Recent seizures of fake medical supplies being marketed as protection against coronavirus (Covid-19) have underscored the need to address a growing international trade in counterfeit pharmaceuticals. The trafficking of fake or defective medicines is costly and puts lives at risk, according to the new OECD and EU reports.

Regulatory decisions are vital at nearly every stage of resolving the health crisis and its social and economic effects. The current situation makes the need for trusted, evidence-based, internationally co-ordinated and well-enforced regulation particularly acute.

The finding could explain several mysteries, including why children are unlikely to die from COVID-19.

Deliberately infecting volunteers could accelerate research but raises ethical questions

1. Only Severe Covid-19 Patients To Be Tested Before Discharge From Hospital: Centre Revises Policy  ABP Live
2. New revised policy: No test before discharge says Health Ministry  Yahoo India News
3. Coronavirus blood-clot mystery intensifies  Nature.com
4. Coronavirus Treatment: Blood Thinners Can Boost Survival Of COVID-19 Patients, Study Reveals  Medical Daily
5. Could Blood Thinners Be Crucial For Patients With COVID-19 Related Clots?  Forbes
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1. Rare inflammatory syndrome linked to Covid-19 kills 3 kids in New York, says governor Andrew Cuomo  Hindustan Times
2. Children infected with COVID-19 are developing new symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease  WION
3. COVID-19: Cases surpass 4 million worldwide, New York children die from related inflammation  CGTN
4. New York looking further into emerging COVID-19 issue affecting children  The Daily News Online
5. 'Every parent's nightmare': New York is investigating the death of a 5-year-old child from an illness linked t  Business Insider India
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1. Zoa Morani Donates Blood For Covid-19 Plasmatherapy, Says "It Felt Super Cool"  News18
2. Zoa Morani donates blood for Covid-19 plasmatherapy: ‘They even gave me a certificate and Rs 500. Wont...  Hindustan Times
3. COVID-19 survivor Zoa Morani donates blood for plasma therapy  Jimmys Post
4. Karim Moranis daughter Zoa donates blood for plasma therapy trials  Geo News
5. Zoa Morani urges all Covid-19 recovered people to donate blood for plasma therapy trials  The News International
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1. Tamil Nadu to further relax COVID-19 lockdown restrictions from Monday  The Hindu
2. Coronavirus: Tamil Nadu relaxes lockdown measures further  Times of India
3. Major Relaxations For Non-Containment Zones In Tamil Nadu From Monday  NDTV
4. Tamil Nadu forms panel under ex-RBI Guv Rangarajan to advise measures to bring economy back on track  The Financial Express
5. Tamil Nadu moves Supreme Court against Madras high court order to close Tasmac liquor shops  Times of India
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1. 15 districts account for 64% of Covid-19 cases, says Niti Aayog CEO  Times of India
2. Aarogya Setu app rule for private offices, not for domestic helps: Official  Hindustan Times
3. Aarogya Setu app promoting a few e-pharmacies, says SJM  The Hindu
4. Aarogya Setu app alerted govt to 300 'emerging hotspots' which could have been missed out: Niti Aayog CEO  Times of India
5. Aarogya team shares 600 potential local hotspots  The Indian Express
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1. Covid-19 cases double in Maharashtra in 9 days, tally now above 20,000  Top Live News
2. Maharashtra Sees Sharp Spike In Cases, What's Driving Mumbai's COVID-19 Curve | CNN News18  CNN-News18
3. Maharashtra: Cases cross 20,000 in state, another cop dies in Mumbai  The Indian Express
4. Maharashtra: Over 1 lakh cases of lockdown violations registered  Livemint
5. For 5 straight days, Mumbai's Covid-19 death count has been at least 25  Times of India
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1. Covid-19 state tally: Over 20,000 cases in Maharashtra, Tripura sees rise in patients  Hindustan Times
2. Mint Covid Tracker: Fresh infections, deaths rising faster in India than most countries  Livemint
3. Total Number Of COVID-19 cases In India Rise to 62939, Death Toll At 2109 | CNN News18  CNN-News18
4. Coronavirus state-wise tally May 10: Known COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra surge past 20,000  Moneycontrol
5. Vikram Chandra decodes geographical concentration of Covid-19 in India  Hindustan Times
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Single parent Beverley Cohen, 55, from Brighton, pictured with her seriously disabled daughter Liora, left, has felt abandoned by the care system since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak.

PETER HITCHENS: We will not escape from this misery until the Government has been forced to admit that it made a foolish mistake and over-reacted wildly to Covid-19.

Kirstin Coutney, pictured with her daughter Tilly, contracted Covid-19.  The 49-year-old mother of two from Bath is still suffering crippling fatigue, six weeks after developing the virus.

Britain does not have the worst Covid-19 death toll in Europe. And the Government's critics know it. Unlike the UK, other nations' coronavirus statistics don't include deaths outside of hospital.

