Page 8 - Covid-19

Pakistan PM appoints new health minister amid Covid-19 pandemic

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday appointed his focal person on COVID-19 as the new health minister, the third in less than two years, amidst the ongoing fight against the coronavirus that has claimed nearly 6,000 lives and infected over 280,000 people in the country. Dr Faisal Sultan has been appointed as Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) with the status of a federal minister. He is the chief executive officer of Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital, Khan's charity hospital. "Prime Minister has been pleased to appoint Dr Faisal Sultan as SAPM on National Health Services, Regulation & Coordination with immediate effect. Dr Faisal Sultan shall hold status of Federal Minister, according to an official statement. Sultan, the prime minister's focal person on COVID-19, will replace Dr Zafar Mirza, who resigned last week as SAPM on health. On Wednesday, Mirza had taken to Twitter to announce his resignation as the SAPM on health, saying he had made the decision over the ...

Exide Industries reports Q1 net loss of Rs 13.56 cr due to Covid-19 crisis

The company had posted a net profit of Rs 161.58 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago

962 new cases in Kerala as Covid-19 tally crosses 26,000, death toll at 84

Kerala reported 962 fresh cases, including 15 health workers on Monday, taking the total infection tally to 26,867 while the death toll climbed to 84 with two more fatalities.

Many ATMs in West Bengal running short of cash due to Covid-19 restrictions

Several ATMs in West Bengal are running short of currency as private entities entrusted with the cash-filling task are operating with skeletal staff

Covid-19 outbreak hits Norway cruise ship, could spread along coast

A Norwegian cruise ship line halted all trips and apologised for procedural errors after an outbreak of coronavirus on one ship infected at least 4 passengers and 36 crew members

Ravi Shankar Prasad in self-isolation, says he met Amit Shah a day earlier

Shah, on Sunday, had said he had tested positive for coronavirus and was getting admitted to a hospital following the advice of doctors

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

Tamil Nadu adds 5,609 new cases in a day, 1,021 from Chennai alone

5,800 patients discharged in past 24 hours, taking total to over 200,000; death count at 4,241

Doctors to take final call on admission, discharge of Covid-19 patients

To free up hospital beds for Covid-19 requiring emergency treatment, the West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission said that only the doctor will decide on admission or discharge

Australia's Victoria state imposes curfew in Melbourne; reports 429 cases

Australia's Victoria state on Monday reported 429 Covid-19 cases, a day after it declared "a state of disaster" following a surge in the number of coronavirus infections

After Covid-19 vaccine, next big step may be a class of biotech antibodies

Development of monoclonal antibodies to target the virus has been endorsed by leading scientists. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious diseases expert, called them "almost a sure bet"

Will soon get back to work after recovery, no need to worry: Yediyurappa

Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa, who is currently undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at a hospital, said there was no need for anyone to worry and he will soon get back to work after recovery

HSBC says net profit plunged 96% in Q2 amid low interest rates, Covid-19

Europe's biggest bank, HSBC, said that its net profit plummeted 96% in the second quarter of this year as lower interest rates combined with the downturn due to the coronavirus pandemic tool hold

Karti Chidambaram tests positive for Covid-19, under home quarantine

Congress MP from Tamil Nadu, Karti Chidambaram is the latest political personality to be infected with Covid-19

Wockhardt to supply millions of multiple Covid-19 vaccine doses to UK

The company has reserved fill-and-finish capacity - the final manufacturing step of putting vaccines into vials or syringes and packaging them - as part of an agreement with the UK government

Will be difficult to engage Whatmore now: Baroda Cricket Association

A senior BCA official said that it will be now "difficult to engage" sexagenarian Australian coach Dave Whatmore with the BCCI SOP barring 60-plus individuals from taking part in the training camp

Puducherry Covid-19 toll at 56 after 4 more succumb to virus, 178 new cases

Four persons succumbed to coronavirus in Puducherry taking the death toll to 56 while 178 fresh cases were reported on Monday

US coffee brand Starbucks bucks Covid-19, enters Lucknow with two outlets

With this, Starbucks has expanded its store network to 189 across 12 cities in India, which is one of its fastest growing markets globally

Suzuki Motor sees Q1 profit wipe out as Covid-19 hits car demand in India

Suzuki said it booked an extraordinary loss of 15.4 billion yen during the quarter from virus-related factory shutdowns

Real estate: Current sentiment pessimistic; project funding an issue

In a separate report by the economic wing of State Bank of India (SBI), the realty segment was among the top sectors where players / companies opted for moratorium