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India coronavirus dispatch: The strategy behind Kerala's testing method
Protecting the vulnerable, troubles of the economy going ahead, and three stages of brain damage due to Covid-19-a roundup of articles in Indian publications on how India is dealing with the pandemic
 "India coronavirus dispatch: The strategy behind Kerala's testing method")
India coronavirus dispatch: How will the Covid-19 pandemic end?
From hospitals' response to rising cases, to the feasibility of work from home in the long run, and how ICMR inflated accuracy of its antibody test kits - read these and more in today's India dispatch
India coronavirus dispatch: Does your health insurance cover Covid-19?
From one testing lab for 30 million people, to the meaning of community transmission, and how fast coronavirus can spread via hospital surfaces - read these and more in today's India dispatch
 "India coronavirus dispatch: Does your health insurance cover Covid-19?")
What are antibody therapies and who is developing them for Covid-19?
Eli Lilly is collaborating with Junshi and Canadian biotech firm AbCellera Biologics to develop different antibody treatments
 "What are antibody therapies and who is developing them for Covid-19?")
India coronavirus dispatch: Why Mumbai became the worst-hit Indian city
From a cleaner air policy, to what made Mumbai the worst-hit Indian city, and how the type of diabetes you have can impact how you react to the virus - read these and more in today's India dispatch
 "India coronavirus dispatch: Why Mumbai became the worst-hit Indian city")
Coronavirus vaccine update: Covid drug, AstraZeneca vaccine current status
Coronavirus vaccine latest update: AstraZeneca has approached Gilead Sciences over a potential merger. It also says it is on track to roll out 2 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines in September
Covid-19: To reach hinterland, lab chains may be allowed to go for tie-ups
Govt also considers installing RT-PCR machines at medical colleges
 "Covid-19: To reach hinterland, lab chains may be allowed to go for tie-ups")
It's not over: WHO on increasing Covid-19 cases as nations ease lockdowns
The epicentre of the pandemic is currently in countries of Central, South and North America, particularly the US, WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris said
 "It's not over: WHO on increasing Covid-19 cases as nations ease lockdowns")
WHO finally endorses masks to prevent transmission
Since the beginning of the pandemic, surprisingly, the WHO had refused to endorse masks
 "WHO finally endorses masks to prevent transmission")
How to hug during a pandemic
Of the many things we miss from our pre-pandemic lives, hugging may top the list
 "How to hug during a pandemic")
Empower, engage, motivate: Parenting in the times of Covid-19 pandemic
It is very important for us to approach this in an age appropriate way
 "Empower, engage, motivate: Parenting in the times of Covid-19 pandemic")
India coronavirus dispatch: Can 'social bubbles' contain Covid-19 spread?
From cancer care through the pandemic, to Mumbai's efforts to ramp up its health infra, and how our cities turned the crisis from bad to worse - read these and more in today's India dispatch
 "India coronavirus dispatch: Can 'social bubbles' contain Covid-19 spread?")
Covid-19 opportunity for India to speed up Ayushman Bharat, says WHO chief
After India, Pakistan is the worst affected in South Asia with 89,249 Covid-19 cases, and 1,935 fatalities
 "Covid-19 opportunity for India to speed up Ayushman Bharat, says WHO chief")
India coronavirus dispatch: Visualising a response moving forward
From patients struggling to find hospital beds, to the crisis moving to India's rural areas, and what a new study says about hydroxychloroquine - read these and more in today's India dispatch
 "India coronavirus dispatch: Visualising a response moving forward")
Average daily growth in coronavirus cases on a decline in Mumbai: BMC
According to BMC's health department data, in the past one month, the maximum number of cases, 1,739, on a single-day were detected on May 22, while the minimum, 404, was recorded on May 13
Coronavirus: Lancet retracts study claiming death risk from use of HCQ
Based on this development, we can no longer vouch for the veracity of the primary data sources, the retraction statement noted
 "Coronavirus: Lancet retracts study claiming death risk from use of HCQ")
India coronavirus dispatch: The human body's immune response to the virus
From India's first non-agri-driven recession, to Parliament missing in action, and why study suggests blood cancer patients usually survive Covid-19 - read these and more in today's India dispatch
 "India coronavirus dispatch: The human body's immune response to the virus")
Covid-19 crisis: WHO says HCQ trials can resume, safety test done
The World Health Organization said Wednesday that it will resume recruiting patients for the hydroxychloroquine arm of a global trial called Solidarity.
India coronavirus dispatch: Scripting a new narrative for Covid-19 control
From reframing of worker-employer relations, to how airlines and airports are trying to make flying safe, and whether a UV device can kill virus - read these and more in today's India dispatch
 "India coronavirus dispatch: Scripting a new narrative for Covid-19 control")
Coronavirus vaccine update: Importance of Covid-19 drug, current status
Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech has said that it is 99% sure that their Covid-19 vaccine will work. Track latest coronavirus vaccine updatesFchina