Matt Hancock is living on 'borrowed time' as Health Secretary following clashes with the three most powerful members of the Government over the Covid crisis, The Mail on Sunday has been told.

Alec Baldwin reprised his imitation of President Trump on the season finale of Saturday Night Live - this time with the Commander in Chief giving a commencement speech via Zoom.

German publication Der Spiegel published the bombshell claims that come from their country's Federal Intelligence Service known as the 'Bundesnachrichtendienst', or BND.

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has defended the decision to stand down 20,000 staff in the face of the coronavirus outbreak which he described as the worst crisis to ever hit the airline industry.

It would supplement a federal government package worth $1billion which has already been committed to the ailing Australian aviation industry hit hard by the crisis' impact on global travel.

Qantas could drop the price of regional flights to just $19 as the airline tries desperately to recover from the coronavirus shutdown.

The assistant has not been around Ivanka Trump for weeks and has been working remotely. Both Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, tested negative for COVID-19.

Officials are refusing to provide a breakdown of exactly who is being tested for coronavirus amid accusations that the Government is massaging figures to hit targets set by Matt Hancock (pictured).

Andrew Hebbs, 67 (pictured), told us this week that an appointment with a Toyota dealership for a recalled seatbelt fault on his Prius hybrid had been cancelled.

The document outlines new measures, including temperature scans for all staff, requirements to wear face masks, working stations separated by 6 feet, and the closure of on-site gyms and canteens.

The brutal impact of the pandemic on the economy was laid bare yesterday by figures showing that fewer than 1,000 new cars were sold to private consumers last month. 

Psychologist Dr Julie Smith, pictured, has attracted 700,000 followers who follow her TikTok tips about practical methods of coping with mental illness. Even the World Health Organization uses TikTok.

Renee Altakrity had her four-year-old son pulled from her arms by police during the 'Exercise My Rights' protest outside New South Wales parliament house on Saturday.

Perth father and FIFO worker Gareth Jones feared for his live when he caught COVID-19 after flying into Western Africa.

Single parent Beverley Cohen, 55, from Brighton, pictured with her seriously disabled daughter Liora, left, has felt abandoned by the care system since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak.

PETER HITCHENS: We will not escape from this misery until the Government has been forced to admit that it made a foolish mistake and over-reacted wildly to Covid-19.

Kirstin Coutney, pictured with her daughter Tilly, contracted Covid-19.  The 49-year-old mother of two from Bath is still suffering crippling fatigue, six weeks after developing the virus.

Britain does not have the worst Covid-19 death toll in Europe. And the Government's critics know it. Unlike the UK, other nations' coronavirus statistics don't include deaths outside of hospital.

Matt Hancock is living on 'borrowed time' as Health Secretary following clashes with the three most powerful members of the Government over the Covid crisis, The Mail on Sunday has been told.

Alec Baldwin reprised his imitation of President Trump on the season finale of Saturday Night Live - this time with the Commander in Chief giving a commencement speech via Zoom.

German publication Der Spiegel published the bombshell claims that come from their country's Federal Intelligence Service known as the 'Bundesnachrichtendienst', or BND.

Technology firm Accesso - whose clients include Thorpe Park and Alton Towers - is working on the roll-out of a system that will let customers book timeslots on rides via their mobile phones.

Beyonce and her BeyGOOD Foundation have been aiding in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in the United States.

Nicole Kidman has revealed how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting her family. 

Like the rest of us, Nicole Kidman has had to find unique ways to entertain herself while in self-isolation.

Mangaluru, May 10 () The Yenepoya medical collegehospital at Deralakatte here has become the first privatehospital in Dakshina Kannada district to get coronavirus(COVID-19) testing approval.The laboratory at the hospital has received the nod fromthe Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to conduct testsfor COVID-19, a release here said.Dakshina Kannada will now have two centres forcoronavirus tests, the first one being the district Wenlockhospital, the designated hospital for Covid-19. ICMR has approved 33 testing centres in the state ofwhich 21 are government hospitals and 12 are privatehospitals. MVGAPRRAVINDRANATH MVGAPRRAVINDRANATH

New York, May 10 () Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg and Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House have joined hands to provide food to the city's healthcare workers and first responders.The Boston-based burger chain Wahlburgers - run by Wahlberg brothers, Mark, Donnie and Paul - has been shipping its patties to the steak house in Midtown to be cooked up, and the city's legendary firefighter themed sports bar Bravest have been helping deliver the meals."They wanted to honour the hospital workers and first responders," Gerard Fitzgerald, president of the Uniformed Firefighters Association, told Page Six.The meal deliveries started in Manhattan last week and end in Staten Island on Monday.The 'Jason Bourne' star said it was nice to help champion for someone else and give them the credit they deserve.

