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Kerala High Court rejects plea against cut in cost of Covid-19 test

The Kerala High Court rejected a plea of private labs challenging the recent decision of the State government to reduce the cost of RT-PCR Covid-19 test from Rs 1,700 to Rs 500

US support for Covid patent waiver will push WTO talks, says WTO chief

A United States' proposal to discuss waiving patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines will intensify talks on the issue within the World Trade Organisation, says the WTO director-general

Karnataka: Price of CT-Scan and digital X-Ray capped at private hospitals

Amid surge in Covid-19 cases across state, Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar informed that the government has decided to cap the price of CT-Scan and Digital X-Ray in hospitals and labs

Gujarat: Covid-19 positive report not required for hospitalisation

In a relief to people, the Gujarat government on Friday announced that carrying a Covid-19 positive report will not be necessary for admission of patients to hospitals in the state

Allocate at least 550 MT of oxygen to Bengal, Mamata requests PM Modi

The state is seeing a surge in Covid cases mirroring a nationwide trend

Lockdown could be inevitable if people don't cooperate: Karnataka CM

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Friday said a lockdown to curb the rise in Covid-19 cases could be inevitable if people do not cooperate

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Asia's medical tourism suffers heavy losses

US vaccine patent surprise roils global pharma industry, New York City's $25 mn plan to put artists back to work, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Over nine million coronavirus vaccine doses still with states: Govt

More than 90 lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs and they will receive over 10 lakh more vaccine doses within the next three days, says Union Health Ministry

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Daily fatalities inch close to 4,000

Maharashtra gets theatre artists to urge people to follow Covid protocol, what IP waiver for vaccines means, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Covid-19: PM making a 'mockery of democratic principles', says Chidambaram

Covid-19 pandemic situation is going from bad to worse, says senior Congress leader P Chidambaram

Sonia says Covid transcends political differences, demands all-party meet

Sonia Gandhi on Friday accused the Modi government of having failed the people of the country in handling the pandemic

SC asks centre to supply 700 tonnes oxygen to Delhi every day in Covid-19

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to keep supplying 700 MT of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) to Delhi for treating Covid-19 patients on a daily basis till further orders.

Alarm bells started going off, it was chaos: Morris on Covid striking IPL

South Africa and Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Chris Morris is "relieved" to be safely back home after witnessing "chaos" unfold once Covid-19 cases in the IPL bio-bubble came to light

Anushka-Virat start Covid fundraiser campaign, contribute Rs 2 crore

Celebrity couple Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli have started a fundraiser campaign to help people deal with the Covid crisis at hand

Amazon's Covid Warriors help people with resources as second wave rages

Faced with the shortage of oxygen and other crucial medical supplies, Amazon India's 'Covid Warriors' are helping colleagues and community with critical resources

UP Police lodges FIR against private hospital for lying about oxygen

An FIR has been lodged against a private hospital in Gomti Nagar here for allegedly giving wrong information about the availability of oxygen at the facility and turning away patients, police said

UN delivered 10K oxygen concentrators, 10 mn medical masks to India

Several United Nations agencies have delivered nearly 10,000 oxygen concentrators and about 10 million medical masks to India, according to the spokesman for the UN chief

Odisha requests for 1.5 mn Covishield doses for uninterrupted vaccination

Amid rising cases of Covid-19, the Odisha government has requested the Centre to provide at least 1.5 million Covishield doses as soon as possible to continue the vaccination drive uninterrupted

Delhi cop is a Covid hero, defers daughter's wedding to help in cremations

For more than 20 days, 56-year-old Delhi Police Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), Rakesh Kumar, has been performing the last rites of people who had no one to cremate them at the national capital's Lodhi

Negative RT-PCR report mandatory for people arriving in WB, says Railways

Those arriving in West Bengal by train must carry a negative RT-PCR report for a test conducted within 72 hours of train departure, the Railways have said