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. Taking total cases to 4,027 out of which 1,552 cases are active and 2449 are recovered. A total of 26 patients have died due to the disease in the state till date.

. 25 new Covid-19 cases reported in the state today, taking the total number of positive cases to 330. The number of active cases in the state is now 222. Till date, 108 people have been cured & discharged, reportsSikkim Health Department.

. Total number of cases rise to 47,030 including 17,813 active cases, 28,035 discharged cases and 1,182 deaths.

. 995 new Covid-19positive cases, 905 discharges and 62 deaths have been reported in Mumbai today. Total number of cases rises to 1,03,262 including 23,893 active cases, 73,555 discharged patients and 5,814 deaths, saysBrihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

. BMTC will operate 1500 services in Bangalore city on major routes between 6am to 8pm, excluding containment zones. Passengers without face masks not allowed.

. Delhi Police Special Cell had applied for his production warrant in Assam as he is lodged at Guwahati Central Jail andhe was going to be presented before a Delhi Court on 25th July, but will not be produced now, reports ANI quoting sources.

. 7188 patients discharged today; 1,82,217 Covid-19 patients discharged after full recovery until today; Recovery rate in the state is 55.72% 8369 new cases in the state today 246 Covid-19 deaths reported in the state today. Case fatality rate in the state: 3.75% Out of 16,40,644 laboratory samples, 3,27,031 have been tested positive (19.93%) forCovid-19 until today. Currently, 7,79,676 people are in home quarantine and 45,077 people are in institutional quarantine. . In order to ramp up testing in containment zones, 2 lakh rapid Antigen test kits procured & supplied to all districts. 50,000 antigen tests will be conducted in Bengaluru Rural & Urban Districts. Our target is to conduct 35,000 Antigen tests per day, saysKarnataka Minister for Medical Education K Sudhakar.

. Total positive cases in the State stand at 71,069 and the death toll is at 1,464. There are 44,140 active cases.

. Today, we are conducting 27,000 tests per day. Covid-19 death rate in the state is 1.87% which is lower than the national average: Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma

. With this the state's tally also breaches 50,000 mark, death toll reaches 2201 with 34 deaths, one of the highest in 24 hours.

. Total infected so far: 13,994 Now under treatment : 8,056 Recovered so far :5,890 44 died 720 fresh cases today 274 recovered today 1.62 lakh in home and institutional quarantine 5,277 in hospital observation 5.65 lakh samples tested so far 7,410 results pending

. Lockdown is not the only solution, not just in Bengaluru but in all parts of the state there will be no more lockdowns. Restrictions in containment zones will be implemented more stringently than before, says CM BS Yediyurappa. "I request with folded hands, children and those above 60 years of age not to go out," he adds.

. The media has played an important role in the Covid-19battle. I seek cooperation from the media and the Opposition. Our officials are working around the clock, going beyond their call of duty, says CM B S Yediyurappa.

. I appeal to Opposition to give us constructive criticism and not hinder the government's measure by putting across false allegations. I ask the Opposition, DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah,to seek any information you need and will ensure it reaches you in 24 hours.

. The governmentis takingmeasures to contain spread of Covid-19. There are reports of Covid-19positive patients attempting suicide, I ask youwith folded hands, not to resort to that, says Karnataka CM Yediyurappa. Adding that 98% of patients recover without any hiccups.

. Covid-19 case fatality rate has dropped to 2.43%; effective clinical management leading to decrease in fatality rate: Union Health Ministry

. 431 new Covid-19 cases have been reported so far on 20th July in Bihar. 678 cases of 19th July and before have been reported in the system. Total cases stand at 28,564, reports the state's health department.

. The University ofOxford's possible Covid-19 vaccine could be rolled out by the end of the year but there is no certainty that will happen, the lead developer of the vaccine said on Tuesday.

. Yediyurappa is likely to tell citizens what the way forward will be in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. His address will coincide with the end of the seven-day lockdown in Bengaluru Urban and Bengaluru Rural districts.

