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Covid-19: Beginning of the end?

The pandemic appears to be receding across the board, although the possibility of a second wave cannot still be ruled out

PNB Housing Finance expects to disburse Rs 13,000-cr loan this fiscal: CEO

Demand from the mass housing segment has started picking up post relaxations in coronavirus-induced lockdowns and gradual reopening of economy

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Company insiders make $1 bn in rush for vaccine

UK to quarantine those returning from Spain, Aussi cops win halt to Black Lives Matter stir, Africa's Development Bank approves grants and other pandemic-related news across the globe

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Do open schools spread the virus more?

From more than 1,000 deaths in the US, fourth day in a row to questions about the global supply chain's ability to transport the vaccine when it comes

Take a view of full, partial or weekend lockdowns across India in pictures

At least half of India's population is under various types of lockdowns - full, partial or weekend

Coronavirus India dispatch: What are the Covid-19 endgame scenarios?

A roundup of articles in Indian news publications on how India is dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan tests positive for coronavirus

The chief minister said that if detected and treated on time, Covid-19 infection can be cured

Covid-19 Factoid: India has seen more than 5,000 deaths in just 7 days

Andhra Pradesh, which has seen a sudden surge in cases, added almost 8,000 new cases on July 23, taking its overall cases tally to almost 73,000

IFC to back BioE Ltd's pipeline of vaccines, including for Covid-19

The company will raise $30 mn from IFC to support the proposed expansion plan for its pipeline of vaccines and pharma products, besides playing a role in expediting Covid-19 vaccine development

Is Covid-19 changing course from big cities to smaller towns and villages?

Two indicators--daily growth in stock of positive cases and a derived case positivity rate--show cases are rising fast in the rural, while the virus is becoming more ubiquitous in metros

Covid-19 vaccine human trial: Man given first dose of Covaxin at AIIMS

Already, over 3,500 volunteers have registered themselves for the trial at AIIMS since last Saturday

Itolizumab to be a blockbuster opportunity for Biocon: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

We felt that this was the drug that would actually have a role to play in dealing with the cytokine storm that is being seen in Covid-19 patients, says Shaw

India coronavirus dispatch: The next phase needs less fear, more governance

A roundup of articles in Indian news publications on how India is dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic.

A pandemic report card

There are now about 1.3 million positive cases recorded, though given India's testing rates, the true number is perhaps several multiples of that

Bank NPAs could hit nearly 15% by March 2021 in worst-case scenario: Report

Indian banks have been battling rising bad loans for years but managed to get gross NPAs down to 8.5% in March, compared to 9.3% in September 2019

Over a quarter of homes in UP, Odisha had zero income under lockdown: NCAER

There was change in occupation profile during lockdown; the proportion of salaried persons fell sharply in UP

Tamil Nadu adds 6,785 new Covid-19 cases, state's total tally at 199,749

63,182 persons were tested in the last 24 hours, which is the highest so far

GoFlyPrivate: GoAir to allow passengers to book multiple rows on single PNR

GoFlyPrivate allows customers to have the confidence to travel and decide how many rows of seats they want to block, the airline said in a release

China's Covid-19 vaccine candidate shows some promise in animal tests

It is the second potential Covid-19 vaccine that China's military-backed research unit has moved into clinical trials

World Coronavirus Dispatch: US says two in China stole vaccine data

Pfizer gets $1.95 bn to produce vaccine by year end, Schindler to cut 2,000 jobs, China's millennials drink more milk for immunity and other pandemic-related news across the globe