Dubai, May 10 () The first batch of 88 nurses from India arrived in the UAE to help the country's stretched healthcare professionals amid a surge in the number of COVID-19 infections in the Gulf nation that has crossed 17,000, according to media reports.The Ministry of Health and Prevention said the UAE reported 624 new cases on Saturday, taking the total number of infections to 17,417.The number of fatalities reached 185 after 11 deaths were reported on the day.The nurses, who are from Aster DM Healthcare hospitals in the states of Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra, will be put under quarantine for 14 days after which they will be assigned to various field hospitals as per requirement, the Khaleej Times reported.They arrived on a special flight at the Dubai airport on Saturday.India's Ambassador

New Delhi, May 10 () Former India opener Gautam Gambhir doesn't see major changes in the way cricket is played in the post COVID-19 scenario besides the ban on using saliva on the ball. The International Cricket Council is considering legalisation of the usage of artificial substances to shine the ball instead of saliva."I don't think a lot of rules and regulations will be changed, you can probably have an alternate for the usage of saliva – apart from that I don't think so many changes will happen," Gambhir told Star Sports. "Players and everyone else need to live with this virus; probably they have to get used to it that there is a virus and that it will be around. Players might end up catching it, and you got to live with it." Though social distancing is possible in cricket to a certain

Mumbai, May 10 () Nearly a month after recovering from the coronavirus, actor Zoa Morani says she has donated her blood plasma to do her bit in helping the patients currently suffering from the novel virus.The actor, who was quarantined and kept under medication in April, also urged those who have recovered from COVID-19 to donate their plasma."Donated my blood today for the Plasma therapy trials at Nair hospital. It was fascinating! Always a silver lining I suppose. The team there was so enthusiastic and careful. There was a general physician on standby just incase of emergency and the equipment brand new and safe (sic)," Zoa wrote on Instagram on Saturday.She thanked the doctors for taking care of her and hoped patients benefit from the donation."All #Covid19 recovered people can be a part

New Delhi, May 10 () Plans are in place to start outdoor training in premier centres in India later this month and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said the government had to tread a careful path to ensure that athletes remained free from COVID-19. Rijiju had already said that his ministry was devising a plan for a phased resumption of national camps for Olympic-bound athletes, starting with the athletes currently based at NIS Patiala and SAI Centre in Bengaluru by the end of this month. "A roadmap is being prepared. If something happens to top athletes it will be a set back and so we are careful and that's why there are no positive coronavirus cases for our athletes till now. Players are pride of our country and so we can't risk anything," Rijiju said. "Medical experts, technical committee are

Uttarkashi, May 10 () Uttarkashi on Sunday reported its first COVID-19 case, raising Uttarakhand's coronavirus tally to 68.Uttarkashi district falls in the green zone. The red, orange and green zone classification is based on the number of coronavirus cases, doubling rate of coronavirus cases, and the extent of testing and surveillance The man, who tested positive, hails from Dhanaripatti village in Dunda block and had returned recently from Surat in Gujarat, Chief Medical Officer DP Joshi said.Three persons who came along with him in separate two wheelers from Gujarat have been kept in isolation, he said, adding contact tracing is underway.The 32-year-old man's swab sample was tested at AIIMS, Rishikesh, Joshi said. Corr ALM DVDV

Los Angeles, May 10 () With many celebrities and even former president Barack Obama taking part in virtual graduation ceremonies in times of social distancing, actor Alec Baldwin's President Donald Trump turned keynote speaker for this year's class of seniors in the remotely filmed season finale of "Saturday Night Live".Kate McKinnon, who portrayed the principal of a fictitious school, mentioned that he was the class' eighth choice, behind such favourites as Obama, murder hornets and the "Elon Musk-Grimes baby"."Hello, everyone, I'm Principal O'Grady. Welcome to the St Mary Magdalene By The Expressway class of 2020 virtual graduation," she said in a video shared on "SNL" Twitter page."I know this isn't how you expected your high school career to come to an end, but we're all making sacrifices.

By Uzmi Athar New Delhi, May 10 () Several NGOs working in the disability sector are facing severe financial crunch as most of the funds and donations they would earlier get has been diverted towards tackling the COVID-19 crisis.Prashant Verma, general secretary, National Association for the Blind, says he could just pay 65 per cent salary to his employees in the last two months due to financial crunch and if no fresh donations are made he does not have any money to pay his 120 staff members this month."We feel as if we are at the end of the line," he told .Verma said his organisation used to get grants from many companies under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and even from individuals, especially during March as it was the end of the financial year."But this year we didn't get any money.

New Delhi, May 10 () Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said 75 per cent of COVID-19 cases in the city are asymptomatic or with mild symptoms.The chief minister said the government has also issued an order for requisition of ambulances of private hospitals, adding that the decision has been taken in the wake of shortage of state-run ambulances."They (private ambulances) will have to be pressed into service when the government requires their service," Kejriwal said while addressing an online media briefing.The government has made arrangements for treatment of those at their homes with mild COVID-19 symptoms in accordance with the Centre's guidelines."Out of 6,923 COVID-19 patients, only 1,476 are admitted at hospitals, rest getting treatment at their homes and COVID-19 centres,"