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Coronavirus updates
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DRDO's 2DG medicine to treat Covid-19: Availability, dosage, price

2DG will work against variants too as it stops virus growth. Once the growth is inhibited, there will be no sudden rise in the demand of oxygen in the body, scientists said.

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Covid-19 vaccine: How Centre is scaling up Covaxin production

Not many companies are equipped enough to produce Bharat Biotech's Covaxin as it deals with the live inactivated virus.

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Taming Covid-19 variants: Canadian, US researchers working on new antiviral drug

Canadian and American researchers have claimed to have developed an antiviral drug that they say is the “most potent” yet in countering the Covid-19 virus’s variants of concern (VOCs)

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States, UTs allotted Remdesivir until May 23 to ensure ‘adequate availability’: Union minister Sadananda Gowda

“Considering the requirement of Remdesivir in various states & UTs and to ensure its adequate availability substantial increase has been made in overall production and allocation,” Union minister Sadananda Gowda tweeted.

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Vaccine and allergies, pregnancy, post-recovery doubts: Doctors clarify | Covid

When should recovered Covid-19 patients get vaccinated? Should people with allergies get inoculated? Do pregnant women need to take any precautions when it comes to vaccination? These, and other doubts regarding Covid immunisation, are cleared by Dr Amit Thadhani, medical director, Niramaya Hospitals, and Dr Rommel Tickoo, director - internal medicine, Max Healthcare. Watch the full video for more.

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Lockdowns, 'corona curfews': List of states which have extended curbs to check Covid-19 spread

As India witnesses a relative fall in its daily count of cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), some states have extended restrictions to further break the chain of transmission.

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Delhi extends lockdown by a week even as cases dip to 6K. Kejriwal explains why

Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday extended the ongoing lockdown by another week which will now end at 5am on May 24, stating that the recovery made cannot be lost by rushing to open the national capital for people.

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