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Covid-19: Hamdard Labs to conduct clinical trials of immunity booster

The Ministry of AYUSH has invited inputs from Ayush practitioners and institutions including colleges, universities, hospitals, research institutes

Home healthcare sees larger role amid Covid-19, seeks insurance coverage

Covid-19 has expanded the market for home healthcare providers, enabling them to provide both at-home healthcare and remote healthcare, apart from reaching out to corporates

India reports 6,977 new Covid-19 cases in a day, death toll crosses 4,000

Summer heat not enough to kill coronavirus as cases mount over the past few days

'Treat citizens' wealth as national resource': Economists for tough steps in Covid-19 fight

Yogendra Yadav later clarified that the suggestion to treat all private assets as national resources had been wrongly interpreted as nationalisation of private property

Lancet study finds no benefit for hydroxychloroquine in Covid-19 patients

The scientists said these drugs should not be used to treat Covid-19 patients outside of clinical trials until results from randomised clinical trials are available to confirm their safety

Everstone-backed firm CPC Diagnostics launches Covid-19 antibody tests

Depending on the analyser model, a lab can report up to 2,000 results a day on a single instrument, with flexibility for facilities to add further modules to ramp up output substantially

Top headlines: Domestic flights resume Monday, Ola lays off 1,400 staff

Business Standard brings to you a snapshot of events which made it to the headlines today

Coronavirus LIVE: Govt says India has done well as cases cross 100,000-mark

Coronavirus LIVE updates: Maharashtra cases at 33,053, Gujarat 11,746, 11,224, Delhi 10,054. Stay tuned with Business Standard for LIVE updates on Covid-19 cases and death toll across the world

Covid-19 count inches closer to 100,000; highest single day spike recorded

The cases in Maharashtra saw the highest increase of 2,347, state tally stands at 33,053

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra reports record daily spike of 2,347 cases

Coronavirus LIVE updates: Stay tuned with Business Standard for LIVE updates on Covid-19 cases and death toll across the world

558 people test positive for Covid-19 in Tamil Nadu, Chennai most affected

According to the government, a total of 13,081 samples were tested taking to total over 326,000 till date

Hotels across all segments open doors for govt's repatriation scheme

Hotels in all the five metros including Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata, are serving as isolation facilities for the travellers before they head home after the 14 day quarantine

Lockdown 4.0 MHA guidelines: Shopping malls, public spaces to remain shut

The guidelines came soon after the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) extended the national lockdown beyond Sunday till May-end

Bihar could be underreporting coronavirus cases in the state; here's why

Bihar is seeing a sudden increase in the number of coronavirus cases

Mobiles may be potential carriers of virus, can spread infection: Doctors

Mobile phones are one of the most highly touched surfaces according to the CDC, along with counters, tabletops, doorknobs, bathroom fixtures, toilets

'How can we stop it?' SC on plea to stop migrant workers walking to homes

Advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava, who had filed the plea, referred to recent incidents of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh where migrant workers were killed in accidents on highways

Wipro unveils sanitisation walkways, robots to fight the coronavirus

Developed in four weeks, these walkways have already been installed at Wipro's campuses and factories. The walkway has been priced between Rs 1-1.3 lakh per unit

No limousine, 30% salary cut among austerity steps announced by President

According to the officials, these measures will result in the saving of around Rs 40-45 crore annually by the Rashtrapati Bhavan which has a yearly budget of more than Rs 200 crore

Guidelines issued for pool-testing of migrant workers, global travellers

Pool testing is a cost effective and time saving method of detecting the spread of Covid among the population

Half of rural Indians eating less; a third may stop kids' schooling: Report

A ground survey by Transforming Rural India Foundation raises alarm bells about the impending human catastrophe unfolding in rural India due to the coronavirus crisis