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Unlock 1.0 details, PM Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' and coronavirus updates

Modi noted how India has fared much better than many parts of the world in fighting the pandemic

India coronavirus dispatch: Are we doing better than other countries?

From India's migrant crisis to the possibility of there being millions of undetected cases in the country

Tamil Nadu extends lockdown till June 30, but with some relaxations

Except in Chennai and containment zones, all companies can function with 100 per cent employees from June 1

Uttarakhand minister Satpal Maharaj's wife tests positive for Covid-19

22 more people in Uttarakhand have tested positive of coronavirus on Saturday and the state's tally has climbed to 749

Covid-19 Factoid: First time India saw more recoveries than new cases

First time India saw a reduction in active cases while in Uttarakhand there is a sudden jump

Lives of sanitation workers in pandemic: Undervalued, and battling biases

Veenu Sandhu on the undervalued essential workers who are putting their lives at risk in the pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic and OCD: Here's your weekly health guide

The following are some pointers that could help, not only individuals who might be suffering from OCD, but all of us who tend to get anxious, during these troubled times:

Scientists question validity of major hydroxychloroquine study

A spokeswoman for Mandeep R Mehra, the Harvard professor who was the paper's lead author, said on Friday that the study's authors had asked for an independent academic review and audit of their work.

WHO, 37 countries launch alliance to share tools to battle Covid-19

The WHO issued a "Solidarity Call to Action", asking other stakeholders to join the voluntary push.

Feeling extra stressed during the pandemic? Try exercise

The study is preliminary and not yet peer-reviewed, but its results indicate that, during difficult, testing times, the benefits of exercise extend beyond the physical and perhaps bolster our psyches.

Indian Navy to start next phase of operation Samudra Setu from June 1

The operation will repatriate Indians who are stranded overseas amid the coronavirus pandemic

Punjab, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, and Mizoram extend Covid-19 lockdown

West Bengal said its extension would come with some relaxations and conditions

India's Covid recovery rate at record high; 11,264 cured in 24 hours

This has resulted in a recovery rate of 47.4 per cent amongst Covid-19 patients

Chinese Covid-19 vaccine expected to begin mass output this year: Report

The vaccine, jointly developed by the Beijing Institute of Biological Products and China National Biotec Group Co., has completed phase II testing

Vaccine for Covid-19 will take long time to be ready: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

The quickest for any vaccine to be prepared is not less than four years, says Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw.

India coronavirus dispatch: Covid patients more prone to dying from surgery

States' loss of fiscal autonomy, what latest data on India's coronavirus testing tells us, and why Mumbai has more patients than beds--a roundup of pieces from across Indian publications on Covid-19

World coronavirus dispatch: US to end ties with WHO for not nailing China

Nations get ready to lift lockdown curbs in June, as global Covid-19 cases approach six million

Resume hydroxychloroquine trials as Lancet's study incorrect: CSIR, others

It also stated that the decision of WHO to temporarily suspend quality HCQ trials based on findings of the Lancet study appears to be a "knee-jerk reaction"

Coronavirus LIVE: Trump says US 'terminating' relationship with WHO

Covid 19 news: In percentage terms, the highest daily increase in total cases has been reported by Nagaland (350%) Arunachal Pradesh (50%), Ladakh (38%), and Manipur (25%)

Covid-19 Factoid: Now, India has become the most affected Asian country

While India's addition of over 7,000 cases in a day was thrice the average daily number at the start of this month, Bihar saw its tally growing by 38 times during the month of May