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Covid-19: MCA eases attendance rules for board meetings till June 30

Relaxation allows directors to attend via audio-visual means even for approval of financial statements and the board's report

The latest extreme trend for the fitness-crazed: Biohacking for DIY bodies

The latest trend in the search for good health involves experiments with one's own body. Veer Arjun Singh tries to explain the phenomenon of biohacking

Star Health, ICICI Lombard launch policies to cover Covid-19 patients

The cases of coronavirus are increasing rapidly across the world with the count crossing 245,749 globally and 195 in India

Understanding how Covid-19 impacts children is crucial in slowing pandemic

The researchers cautioned that children, even when not showing any symptoms, could play a "major role" in disease transmission

Coronavirus LIVE: ICSE, ISC exams delayed; first positive Chhattisgarh case

Coronavirus latest news: Covid-19 death toll across the globe rose to 8,967 on Thursday, with over 219,240 confirmed cases. 169 cases have been detected in India. Catch Coronavirus LIVE updates

Poverty, health and social networks

Strengthening of social networks could help mitigate market and government policy failures by facilitating upward income/expenditure transitions

How long will coronavirus live on surfaces or in the air around you?

A new study could have implications for how the general public and health care workers try to avoid transmission of the virus

Coronavirus LIVE: New helpline number launched as cases rise to 114

The coronavirus death toll across the globe rose to 6,684 on Monday, with over 174,000 confirmed cases. Stay tuned for LIVE updates on COVID-19

Covid-19 impact: China's Jan-Feb economic activity worse than expected

Retail sales fell 20.5% from a year earlier after shopping malls and other businesses were closed in late January

Xi Jinping makes first visit to coronavirus-hit Wuhan since virus outbreak

Meanwhile, Chinese authorities reported 19 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 17 fatalities on Monday.

Japan's Abe under fire over Covid-19; to alter emergency declaration law

Japan more than 1,000 cases of the virus including about 700 from a cruise ship quarantined near Tokyo last month

Coronavirus outbreak: Airports start stringent screening to check spread

All thanks to several doctors on standby, the queues of fliers are manageable

General Insurance Council says existing health policies cover coronavirus

There are 30 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in the country as of Thursday, of which 16 are Italian tourists

Coronavirus Q&A: From prevention to testing, all that you need to know

According to WHO, there is no evidence that companion animals or pets such as cats and dogs have been infected or could spread the virus

Coronavirus: IMF makes available $50 bn to help emerging market countries

Of this, 10 billion dollars is available at zero interest for the poorest members through the rapid credit facility

Coronavirus unites a peeved China against the govt with songs of dissent

Chinese people angry over the government's handling of the public health emergency also went online en masse and placed blame for Li's death squarely at the government's feet

81 patients including 20 PAC jawans test positive for swine flu in Meerut

Eight people have died in Meerut after falling prey to swine flu

Bihar to focus on education, healthcare, infra in Rs 2.11 trillion budget

Bihar's Budget has increased eight times and touched Rs 2,11,761.49 crore in 2020-21 from Rs 23,885 crore in 2004- 05, Modi said in his 11th Budget speech.

Here's how common mental shortcuts can cause major physician errors

In health care, unconscious biases can lead to disparate treatment of patients and can affect whether similar patients live or die

From Melbourne to San Francisco, Chinatowns feel brunt of coronavirus panic

Streets are notably quieter, facemasks are a commonplace and even a Lunar New Year dragon dance failed to bring in the usual crowds