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Maharashtra Covid-19 toll up by 1,328 after state reports reconciled data

In the beginning, COVID-19 data was managed manually and now it is portal-based

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra adds 1,328 unreported deaths to official toll

Coronavirus latest news: The total number of corona cases in the US has reached 2,182,950. Brazil has 891,556 cases, Russia 537,210 and India 343,026. Catch coronavirus live updates here

Taj Mansingh Hotel to be used as Covid-19 facility; Delhi govt issues order

The move to attach it with the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH), comes in pursuance of meeting a projected requirement of 150,000 beds in healthcare facilities in Delhi by July-end

What is dexamethasone? A drug that boosts Covid-19 survival chance

Low-cost, widely-used steroid dexamethasone is first to show life-saving promise

Covid-19 crisis: Green shoots visible in the economy, PM Modi tells CMs

In a similar forum on Wednesday, he will meet CMs of some of the worst-hit states including Maharashtra, Delhi, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh

Empty skies, emptier flights: Flying on coronavirus-clipped wings

Domestic air passenger traffic declined 43.39 year-on-year during the January-May period

Covid-19: Kejriwal takes stock of preparations to ramp up bed strength

Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday visited Surya Hotel, which has temporarily been converted into a Covid-19 facility

Imperial College London begins human trials of new Covid-19 vaccine

As part of the trial, 300 healthy participants will receive two doses of the vaccine over the coming weeks

Covid-19 situation in the country worsening with each passing day: SC

The top court's observation came while hearing a criminal case in which the accused Jagjit Singh Chahal has sought extension of his parole ending next month

PM to meet heads of 21 states, UTs on June 16, June 17 over Covid-19 crisis

A similar meeting with heads of the rest 15 states and UTs is also scheduled to take place tomorrow

Cancer drug with new process on slowing DNA repair shows promise in trial

The clinical trial led by investigators at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute was detailed in the journal The Lancet Oncology

Covid-19 updates: FDA's remark on HCQ, race for Covid-19 vaccine and more

After "positive preliminary" results of phase I and II clinical trials, the vaccine-maker is collaborating with Instituto Butantan in Brazil to prepare and conduct a phase III clinical study

Can the pandemic nudge us to change our habits and make our lives better?

Preposterous though it may sound, months of staying at home 24x7 has offered an opportunity to change lifestyles for the better.

Covid-19 Factoid: Rajasthan has the best recovery rate among Indian states

Three fourth of all confirmed cases have now been cured in Rajasthan, which was one of the first states to witness the coronavirus outbreak

WHO waits for China to share info on new cases; notes 100,000 cases daily

Tedros noted that it took over two months to reach 100,000 reported cases now that is a daily norm

Odisha to conduct door-to-door screening to detect asymptomatic persons

This door to door survey will be conducted from June 16 to July 31

UK begins trial of latest virus vaccine this week with 300 candidates

The British government said 300 healthy people will be immunized with two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine candidate developed at Imperial, which has been backed by 41 million pounds

PM Modi to hold virtual meeting with CMs, discuss rising Covid-19 cases

These will be the sixth and seventh meetings between the Prime Minister and various chief ministers on the coronavirus outbreak

Covid-19 crisis: No plan for another shutdown, says Delhi CM Kejriwal

A decision on capping hospitalisation charges by private hospitals will come after the NITI Aayog member VK Paul-headed committee gives its recommendations in the next two days.

1971 war hero Lieutenant General R M Vohra dies of Covid-19

The decorated soldier succumbed to Covid-19 at the Base Hospital in New Delhi on Sunday. He was 88.