Page 29 - Latest Updates on Covid-19

US June retail sales up 7.5% but Covid-19 dashes hopes of economic recovery

The Census Bureau reported Thursday that retail sales are 1.1% higher than their levels from a year ago

Irdai asks insurers to recognise make-shift hospitals for Covid claims

Also, if a regular hospital has set up a temporary facility for patients, it will be regarded as an extension of the hospital and cashless facility will be made available

India must become talent hub post-Covid to draw global investments: Nasscom

IT body chief says it is launching a Rs 436-crore reskilling project on PPP basis to help build digital fluencies in emerging technologies such as AI and cybersecurity

World Coronavirus Dispatch: UK sheds 650,000 jobs under Covid lockdown

China first major economy to rebound, Texas readies morgue trucks, Australia expands wage subsidy scheme and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Gadkari asks industry to join hands with govt to rescue Covid-hit economy

He suggested all stakeholders, including banks, financial institutions, infrastructure, MSMEs, agriculture and industries, to jointly create demand to address the need of liquidity in the economy

Term insurance products selling more during Covid-19 crisis: Survey

The term insurance ownership was highest across different categories of life insurance products, with 41 per cent metro respondents owning term products

Human trials of Covid-19 vaccine a milestone for Atmanirbhar Bharat: DBT

Zydus Cadila on Wednesday said it has initiated Phase 1 and 2 clinical trials of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate

Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine raises hopes with strong trial results

Blood samples taken from a group of UK volunteers given a dose of the vaccine showed that it stimulated the body to produce both antibodies and killer T-cells

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Recovery rate in West Bengal dips sharply

'Colourful' initiative to tackle Covid-19 in Andhra, hand sanitiser makers under govt scanner, and why it's time to flatten pandemic stereotyping-a roundup news on how India is dealing with Covid-19

Federal Bank's Q1 PBT declines 8.9% to Rs 537.76 cr on rise in provisions

Its net profit for the quarter under review rose to Rs 400.77 crore compared to a net profit of Rs 384.21 crore in Q1FY20

Health spend of some states as percentage of GSDP has fallen in past decade

As India is on the cusp of hitting a million confirmed Covid cases, the woeful state of India's public health infrastructure is being revealed every day

Oberoi Realty mulls entering NCR, Bengaluru once Covid-19 pandemic subsides

Oberoi said that the company wanted to be a serious office property developer after its office lease deal with global investor Morgan Stanley

Positive news on Oxford's Covid-19 vaccine may be announced on Thursday

AstraZeneca's experimental vaccine is probably the world's leading candidate and most advanced in terms of development, the World Health Organization's chief scientist said in June

Central police forces record over 7K Covid-19 cases with 242 new infections

As per the latest data accessed by PTI, these forces have recorded a total of 7,059 Covid-19 patients till now out of which 3,233 are active cases while the rest of the personnel have recovered

Amarinder Singh tests negative for Covid-19 a day after aide tests positive

Two Congress MLAs also went for testing on Wednesday and their results are awaited

Why are cheaper Covid-19 drugs not being promoted, asks Parliamentary panel

Cutting across party lines, the committee members questioned why expensive medicines were often being recommended for Covid-19 treatment

India posts first trade surplus in 18 years as coronavirus hits imports

Merchandise imports contracted 47.59 per cent in June to $21.11 billion from a year ago, while exports fell 12.41 per cent to $21.91 billion

2020 an inflection point in India-UK health collaboration: Indian diplomat

Reflecting upon the momentum and impetus provided by trade missions from the West Midlands region to India over the past three years, he is hopeful that the region is firmly on India's investment map

Air India to send some employees on leave without pay for up to five years

Air India has started the process of identifying employees, based on various factors like efficiency, health and redundancy, who will be sent on compulsory leave without pay

Europe a natural partner, need action-oriented agenda for symbiosis: Modi

The first virtual summit between the two nations, the latest meet comes four months after it was postponed as Covid-19 swept across Brussels, which was the venue