. "The stand of pilgrims on Mount Arafat, the peak of the hajj ritual, falls on Thursday," the official Saudi Press Agency cited the Supreme Court as saying, indicating that Wednesday would be the first day of the annual event.

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. The national capital that reported 31 per centpositivity rate (out of 100 tests, 31 was Covid-19 positive) in the second week of June, now has a positivity rate of less than 10 per cent. The same has dipped in Ahmedabad too in the recent weeks though the Gujarat capital was considered one of the hotspots in June.

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. A triangular area spread across three zones— East, West, South— is powering the Covid-19 caseload in Bengaluru, with officials blaming uncontrolled movement of inter-state travellers and a lack of administrative oversight over key wards for thespurt in cases.

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. After Hetero, Cipla and Mylan, another pharmaceutical major Jubilant Generics Ltd, Uttar Pradesh was given permission by India's drug regulator on Monday to manufacture and market anti-viral drug Remdesivir for "restricted emergency use" on hospitalised Covid-19 patients, official sources told PTI.

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. Himachal Pradesh on Monday recorded 110 Covid-19 cases, its highest single-day spike in infections, bringing the virus count to 1,632 in the state, officials said.

. 751 new Covid-19positive cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir today, 240 from Jammu division and 511 from Kashmir division. A total number of cases stands at 14650. Death toll rises to 254 after 10 deaths were reported today: Govt of Jammu and Kashmir

. Highest single-day spike of 2,282 Covid-19 cases takes West Bengal tally to 44,769; toll mounts to 1,147 with 35 more fatalities: Health dept

. 956 new Covid-19 positive cases and 9 deaths have been reported in Rajasthan till 8:30 PM today. A total number of cases rise to 30390 including 7627 active cases and 568 deaths: State Health Department

. Ongoing strict lockdownin Punewill not be extended beyond July 23, but there will be some restrictions in place to curb Covid-19 spread: District collector

. Telangana recorded 1,198 new Covid-19positive cases and 7 deaths today. Total number of cases rise to 46,274 including 11,530 active cases and 422 deaths: Government of Telangana

. 694 new Covid-19positive cases have been reported in Haryana today, taking the total number of cases to 26858: State Health Department

. Maharashtra's Covid-19 tally rises to 3,18,695 with 8,240 fresh cases; 176 new deaths take toll to 12,030: Health department

. ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 will be held October – Nov 2021 with the final on 14 Nov 2021.ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 will be held Oct –Nov 2022 with the final on 13 Nov 2022. ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 will be held in India Oct-Nov 2023 with the final on 26 Nov: ICC

. In the last 24 hours, 4074 new Covid-19 positive cases and 54 deaths have been reported in Andhra Pradesh. Total number of cases rise to 53724 including 28800 active cases, 24228 discharged cases and 696 deaths: State Covid-19 Nodal Officer

. Odisha government announces monetary incentives for doctors, paramedics and Class lV employees deployed at dedicated Covidhospitals/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.

. Kerala reported 794 new Covid-19 cases today, taking active cases to 7,611. A total of 5,618 patients have been discharged so far in the state: CMO

. 954 new Covid-19positive cases, 1784 recovered/discharged/migrated & 35 deaths reported in Delhi today. The total number of positive cases now rises to 1,23,747 including 1,04,918 recovered/discharged/migrated and 3,663 deaths: Government of Delhi

. There'll be a 2-day complete lockdown every week from this week. In current week, on Thursday & Saturday the state govt imposes, in addition to running broad-based containment zone approach, a complete lockdown all over the state: West Bengal Home Secy Alapan Bandyopadhyay

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

. If you look at the data from Southeast Asia, not just India, the mortality rate is much lower than what happened in Italy & Spain or what is happening in the United States: AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria

. Phase 1 of the vaccine trial 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 ppl will be recruited between 12-65 years: Randeep Guleria, AIIMS Director

. Covid-19 assuming horrible shape in UP, it's a matter of serious concern; the pandemic can be controlled not by 'jugaad', but by making proper arrangements: BSP president Mayawati

. Two private hospitals in Patna were given the approval on Monday to treat Covid-19 patients amid the rising number of cases in the city.

