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More coronaviruses looming large: Words of caution from China's 'bat woman'

What is worrying is that China is not the only "hot spot" from where such a future outbreak could originate, said the report, adding that other major emerging economies, such as India, are at risk

Govt should conduct 100,000 coronavirus tests per day: Rahul Gandhi

A total of 26,496 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in India, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said

Covid-19: Singapore to send 78 tonnes of relief materials to India

With 1,990 more COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours, India's count of coronavirus cases has reached 26,496

Covid-19: Taxmen suggest 40% tax on super-rich, higher levy on foreign cos

The suggestions are part of a paper titled 'Force', which stands for 'Fiscal Options & Response to the COVID-19 Epidemic'

India's infant immunisation drive comes to a halt over Covid-19 fear

Health activists seek door-to-door drive; protocol to start 'catch-up' immunisation

Coronavirus LIVE: Stricter lockdown rules in Tamil Nadu from tomorrow

Coronavirus LIVE status: Coronavirus cases in India have risen to 24,530 and globally, there are 2,832,520 Covid-19 cases. Stay tuned with Business Standard for corona LIVE updates

72 new cases reported in Tamil Nadu, Chennai among 5 districts locked down

Total number of cases in the state now stands at 1,755, with 864 active ones; 114 patients discharged, taking total number of recoveries to 866

Coronavirus LIVE: India cases rise to 23,039; global cases at 2,718,699

Coronavirus world tracker: Total number of coronavirus cases in India has reached 23,039, and the global tally stands at 2,700,611. Stay with Business Standard for Covid-19 corona LIVE updates

Coronavirus LIVE: Global cases rise to 2,636,989; death toll at 184,186

Coronavirus world tracker: Total number of coronavirus cases in India has reached 18,658, and the global tally stands at 2,482,272. Stay with Business Standard for Covid-19 corona LIVE updates

We'll come out stronger from this situation: Infosys CEO Salil Parekh

Parekh said that as the situation improves, the company is 'extremely comfortable that we will emerge stronger'

Policy dilemma: Is the Covid-19 pandemic a demand or supply shock?

In the absence of clarity about the impact of this crisis on demand and supply, any measure undertaken presents the possibility of proving to be eminently wrong when clarity eventually emerges

Pandemic, lockdown to impact profitability of domestic logistics operators

Revenue seen declining by 6-8 per cent weak freight availability, fleet utilisation

Covid-19: Wipro Consumer Care fast-tracks launch of health-related products

According to reports, the Indian hand hygiene market is expected to cross Rs 2,000 crore by 2025 registering a compounded annual growth rate of more than 9 per cent

AIIMS deploys robots to help medical staff in the war against Coronavirus

The applications range from sanitising the floors without human intervention to enabling doctors to monitor and interact with contagious Covid-19 patients remotely

Covid-19 a wake-up call, says Ratan Tata in outreach to slum dwellers

Tata said while slums are blamed as the cause of current problem, slum-dwellers are not being properly taken care of

Centre forms a high-level task force on coronavirus vaccine, drug testing

The task force would also form clinical cohorts, which would focus on long-term follow up of the disease and its management

Using telemedicine to get critical medical advice in times of the lockdown

All you need is a smart phone to start consulting health specialists over video call, phone call, whatsapp, and other applications. And it does not burn a hole in your pocket

Covid-19: Govt unlikely to exempt GST on masks, ventilators, and PPEs

GST exemption on such items would jeopardise the interest of the industry and would not result in any significant gains to consumer

Genes2Me to deliver 3 mn rapid test kits in coming weeks: CEO Neeraj Gupta

The first phase of our collaboration with Livzon revolves around bringing these kits to India and delivering them to the government within the shortest span of time, he said

States start imposing price caps on Covid-19 tests done by private labs

Industry feels it is time to discuss the cost of the tests with Indian Council of Medical Research so that quality isn't compromised