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VPS Healthcare to conduct 20,000 plus Covid-19 tests during IPL

The BCCI has recruited VPS Healthcare as the official COVID-19 testing agency for the upcoming IPL, where more than 20,000 tests will be conducted for nearly three months. As per a press release sent by the company, the 20,000 tests will include "all players, support staff of the franchisees, BCCI officials and IPL stakeholders." "We are also in discussion with the BCCI on the provision of providing other allied support medical services in line with the requirement for the conduct of the tournament," the release further stated. All players and staff members of the teams are being tested on days 1, 3 and 6 before they are being allowed to enter the bio bubble. After that players and others are supposed to be tested every fifth day throughout the course of the tournament.

Covid-19 testing to be doubled, says Kejriwal as cases rise in Delhi

COVID-19 tests in Delhi will be doubled to 40,000 per day within a week as there has been a marginal increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the city, CM Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday.

India Covid-19 death toll near 60,000 mark; recovery rate over 90% in Delhi

Arvind Kejriwal says recovery rate above 90% in the national capital. Strategy will remain to test and isolate, says Kejriwal on coronavirus cases in Delhi

Covid-19: Accenture to lay off 25,000 employees, Indians set to lose jobs

Global professional services company Accenture which has over 5 lakh employees worldwide is to cut at least 5 per cent of its 'low-performing workforce and thousands of Indians are set to lose jobs

Goldman Sachs upgrades SBI to 'Buy', ups target price by 54%; here's why

Seen as the "proxy of improving confidence in the financial sector", Goldman Sachs believes SBI's current stock valuation (0.2x FY21E BVPS) makes for an attractive entry point

Indian scientists find N95 masks most effective at stopping Covid-19 spread

N95 masks may be the most effective at reducing the spread of the novel coronavirus, according a study by researchers, including those from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Karnataka is clocking over 50,000 Covid-19 tests per day, crossed 2.5 mn

Steadily ramping up its testing capacity, Karnataka is clocking more than 50,000 tests per day, and has conducted more than 25 lakh so far, state Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar said on Wednesday. "Karnataka has steadily ramped up it's testing capacity increasing the number of labs from 02 to 108 today. In the last five days, we conducted 3,23,753 tests clocking more than 50,000 tests per day. Yesterday we crossed 25 lakh tests & so far we conducted 25,13,555 tests (sic)," Sudhakar tweeted. Out of 25.13 lakh samples tested so far till last evening, 59,787 were tested on Tuesday alone, and among them 24,587 were rapid antigen tests. The Minister had recently said that the government plans to further enhance the testing to 75,000 per day soon. Seen as a move aimed at increasing testing, Karnataka COVID task force had recently reduced the cost of the Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests by Rs 500. The cost of RT-PCR tests for those ...

Puducherry records 511 fresh cases; tally inches closer to 12,000

With Puducherry logging 511 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the aggregate number of those infected by the viral infection shot up to 11,930.

Holding NEET, JEE will risk exposing 2.8 mn students to Covid-19: Sisodia

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia reiterated his demand that medical and engineering entrance exams NEET and JEE be postponed and Centre work on alternative methods for selecting students.

Women have been better leaders than men during the pandemic: Study

On average, the countries run by women suffered half as many deaths from Covid-19 as the nations governed by men, says study

SC disposes of plea seeking salary payment to doctors, healthcare workers

The Supreme Court Wednesday disposed of a plea seeking payment of salary to doctors and healthcare workers on the ground that the Delhi High Court was already seized of the matter

Ex-Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi tests positive for coronavirus

Former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi said on Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with COVID-19

Pakistan reports 482 new coronavirus cases; tally reaches 294,193

Pakistan registered 482 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking the national tally to 294,193, the health ministry said

Record 3,371 cases push Odisha's Covid-19 tally to 87,602; toll at 441

Odisha registered its highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases as 3,371 more people tested positive for the infection, while 13 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 441

Goa unit National Students Union urges Centre to postpone NEET, JEE

NSUI unit of Goa has urged the government to postpone the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) and Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) to the rising COVID-19 cases in the country

Covid-19: Is it time to let metro rail services restart across India?

As governments try to balance the needs of the economy with the need to check the spread of coronavirus, should they let metro trains run? Listen to this podcast for more on this issue

Why countries like India don't want to wait for superpowers' Covid vaccines

Groups such as the World Health Organization, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance are working to ensure that coverage extends beyond the developed world

Covid vaccine: Why public health interests may outweigh religious freedom

The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils also signalled its "profound concern" over the use of foetal tissue in vaccine development.

Reinfection & immunity: Why catching Covid-19 twice is no reason for panic

Specialised immune cells in the body are tasked with remembering each particular infection, so if you get infected again your body quickly starts producing the relevant antibodies

Telangana coronavirus update: State sees biggest single-day spike in cases

In the biggest single-day spike, Telangana on Wednesday reported 3,018 new Covid-19 cases, taking the state's tally to 1,11,688.