An ICU ventilator today costs around Rs 5 lakh. But, according to KV Reddy,these cannot be compared with the COVID-specific versions because the latter have fewer features than the former but are more than sufficient to treat COVID-19 patients

Bharti Airtel and Vahan are amalgamating their resources and technology to connect affected workers in Delhi and Bengaluru with the nearest support centres and NGOs

Private hospitals account for more than 60 percent of beds, 80 per cent of doctors in the country

Snapdeal is leveraging the traffic on its website to explore a wider array of partnerships they can strike, for instance, in categories such as content and insurance, among others

How healthcare, FMCG, pharma, petrochemical and IT companies will turn the capabilities acquired during the coronavirus crisis into new businesses in India and abroad

HUL, which manufactures much needed hygiene products such as soaps, handwash, sanitisers and floor cleaners, is also investing Rs 10 crore - part of its Rs 100 crore commitment to fight COVID-19 - to set up testing and quarantine facilities

Though the service would be limited to Airtel Thanks users as of now, more such apps are expected to be launched by other telecom operators

As the country fights COVID-19, industry leaders step in to show commitment to both their workers and society at large

Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, Founder & Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group

Governments and companies are relying on chatbots to provide Indians with verified information about the coronavirus and covid-19.

To start with, there will be approximately 500 rooms in Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai

India coronavirus updates: Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic and corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of Infosys, has committed Rs 100 crore towards fighting coronavirus in India. Earlier, Reliance Industries donated Rs 500 crore to PM CARES Fund

Even though the Health Ministry and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) have been insisting that there is \"no solid evidence\" of community transmission so far, the government has started scaling up health infrastructure to deal with any situation

Apollo Hospitals' founder and chairman Dr Prathap C Reddy feels the country will need to have at least 50,000 beds and dedicated facilities because of the highly infectious nature of the virus

There are a number of online tools and apps that claim to check if you have covid-19 or not. Steer clear of these tools if you suspect you have caught coronavirus infection. Instead, call a doctor or a helpline.

Following Jio, Airtel now also has a tool for its users that help people identify Covid-19 symptoms and self-diagnose themselves.

Amid the rise in Covid-19 cases in India, Jio's new tool for MyJio users will check symptoms and determine chances.

On latest count, ICMR had approved 26 private laboratories for COVID-19 testing in the country. Eight of them are in Maharashtra, four in Delhi, three each in Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana and two in Haryana

Test kits from Altona Diagnostics and Mylab have been approved for use by the ICMR-recommended laboratories, whereas private labs have been approved in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Delhi, Gujarat and Karnataka

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