. French authorities have reported 400 to 500 active coronavirus outbreak clusters but there are no signs of an imminent "second wave," Health Minister Olivier Veran said Monday.

. Kerala has made arrangements to treat around 50,000 COVID-19 patients at a time, doubling the first line treatment centres to 56 as it battles the third wave of the infections that has pushed the active cases to over 7,000 in the last over two months.

State Health Minister K K Shailaja said experts have forecast a surge in the number of cases next month but sounded confident that the government can manage any such situation with the measures being taken by it.

. 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 thatits Remdesivirwill be availablein July in India at a price of Rs 4,800 per 100 mg vial.

. The number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra's Pune district crossed the 50,000-mark after 473 more people tested positive for the disease, a health official said on Monday.

The district now has total 51,885 COVID-19 cases, while the death toll due to the disease has reached 1,343, the official said.

Out of the total cases, over 37,000 have been reported from Pune city, as per the figures.

. Indian Commercial Pilots' Assoc. writes to Air India CMD stating that "any unilateral change by AI from agreed-upon wage settlement would be illegal & won't be in the interest of our national carrier... Such a situation has the potential to flair to an unprecedented magnitude"

. Victoria hospital contract workers who have been on Covid duty for months have not been given proper facilities, workers allege. Workers have tested positive, their houses are small and can't get home quarantined, they say.

. The former head priest of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) that manages the famous Lord Venkateswara temple at nearby Tirumala, died due to coronavirus at a Covid care facility here on Monday, a hospital official said.

. Water Resources and District Incharge Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi said that lockdown will not be implemented in Belagavi district as it was no solution to prevent the spread of Covid-19 . People have to take precautionary measures and follow social distancing guidelines announced by the government to prevent the spread of the pandemic, he added.

. This statement is against Lord Ram, not against PM Modi: BJP leader Uma Bharti on NCP leader Sharad Pawar's remark, 'We are thinking of how to fight coronavirus while some people think that corona will go by building a temple' (ANI)

. "Bihar is gradually going to become a global hotspot of Covid-19, as state govt is not worried about the rising number of cases. They are doing nothing to increase testing. The number of COVID deaths is also increasing in Bihar," says RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav.

"Different Covid-19 numbers are being given for Bihar by Centre&state. Ppl are receiving test report even when they have not given any sample for test. Medical staff at COVID centres do not have PPE kits. We demand that state govt must give a clear picture," he said. (ANI)

. "On one hand, people are troubled due to Covid-19 & on the other hand, there are challenges arising out of #AssamFloods. Still, the people of our state continue to fight the battle. Central&state govt is providing all kinds of assistance to the people: Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal

. Here’s the tally of Covid-19 positive cases in India and the state-wise impact:

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. Each workday morning in March, Noe Mercado drove through the desolate streets of Boston to a tall glass building on Blackfan Circle, in the heart of the city’s biotech hub. Most residents had gone into hiding from the coronavirus, but Mercado had an essential job: searching for a vaccine against this new, devastating pathogen.

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. The Covid-19 situation is showing no signs of receding in the volume of damage it has done. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has predicted that Covid cases will peak in November which means one of India’s money-spinners - the festival season - will be whitewashed.

