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India's Covid-19 testing rate lower than other nations: WHO chief scientist

"India as a whole, the testing rates are much lower compared to some of the countries, who have done well like Germany, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan," she said

Noida: 36 new Covid-19 cases take total to 5,544; active cases 902

Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded 36 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the tally in the district to 5,544, official data showed.

Margin pressures to cap upside for Dr Lal Pathlabs as Covid dents volumes

Valuations too do not leave much scope for gains

Tripura CM tests negative for Covid-19; two family members test positive

On late Monday night, the Chief Minister tweeted, "Two of my family members found Covid-19 positive

Plastic from used PPE kits can be transformed into biofuel, say researchers

There is high production and utilisation of PPE to protect the community of health workers and other frontline workers of Covid-19

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Argentina goes for restructuring $65 bn debt

US teachers protest school reopening, J&J spray approved to treat the suicidal, BP halves dividend as Covid-19 pushes oil major to loss, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Do we need to shift focus, narrative on virus?

Odisha's peculiar problem, triple whammy for nurses tending to corona patients, go-ahead for Phase-3 trials of Oxford vaccine--a round-up of news on how the country is dealing with the pandemic

Standard tests to assess T cells may unravel Covid-19 mysteries: Scientists

According to Rath, a subset CD8 T cells provide a major anti-viral immune function which may have a substantive role to play, especially in people whose antibody responses turn out to be short-lived

VST Industries in focus, rallies 11% after June quarter numbers

The company's net profit rose 0.04 per cent YoY to Rs 75.71 crore for the quarter under review.

Serum Institute gets nod for Phase-2 and 3 trials of Oxford's Covid vaccine

While the price of the vaccine hasn't yet been decided, the firm said it would like to keep it under Rs 1,000

Street ignores recovery hurdles faced by pricey McDonald's India franchise

Continued pressure on dine-in sales may hurt growth

Gujarat: Ahmedabad's Covid-19 case count nears 27,000-mark; six more die

The number of Covid-19 cases in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat mounted by 151 to 26,969 on Monday, state health department said

Tech Mahindra starts Covid-19 screening service to detect antibodies

IT company Tech Mahindra on Monday started a coronavirus screening service 'Mhealthy', which can also detect Covid-19 antibodies, said a senior official of the company.

Telangana govt lifts restrictions on liquor shops, to open till 11 pm

: The Telangana government on Monday decided to allow liquor shops here to be open till 11 pm thereby lifting the restrictions imposed on them in the wake of the virus spread.

Karnataka: 6 staff at CM office hit by virus; Governor, Minister fine

Six employees at the Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa's office have tested positive for Covid-19, official sources said

Macular degeneration may increase severity of Covid-19, shows Study

People with age-related macular degeneration an eye disorder caused by overactive immune system -- are at greater risk of developing severe complications and dying from Covid-19

Pakistan PM appoints new health minister amid Covid-19 pandemic

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday appointed his focal person on COVID-19 as the new health minister, the third in less than two years, amidst the ongoing fight against the coronavirus that has claimed nearly 6,000 lives and infected over 280,000 people in the country. Dr Faisal Sultan has been appointed as Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) with the status of a federal minister. He is the chief executive officer of Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital, Khan's charity hospital. "Prime Minister has been pleased to appoint Dr Faisal Sultan as SAPM on National Health Services, Regulation & Coordination with immediate effect. Dr Faisal Sultan shall hold status of Federal Minister, according to an official statement. Sultan, the prime minister's focal person on COVID-19, will replace Dr Zafar Mirza, who resigned last week as SAPM on health. On Wednesday, Mirza had taken to Twitter to announce his resignation as the SAPM on health, saying he had made the decision over the ...

Exide Industries reports Q1 net loss of Rs 13.56 cr due to Covid-19 crisis

The company had posted a net profit of Rs 161.58 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago

962 new cases in Kerala as Covid-19 tally crosses 26,000, death toll at 84

Kerala reported 962 fresh cases, including 15 health workers on Monday, taking the total infection tally to 26,867 while the death toll climbed to 84 with two more fatalities.

Many ATMs in West Bengal running short of cash due to Covid-19 restrictions

Several ATMs in West Bengal are running short of currency as private entities entrusted with the cash-filling task are operating with skeletal staff