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Joe Biden urged to take decisive global leadership in fight against Covid

In an open letter, a group of eminent global business and policy leaders has urged US President Joe Biden to demonstrate a decisive American leadership in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic

Covid-19 is India's biggest crisis: philanthropist M R Rangaswami

The Indian-American philanthropist and venture capitalist from the Silicon Valley has urged the diaspora community to help support the Indian people

Travel bans expose migrants to Covid, make them potential carriers: Study

Research says medium-duration travel bans are counterproductive, for they trap migrants in cities that are Covid-19 hotspots.

Canadian province halts AstraZeneca first doses over blood clot concerns

Canada's largest province said Tuesday it will stop giving out first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine due to concerns over its link to rare blood clots

US doctors have 'big concern' as severe Covid infections rise in children

The rate of cases in young kids and early teens in the US began surpassing that of those 65 and older by early April, say researchers.

Experts recommend Covaxin for phase 2/3 trials on those aged 2-18 year

Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin was on Tuesday recommended by an expert panel for phase II/III clinical trial on those aged between two to 18 years, official sources said

Telecom firms see red as protests against 5G spectrum trials mount

Posts claiming the upcoming 5G trials will spread the virus have been doing the rounds

Maharashtra puts the brake on Covid-19 vaccination for 18-44 year olds

State to divert entire Covaxin stock for 45+

ED registers money laundering case against former Maha HM Anil Deshmukh

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a case of money laundering against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh.

Mobile phone production down 50% amid a relentless second Covid-19 wave

Slowdown visible since late February, says IDC

Covid-19 pandemic: 80% of Indians may be vaccinated by March 2022

Vaccine production should ramp up, June onwards, given that manufacturers are boosting capacities

Indian double mutant variant of Covid-19 less severe for vaccinated: Study

The B.1.617 variant first emerged in Maharashtra towards the end of 2020 and has spread throughout India and to at least 40 countries

Early trend of decline in fresh Covid-19 cases, says health ministry

Southern states, including Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu, have been on a constant incline for over two weeks along with West Bengal, Odisha, and Punjab

Maldives bans Indian tourists amid a relentless second Covid-19 wave

The Health Protection Agency of Maldives tweeted on Tuesday that starting 13th May tourist visas for visitors from South Asian countries will be temporarily halted

Moody's cuts India's FY22 GDP forecast to 9.3%; rules out rating upgrade

Owing to Covid pandemic, rating agency sees India's general govt deficit at 11.8% of GDP in FY22 as against previous forecast of 10.8%

Amazon begins Covid-19 vaccinations for its front-line workers in India

The Jeff Bezos-led company is hosting on-site vaccination events run by licensed health care providers, at a few of its buildings in Delhi initially

Startups and tech giants pump in oxygen to help a nation gasping for breath

Firms like Paytm, Ola, Amazon and HCL group are among those supplying O2 cylinders and concentrators to patients and institutions to tide over the crisis

Indian oil refiners cut output, imports as pandemic hits demand

Several states across India are under lockdown as the coronavirus crisis showed scant sign of easing, with a seven-day average of new cases at a record high

Deal numbers touch a decadal high in April despite second Covid wave

The total value of the transactions in April stood at over $13 billion, the report by Grant Thornton, a consultancy, said

I-T dept goes after hospitals taking cash payment to treat Covid patients

Response from Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur and I-T department is carried at the end of the story