Coronavirus live updates: 2-day complete lockdown in Bengal every week

Odisha government announces monetary incentives for doctors, paramedics and Class lV employees deployed at dedicated COVID hospitals/health centres in the state

Rs 1000 per day for doctors, Rs 500 per day for paramedics and Rs 200 per day for Class lV employees

Launching of vaccine depends on its overall trial, we will have check the effectiveness of the vaccine for at least 6 months. By end of this year or early next year, there are chances that we will have a vaccine: Dr Sanjay Rai, Head of Community Medicine Dept, AIIMS, New Delhi

Prime Minister appreciated the role played by IBM, in association with CBSE, towards the launch of AI curriculum in 200 schools in India.

PM interacts with IBM CEO Arvind Krishna

Prime Minister congratulated Shri Arvind Krishna for becoming the global head of IBM earlier this year. He mentioned the strong connect of IBM with India and its huge presence in the country, with over one lakh people working across 20 cities in the company.

Delhi records 954 fresh coronavirus cases, taking tally to 1,23,747; death toll mounts to 3,663: Authorities (PTI)

UPSC to reimburse to-and-fro airfares of candidates appearing for civil services interview, reports PTI

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has decided to reimburse to-and-fro airfares of civil services aspirants appearing for the personality test in Delhi as train services are "not fully functional" due to Covid-19 curbs, according to an official statement issued on Monday. The Commission will also help the candidates with their lodging and transport requirements, it said.

A two-day complete lockdown will be imposed in West Bengal every week from now on, says state home secretary

There is not much evidence that there is community transmission happening at national level. But there are hotspots, even in cities where there is spike of cases & it very likely that local community transmission in those areas is happening: AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria

Phase 1 of vaccine trail will be done on healthy people aged 18-55 years who have no co-morbidity. A total of 1125 samples have been collected of which 375 will be studied in first phase & in second phase 750 people will be recruited between 12-65 years: AIIMS Director

Initially, the human trial process will be conducted on 100 people : Dr Randeep Guleria

Mortality rate in South East Asia is much lower when compared to other areas: AIIMS Director

"Not just India, the mortality rate is much lower than what happened in Italy & Spain or what is happening in the United States," said AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has decided to hold the Personality Tests (PTs)/Interviews for the remaining candidates from 20th to 30th of July, 2020 and all the candidates have been suitably informed in advance: UPSC

People volunteering for clinical trial of Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin in AIIMS Delhi: Randeep Guleria

The licences of two prominent malls Ramachandran and Pothys have been cancelled for not following Covid-19 related protocols: Thiruvananthapuram Mayor

As Covid cases rise, Kerala gears up to treat 50K patients at a time, reports PTI.

Mylan launches generic version of Remdesivir in India for Covid-19 patients

Pharma major Mylan on Monday said it has commercially launched the generic version of Remdesivir drug under the brand name 'Desrem' in India for treatment of coronavirus patients.The company had earlier said that its Remdesivir will be available in July in India at a price of Rs 4,800 per 100 mg vial.The drug is approved for the treatment of suspected or laboratory confirmed incidences of Covid-19 in adults and children hospitalised with severe presentations of the disease, Mylan said in a statement.

India should focus on food security, use its rural population to battle Covid-19: American economist Richard

A predominantly rural economy like India should use its population in low density non-urban areas to prevent the spread of coronavirus and build a more manageable food security system to counter the pandemic triggered slowdown, says eminent American economist Richard Davis Wolff.

Covid-19 will not be controlled by jugaad: Mayawati to UP govt

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Monday slammed the Uttar Pradesh government over its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, saying the virus has assumed a "horrible shape" in the state and it was a matter of serious concern.