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India's Covid-19 caseload mounts to over 8.3 million with 50,210 new cases

India's Covid-19 tally climbed to 8.3 million with 50,210 new cases in a day, while 7.7 million people have recuperated so far, pushing the national recovery rate to 92.20%

Scientists identify Covid patients who recover quickly, sustain antibodies

Researchers have found that a subset of Covid-19 patients who recover faster have a persistent antibody response against the novel coronavirus

Coronavirus vaccine update: Mexico gets 1st doses of Chinese vaccine COVAX

Two coronavirus vaccine frontrunners - Pfizer and Moderna - are set to release late-stage and Phase-II results this month. Catch latest coronavirus vaccine updates here

Aspen Pharmacare, Johnson & Johnson announce deal to make Covid-19 vaccine

South African pharmaceutical firm Aspen Pharmacare has announced a deal with U.S. firm Johnson & Johnson to manufacture its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, if it is approved in South Africa and internationally. In a statement issued on Monday, Aspen said that if ongoing trials bring international health authorities to endorse the J&J vaccine as effective and safe, it would be produced at Aspen's manufacturing facility in Port Elizabeth in South Africa's Eastern Cape province. The company said the facility has a capacity to manufacture more than 300 million doses of the vaccine a year. Johnson & Johnson's test vaccine, Ad26.COV3-S, is one of four different vaccines currently undergoing clinical trials in South Africa. Johnson & Johnson would be responsible for supplying the vaccine in large batches and Aspen would put it into vials and package it for individual doses, pending a final commercial agreement, said the statement issued by Aspen. Aspen chief executive Stephen ...

Biden says he would declare Covid-19 action plan on day 1 of presidency

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has said that if voted to power, he would put into place a Covid-19 action plan on the first day of his presidency

Mutation in novel coronavirus may have made it more contagious: Study

The novel coronavirus is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious, according to a study involving more than 5,000 Covid-19 patients in the US

Jharkhand registers 326 new coronavirus cases, taking caseload to 102,087

Jharkhand's Covid-19 caseload rose to 102,087 as 326 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said

Andaman and Nicobar Islands report 15 new coronavirus cases, total at 4,332

At least 15 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, raising the tally in the Union Territory to 4,332, a health department official said

UP sets record in sanitiser production, over 17 mn litres made since March

Uttar Pradesh has set a record of sorts by producing over 17 million litres of sanitiser since March when the lockdown was imposed following the Covid-19 pandemic

MIT scientists design face mask that can inactivate coronavirus using heat

Scientists at MIT have designed a novel face mask that can not only filter out the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19 but also inactivate it using heat

Rajasthan Guv appeals for plasma donation from recovered Covid-19 patients

He said the process of donating plasma was very simple and the blood of the person donating the plasma was not taken

Anti-inflammatory drugs save lives among critically ill Covid patients: WHO

Study shows other cheap and readily available corticosteroid drugs, including hydrocortisone, could benefit patients at the life-threatening stages of coronavirus infection

Antiviral drug used to treat cats also works against Covid-19: Scientists

A drug used to cure a deadly viral disease in cats may be effective as a treatment for humans against coronavirus, according to a study that may lead to new therapeutics to treat Covid-19

Top headlines: Tata may sell JLR, UK steel biz, CBDT undergoing facelift

From Tata likely to sell JLR and UK steel operations in UK, Covid-19 drug sales performing well to private train operators allowed to choose halt stations, here are the top news of the day

Zydus launches cheapest remdesivir at Rs 2,800 per 100 mg vial in India

Potential Covid-19 treatment drug launched under brand name Remdac in India

Scientists identify cell structure that can help develop new Covid-19 drugs

They said the viruses replicate by transforming host cell membranes into peculiar double-membrane vesicle (DMV) structures

Lupin launches Covid-19 drug Favipiravir in India at Rs 49 per tablet

Favipiravir has received authorisation from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for emergency use of its product

Studies explained in pics: Drugs that can help, hurt you in Covid fight

Here's a look at fresh studies about what treatments do or don't work for Covid-19, with high-quality methods that give reliable results

Covid news: 11k 'Make In India' ventilators dispatched; WHO's new timeline

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan informed that so far, 11,300 'Make In India' ventilators have been dispatched, of those 6,154 are delivered to hospitals

In pics: Will these potential Covid-19 drugs in India end the virus menace?

After the AYUSH ministry has examined the drugs by Patanjali Ayurved, the firm will be allowed to advertise or publicise any claims of curing the disease