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How 'good' does a Covid-19 vaccine need to be to stop the pandemic?
To stop the pandemic, the number of new infections per day needs to drop to zero, or at least to a very low number, as quickly as possible
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Amitabh Bachchan cautions fans against six 'negative' traits in his tweet
Amitabh Bachchan shared a quote urging people to introspect and steer clear of negative "trendsetters" in life
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Biases in algorithms hurt those looking for information on health
Studies of health literacy, such as the National Assessment of Adult Literacy conducted in 2003, estimated that only 12% of adults had proficient health literacy skills
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Remdesivir to Itolizumab: How effective are the drugs for Covid treatment?
Remdesivir costs around Rs 5,000 per vial with a total treatment cost in the range of Rs 35,000-50,000
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Beijing reports no new domestically transmitted Covid-19 cases for 10 days
Beijing reported no new confirmed domestically transmitted Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (July 15th), the municipal health commission said Thursday.
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Why remittance-dependent states must help recruiting agencies survive
India tops the list of nations that remit earnings - nearly $83 billion remitted in 2019 - according to the World Bank
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NIMHANS releases guidelines for health workers' mental health needs
The NIMHANS has come out with guidelines that define a framework to address the mental health needs of healthcare personnel in Covid-19 treatment settings
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Families struggle to import life-saving drugs as lockdown hits grey market
With no new stock coming in, both patients and grey market vendors started running out of vigabatrin
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Pokhriyal launches world's most affordable Covid-19 diagnostic kit by IIT-D
HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal virtually launched the world's most affordable RT-PCR-based Covid-19 diagnostic kit 'Corosure' developed by IIT Delhi, and approved by the ICMR and DCGI
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WB Assembly to remain shut till July 24 as employee tests Covid-19 positive
All departments at the West Bengal Legislative Assembly has been shut down completely till July 24 after an employee at the Assembly tested positive for Covid-19
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CM Naveen Patnaik inaugurates Odisha's first plasma bank for Covid patients
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the Covid-19 Plasma Bank for treatment of serious patients at SCB Medical College, Cuttack
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Private banks stare at washed-out Q1; moratorium, Covid-19 provisions eyed
Extension of moratorium, ICICI Securities points out, till August would push recognition of pain points, thereby leading to benign slippages and stable headline non-performing asset (NPA) numbers
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Ganguly in home quarantine after brother Snehashish tests Covid-19 positive
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly was forced to go into home quarantine after his elder brother and Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) Joint Secretary Snehasish Ganguly tested positive for Covid-19
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China's economy grows 3.2% as virus lockdowns for coronavirus are lifted
China, where the coronavirus pandemic began in December, was the first economy to shut down
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Fighting Covid-19: Walmart latest retailer to ask customers to wear masks
Walmart will require customers to wear face coverings at all of its namesake and Sam's Club stores, making it the largest retailer to introduce such a policy
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Chinese economy to rebound in H2 2020, stimulus needed to bolster recovery
There signs that consumer confidence in China is gradually improving, says Reuters poll of economists.
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Coronavirus LIVE: Assam reports 118% rise in cases in just two weeks
Coronavirus latest news: Total number of Covid-19 cases in India now at 956,992. Maharashtra has 275,640 cases, Delhi 116,993, and Tamil Nadu 151,820. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates
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Oil prices slip after OPEC, allies agree to loosen oil supply curbs
Brent crude fell 13 cents, or 0.3%, at $43.66 a barrel by 0015 GMT, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude dropped 18 cents, or 0.4%, to $41.02 a barrel
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Covid-19 Factoid: Rough turn in India's fightback as states report spikes
India has added over 28,000 new coronavirus cases for 4 straight days. Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and MP have reported a sudden rise in new cases
L&T Infotech's PBT rises 16.9% to Rs 558.9 cr in Q1, revenue up 18.7%
The net profit for the quarter ended June 2020 (Q1FY21) rose 17.1 per cent year-on-year to Rs 416.4 crore on account of lower operating expenses.
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