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India's coronavirus recovery rate stands at 64.54%, says Harsh Vardhan

The Union Health Minister said that only 0.27% patients were on the ventilator

Pay doctors on time, don't treat quarantine period as leave: SC to govt

The court directed the Centre to issue necessary directions for releasing salaries of doctors and frontline healthcare workers engaged in Covid-19 duty on time

Delhi Covid update: Weekly bazaars allowed with precautions on trial basis

The Delhi government has allowed weekly bazaars to function on a trial basis for a week while maintaining social distancing and all necessary precautionary measures in view of Covid-19

India-UN Development Partnership Fund supports projects to tackle Covid-19

The India-UN Development Partnership Fund is supporting various projects to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in areas of boosting national healthcare capacities, reducing risk of transmission, etc

A coronavirus vaccine may require boosters - here's what that means

Some vaccines are made by disabling the infectious agent in some way so that it becomes safe to introduce to our bodies, but still goes through its normal life cycle

US squandered opportunity to beat back Covid-19 by not using masks: Experts

The United States has squandered one of the best opportunities to beat back coronavirus by not resorting to face covering to prevent the spread of infection, believe experts

What will coronavirus pandemic look like to geologists in the far future?

The pandemic won't leave a direct record of the viruses for geologists of the far future to investigate, as viruses don't fossilise

Sanofi, GSK to supply up to 60 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to UK

Sanofi and GSK said they had reached an agreement with Britain to supply it with up to 60 million doses of a potential Covid-19 vaccine, and that discussions with other governments were ongoing

With 48,000 fresh cases, India's coronavirus tally crosses 1.5 million-mark

India on Wednesday went past the psychological 1.5 million- mark and registered 48,513 fresh novel coronavirus cases and 768 new deaths

Three pediatricians explain what's known about coronavirus and children

Based on current research, it would seem that kids 17 years old and younger face little risk from the coronavirus

Brazil coronavirus payout cuts extreme poverty to least in decades

Brazil's extreme poverty has plunged due to a monthly federal handout during the coronavirus pandemic, but threatens to bounce back once the government ceases the stopgap welfare programme

Medical bed isolation system 'Aashray' launched to combat coronavirus

A Pune deemed to be University has developed 'Aashray', a medical bed isolation system to combat Covid-19 by preventing or minimising the spread of the virus

Canada authorises remdesivir to treat patients of severe Covid-19

Canada has announced its authorisation for using the drug remdesivir for treating patients suffering severe symptoms of Covid-19 who have pneumonia and require extra oxygen to help them breathe

Coronavirus: Lockdown extended until further orders in Thiruvananthapuram

All shops shall keep a time slot dedicated only for senior citizens as Thiruvananthapuram Corporation will continue to be under lockdown until further orders

Coronavirus: Vietnam locks down its 3rd-largest city as Covid-19 cases grow

Vietnam locked down its third-largest city for two weeks after 15 cases of Covid-19 were found in a hospital

Supply of medical equipment to India reciprocation of earlier help: Israel

Pitching for further strengthening of relations, Israel said supply of advanced medical equipment to India was reciprocation of help extended to it by South Asian country to tackle coronavirus crisis

Testing in US identifies high asymptomatic, presymptomatic Covid-19 cases

Testing among quarantined contacts of patients with Covid-19 in a correctional and detention facility in the US identified a high proportion of asymptomatic and presymptomatic cases

40% of coronavirus cases in US asymptomatic: Central Disease Control

Around 40 per cent of the confirmed coronavirus cases in the US were asymptomatic, according to the country's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Telangana to launch app for asymptomatic Covid-19 patients in home isolation

The Telangana govt is set to introduce an app for monitoring the health of asymptomatic Covid-19 patients in home isolation

Covid-19 update: Recoveries top 900,000-mark, fatality rate dips to 2.28%

The case fatality rate for Covid-19 has been constantly falling in India and is currently at 2.28%, while the total recovered cases crossed 900,000 in the country