Page 9 - Covid-19

Oil prices fall on fears about economic fallout from rising Covid-19 cases

Coronavirus cases continued to surge in the United States and stood at almost 18 million globally

Total tests for Covid-19 infection cross 20-mn mark in India: ICMR

A cumulative total of 2,02,02,858 samples have been tested up to August 2 with 3,81,027 samples being tested on Sunday

UK rolls out 2 new rapid Covid-19 tests to increase testing capacity

Oxford Nanopore will be making 450,000 90-minute LamPORE swab tests available across adult care settings and labs in Britain from next week

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Assam unlocks as infection rate declines

Kerala to train, export nurses and paramedics, why so many vaccines are being developed, and are children strong spreaders of Covid-19?-news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

UP Technical Education Minister Kamal Rani Varun cremated in Kanpur

UP Technical Education Minister Kamal Rani Varun, who died of coronavirus at a Lucknow hospital on Sunday, was cremated at the Kanpur's Bhairo Ghat crematorium as per the COVID-19 protocol. The local administration made all preparations for her last rites with state honours. "A guard of honour was given as soon as her body reached the Bhairo Ghat crematorium," District Magistrate Dr Brahmdeo Ram Tiwari said. Around 2 pm, an ambulance carrying the body wrapped in plastic reached Barra, where her family members paid their last respects to her from a distance, he added. Later, the mortal remains were taken to the Bhairo Ghat electric crematorium. BJP leaders, officials, a health team and family members of the minister were present during the cremation. They paid floral tributes to her.

Global dilemma: Debate begins for who's first in line for Covid-19 vaccine

There will be many people who feel that they should have been at the top of the list

Home minister Amit Shah tests Covid-19 positive, admitted to hospital

The home minister also requested those who had come in contact with him in the last few days to get tested for coronavirus and isolate themselves

Healthcare platform GOQii plans expansion to Japan, SE Asia by year-end

GOQii will also launch a specialised application and dashboard to enable remote monitoring for COVID Care Centres

Gehlot urges PM Modi to hold meeting with CMs over Covid-19 management

At the same time, he said, financial support has also been provided to those who have lost their means of livelihood in the economic slowdown caused by the pandemic

People of Gujarat praying for Amit Shah's Covid-19 recovery: CM Rupani

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Sunday said that the people of the state are praying for the speedy recovery of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who has tested coronavirus positive.

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Eureka Forbes expects modest single-digit growth in FY21: Official

According to the company, it is witnessing a renewed focus on health and hygiene categories under the new normal

Nisus Finance to invest Rs 500 cr in distressed realty projects by March

Nisus Finance, a debt fund focused on real estate, plans to invest the entire Rs 500 crore from its second platform by March next year, as it sees good opportunities for providing last mile capital to complete housing projects and acquisition of distressed assets during this COVID-19 pandemic. Nisus Finance had launched its first fund named 'Real Estate Asset Performance Fund 1' totalling Rs 430 crore, which was invested across nine projects. "In March this year, we announced first closure of our Rs 500 crore real estate fund. This new fund is in partnership with Dalmia Group," Nisus Finance MD & CEO Amit Goenka told PTI in an interview. The two partners have committed Rs 100 crore in this fund, while Rs 400 crore is being committed from HNIs and family offices, he added. "Our new fund from Dalmia Nisus Finance of Rs 500 crore is under deployment and we hope to be able to employ this capital by March 2021," he said. Goenka said the discussions are in advanced stage for three ...

Coronavirus-hit budget hotels, guest houses in Delhi 'fight for survival'

Arvind Kejriwal government last Thursday allowed hotels to resume "normal functioning"

TN governor Purohit tests positive for Covid-19; advised home isolation

Purohit had earlier gone on seven-day self-isolation on July 29 based on doctor's advice after three people in the Raj Bhavan tested positive for coronavirus

Not everyone in coronavirus-hit family susceptible to disease: Study

Dileep Mavalankar of Indian Institute of Public Health said studies of 13 papers show transmission to be generally 10-15 per cent, with some showing it to be in the range of 5-10 per cent as well

Govt asks states to allow Covid-19 patients use phones to interact with kin

Administrative and medical teams should be responsive to the psychological needs of patients

British Airways owner IAG to raise $3.27 billion amid aviation crisis

Airlines around the world have been brought to their knees by the halt to flights, forcing tens of thousands of job cuts

Hyderabad int'l airport gets mass fever screening system to check Covid-19

The new thermal scanner, which will be used by the airport health officials, is a ceiling mounted Mass Fever Screening System

In pics: Streets wear deserted look amid lockdowns in many parts of India

Several states including Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Mizoram have extended their lockdown till August 31, while Uttar Pradesh has imposed weekend lockdowns to curb the rising spread of the virus