Roads wore a deserted look on Saturday, as tempos, taxis and government buses did not operate
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The approval was given after its clinical trials on Covid-19 patients in India was found satisfactory by the expert committee
Manipur, Nagaland, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Mizoram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sikkim have zero case fatality rate
The number of recoveries stands at 4,95,51, while there are 2,76,685 active cases of coronavirus infection presently in the country
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Growth rates vary, but every country has struggled to contain the pandemic, shows an analysis of the numbers.
More than half of Covid-19 deaths in India are in the over 60 age group, which accounts for 10 per cent of the total population.
Districts which reported spikes include Tiruvallur, Virudhunagar, Madurai, Kallakurichi, Tuticorin, Chengalpet among others.
Gilead Sciences Inc said it has started an early-stage study of its antiviral Covid-19 treatment remdesivir that can be inhaled, for use outside of hospitals
Gilead is hoping to target the disease at the onset with the inhaled form of remdesivir, by delivering the drug directly to the primary site of infection
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Washington has formally begun the process of leaving the World Health Organisation
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Sudan shared some of the steps taken by the Ministry to address them which include setting up of helpline
Referring to the WHO Situation Report-168' dated July 6, the ministry said India's Covid-19 cases per million population is 505.37 as against the global average of 1,453.25
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According to the order of the District Magistrate and Chairperson, DDMA, Jorhat, all the weekly huts/markets will remain closed in the entire district by this order
The Centre said the average number of samples being tested per day for Covid-19 has gone up in Delhi, from 5,481 to 18,766 in about a month