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Rajya Sabha passes bill to punish those attacking healthcare workers

The Rajya Sabha passed a legislation that provides for up to five years in jail for those attacking doctors and healthcare workers fighting the Covid-19 outbreak

Spike in Covid-19 cases bares gaps in Delhi, Mumbai critical care infra

Industry says govt makeshift facilities lie vacant as patients scramble for private hospital beds

Odisha coronavirus update: reports more recoveries than new Covid-19 cases

Odisha reported more recoveries of Covid-19 patients than new cases on Tuesday as 3,714 people were cured of the disease while 3,645 got infected with it, a health department official said

India coronavirus update: 83,809 new Covid cases, 1,054 deaths in 24 hours

India's novel coronavirus tally crossed 49 lakh on Tuesday with 83,809 new cases, while38.59 lakh people have recuperated so far, taking the recovery rate to 78.28 per cent, the Health Ministry said

Falling oil prices, raging pandemic have exposed weaknesses of the wealthy

Covid-19 is not the Black Death, but its impact may be civilizational, weakening the mighty, raising up the modest, and rearranging axes of power across the globe

With 414 new Covid-19 patients, Puducherry reports total 20,226 cases

Puducherry reported 414 new Coivd-19 cases on Monday, taking the total number of cases to 20,226

Karnataka coronavirus update: Recoveries outnumber new Covid-19 cases

With 8,865 persons getting discharged on Monday, recoveries outnumbered 8,244 new Covid cases across Karnataka, while 119 succumbed to the dreaded virus in the last 24 hours

World Lymphoma Awareness Day: Covid-19 can be fatal for lymphoma patients

No study has exactly pinpointed the exact adverse impact of Covid-19 virus on lymphoma/cancer patients but it is widely accepted that they are among high-risk groups

Odisha's Covid-19 tally crosses 150,000-mark; death toll mounts to 626

Tally in Odisha rose to 150,807 after 3,913 more people, including 38 inmates of a jail and a BJD MLA, tested positive for the disease, while 10 fresh fatalities took the death toll to 626

Will focus on three-pronged strategy to drive growth: Zydus Wellness

The company is also planning to enter new markets with relevant offering as part of expanding its geographical footprint, Zydus Wellness said

Global Covid cases top 28.6 million, death toll at 918,000: Johns Hopkins

The US accounted for the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 6,482,503 and 193,670 respectively, according to the CSSE

Halting Oxford's Covid-19 vaccine trial is not a setback; it shows prudence

Melbourne-based biotechnology company CSL has committed to producing and supplying more than 30 million doses of the vaccine to Australians if it's found to be safe and effective

More than 3/4th of India's Covid-19 cases have recovered, discharged: MoHFW

Over three-fourth of reported COVID-19 cases in India have either recovered or been discharged, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) informed on Saturday.In a tweet, Union Heath Ministry shared a picture which showed the country's recovery rate at 77.65 per cent while the percentage of active cases stands at 20.7 per cent."The gap between the percentage of Recovered Cases and percentage of Active Cases progressively growing wide. More than 3/4 of total cases (more than 36L) recovered & discharged," the tweet also read.The active cases in the country are known to be only a "small portion", which is less than one-fourth of total cases, according to MoHFW."Centre-led COVID management strategies have focused on early detection through widespread, easy and aggressive testing; standardised quality and effective treatment in hospitals and supervised home/facility isolation; and reducing mortality," the Health Ministry said in a subsequent tweet.With the highest single-day .

100% surge in coronavirus recovery rate in last 29 days: Health Ministry

Even as there has been been an unprecedented rise in Covid-19 cases, there has been a 100 per cent surge in recovered patients in the last 29 days

India staring at another health disaster amid a raging battle with Covid-19

The biggest crisis is India's longstanding battle with tuberculosis. The country has as many as 2.7 million TB patients currently, by far the most in the world

Nearly 20% Andhra residents have developed antibodies to Covid: Sero survey

The survey also revealed that a high percentage of people who had contracted the coronavirus were asymptomatic

Ahmedabad coronavirus update: City's case count reaches 32,696; three die

The Covid-19 tally in Ahmedabad district rose to 32,696 on Monday with addition of 172 new cases, Gujarat health department said

Mizoram coronavirus update: State's infection count stands at 1,114

With 382 active cases in Mizoram, the total number of coronavirus cases stand at 1,114 in the state, informed the Department of Information and Public Relations of Mizoram on Monday

Telangana Covid update: State adds 1,802 cases; 9 deaths push toll to 895

Telangana reported 1,802 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 142,771 while nine more deaths pushed the toll to 895, the state government said

Coronavirus case fatality rate below 2%, on continuous decline: MoHFW

The data released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has revealed that the COVID-19 Case Fatality Rate (CFR) has dropped below 2 per cent and is on a continuous decline.The data published by the Union Ministry shows that the CFR was 2.15 per cent on August 1 and stands at 1.72 per cent on September 6.The data further shows that the average weekly CFR was 1.97 per cent for the week of August 10 to August 16. The average weekly CFR has dropped to 1.75 per cent for the week of August 31 to September 6."India's comprehensive and calibrated actions within the umbrella strategy of 'TEST TRACK TREAT' have resulted in a low mortality rate. Sustained efforts through early diagnosis, & timely and effective treatment continues to steadily push the CFR down," the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare tweeted.With a record spike of 90,633, India became the second-most COVID-affected country in the world. With 1,065 more deaths on Sunday, the cumulative toll reached ...