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. Despite India having one of the highest Covid-19recovery rates, plasma donations yet to pick up, says Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, urging recovered people to come forward to help fight the pandemic

. Telangana recorded 1296 new Covid-19positive cases and 6 deaths today. Total number of cases rise to 45,076 including 12,224 active cases, 415 deaths and 32,438 recovered cases: State Government

. 701 new Covid-19positive cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir today of which 100 from Jammu division and 601 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases stand at 13899 including 5844 active cases, 7811 recovered cases and 244 deaths: J&K Govt

. 934 new Covid-19have been reported in Rajasthan till 8:30 pm today, taking the total number of cases to 29434 including 7145 active cases. Death toll rises to 559 after 6 deaths were reported today: State Health Department.

. 2,278 new Covid-19positive cases have been reported in West Bengal today, taking the total number of cases to 42,487. Death toll rises to 1112 after 36 deaths were reported today: State Health Department

. 9,518 new Covid-19 positive cases, 258 deaths and 3906 discharged in Maharashtra today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 3,10,455 including 1,69,569 discharged and 11,854 deaths: State health department

. 4120 new Covid-19 positive cases have been reported in Karnataka today, of which 2156 cases are from Bengaluru. A total number of cases rise 63772 including 39370 active cases. Death toll rises to 1331 after 91 deaths were reported today: State Health Department

. In last 24 hours, 5041 new Covid-19 positive cases and 56 deaths have been reported in Andhra Pradesh. Total number of cases rise to 49650 including 26118 active cases, 22890 discharges and 642 deaths: State Covid-19 Nodal Officer

. Seventy Covid-19 cases have been reported from Assam's Raj Bhavan here, already declared a containment zone, an official said on Sunday.

. 310 new Covid-19 positive cases have been reported in Punjab today, taking the total of cases to 10,100. Number of active cases stand at 3311. Death toll rises to 254 after 8 deaths were reported today: Punjab Govt

. We are thinking of how to fight the battle against coronaviruswhile some people think that corona will go by building a temple, there might be a reason behind it. But our priority is to see how to improve the economy which has been affected due to lockdown: Sharad Pawar, NCP

. 821 new Covid-19positive cases have been reported in Kerala today. There are 7063 active cases and 5373 patients have recovered till date: CM Pinarayi Vijayan

. 1211 new Covid-19positive cases, 1860 recovered/discharged/migrated & 31 deaths reported in Delhi today. The total number of positive cases now rises to 1,22,793 including 1,03,134 recovered/discharged/migrated and 3,628 deaths: Government of Delhi

. 4,979 new Covid-19positive cases and 78 deaths have been reported in Tamil Nadu today. Total number of cases rise to 1,70,693 including 50,294 active cases and 2,481 deaths: State Health Department

. The spread of coronavirusmay pick up the pace during monsoon, winter with fall in temperatures: Study conducted jointly by IIT-AIIMS researchers in Bhubaneswar

. 1412 new Covid-19positive cases have been reported in Bihar, taking the total number of cases to 26,379: State Health Department

. Community transmission has been there from quite some time. It was localised to pockets, for instance- in Dharavi & several areas of Delhi. I 100% agree with IMA that there is community transmission in India: Dr Arvind Kumar, Chairman, Centre for Chest Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital

. PM Narendra Modi spoke to Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami on Covid-19prevention measures and aspects related to treatment in the state: Statement

. Arunachal Pradesh govt extends total lockdown in Capital Complex, including Itanagar, for another two weeks till August 3 amid rising Covid-19 cases: Chief secretary

. 2,250 new Covid-19positive cases reported in the state in the last 24 hours. Total active cases now stand at 18,256. A total of 19,845 people have been discharged after recovering from the disease. The death toll is at 1,146: Uttar Pradesh Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad

. A Christian Pastor offers prayers during a Sunday service at Wesley Church in Hyderabad on July 19, 2020. - Coronavirus cases inIndiapassed one million on July 17, official data showed as authorities struggle to check the spread of the deadly pandemic across the world's second-most populous nation. Credit: AFP Photo

. 2,532 personnel of Delhi Police got infected with Covid-19 while dozen died due to it. Those recovered have donated their plasma here. I thank these Corona Warriors, they have now become 'Plasma Warriors'. A COVID recovered person can donate plasma twice a month, saidUnion Health Minister Harsh Vardhan (ANI)

. India’s Case Fatality Rate (CFR) for Covid-19 falls below 2.5% for the first time.

