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Aamir Khan's staff tests coronavirus positive, actor assures he is safe

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan sent out a statement announcing some of his staff had tested positive and immediately quarantined.

Covid-19 Factoid: Surge worry as India adds 19,000 cases for 2 days running

Telangana has 14,000 coronavirus cases, of which 62 per cent are still active, the highest among most-affected states (5,000-plus cases)

CSIR scientists design oxygen enrichment unit for homes, hospitals: Vardhan

Scientists at CSIR have designed an oxygen enrichment unit that can be used in homes, hospitals and remote rural areas and can prove to be very important in COVID-19 times, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday. He said the unit can help reduce the demand for oxygen cylinders and ventilators. "Scientists at the CSIR (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research)-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune have designed an oxygen enrichment unit that can be used when needed in homes, hospitals and remote rural areas. This can prove to be very important in the COVID times," he said in a tweet. "One of its features is that it does not require #oxygen cylinder. This unit may help reduce the demand for oxygen cylinders and ventilators. If #COVID19patients get oxygen initially, they do not need ventilators later. @IndiaDST," Vardhan said in another tweet.

Gilead puts $2,340 price tag for coronavirus drug, faces criticism

The maker of a drug shown to shorten recovery time for severely ill patients says it will charge $2,340 for a typical treatment course for people covered by govt health programmes in the US

Not wearing mask may yield prison term in Goa, says CM Pramod Sawant

The Goa government is mulling imprisonment for persons not wearing masks and for not following social distancing norms, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Monday.

Coronavirus daily update: Mumbai adds 1,247 new cases; 92 more patients die

The coronavirus tally in Mumbai increased to 76,294 with the addition of 1,247 new cases, while the death toll rose to 4,461 after 92 more patients succumbed to the infection.

Bihar sees highest single-day spike of 394 Covid-19 cases; tally at 9,618

Bihar on Monday reported 394 coronavirus cases, its highest single-day spike, pushing the infection tally to 9,618, while the death toll rose to 63, the state health department said.

Coronavirus update: 5 new Covid-19 cases in Arunachal, tally rises to 187

Five new Covid-19 cases were reported in Arunachal Pradesh on Monday, taking the northeastern state's tally to 187, an official said.

Coronavirus update: Odisha's Covid-19 death toll at 23; cases rise to 6,859

Odisha's coronavirus death toll mounted to 23 with two more persons succumbing to the disease on Monday, as the total number of cases in the state reached 6,859, a health department official said.

Infosys launches personalised medicine solution for pharmaceutical cos

The solution uses advanced analytics to manage individual patient treatment lifecycle from enrolment and scheduling to post medical treatments and can notably reduce patient treatment lifecycle

Mumbai tweaks discharge protocol in bid to free tertiary care beds faster

City's top hospitals say average length of stay for a Covid-19 patient is now around seven days, down 50% from 14-days in the beginning of the pandemic

Uddhav Thackeray launches world's largest convalescent plasma project

Uddhav Thackeray launched convalescent plasma therapy-cum-trial project for treatment of critical coronavirus patients

UAE suspends all flights from Pak as Covid-19 cases cross 200,000: Report

The UAE has temporarily suspended all incoming flights from Pakistan until it sets up a special Covid-19 lab to test the travellers from the country, according to media reports.

Indian Film Festival of Melbourne rescheduled to Oct amid Covid-19 pandemic

The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne has announced that the 2020 edition has been pushed ahead, with dates rescheduled from August to October due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Central team reaches Hyderabad to assess coronavirus ground situation

A central team on a visit to Hyderabad to assess the ground situation and study measures to contain spread of Coronavirus visited newly-established Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences on Monday

Bengaluru has 3,419 cases of coronavirus as on June 28: Sudhakar K

This number is 25.92% of the total coronavirus cases in Karnataka

Coronavirus daily update: 19 new cases in Nagaland, state tally reaches 434

Nagaland reported 19 new Covid-19 positive cases on Monday, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 434, said Nagaland Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom.

Reusable upto 80 washes, Coimbatore textile firm develops PPE coveralls

A Coimbatore-based textile manufacturing company has claimed that they have developed personal protective equipment (PPE) coveralls which are reusable up to 80 washes

India sees spike of 19,459 coronavirus cases, tally reaches 548,318

India recorded 19,459 new coronavirus cases and 380 deaths in the last 24 hours

Covid-19 Factoid: World took just six days to add one million new cases

It had taken 72 days for the world to register the first 1 million cases. The rate of growth in adding new cases has been increasing since