought govt response on a plea alleging private hospitals are exploiting patients; top court recently also pulled up state govts for mismanagement of the pandemic

Glenmark Pharma gets nod to launch favipiravir for Covid-19 patients

Glenmark is conducting phase-3 clinical trials; drug has got restricted emergency use

Masks, gloves, PPEs and the plastic conundrum we need a solution to

The plastic ban in India, which had just started to take effect, has been substantially derailed given current needs and with enforcement systems looking the other way.

Accounts from Mumbai's Dharavi on efforts to chase away the virus

As efforts to 'chase the virus' begin to pay off in Mumbai's Dharavi, frontline workers and residents share accounts of recent months

MMR vaccine may offer protection against Covid-19 complications: Scientists

In the study, published in the journal mBio, they said vaccination with MMR in immunocompetent individuals may be effective for health care workers who can easily be exposed to Covid-19

Govt panel recommends capping private hospitals' fees for treating Covid-19

On April 30, the Supreme Court had sought the response of the government on a plea filed by advocate Sachin Jain, alleging that private hospitals are 'commercially exploiting' patients

Indian Railways converts 5,231 non-AC coaches into Covid-19 care centres

The Ministry said that it was mutually agreed by NITI Ayog and MoHFW that AC coaches would not be suitable in view of the potential transmission risk of Covid-19 through AC ducting

What logic behind not sharing Covid-19 report: SC to Maharashtra govt

Justice Bhushan said the court has come to know that if a person is found Covid-19 positive, then the test report is not being shared with either the patient or the relatives

IIT Guwahati develops affordable, diagnostic kits for testing Covid-19

The VTM kits are the first-stop source used to collect nasal and oral swab specimens from an individual source to a laboratory safely for culture and testing

NITI Aayog recommends lower rates for isolation beds in Delhi hospitals

The committee has recommended Rs 8,000-10,000, 13,000-15,000 and 15,000-18,000, including PPE costs, for isolation beds

Covid-19 Factoid: India has added over 10,000 cases every day since June 10

India is among those countries which took fewer number of days to double its cases, beating just Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Covid-19: CSIR gets nod for phase III trials of antiviral drug Umifenovir

Umifenovir is mainly used for treatment of influenza and is available in China and Russia, and has recently come into prominence due to its potential use for Covid19 patients

Covid-19 updates: India's rising deaths, China's genome data and more

Team of UK scientists, led by an Indian-origin researcher, has found that Covid-19 patients with extremely high levels of stress hormone cortisol in their blood are more likely to deteriorate quickly

Coronavirus vaccine update: Oxford vaccine to provide protection for a year

Coronavirus vaccine latest update: Dexamethasone - a cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with corona. Stay tuned for latest updates on Covid-19 vaccine

Coronavirus LIVE: Highest single-day spike of 3,752 cases in Maharashtra

Coronavirus latest news: The total number of corona cases in the US has reached 2,234,469. Brazil has 960,309 cases, Russia 553,301 and India 368,705. Catch coronavirus live updates here

Covid-19 crisis: Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain's condition improving

The 55-year-old minister is getting oxygen support on and off as per requirement, they said.

Delhi begins Covid-19 rapid antigen tests; HM backs single strategy for NCR

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, suspected individuals who test negative for Covid-19 by rapid-antigen test should undergo RT-PCR test to rule out the infection