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Covid-19 outbreak hits Norway cruise ship, could spread along coast

A Norwegian cruise ship line halted all trips and apologised for procedural errors after an outbreak of coronavirus on one ship infected at least 4 passengers and 36 crew members

Ravi Shankar Prasad in self-isolation, says he met Amit Shah a day earlier

Shah, on Sunday, had said he had tested positive for coronavirus and was getting admitted to a hospital following the advice of doctors

Difficult to predict if India will witness second wave of Covid-19: ICMR DG

The Director-General of India Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said apart from the scientific inputs, full participation of all citizens is essential to overcome the Covid-19 challenge

Tamil Nadu adds 5,609 new cases in a day, 1,021 from Chennai alone

5,800 patients discharged in past 24 hours, taking total to over 200,000; death count at 4,241

Doctors to take final call on admission, discharge of Covid-19 patients

To free up hospital beds for Covid-19 requiring emergency treatment, the West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission said that only the doctor will decide on admission or discharge

Australia's Victoria state imposes curfew in Melbourne; reports 429 cases

Australia's Victoria state on Monday reported 429 Covid-19 cases, a day after it declared "a state of disaster" following a surge in the number of coronavirus infections

After Covid-19 vaccine, next big step may be a class of biotech antibodies

Development of monoclonal antibodies to target the virus has been endorsed by leading scientists. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious diseases expert, called them "almost a sure bet"

Will soon get back to work after recovery, no need to worry: Yediyurappa

Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa, who is currently undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at a hospital, said there was no need for anyone to worry and he will soon get back to work after recovery

HSBC says net profit plunged 96% in Q2 amid low interest rates, Covid-19

Europe's biggest bank, HSBC, said that its net profit plummeted 96% in the second quarter of this year as lower interest rates combined with the downturn due to the coronavirus pandemic tool hold

Karti Chidambaram tests positive for Covid-19, under home quarantine

Congress MP from Tamil Nadu, Karti Chidambaram is the latest political personality to be infected with Covid-19

Wockhardt to supply millions of multiple Covid-19 vaccine doses to UK

The company has reserved fill-and-finish capacity - the final manufacturing step of putting vaccines into vials or syringes and packaging them - as part of an agreement with the UK government

Will be difficult to engage Whatmore now: Baroda Cricket Association

A senior BCA official said that it will be now "difficult to engage" sexagenarian Australian coach Dave Whatmore with the BCCI SOP barring 60-plus individuals from taking part in the training camp

Puducherry Covid-19 toll at 56 after 4 more succumb to virus, 178 new cases

Four persons succumbed to coronavirus in Puducherry taking the death toll to 56 while 178 fresh cases were reported on Monday

US coffee brand Starbucks bucks Covid-19, enters Lucknow with two outlets

With this, Starbucks has expanded its store network to 189 across 12 cities in India, which is one of its fastest growing markets globally

Suzuki Motor sees Q1 profit wipe out as Covid-19 hits car demand in India

Suzuki said it booked an extraordinary loss of 15.4 billion yen during the quarter from virus-related factory shutdowns

Real estate: Current sentiment pessimistic; project funding an issue

In a separate report by the economic wing of State Bank of India (SBI), the realty segment was among the top sectors where players / companies opted for moratorium

Oil prices fall on fears about economic fallout from rising Covid-19 cases

Coronavirus cases continued to surge in the United States and stood at almost 18 million globally

Total tests for Covid-19 infection cross 20-mn mark in India: ICMR

A cumulative total of 2,02,02,858 samples have been tested up to August 2 with 3,81,027 samples being tested on Sunday

UK rolls out 2 new rapid Covid-19 tests to increase testing capacity

Oxford Nanopore will be making 450,000 90-minute LamPORE swab tests available across adult care settings and labs in Britain from next week

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Assam unlocks as infection rate declines

Kerala to train, export nurses and paramedics, why so many vaccines are being developed, and are children strong spreaders of Covid-19?-news on how India is dealing with the pandemic