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Updates: A new study, comparison, precautions and more about coronavirus

According to a new study, the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19, may linger on human skin for nine hours, much longer than the flu viruses can

India coronavirus update: 73,272 new cases, 926 fresh fatalities reported

India reported 73,272 new coronavirus cases, taking the overall caseload to 6,979,423, while 5,988,822 people have recuperated so far, pushing the recovery rate to 85.81%

Coronavirus LIVE: State govt postpones Maharashtra Public Service Exam

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,493,884 coronavirus cases, Andhra Pradesh 730,000, Karnataka 679,356, Tamil Nadu 640,943 and UP 427,459. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE update

Govt begins micro-planning for administering Covid-19 vaccine to the masses

Centre has asked states to update databases, train manpower, indicate resource requirements

China joins WHO's COVAX Covid-19 vaccine alliance; to buy 15 mn doses

China has been in communication with COVAX parties and will purchase vaccine for 15 million people in China, this is based on the consensus reached by both sides and this is a good result for both

Glenmark's antiviral combination for moderate Covid-19 shows no benefit

The trial's findings confirm that the addition of umifenovir does not show any incremental benefit in clinical outcomes, the company said

Russia expected to register second Covid-19 vaccine on Oct 15: Report

The vaccine has been developed by Siberia's Vector Institute, which completed early-stage human trials of the vaccine last month

World Coronavirus Dispatch: UK economic recovery runs into trouble

L'Oreal to close stores and cut 400 jobs, China's services sector recovery gathers pace, Gilead's remdesivir shaved five days off recovery time, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

India Coronavirus Dispatch: NCDC report notes shortcomings in Delhi model

Medical tourism on the rise again, isolation posters outside homes to end, fear of case surge in Bengal ahead of Durga Puja--news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

China joins WHO-led COVAX for equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines

China said on Friday that it has joined the WHO-led COVAX international initiative which aims to ensure equitable global access to vaccines against the novel coronavirus

India coronavirus update: With 70,000 new Covid cases, tally over 6.9 mn

With a spike of 70,496 coronavirus cases and 964 deaths in 24 hours, India's tally on Friday mounted to 69,06,151 cases

Global coronavirus update: Cases top 36.4 million, says Johns Hopkins

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 36.4 million, while the deaths have soared to more than 1060,860, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Takeda-led Covid plasma treatment enters clinical trial with first patient

Takeda Pharmaceutical said an alliance of drugmakers it spearheads has enrolled its first patient in a global clinical trial of a blood plasma treatment for Covid-19 after months of regulatory delays

Assam coronavirus update: Toll mounts to 794 with nine more fatalities,

Assam's Covid-19 death toll rose to 794 with nine more fatalities, while 1,188 fresh cases pushed the tally to 191,397 on Thursday

NCDC seeks rationalising contract tracing as workplaces emerge hotspots

The NCDC in its revised strategy for Covid-19 control in Delhi has recommended rationalising contact tracing in the wake of workplaces emerging as hotspots of the virus spread in the city

Won't enforce Covid vaccine patents during pandemic, says Moderna

Holding a drug patent usually assures a company an extended period of exclusivity, and the profits that can come with having a market to itself

Coronavirus LIVE: Delhi may see 15K new cases per day in winters, says NCDC

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,480,489 coronavirus cases, Andhra Pradesh 734,427, Karnataka 668,652, Tamil Nadu 635,855 and UP 420,937. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE update

WHO South-East Asia urges to plan for effective roll-out of Covid vaccine

World Health Organization has called for stronger collective efforts to curtail the virus transmission, urging the countries to plan for efficient roll out of vaccines as soon as they are available.

Potential Covid-19 vaccines not affected by recent mutations: Report

Vaccines being developed for Covid-19 should not be affected by recent mutations in coronavirus, according to researchers who said the finding is good news for the hundreds of candidates globally

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Economic revival seen in Sub-Saharan Africa

UK mulls expanding local curbs, why Japanese merchants are becoming more upbeat, Brazil cases top 5 million and other pandemic-related news across the globe