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Coronavirus lockdown: Isolation may cut peak numbers by 89%, says ICMR

ICMR said that social distancing is very important to fight against coronavirus

Coronavirus LIVE: India prepares for lockdown as death toll rises to 7

Coronavirus latest updates: A coronavirus patient died in Mumbai on Sunday. Globally, 318,644 infections have been reported while death toll rose to 13,674 till Sunday. Catch Coronavirus updates here

Coronavirus LIVE: India stays indoors for Janata Curfew on PM Modi's appeal

Coronavirus latest updates: Globally 300,227 infections reported while death toll rose to 12,948 till Saturday due to Covid-19. Catch Coronavirus LIVE updates here

Burnout isn't just in employees' head; it's in their circumstances

The heart of burnout is emotional exhaustion - feeling so depleted and drained by your job that you have nothing left to give

Coronavirus: Being male may be a risk factor, just as being older is

The Italian trend mirrors one seen in China, where men were more likely than women to die of Covid-19

No cure for HIV yet, but early diagnosis may help lead longer lives

An HIV patient who has received timely treatment can live a normal and long life without progressing to late stage HIV

WHO message to youth on coronavirus outbreak: 'You are not invincible'

The WHO has distributed 1.5 million lab tests worldwide and it may need potentially 80 times that for the pandemic, he said

The latest extreme trend for the fitness-crazed: Biohacking for DIY bodies

The latest trend in the search for good health involves experiments with one's own body. Veer Arjun Singh tries to explain the phenomenon of biohacking

No gyms is no excuse. How to get the muscles moving with online shows

Bogged down by social distancing? Lethargy is no excuse. Get up, turn to the internet and exercise those muscles

Understanding how Covid-19 impacts children is crucial in slowing pandemic

The researchers cautioned that children, even when not showing any symptoms, could play a "major role" in disease transmission

India bans int'l flights for a week from Sunday in coronavirus fight

The government had the coronavirus under control and there was no 'community transmission' --a stage of a disease that may lead to a sharp rise in infections, says the a health ministry official

Coronavirus LIVE: ICSE, ISC exams delayed; first positive Chhattisgarh case

Coronavirus latest news: Covid-19 death toll across the globe rose to 8,967 on Thursday, with over 219,240 confirmed cases. 169 cases have been detected in India. Catch Coronavirus LIVE updates

Coronavirus: CISCE postpones ICSE, ISC 2020 board exams till March 31

CBSE, HRD ministry's National Testing Agency and all universities have also postponed exams till March 31

Coronavirus: Does 2nd Tamil Nadu case hint at community transmission?

Tamil Nadu's health minister has indicated the patient did not have any history of foreign travel, describing him as a domestic case

India vulnerable to communicable diseases, policymakers to feel the heat

The risk of such diseases may be higher in India is also borne out by the trend is seen in the case of non-communicable diseases

Covid-19 impact: Trump's economic rescue package could approach $1 trillion

As analysts warn the country is surely entering a recession, the government is grappling with an enormous political undertaking with echoes of the 2008 financial crisis.

Coronavirus outbreak: Everything you need to know about social distancing

Social distancing is an effective way to slow down the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic

Haven't got myself tested for Covid-19 yet, but have fever, cough: Hales

Hales' statement comes after Pakistan Super League, which he was a part of, was postponed with the Pakistan Cricket Board saying that a foreign player showed symptoms of coronovirus

Sachin Tendulkar joins WHO's Safe Hands Challenge amid coronavirus pandemic

In a video shared by the Master Blaster, Tendulkar is seen washing his hands thoroughly and also talking about the importance of washing hands with soap

How long will coronavirus live on surfaces or in the air around you?

A new study could have implications for how the general public and health care workers try to avoid transmission of the virus