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Nepal extends ban on international flights till May 31 as Covid cases surge

Nepal government has extended suspension on the operation of international flights till May 31 as coronavirus cases continue to rise at an alarming rate in the Himalayan nation

Delhi-NCR at bottom among top 8 cities on health infra parameters: Report

Pune is ranked first while Delhi-NCR is at the lowest position among eight major cities in health infrastructure-related parameters, according to a report by Housing.com

What is mucormycosis, the deadly fungal infection among Covid patients

Cases of mucormycosis in Covid patients are on the rise in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi and the southern states of India. All you need to know about the black fungus, its symptoms, treatment & more

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Variant B.1.617.2 is spreading fast in India

Farmer unions get coronavirus battle-ready at protest sites, several states to float global tenders to procure jabs, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

As infections rise, India's states fall behind in testing for Covid-19

States relying on a method that is quick to detect infections but may not be reliable always.

Covid: China delivers 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine to Bangladesh

China delivered 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine as a gift to Bangladesh on Wednesday to help it cope with a shortage.

Covid: Odisha to allow vaccination for vulnerable people without ID proof

Odisha on Wednesday reported 10,982 new COVID-19 cases and 17 more deaths, a Health Department official said

Operational licence can be given to closed hospital: Delhi govt to HC

The 150-bed multi-speciality hospital was closed down due to insolvency resolution process against its parent company

Bharat Biotech says can't provide additional Covaxin doses to Delhi: Dy CM

'We are forced to shutdown 100 Covaxin vaccination sites in 17 schools due to no supply,' says Manish Sisodia on Twitter

Dr Reddy's to manufacture baricitinib for Covid -19 treatment in India

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories announced that it has entered into a royalty-free, non-exclusive voluntary licensing agreement with Eli Lilly for the manufacture commercialisation of baricitinib in India

Tamil Nadu CM announces Rs 25 lakh compensation for 43 doctors' families

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday announced Rs 25 lakh compensation to the families of 43 doctors who had lost their lives while on Covid-19 patient treatment duty

Alumni of top institutes set up fundraiser to help fight Covid-19 crisis

The group has also tied up with large e-commerce and logistics players of the country for the smooth delivery of these life-saving concentrators

Covid-19: India in dire straits as it opened up prematurely, says Dr Fauci

USA's leading infectious disease expert says authorities in South Asian nation made 'incorrect assumption' that the pandemic was over.

Polling officers who died of Covid must get a crore each: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court observed that the amount must at least be to the tune of Rs one crore

DATA STORY: At 4,205, India's Covid-related deaths highest in a day so far

India has so far administered 175,235,991 vaccine doses. That is 750.78 per cent of its total caseload, and 12.59 per cent of its population

UP coronavirus update: Govt to set up 100 pediatric beds for infected kids

The government spokesman said that the chief minister has given instructions to set up at least 100 paediatric beds in every district

India's second Covid wave flattening but won't end before July: virologist

India's second Covid-19 wave seems to have flattened but the climb down will be a more prolonged, long drawn-out process than the first and will possibly run till July

Indian Covid variant B.1.617 detected in 44 countries, says WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday informed that the B.1.617 variant of Covid-19, first found in India in October last year, had been detected in sequences uploaded from 44 countries

Goa court to pronounce verdict in journalist Tarun Tejpal case on May 19

The former Tehelka editor-in-chief is accused of sexually assaulting a female colleague inside the elevator of a luxury hotel in Goa in 2013

2 Covid-19 patients die of mucormycosis in Thane district; 6 hospitalised

Two Covid-19 patients have died due to mucormycosis, a serious but rare fungal infection, in Maharashtra's Thane district, a health official said on Wednesday