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World Coronavirus Dispatch: Why the death rate in Africa is so low

German manufacturing continues to recover, France could extend emergency furlough, Thailand to close national parks every year, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Puducherry coronavirus update: 20 die; 591 new cases recorded in UT

Twenty people including eight women succumbed to COVID-19 in Puducherry, while 591 more tested positive to the virus on Friday, pushing the tally to 16,172

Health ministry backs unlocking, says lives important, livelihood too

As part of Unlock-4, state governments cannot impose any lockdowns outside containment zones without prior consultation with the central government

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Many take loans to buy food as incomes dip

60% of Karnataka cases in came August, spurt in Kerala numbers after lull, and Why people are hesitant to admit infection--news on how India is coping with the virus

US CDC asks states to be ready for coronavirus vaccine distribution by Nov

Three different vaccines are currently in Phase 3 trials in the U.S., during which the vaccine is given to thousands of people to test its safety and efficacy

Global Covid-19 cases nearly 26 mn, death toll at 861,000: Johns Hopkins

The US accounted for the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 6,113,160 and 185,704 respectively, according to the CSSE

Dwayne Johnson, family recovered after testing positive for coronavirus

"Testing positive for Covid-19 is much different than overcoming nasty injuries or being evicted or even being broke," Johnson said

Covid-19: New York City reopens gyms, postpones start of new school year

Each gym has to pass a virtual inspection, no indoor group fitness classes are allowed, and swimming pools will remain closed

COVID-19: Younger brother of veteran actor Dilip Kumar passes away at 90

Ehsan, 90 years old, had tested positive for Covid-19 and also had heart disease, hypertension, and Alzheimer's

Health Ministry's guide for Covid-19 treatment drops itolizumab drug

FAQs for clinical management prepared by AIIMS and MoHFW says evidence for Favipiravir is weak

AIIMS Delhi suspends routine OPD admissions for 2 weeks amid Covid-19 surge

The decision has been taken in view of increased admissions of non-Covid-19 serious patients through emergency, Sharma said

Covid-19: 54% cases in 18-44 age group, 51% deaths among those over 60 yrs

Health ministry also said that 36 per cent of the fatalities reported are in the age group of 45-60 years, 11 per cent in the age group of 26-44 years and 1 per cent each among people below 25 years

Odisha coronavirus update: State reports 3,219 Covid cases, 11 more deaths

Odisha reported 3,219 new Covid-19 cases, taking the states tally to 1,09,780, a Health Department official said

What's holding coronavirus vaccine front-runner back: A China-Canada spat

Chinese customs hasn't approved shipments of CanSino's vaccine to Canada, the National Research Council of Canada said in an Aug. 26 email\

Covid-19 is a WhatsApp moment for healthcare, says Nandan Nilekani

In an interview with Bibhu Ranjan Mishra, he talks about how the learning from Aadhaar implementation, of doing things at scale using technology, will come in handy for implementing agencies

Global coronavirus update: Covid-19 cases top 25.6 mn, says Johns Hopkins

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 25.6 million, while the deaths have increased to over 855,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Gujarat coronavirus update: Another spike in cases, tally crosses 97,000

Gujarat saw its highest spike of coronavirus cases so far, with 1,310 more cases taking its tally to 97,745 while the death toll rose to 3,036 with 14 more deaths

Odisha coronavirus update: Covid-19 toll cross 500 mark, caseload mounts

The toll in Odisha due to COVID-19 crossed the 500 mark with 11 fresh fatalities, while detection of 3,025 new cases pushed the states caseload count to 106,561

Global Covid-19 cases top 25.4 mn, death toll at 849,303: Johns Hopkins

The US accounted for the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 6,028,617 and 183,579 respectively, according to the CSSE

Covid-19 Factoid: India has third highest number of fatalities in the world

India has recorded more than 75,000 cases on a daily basis for five days in a row, while the count has crossed 6,000 per day in Uttar Pradesh