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World Coronavirus Dispatch: China court imprisons 2 for skipping quarantine

Wealthy Chinese consumers are seeking comfort in retail therapy but they are not eating out yet, report says.

India planning to create digital infra for distribution of Covid vaccine

A person close to the development said that of the various vaccine candidates under development now globally and in India, it is not yet clear how many shots would be required for each one

Expert group discusses procurement of Covid-19 vaccine, collaborations

The committee also took up issues related to vaccine safety and surveillance, and strategy for community involvement through transparent information and awareness creation.

World Coronavirus Dispatch: 90% spike in infections among American kids

UK's first recession since 2009, France's champagne industry goes flat, How China controlled Coronavirus, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

PM Modi discusses Covid-19 situation, says 10 states account for 80% cases

At a video conference with chief ministers of these 10 states, including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, Modi said the recovery rate has gone up

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Bengal docs warn of Covid-dengue co-infections

Small-scale Ganpati in Mumbai this year, cases spike in North east, Modicare shifts to private sector--roundup of news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

Govt lifts export ban on all ventilators to push outbound shipments

The ban was imposed on March 24 to ensure domestic availability to fight Covid-19 pandemic

Standard tests to assess T cells may unravel Covid-19 mysteries: Scientists

According to Rath, a subset CD8 T cells provide a major anti-viral immune function which may have a substantive role to play, especially in people whose antibody responses turn out to be short-lived

Difficult to predict if India will witness second wave of Covid-19: ICMR DG

The Director-General of India Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said apart from the scientific inputs, full participation of all citizens is essential to overcome the Covid-19 challenge

Covid-19 recovery rate rises to 65.44%; case fatality rate drops to 2.13%

With 51,225 patients cured and discharged in a day, India's total recoveries have surged to 11,45,629

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Containment zones cross 20,000 in Bengaluru

Shortage of Covid beds in Kolkata, number of containment zones crosses 20,000 in Bengaluru, and why India has fewer Covid deaths-a roundup of news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

Adityanath cancels Ayodhya trip as UP cabinet minister succumbs to Covid

Kamal Rani Varun, who died Sunday morning, was elected to state assembly from Ghatampur in Kanpur rural; She was earlier elected as an MP twice, in 1996 and 1998

Hospitals struggle to get healthcare workers as Covid-19 cases spike

During the early weeks of the outbreak in India in March and April, a combination of caution and fear pushed many healthcare professionals to return home

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Country could have 100 mn case in six weeks

How Jaipur has kept its health workers motivated, Covid-19 risk doesn't depend (much) on blood type, and what you need to know about pulse oximeters - news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

Can you get Covid-19 again? Very unlikely, experts say

Bihar's health system is collapsing, why PDS shops should provide rations to all, and a study links long-time cancer with risk of severe Covid-19-a roundup of news on how India is dealing with the pan

India responding to Covid-19 crisis with utmost urgency from the start: WHO

The country did not witness an exponential increase in cases like some other countries which reported their first few cases, along with India, said WHO Regional Director (South-East Asia)

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Strategies to contain the spread in future

Experts on India's future coronavirus graph, why India's planned air bubbles are not exactly that, how Covid has changed consumer behaviour-a roundup news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

India coronavirus dispatch: New insights on managing Covid-19

Most states are abandoning contact tracing, what to do under home isolation, and how does coronavirus spread?-a roundup of articles in Indian news publications on how India is dealing with the endemic

This Hyderabad couple uses ML technology to fight deadly neonatal disease

The start-up is also developing an automated peritoneal dialysis device in which the dialysate solution is inserted through the abdomen and performance parameters are monitored using IoT

Covid-19 crisis: Health care infra ranking for states expected soon

15th Finance Commission would likely recommend performance-based grants