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Govt lifts curbs on exports of formulations made from Paracetamol

The government on March 3 had put export restrictions on 26 pharma ingredients and medicines, including paracetamol

Covid-19: India receives 500,000 antibody testing kits from China

Government has received two types of kits from Guangzhou Wondfo and Zhuhai Livzon to see antibodies in Covid patients

Covid-19 impact: Economic growth may fall to 1.1% in FY21, says SBI report

According to the SBI Ecowrap report, the extension of the lockdown would result in economic loss of Rs 21.1 trillion or 6 per cent of the nominal GVA

Early lockdowns in India may flatten Covid-19 curve: Nimhans virologist

In a Q&A, V Ravi says at some later stage two-thirds of the population will have gotten Covid-19 but that stage many would have recovered without even knowing they had been infected

650,000 medical kits to fight Covid-19 dispatched from China: Indian envoy

Two major consignments of the medical kits were reported to have been sent to India from China earlier as part of the efforts to step up testing especially in hotspots during the ongoing lockdown in t

IIT Kanpur develops low cost personal protection kit to fight Covid-19

These low-cost kits are made of non-porous material and even a small or medium scale factory can manufacture it

Private labs to ask SC for relief on directive to offer free Covid tests

Thyrocare, Paras Healthcare, and Neuberg say if free tests are to be provided, help is needed from different agencies

Health Ministry urges rational use of PPEs, says India has sufficient stock

Joint Secretary of Health Ministry also said that the Centre is augmenting the supply of PPE to states and that the states should use such gears rationally

70-yr-old Covid-19 patient dies in Dharavi, tally of positive cases at 17

The death toll in the area rose to three

10 new coronavirus cases reported in Karnataka, tally climbs to 191

This includes 6 deaths and 28 discharges

Coronavirus: 30 healthcare workers at AIIMS Delhi advised quarantine

They came in contact with a 72-year-old Covid-19 patient

SC asks govt to prevent pvt labs from charging high fee for Covid-19 tests

The Supreme Court also suggested that the government should reimburse the fees charged by labs

100,000 random tests, '5 Ts': Kejriwal's plan to check coronavirus in Delhi

'We have prepared detailed plan to take over private hospitals if the number of coronavirus cases rises up to 30,000 in Delhi,' said Delhi CM

Covid-19: More testing needed, India not out of woods, say experts

"The lockdown should only be lifted when the number of cases start dropping, which is not happening right now," said Arvind Kumar

Covid-19: Birla-backed foundation launches toll-free number for citizens

Hotline to offer support for individuals across Maharashtra

Covid-19: Railways' Integral Coach Factory eyes tie-up to make ventilators

It will offer its component-making and assembling capacity to ramp up manufacturing of ventilators, which are critical in the battle against Covid-19

Tamil Nadu ask Centre to increase supply of test kits and other essentials

Asks Govt to relax fiscal deficit limits, double Ways and Means limit

Spain reports 849 deaths in 24 hrs; lockdown tightened across countries

In battered Italy, flags flew at half-mast during a minute of silence to honour the more than 11,500 people who have perished from the virus

Covid-19: Cyient gets nod for production of critical medical equipment

Cyient is producing components that are used in X-ray generators from GE Healthcare and units from Molbio Diagnostics, to enable rapid disease testing in India

Will heat, humidity slow down coronavirus outbreak? What experts say

All five studies that have come out between March 10 and March 23 have analysed COVID-19's relation with temperature and humidity in China and in other countries with high number of cases