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Israel coronavirus update: Death toll rises to 600, case tally at 83,000

The Covid-19 death toll in Israel has reached 600 with seven new deaths, Israeli Ministry of Health has said

'Exorbitant' coronavirus treatment prices slashed as state govts step up

While treatment in the private sector and in ICU can run into lakhs of rupees, the Indian public sector offers treatment largely for free, absorbing all these costs

11 more Covid-19 deaths, record one-day jump of 1,171 cases in Rajasthan

Rajasthan recorded 11 more fatalities linked to Covid-19, raising the death toll to 778 while the infection tally mounted to 51,328 with detection of 1,171 new cases, state's highest so far in a day

Bihar coronavirus update: Tally crosses 75,000-mark, death toll reaches 419

Bihar was jolted by close to 4,000 fresh Covid cases which caused its tally to shoot past 75,000 on a day when the state also conducted a record number of tests and reported 19 casualties

Andaman-Nicobar reports 99 new Covid cases; virus enters unaffected island

The number of COVID-19 cases in Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 1,222 after 99 fresh infections were registered in the last 24 hours in the archipelago

Over 2.9 mn tests done, aiming to bring mortality rate below 1%: UP CM Yogi

UP govt has used Rs 450 crore from a dedicated fund to set up Covid-19 hospitals in every district and currently 151,000 beds are available for coronavirus patients in the state

Pondy CM warns private hospitals of action for not admit Covid-19 patients

Puducherry CM warned the government would take over private medical colleges in the union territory if they did not cooperate by admitting Covid-19 patients in their hospitals

Noida gets 400-bed dedicated Covid-19 hospital, CM Yogi reviews facilities

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated a dedicated 400-bed government hospital for Covid-19 patients in Noida.

Goa coronavirus update: State to start administering remdesivir to patients

Goa's Health Ministry received 1,008 vials of Remdesivir from pharma major Cipla

Govt sleeping while India's Covid-19 tally hits 2 mn-mark: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the Central government as India crossed the 2 million Covid-19 positive cases

Fighting Covid-19: Marico launches Protect range surface disinfectant spray

FMCG major Marico on Thursday announced the launch of Protect range of surface disinfectant sprays, strengthening its portfolio into the fast-growing segment of safety and hygiene after Covid-19.

Karnataka coronavirus update: State gets its first mobile testing labs

Karnataka's Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar inaugurated state's first ICMR-approved mobile COVID-19 testing labs

Glenmark to launch higher strength of FabiFlu to manage Covid-19 dosage

The higher strength will improve compliance for patients by effectively reducing the number of tablets required per day

What does the huge coronavirus testing undercount in the US mean

Testing is the foundation of a modern public health approach to controlling this virus

Fighting Covid-19: How, when, and why should you clean your cloth mask?

Cloth masks should be cleaned after each use. Importantly, if your mask gets wet, moist or visibly dirty, it's time to take it off, put on a new one and wash the old one

More businesses to re-open even as coronavirus cases near 2 million-mark

India is one of the world's hardest-hit countries, with nearly 40,000 people dead of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus

Arunachal Pradesh coronavirus update: 32 fresh Covid-19 cases reported

Arunachal Pradesh reported 32 fresh COVID-19 cases including 13 security personnel, taking the northeastern state's tally to 1,790

Covid-19 tally in Telangana breaches 70,000 mark with 2,012 cases

Telangana's COVID-19 tally breached the 70,000 mark on Wednesday, with 2,012 more people testing positive for the virus

Zydus Cadila to begin phase II Covid-19 vaccine clinical trials from Aug 6

Zydus Cadila Chairman Pankaj R Patel said the phase I dosing to establish the safety of ZyCoV-D is an important milestone

Sero survey for Covid-19 in Delhi extended for 2 more days: Satyendar Jain

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said that the government will have to extend the serological survey for COVID-19 in the national capital by two more days due to Eid and Rakshabandhan holidays