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India records highest single day jump of 9,304 coronavirus cases

India is seventh among the countries worst hit by the Covid-19 pandemic after the US, Brazil, Russia, the UK, Spain and Italy

Covid-positive man dies after being 'denied' treatment at Delhi hospital

Authorities at LNJP Hospital, a dedicated Covid-19 facility, denied the charge, and said the patient was 'brought dead'

Covid-19: Experts seek income support, cash transfer for those affected

NIPFP's Rathin Roy said that providing income support and preventing wealth disruptions is a necessary requirement in the current situation.

Vaccine for Covid-19 will take long time to be ready: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

The quickest for any vaccine to be prepared is not less than four years, says Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw.

Wealth managers advise clients to invest in US-oriented offshore products

International funds delivered 6.8% returns in one year, against large drawdowns in domestic funds

Delhi sees highest single-day Covid-19 spike; cases jump by 472 to 8,470

Of the total number of deceased patients, 59 were aged 60 and above, accounting for over 51 per cent of the fatalities, the bulletin said

Covid-19: CSIR-NAL develops non-invasive ventilator in record 36 days

The system has undergone stringent biomedical tests and beta clinical trials at NAL Health Centre

No plan to bring in law to regulate Aarogya Setu at this point: Secy, MeitY

We have already brought out an exceptionally good privacy policy which is there in the app itself, says Ajay Prakash Sawhney

Aarogya Setu data help in accurately predicting Covid-19 hotspots

According to an official note, the Aarogya Setu team has predicted more than 650 hotspots across the country at the sub-post office level

Covid-19 crisis: Private hospitals get a lifeline from Ayushman Bharat

Scheme has on-boarded 1,000 new hospitals in the last one month

A salute from the sky: IAF copters shower petals to honour corona warriors

The IAF choppers and jets, including Mig-29, Sukhoi-30 and Jaguar, conducted flypasts and Army bands played patriotic tunes outside medical buildings in most districts across the country

NY Covid deaths below 400 for 1st time in April; lowest daily toll in Spain

Overall, Italy has registered 26,644 deaths of those with known coronavirus infections

Union group of ministers meeting over Covid-19 underway at Health Ministry

India's total number of Coronavirus positive cases have risen to 24,506

Covid-19 outbreak: Community transmission is still a mystery amid lockdown

Even as the government races to trace contacts of Covid patients, officials have continued to ward away any suggestion of community transmission.

Our health systems vulnerable to pandemics: G20 countries on Covid-19

The health ministers from the group of 20 major economies discussed weaknesses in health systems that made the world vulnerable to the coronavirus outbreak

28,941 samples tested on April 15, says ICMR; WHO lauds health ministry

ICMR has also issued a list of 176 government laboratories and 78 private laboratories for the coronavirus testing

After months of denial, Russia admits the virus is taking hold

The mayor of hard-hit Moscow acknowledged that 'the situation is becoming increasingly problematic'

Growth in domestic market likely to provide booster dose for pharma stocks

The pharma sector, once considered a safe bet, has been trailing the benchmark indices for four years in a row

Use the private health care sector

The experience of government-funded health insurance schemes has created knowledge on how to engage with the private sector, and that should be built upon

Apollo to Fortis: Hospital stocks among safest bets in the healthcare space

The largest listed player in this space, Apollo Hospitals, has been a standout performer with growth being led by both hospitals and pharmacy businesses.