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Hetero launches generic Favipiravir in India. (Photo- IndiaMart)Business
Hetero launches COVID-19 drug Favivir at Rs 59 per tablet

The product is available from July 29 at all retail medical outlets across the country and will be sold only on...

29 July 2020 2:04 PM IST

Moderna Inc is planning to price its coronavirus vaccine at $50 to $60 per course. (Representative Image)Business
Moderna to price COVID-19 vaccine at $50-$60 per course

Moderna's proposed price would apply to the United States and other high-income countries

29 July 2020 11:18 AM IST

Gold hits record, gets more precious as dollar loses value. (AFP Photo)Business
Gold soars to record high as dollar drops

The precious metal had stormed almost $40 higher at one point to reach $1,980 an ounce

28 July 2020 10:24 AM IST

Border closures and travel restrictions remain an important part of many countries strategy to combat the novel coronavirus. (AP)World
Closing borders not a 'sustainable strategy' against virus: WHO

The organization urged countries to adopt comprehensive strategies based on local knowledge of where coronavirus is...

27 July 2020 8:20 PM IST

Experts fear a severe COIVD-19 outbreak could be catastrophic in a country where malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS are already problems. (Representational Image: AFP)World
Papua New Guinea orders lockdown after first COVID-19 death

The country had seen only 11 cases until a week ago but the total now stands at 61, with new cases being found daily

27 July 2020 4:52 PM IST

Travellers, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, walking with luggage as part of the first group of arrivals for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, at the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddahs King Abdulaziz International Airport. - The 2020 hajj season, which has been scaled back dramatically to include only around 1,000 Muslim pilgrims as Saudi Arabia battles a coronavirus surge, is set to begin on July 29. (via AFP)World
Saudi's downscaled Hajj season begins with restrictions and caution

Pilgrims are required to be tested for coronavirus before arriving in Mecca and will also have to quarantine after the...

27 July 2020 9:53 AM IST

The Indian community in Australia is comprised of nearly seven lakh people. (Representational Image)World
Australia's migration intake to fall by over 2 lakh; Indians affected

India is one of the top sources of skilled immigrants to Australia, with nearly 90,000 students studying in Australian...

26 July 2020 5:44 PM IST

Congress leader Ajay Maken accused the Centre on Sunday of conspiring to topple the Congress governments in various state. (PTI Photo)India
Fight COVID and China, stop conspiring to topple Congress governments:...

He said to protect Constitution and democracy, Congress workers will stage protests in front of the Raj Bhawans across...

26 July 2020 5:00 PM IST

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

26 July 2020 3:55 PM IST

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)Science
Rare genetic mutation might be making some people more vulnerable to...

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

26 July 2020 3:42 PM IST

A Sri Lankan municipal health worker takes a nasal swab sample to test for COVID-19 in Colombo. (AP)World
Sri Lanka successfully curbed virus community spread: COVID task force...

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

25 July 2020 2:59 PM IST

Officials sort seized pangolin scales at a port in southern Vietnams Ba Ria Vung Tau province. - Vietnam, one of Asias 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)World
Vietnam bans wildlife trade, markets to prevent animal-to-human...

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

25 July 2020 12:06 PM IST

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