corona updates

Hyderabad:  Hetero, one of India's leading generic pharmaceutical companies and the world's largest producer of anti-retroviral drugs, on Friday announced the launch of first-ever "patient compliant pack" of Favivir 800/200 for the…

New Delhi:  With 83,341 fresh coronavirus infections in 24 hours, India's tally mounted to 39,36,747 on Friday, while the death toll climbed to 68,472 with 1,096 more fatalities, said the Health Ministry. Out of total confirmed cases,…

Sydney: In an ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus, the researchers have developed a new test that can diagnose Covid-19 in just 20 minutes. The findings, published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology, show the rapid molecular…

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 20.7 million, while the deaths have increased to over 752,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. As of Friday morning, the total number of cases stood at…

Sydney:  New research adds to the growing body of evidence that pasteurizing human milk inactivates the virus that causes Covid-19. "While there is no evidence that the virus can be transmitted through breast milk, there is always a…

Beijing: Chinese scientists have come up with a new estimate for the incubation period of Covid-19, which is around 7.76 days, longer than previous estimates of 4 to 5 days. The study, published in the journal Science Advances, involves…

New Delhi: A near-term recovery for India's non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) is not probable due to the fallout of coronavirus pandemic, Fitch Ratings said on Monday. An investor poll at the annual Fitch on India event, held in…

New York:  Bats which are the carrier of deadly viruses that affect humans like Ebola, rabies, and possibly the SARS-CoV-2 strain of virus that causes coronavirus. However, these viruses have not killed bats but humans. Bats are…