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Pfizer to outsource some drug production, focus on coronavirus vaccine
Pfizer and German partner BioNTech SE (22UAy.F) said on Tuesday they have begun delivering doses of their coronavirus vaccine candidates for initial human testing in the United States.
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WHO readies coronavirus app for checking symptoms, possibly contact tracing
Several countries are ramping up contact tracing, or the process of finding, testing and isolating individuals who crossed paths with an infectious individual
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Trump 'torn' over US-China trade deal as advisers push to fulfill its terms
The deal brought a partial truce to an 18-month trade war between the world's two largest economies that heaped U.S. tariffs on some $370 billion worth of Chinese imports
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Two studies map the future trajectory of the pandemic
Covid-19 isn't going away soon. Two recent studies mapped out the possible shapes of its trajectory.
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June Almeida, scientist who identified the first coronavirus
In 1966, she used a powerful electron microscope to capture an image of a mysterious pathogen - the first coronavirus known to cause human disease.
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Covid-19 crisis fuels huge US job losses as pandemic breaches White House
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said the unemployment rate was likely to climb to around 20% this month
Tesla to reopen California factory despite county order
The electric car company told employees to report to work Friday, but a county official said Tesla did not meet the requirements for resuming production.
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White-collar companies race to be last to return to the office
Google, Facebook, Amazon, Capital One and others are extending work-from-home policies to September and sometimes far beyond.
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Why get all made up with nowhere to go?
Staying at home has caused many people to change their makeup, hair-care and skin-care routines. Companies are feeling the effects.
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How India can make its economic recovery clean, sustainable post Covid-19
The renewable sector holds the key to not only offsetting the job losses due to the pandemic, but also making the recovery sustainable
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Countries should pay attention to the most vulnerable: Tedros Ghebreyesus
He said, more than 3.5 million cases of Covid-19 and almost 250,000 deaths have now been reported to WHO.
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VP Naidu surprises journalists, makes calls to enquire about well-being
Vice-President Naidu has been around in Delhi for so long, it is quite natural that he would know most fixtures in the capital by name, even journalists of a certain age.
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Putting an entire district in red zone makes no sense: Amarinder Singh
Centre-state relations during the battle against Covid-19 have caused cooperative federalism to come under massive stress, says the Punjab CM
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IndiGo's pay cuts for senior employees to remain effective through FY21
The aviation sector has been hit hard due to the suspension of all commercial passenger flights during the coronavirus-induced lockdown in the country
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'Confusion' within central government in fight against Covid-19: Congress
The Congress leader said there should be more coordination between states and the central government
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First Covid-19 patient to receive plasma therapy in UP dies of heart attack
The doctor, who was on ventilator since the last 14 days, died on Saturday evening following a heart attack, KGMU Vice Chancellor M L B Bhatt said
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Mizoram becomes coronavirus-free state with recovery of lone patient
Mizoram Health Minister Dr R Lalthangliana said the state's lone Covid-19 patient, a pastor, was discharged from Zoram Medical College (ZMC) on Saturday afternoon after 45 days of intense treatment
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Covid-19 testing capacity scaled up to 95,000 per day: Harsh Vardhan
Vardhan also flagged the large prevalence of non-smoking tobacco usage in some of the states and the problem of spitting in public places.
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Tamil Nadu records 526 new Covid-19 cases, total infections at 6,535
Four deaths reported today including three in Chennai, total fatalities reach 44
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Tax tweaks can spur economic revival
These are extremely challenging times, and collective efforts by the government and industry would be required to bring the economy back on track
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