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Gujarat's ceramic tiles hub to take month-long break after production glut

'Leave' in August could be annual feature and will follow Chinese industry taking a break every February

Glenmark nasal spray cuts down viral load of Covid by 94% in 24 hrs

Glenmark had conducted the study on 306 vaccinated and unvaccinated adults with symptomatic mild Covid-19 disease across 20 clinical trial sites in India

As Covid cases surge worldwide, WHO warns pandemic 'nowhere near over'

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is "nowhere near over" as the number of new cases worldwide has risen by 30 per cent in the last two weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.

Office leasing up after Covid waves, IT sector leads in occupancy: Reports

Bengaluru leads in lease transactions and it is followed by Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, and Chennai

Recovery tracker: Mobility up, power generation dips as Covid cases rise

Number of flights declined; Indian Railways carried more goods, traffic on Delhi roads eased

India reduces gap for coronavirus booster shot from 9 months to 6

The government is administering precaution doses for free for those above 60 years, healthcare and frontline workers.

Covid-19: Four states post double-digit test positivity ratios, shows data

Many other states have had Covid-19 cases doubling over the latest week

Covid-19: Experts bat for mixing vaccines in the wake of BA.2.75 variant

Senior research fellow at Oxford say BA.2.75 has several mutations in the spike protein, two of which are unique to it when compared to its parent strain BA.2

Hybrid or WFO, rising coronavirus cases haven't disturbed India Inc

Alert to Covid situation, companies across sectors are continuing with existing work models for now

India's first mRNA Covid vaccine will be priced competitively, says company

Gemcovac does not require sub-zero temperatures for storage and transport, unlike two other international doses

Centre asks states to step up surveillance to curb Covid-19 spread

States have been asked to screen 2 per cent of international travellers randomly with RT-PCR tests and send all positive samples for genomic sequencing

Delayed diagnosis, reluctance to take booster dose pushing severe cases up

Patients are turning up many days after onset of symptoms, say doctors

MoH asks states to prepare for upcoming Yatras, contain Covid-19 spread

Calls for managing crowds at Amarnath, Chardham and other yatras, where large gatherings could help spread Covid-19 and other diseases

Recovery tracker: Workplace visits rise despite spurt in Covid-19 cases

Power generation, vehicle registrations dip

Home truths about door-to-door vaccinations for persons with disabilities

Denial of doses to persons without IDs, absence of segregated data and low awareness pose question mark on campaign

Step up Covid-19 testing and genome sequencing: Mansukh Mandaviya

India reported 13,313 new cases in the last 24 hours and the active caseload currently stands at 83,990

18% people in India reinfected with Covid-19 in last 6 months: Survey

Around 46 per cent of those surveyed said their second infection was more severe than the first one.

Fewer deaths, more hospitalisations in metros amid the spike in cases

Large cities are seeing an increase in occupancy, though most beds still remain vacant

Bharat Biotech's Covaxin induces wider immune response, say experts

However, experts say that Covaxin induces a wider immune response and thus antibody production against the spike protein may be less intense

Jack Daniels and Coca-Cola mix it up with ready-to-drink cocktail can

The 'official' mix represents the latest push by big soft drink makers into alcohol, as boundaries blur and more people turn to pre-mixed, ready-to-drink cocktails