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Kejriwal gives Rs 1 Cr aid to family of teacher who succumbed to Covid

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday provided financial assistance of Rs 1 Crore to the family of Nitin Tanwar, a teacher in the government school who succumbed to Covid-19

G20 leaders vow unity; to boost vaccine access to fight Covid-19 pandemic

To sign 'Declaration of Rome'- guiding principles that prioritise multilateralism

Covid: Real death toll could be 3 times higher than reported, says WHO

Death tolls likely a 'significant undercount', says WHO; at least 6-8 mn people may have died, says WHO expert

2-DG drug for Covid-19 treatment: Here're the benefits and concerns

The idea behind using 2-DG in Covid-19 is that along with other anti-virals, it can help prevent replication of the Sars-CoV-2 virus in inflamed lung cells of Covid-19 patients

Centre asks state governments to tackle black fungus on a war footing

States have been asked to prepare and implement the infection prevention control programme in hospitals in accordance with the National Guidelines for Infection and Control in Healthcare Facilities

Covid-19 vax availability to see exponential rise in coming months: Vardhan

India will be in a position to vaccinate at least all of its adult population by the end of 2021, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Friday.

PM bats for doorstep treatment of coronavirus; fights back tears

In a meeting with doctors, an emotional Modi talks about lives that have been lost to the virus

A near-empty CBDT tackles arbitration cases, domestic tax issues

Four vacancies in the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) have not been filled despite the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) clearing names in February, exposing administrative gaps

IMF says it's ready to scale up collaboration with India during pandemic

The International Monetary Fund stands ready to strengthen its dialogue and scale-up its technical collaboration with India, spokesperson Gerry Rice has said

IMF backs $50-bn plan to help world escape coronavirus crisis in 2022

That investment would fund an ambitious effort to immunize at least 40% of the global population by the end of this year and 60% or more by the first half of 2022, the IMF said

Covid: HCs must not pass orders that are impossible to implement, says SC

The Supreme Court observed that high courts should refrain from passing directions not implementable

Environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna dies of Covid in Rishikesh hospital

Environmentalist and Chipko movement pioneer Sunderlal Bahuguna died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here on Friday after battling Covid-19 for several days. He was 94

Kerala govt announces one week extension of lockdown till May 30

The Kerala government on Friday announced a one week extension of the state-wide lockdown till May 30, to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mumbai sees 1,416 Covid-19 cases, tally doubling time crosses 300 days

Mumbai on Friday added 1,416 Covid-19 cases to its tally, taking it to 6,95,080, while in a sign that the second wave of infections was easing, the case doubling time crossed the 300 day mark

Odisha relaxes terms and condition in Covid-19 vaccine global tender

Odisha Cabinet on Friday amended certain terms and condition in the tender documents, an official said.

DATA STORY: India's Covid vaccination past 190 mn; about 14% population jabbed

India has so far administered 191,879,503 vaccine doses. That is 737.09 per cent of its total caseload, and 13.78 per cent of its population

Assam strengthens health care infrastructure as Covid-19 cases surge

Assam is continuously increasing the number of oxygen-supported beds, and it also has enough stock of Remdesivir vials, state Health Minister Kesab Mahanta said on Friday.

EU regulator backs use of GSK-Vir antibody for Covid-19 treatment

The opinion relates to the use of the treatment, sotrovimab, in adults and adolescents aged 12 years or older and weighing at least 40 kilograms

Covid LIVE: Tamil Nadu sees record 36,184 new cases; 29,644 in Maharashtra

Coronavirus live updates: The country vaccinated 1,482,754 people in Thursday to take the total to 191,879,503.

Covid-19: Cummins India's Pune plant asked to remain shut for 4 days

The Pune civic body has asked Cummins India Limited to shut its plant for four days after 50 employees were detected with Covid-19, an official from the firm said on Friday