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India managed Covid second wave 'very well': Niti member Saraswat

India reported 1,32,364 new coronavirus infections on Friday

World Coronavirus Dispatch: WHO warns of potential third wave in Africa

Goldman and HSBC to open Hong Kong offices fully, virus clouds Taiwan's growth outlook, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Govt caps trade margin on oxygen concentrators to check price volatility

As per information collected by the government, margin at the level of distributor currently ranges up to 198 per cent

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Younger workers worst hit by pandemic

Indigenous home-based rapid Covid test launched commercially, Centre bets on new Covid vaccine platform, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

Fauci urges China to release medical records of Wuhan lab workers: Report

Intelligence agencies still examining reports that researchers at a Chinese virology laboratory in Wuhan were seriously ill in 2019 a month before the first Covid-19 cases were reported

Panel formed to look into deaths due to shortage of oxygen: Sisodia

The government has also announced that it will give a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the families of those victims who succumbed due to the shortage of oxygen.

Countries need to help each on Covid crisis: Indian envoy in Singapore

Till date, 85 ISO tanks, 8,300 concentrators, 16,000 cylinders, 2,000 BiPAP/Ventilators have been sent to India from Singapore.

Admitted to foreign universities, students face Covid-19 vaccine question

With the US education system operating independently from the federal government, universities are adopting varying strategies when it comes to Covid vaccination

World Bank, IMF urge countries with excess vax supply to release surplus

World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund (IMF) have called on countries anticipating excess Covid-19 vaccine supplies in the coming months to release their surplus doses

Pfizer jab produces less antibodies against Delta variant: Lancet

People fully vaccinated with two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are likely to have more than five times lower levels of neutralising antibodies against the Delta variant

Puducherry Covid-19 update: 712 new cases, 18 deaths in last 24 hours

Puducherry reported 712 fresh coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours taking the overall tally to 1,07,826, a senior Health department official said on Friday

205 people, including over 50 children test positive for Covid in Mizoram

At least 205 people, including over 50 children tested positive for Covid-19 in Mizoram on Friday, pushing the tally in the state to 13,064, an official said

Uttarakhand tourism industry seeks relief package to tide over Covid crisis

The coronavirus battered tourism industry of Uttarakhand is pinning its hope on a relief package for those who are facing a livelihood crisis

Lenskart Foundation launches WhatsApp chat-based Covid-19 relief helpline

The WhatsApp-based helpline at 892-947-6589 provides information on what to do if diagnosed with Covid-19, using inputs from a panel of doctors

Andaman and Nicobar Islands update: 27 fresh Covid-19 cases reported

Twenty-seven more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, pushing the coronavirus tally in the union territory to 7,070

India coronavirus update: 132,000 new cases, 2,713 fatalities recorded

India reported 132,364 new coronavirus infections taking the country's total tally of Covid-19 cases to 28,574,350, while the recovery rate crossed 93%

Kerala Budget: Govt announces Rs 20,000 crore second coronavirus package

Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal presented the maiden budget of the second Pinarayi Vijayan government here on Friday

Singapore Red Cross sends Rs 38 crore for coronavirus relief to India

SRC is sending nearly Rs 38 cr to its counterpart in India for distribution to hospitals and medical institutions fighting the country's worst health crisis

Japan enters Taiwan-China fight with Covid-19 vaccine shipments to Taipei

Donating the vaccines to Taiwan could irritate China, Japan's biggest trading partner.

New York hospital to send ventilators, other Covid relief material to India

Mount Sinai Hospital here is donating ventilators, PPE kits, masks and hand sanitisers for Covid relief efforts in India