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Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to buy remdesivir from a Gujarat-based company. (ANI Photo)

Maharashtra FDA to buy remdesivir from Gujarat firm

State FDA minister Rajendra Shingne said the government plans to publish the price and availability of the drugs online for transparency

26 Jul 2020 3:55 PM

The research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, analysed variation of the genetic makeup of four young male patients with severe COVID-19 from two families, who did not have any preexisting medical conditions that made them predisposed to the deadly disease. (Photo: Pixabay)

Rare genetic mutation might be making some people more vulnerable to COVID-19

This discovery may have important consequences for the treatment of severely ill COVID-19 patients

26 Jul 2020 3:42 PM

A Sri Lankan municipal health worker takes a nasal swab sample to test for COVID-19 in Colombo. (AP)

Sri Lanka successfully curbed virus community spread: COVID task force chief

The country has not witnessed a single community case for the last three months as per official records

25 Jul 2020 2:59 PM

Officials sort seized pangolin scales at a port in southern Vietnam's Ba Ria Vung Tau province. - Vietnam, one of Asia's biggest consumers of wildlife products, has suspended all imports of wild animal species "dead or alive" and vowed to "eliminate" illegal markets across the country. (AFP)

Vietnam bans wildlife trade, markets to prevent animal-to-human infections

Vietnam has been a popular destination for wildlife products often from endangered species used in traditional medicine or exotic cuisine

25 Jul 2020 12:06 PM

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gestures as he speaks to supporters in the garden of the Alvorada Palace. (AFP)

Bolsonaro supporters blocked out of Twitter, Facebook after court rule

Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered them blocked as part of a probe into an alleged disinformation campaign by the president’s allies

25 Jul 2020 11:21 AM

Shoppers wear face masks in Covent Garden, central London on July 24, 2020, as lockdown restrictions continue to be eased during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. - Face coverings are now compulsory for customers in shops in England, as new coronavirus rules came into force on Friday. (AFP)

Rules tighten across Europe as WHO warns of virus spike

Europe accounts for a fifth of the world's more than 15 million infections and remains the hardest-hit region in terms of deaths

25 Jul 2020 10:22 AM

A quarantine order was imposed on six different vessels anchored in the city's waters after some of the crew members tested positive for the virus. (AFP)

Seafarers skipping quarantine leads to sudden virus spike in Hong Kong

After successfully tackling COVID-19 local transmission once, case numbers in the densely packed finance hub increased again this month

24 Jul 2020 3:16 PM

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, who is infected with COVID-19, wears a protective face mask as he makes a heart-hand sign to supporters during a Brazilian flag retreat ceremony outside his official residence the Alvorada Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil. (AP)

Brazil's Bolsonaro goes for bike rides, chats up with staff despite being corona positive

The far-right leader, who has been called a 'Tropical Trump,' has repeatedly defied social distancing guidelines

24 Jul 2020 12:44 PM

An Israeli researcher demonstrates a coronavirus breathalyser test by exhaling into a small bag called the "Air Trap" at the laboratory of NanoScent's headquarters in Misgav industrial zone near the northern city of Karmiel. (AFP)

Israeli firm developing coronavirus breathalyser test

NanoScent, the firm making the test kits, said an extensive trial within Israel delivered results with 85 percent accuracy

24 Jul 2020 11:29 AM

Bajaj is facing supply chain issues at its plants in India due to lockdowns imposed by local governments. (PTI Photo)

Bajaj Auto focuses on exports as India battles COVID-19 pandemic

Between January and June, it exported 6,64,000 motorcycles while selling 5,89,000 in India, company data showed

24 Jul 2020 9:19 AM

A funeral home worker in A protective suit disinfects a coffin carrying a woman who died from COVID-19, as they prepare for a funeral in Katlehong, near Johannesburg, South Africa. (AP)

South Africa 59% excess deaths imply hidden COVID-19 toll

Africa’s most industrialised nation is in the middle of a runaway epidemic of the coronavirus, with cases increasing by more than 10,000 day

23 Jul 2020 7:16 PM

Daimler, the maker of Mercedes-Benz luxury cars and Freightliner trucks, lost 1.91 billion euros in the second quarter. (AFP Photo)

Daimler Q2 loss widens on weak demand

CEO Ola Kallenius said it had worked to preserve cash reserves during a difficult time and was seeing “the first signs of a sales recovery”

23 Jul 2020 3:26 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a new chicken farm being built in Hwangju County, North Korea. (AP)

Kim Jong Un visits chicken farm, calls for improvements

He described the facility as a model for modernizing chicken farms in the rest of the country, which he described as 'backward'

23 Jul 2020 12:19 PM

The landmark 75th session of the UN General Assembly will begin on September 15. (Image by Groov3/Wikimedia)

UN annual meet to go virtual for first time in 75 years of history

World leaders will instead submit pre-recorded video statements for this year's landmark 75th session of UNGA

23 Jul 2020 11:49 AM

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav is likely to visit other districts of the state to take stock of COVID -19 and flood situation. (PTI Photo)

Chief Minister has become invisible says Tejashwi Yadav

As per an assessment more than three lakh people have been badly affected in around eight districts of north Bihar

23 Jul 2020 11:32 AM

Bajaj Auto on Wednesday posted a 60.92 per cent decline in its consolidated net profit at Rs 395.51 crore for the first quarter ended June 30. (ANI Photo)

Bajaj Auto reports 61% fall in June quarter profit

Its total revenue from operations fell to Rs 3,079.24 crore for the April-June period, down 60.29 per cent

22 Jul 2020 2:23 PM

The Coca-Cola Company on Tuesday reported a 16 per cent decline in its unit case volume for the second quarter. (AP Photo)

India lockdown dents CocaCola sales in June quarter

Unit case volume declined 36 per cent driven by India and South Africa due to the impact of the coronavirus, said CocaCola

22 Jul 2020 9:03 AM

Jubilant Generics gets nod to manufacture, market anti-viral drug Remdesivir. (Representational Image)

Jubilant Generics gets DCGI nod to manufacture COVID-19 drug Remdesivir

On June 21, Hetero and Cipla and on July 2 Mylan were given permission to manufacture and market the drug on the same conditions

21 Jul 2020 10:01 AM

IndiGo said it will cut 10% of its workforce as it grapples with declining revenues due to the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. (PTI Photo)

IndiGo to cut 10% staff, says CEO Ronojoy Dutta

IndiGo, which had 23,531 employees on its rolls as of March 2019, said it was flying only a small percentage of full fleet of 250 airplanes

21 Jul 2020 9:05 AM

Children run down a street past an informational mural warning people about the dangers of the new coronavirus, in the Kibera slum, or informal settlement, of Nairobi, Kenya. (AP)

Home learning, reopening schools especially hard in Africa

The schooling crisis is more acute in Africa, where up to 80% of students don’t have access to internet and even electricity is unreliable

20 Jul 2020 8:16 PM

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