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Perpetual recession? Recovery in a year? Economists divided on US future

The economy is currently about 11 million jobs below February's level. It took more than four years, until mid-2014, to recover the 8 million jobs lost in the 2007-2009 recession

In vaccine race, China inoculates thousands before trials are completed

Beijing has not released official data on the uptake in domestic targeted groups, which include medical, transport and food market workers

USFDA's Hahn plans significant work with AstraZeneca in Covid trial inquiry

The top US Food and Drug Administration official confirmed AstraZeneca's US Covid-19 vaccine trial is on hold

Argentina unveils post-crisis budget with 5.5% economic rebound in 2021

Argentina's economy is in recession for the third year in a row, with a central bank poll predicting a 12% contraction in 2020

Coronavirus test camp to come up at Delhi High Court from Wednesday

Delhi High Court will set up a Covid-19 testing camp commencing from Wednesday for officials of the high court and law officers, who can get themselves tested via the Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) method

Assam coronavirus update: With new 2,409 cases, tally reaches 146,575

Assam reported 2,409 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases to 1,46,575, said Himanta Biswa Sarma, State Health Minister

Jharkhand Covid-19 update: State slashes test rate at pvt labs to Rs 1,500

The Jharkhand government slashed the maximum price of RT-PCR tests for Covid-19 to be charged by private laboratories to Rs 1,500, officials said

Odisha coronavirus update: reports more recoveries than new Covid-19 cases

Odisha reported more recoveries of Covid-19 patients than new cases on Tuesday as 3,714 people were cured of the disease while 3,645 got infected with it, a health department official said

Serum Institute gets DCGI nod to resume clinical trial of Oxford vaccine

DCGI gave permission to Serum Institute to resume clinical trial of the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine candidate in the country

No e-registration needed to enter Himachal Pradesh, decides cabinet

People entering Himachal Pradesh will no longer require an online registration, the state government announced on Tuesday

Sikkim coronavirus update: State reports 2 more Covid-19 deaths, 54 cases

Sikkim reported two more Covid-19 fatalities, pushing the death toll in the state to 19, officials said on Tuesday

Andhra Pradesh coronavirus death toll crosses 5,000 mark, tally 583,000

Andhra Pradesh Covid toll breached the 5,000 mark with 69 more deaths, even as the state has registered 8,846 new Coronavirus positive cases, raising the state's tally to 5.83 lakh on Tuesday

CSIR collaborates with Aurobindo Pharma to develop Covid-19 vaccines

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Aurobindo Pharma Limited on Tuesday announced a collaboration to develop vaccines for COVID-19.As per the release issued by the Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB), under the signed agreement between CSIR- CCMB and Aurobindo Pharma, Aurobindo will partner with CSIR for the development of several novel COVID-19 vaccines."Three CSIR labs namely CCMB Hyderabad, Institute of Medical Technology (IMTECH), Chandigarh and Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB), Kolkata are developing vaccine candidates using different technology platforms. Aurobindo will undertake clinical development and commercialization of the vaccines," it said.Commenting on this partnership, Dr Shekhar C Mande, Director General, CSIR, said that "Joining of hands of premier CSIR labs with industry for the development of vaccines will amplify India's efforts in indigenous vaccine development and also help in preparedness for future ...

Novavax, Serum Institute to produce 2 bn Covid vaccine doses under new deal

The U.S. company's vaccine is in mid-stage trials after an early-stage trial showed it produced high levels of antibodies against the novel coronavirus

Covid-19 impact: At JPMorgan, productivity falls for WFH employees

Work output was particularly affected on Mondays and Fridays, according to findings discussed by CEO Jamie Dimon in a private meeting with analysts

Caught in Covid air pocket, SpiceJet posts Rs 593-crore pre-tax loss in Q1

Market leader IndiGo had registered a pre-tax loss of Rs 2,849 crore during the same period

Retail prices of tomatoes, onions, potatoes rise due to supply disruptions

This could be result of continued supply-side disruptions, say experts

Covid-19: '76 Days' revisits Wuhan to tell the story from ground zero

Film focuses on personal stories instead of taking an investigative route, following patients and staff in four different hospitals

Debt restructuring scheme may soften blow of Covid-19 on books of PSBs

Except for a few, most PSBs face major challenges in raising capital from the market, given the low premium

India's Covid-19 tally nears 5 mn with one-fifth of total cases active

India took six months to reach the first million covid cases and it has gone from four to 4.9 million in 11 days