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COVID-19 updates: Centre caps vaccine prices at private hospitals; UP, Bihar ease curbs as new cases fall below one lakh

While COVAXIN and Covishield are now priced at Rs 1,410 and Rs 780 per dose, respectively, in private hospitals, Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine will cost Rs 1,145 per dose

Coronavirus Latest News Updates: S Jaishankar meets UN Secretary-General; discusses vaccine solutions to curb virus

Coronavirus Latest News Updates: Jaishankar discussed the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and underlined the need for the importance of finding urgent and effective global vaccine solution

COVID-19 cases surge: Centre flags gaps in containment measures of three states, bans Remdesivir exports

Speaking after an all-party meeting held virtually to discuss the COVID-19 situation in Maharashtra on Sunday, state health minister Rajesh Tope said an appropriate decision regarding imposing a lockdown in Maharashtra will be taken after 14 April

Lack of testing, COVID-19 appropriate behaviour not being followed in three states, says Centre

Of the 50 districts most affected by COVID-19, 30 are in Maharashtra, 11 in Chhattisgarh and nine in Punjab, said the Union health ministry

WHO warns of global shortage, price gouging of medical equipment to fight coronavirus; asks companies, govts to inscrease production by 40%

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned of a global shortage and price gouging for protective equipment to fight the fast-spreading coronavirus and asked companies and governments to increase production by 40 percent as death toll rises globally.

Coronavirus cases rise to six, forcing Centre, state govts to step up efforts; visa curbs extended to four more nations

The total confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in India stood at six on Tuesday after an Italian tourist tested positive for the novel virus in Jaipur, and authorities like Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several state governments doubled down on facilities to treat patients and precautionary measures. The disease has now spread to over 60 countries and has claimed over 3,100 lives worldwide, PTI reported.

Coronavirus outbreak updates: WHO chief warns of global shortage of protective gear, says COVID-19 can't be stopped without safeguarding health workers

Coronavirus outbreak updates: In its daily press briefing, the World Health Organisation (WHO) expressed concern over the rapid depletion of protective gear needed to fight the coronavirus arising due to 'rising demand, hoarding and misuse'.

Coronavirus outbreak: IndiGo crew members who flew with COVID-19-infected Hyderabad resident placed in home observation

Four IndiGo crew members, who were on a Dubai-Bengaluru flight on February 20 with a coronavirus-infected Hyderabad resident, have been under home observation since March 2, the airline said on Tuesday

Coronavirus oubreak: 21 foreigners, three Indians who travelled with infected Italian couple sent to ITBP quarantine centre in Delhi

Twenty-one foreigners and three Indian tour operators, who came in contact with Italian couple, who have tested positive for coronavirus in Rajasthan's Jaipur, have been sent to an ITBP quarantine facility in Delhi on Tuesday for suspected exposure

Coronavirus outbreak: Telangana, Karnataka step up efforts to track people who came in contact with Bengaluru techie

Both Karnataka and Telangana stepped up efforts to track and bring people associated with a Bengaluru-based techie who tested positive for coronavirus in Hyderabad, making him the fourth confirmed case from south India