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IMF says Covid-19 economic crisis 'far from over', more support needed

The IMF has provided emergency funding to 75 countries, including 47 low-income countries, and said it was ready to provide further support to a wider range of middle-income countries

DCGI issues notice to Serum Institute over Oxford's Covid trial suspension

The DGCI sought an immediate reply saying else "it shall be construed that you have no explanation to offer and action deemed fit will be taken against you"

Syngene-HiMedia's Elisa test kit for Covid-19 gets ICMR approval

The product will be launched once it receives approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation next

Fauci says Astrazeneca vaccine pause unfortunate but a safety valve

Anthony Fauci said that AstraZeneca's decision to pause global trials of its coronavirus vaccine was unfortunate but not an uncommon safety precaution in a vaccine development process

Telangana to get priority in Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine supply: KCR

Telangana CM K Chandrashekhar Rao said his government was ensuring that Telangana, as the home state, gets priority in supply of Covid-19 vaccine as and when it is manufactured by Bharat Biotech

AstraZeneca Pharma shares dip over 3% after it halts Covid vaccine trials

Shares of AstraZeneca Pharma, closed over 3 per cent lower on Wednesday after its Covid-19 vaccine study was paused following a participant's unexplained illness

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Death rate low in Assam due to under-counting

Covid takes a toll on education, the police officer who doubles up as a doctor, and how to store your masks--news on how the country is dealing with the pandemic

Dr Reddy's launches Remdesivir for coronavirus treatment in India

Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd on Wednesday announced the launch of Remdesivir, meant for treatment of COVID-19 patients, under a brand name 'Redyx' in India

Global coronavirus update: Cases surpass 27.5 million, says Johns Hopkins

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 27.5 million mark, while the deaths have increased to over 897,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Covid: India leads world in daily tally; resumes more metro lines today

According to the health ministry, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu account for 62% of total active coronavirus cases in the country

Covid-19: India reports 89,706 fresh cases; death toll rises to 73,890

With 89,706 infections being reported in a day, India's tally went past 4.3 mn, while 3,398,844 people have recuperated from the disease so far pushing the national recovery rate to 77.77%

Telangana coronavirus update: State records 2,479 Covid cases, 10 deaths

Telangana continued to witness a surge in coronavirus caseload with 2,479 fresh infections and 10 more deaths, taking the aggregate in the state to 147,000

US, European Covid-19 vaccine developers pledge to uphold testing rigour

The promise to play by established rules underlines a highly politicised debate over what action is needed to rein in Covid-19 quickly and to jumpstart global business and trade

AstraZeneca Pharma tanks 13% as parent firm halts Covid-19 vaccine trials

The company, which is formulating and testing the vaccine in collaboration with Oxford University, is among the front-runners for last-stage trials of potential virus vaccine

Egypt coronavirus update: Country registers 187 new Covid-19 cases

Egypt reported on Tuesday 187 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the national tally to 100,228, said the Egyptian Health Ministry

LIVE: Delhi govt launches campaign urging people to follow Covid-19 norms

Coronavirus India update: Worst-hit states are Maharashtra (923,641) Andhra Pradesh (506,493), Tamil Nadu (469,256), Karnataka (404,324), and UP (271,851). Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

Maduro says Russian coronavirus vaccine to arrive in Venezuela in Sept 2020

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Russia's Sputnik-V vaccine against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) would be delivered to Venezuela in September 2020 for clinical trials

AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine study paused after one 'unexplained' illness

Late-stage studies of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine candidate are on temporary hold while the company investigates whether a recipient's "potentially unexplained" illness is a side effect of the shot

West Bengal coronavirus update: 57 more patients die; 3,091 cases detected

The Covid-19 death toll in West Bengal rose to 3,677 on Monday with 57 more patients succumbing to the disease

Assam coronavirus update: State reports 2,579 new Covid-19 cases, 8 deaths

Assam's COVID-19 caseload went up to 1,30,823 on Tuesday after 2,579 new cases were detected, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said