Page 5 - Epidemic

Fortune in crisis: A ventilator tycoon has added $3.7 bn to his wealth

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics shares have climbed 41 per cent, fueled by a surge in demand for the life-saving devices

Covid-19 and Indian economy: Do please light your lamps as lights go out

After the health crisis, India's fiscal stress will increase as revenue falls and crisis-driven expenditure goes up; some key numbers may get worse than in the 2008 financial crisis, writes T N Ninan

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra cases at 416, Tamil Nadu 309, Rajasthan 140

Coronavirus latest updates: Worldwide, the number of Covid-19 cases has crossed 1 million, and around 53,166 have died so far. Stay tuned to Business Standard for Covid-19 LIVE updates

Global stocks rally as oil gains offset coronavirus concerns; Dow up 2%

At the close of trading on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 469.93 points, or 2.24 per cent

India gears up for rapid virus testing as rising hotspots ring alarm bells

Bengaluru-based Bione to launch test kits next week

PM Modi calls for staggered lifting of lockdown as cases top 2,000

Testing, tracing, quarantine focus areas for next few weeks, he says

Why Modi's PM CARES is more democratic than PM National Relief Fund

With a constitutionally sound trust in place, expectations would be that PM CARES becomes a war chest India can readily rely on in emergencies when the future of an entire country is at stake

Aarogya Setu: All you need to know about govt's Covid-19 tracker app

The app tracks through a Bluetooth and location-generated social graph

Coronavirus LIVE: US deaths exceed China tally; India toll rises to 35

Coronavirus latest updates: Worldwide, the number of cases has crossed 846,251, around 41,482 have died. Stay tuned to Business Standard for Covid-19 LIVE updates

India coronavirus dispatch: Dealing with Covid-19 after the lockdown

From clinical trials for a vaccine to steps to be taken after the 21 day lockdown, and questions about Covid-19 spreading through banknotes, read about all this and more here

Covid-19 Factoid: Coronavirus becoming more fatal, and 3 other data trends

The US remains the worst affected with more than 120,000 registered cases so far, with New York alone accounting for two-fifths of those

Covid-19 Factoid: Spain's deadliest day, and 3 other important data trends

While the number of Covid-19 cases in India is dangerously close to 1,000, the US has become the first to cross the 100,000 mark, and Italy has overtaken China to be the second-most impacted country

Solidarity in pestilence

The Plague serves as a parable of the German occupation of Paris during World War II

Coronavirus pandemic: The strengths and weaknesses this crisis lays bare

While the PM has led from the front and states have deftly helped the affected, our poor healthcare infra and stretched fiscal situation have exposed some chinks in India's armour, writes T N Ninan

Covid-19: Where do we stand now?

As we are seeing in Italy, rapid growth rate of the epidemic makes the hospital and basic medical facilities exhausted in no time

South Korea's coronavirus hero showing the world how to fight an epidemic

The head of Korea's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has emerged as a role model for virus-fighters

Covid-19: Why the govt needs to change its approach to testing now

India's rate of testing is so tiny at roughly 10 per million that the real numbers of those infected are likely much higher than the current official tally

Coronavirus: Govt tells companies to implement work from home for employees

In an advisory, Corporate Affairs Secretary Injeti Srinivas also said the ministry is examining relaxations under the companies law that could be implemented in wake of the coronavirus outbreak

Covid-19: Lessons from history

Targeted social distancing and complete lockdown are the need of the hour

Covid-19: No community transmission yet; 820 random samples test negative

So far 169 coronavirus infection cases have been detected in India, with Maharashtra accounting for 46, the most among states