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Gujarat Congress leader Bharatsinh Solanki tests Covid-19 positive

Gandhinagar: Bharatsinh Solanki, the Congress nominee for the Rajya Sabha elections in Gujarat, tested positive for coronavirus on Monday. He has been admitted to a private hospital in Vadodara. Solanki, former Minister in the UPA II government, was the second nominee from the Congress for one of the four Rajya Sabha seats. “Solanki was feeling […]

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Cipla to sell anti-viral drug remdesivir as Cipremi in India

Mumbai: Drug maker Cipla Limited on Sunday announced the launch of experimental anti-viral drug remdesivir under its brand name Cipremi. Remdesivir is the only US FDA approved Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) treatment for adult and paediatric patients hospitalized with suspected or laboratory confirmed COVID-19 infection. In May, US drug maker Gilead Sciences extended a voluntary non-exclusive […]

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306 deaths & highest single day spike of 15,413 COVID-19 positive cases reported in India in last 24 hours

New Delhi: India may be set to further relax the nationwide lockdown, but it has recorded 681 deaths due to novel coronavirus, including 306 between Saturday and Sunday and 375 deaths in the previous 24-hour cycle. India’s death toll now stands at 13,254. Meanwhile, on Sunday morning, India recorded 1,69,451 active cases. In the last 24 […]

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Large-scale phishing attacks using Covid-19 as bait, govt warns

New Delhi: The government has warned of a major upcoming phishing attack which promises free Covid-19 testing across India. A large-scale cyber attack has been planned by cyber crooks where they may use Covid-19 as bait to steal personal and financial information. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued an advisory warning that […]

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MP legislator Omprakash Saklecha tests positive after Rajya Sabha poll, triggers panic

Bhopal: Senior BJP legislator from Jawad constituency, Omprakash Saklecha, tested positive for Covid-19, a day after he voted for the Rajya Sabha polls, triggering panic in the political circles. Several MLAs who had joined him for dinner and other meetings preceding the polls made a beeline to the hospitals to check their corona status. “The […]