The reported case fatality rate (CFR) is a measure of the severity of a disease and is defined as the proportion of reported cases of a specified disease or condition which are fatal within a specified time, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

. Giving Make In India a new lift, here's all you need to know about Corosure, world's most affordable Covid-19 kit.

. "Hon'ble PM Shri @narendramodi ji took stock of the contemporary situation regarding #AssamFloods2020, #COVID19 and Baghjan Oil Well fire scenario over phone this morning.Expressing his concern & solidarity with the people, the PM assured all support to the state," saidAssam CM Sarbananda Sonowal.

. 193 new Covid-19 cases and three deaths have been reported in Rajasthan till 10:30 am today, taking total cases to 28,693 including 21,266 recoveries and 556 deaths: State Health Department

. Karnataka observes complete lockdown today. Visuals from Chennamma circle, Hubli. State govt is imposing complete lockdown every Sunday till August 2 due to Covid-19.

Weddings already fixed on Sundays&essential activities allowed during night curfew permitted on Sunday lockdown. (ANI)

. The United States on Saturday recorded 60,207 new coronavirus cases in the previous 24 hours, Johns Hopkins University reported in its real-time tally.

. As body takes time to form #antibodies, Covid-19 virus may get enough time to spread itself more & worsen a person's health

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. The 11 most Covid-19 affected countries in the world (U.S, Brazil, Russia, Peru, Chile, Mexico, South Africa, U.K, Iran, Pakistan, Spain) together reported 8 times more cases and 14 times more deaths than India: MoHFW

. A disease prediction model proposed by a Nobel laureate and tailored for India by an IIT Bombay professor suggests that the peak of Covid-19 death count in Indian hotspot states would be over in another 2-2.5 months barring Karnataka where the toll has begun to rise.

. A woman holds a rose during the funeral procession of Honduran journalist David Romero, the head of Globo radio and TV station who was sentenced in 2019 to nearly 11 years in prison for defamation, in Tegucigalpa on July 18, 2020. Romero died of complications from COVID-19 at the Thorax Hospital to where he was transferred from jail earlier in the month, local media informed. Credit: AFP Photo

. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday saidthat lockdown measures used to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus "kill" and have "suffocated" the country's economy.

. Himachal Pradesh:Vegetable traders in Shimla say they are facing difficulties due to Covid-19 pandemic.A vegetable trader says,"There is shortage of labourers,so production is low. Sudden decisions by authorities&imposition of lockdown in other states are also affecting us." (ANI)

. As Karnataka battles to contain Covid-19, an interesting new study suggests that herd immunity can be achieved if only 10% of the effective population is infected, a marked departure from the commontheorythat a wide section of the population needs to be infected to develop immunity.

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. Christiane Amanpour started off the Friday edition of her absolutely brilliant show Amanpour with a segment on the pandemic in Brazil with this telling comment: “America, Brazil and India are now the top three countries in the world with Covid-19 cases. The common link between the three countries – their populist leaders!”

. India’s Covid-19 numbers have been galloping after crossing the 10 lakh mark as new patients were being reported from across the country at rising speed with Bihar emerging as the latest hotspot adding in excess of 1800 cases every day.

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. It may be recalled that Bharat Biotech International Limited has, on 29 June, announced that it had “successfully developed Covaxin, India’s first vaccine candidate for Covid-19”, in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Institute of Virology (NIV).

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. 682 Covid-19 cases and 9 deaths reported in Madhya Pradesh in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 21,763 including 14,864 recoveries and 706 deaths. 5,83,655 samples have been tested in the state till date: State Health Department

. Goa recorded 180 new Covid-19 cases today, taking total cases to 3,484 out of which 1,425 cases are active. A total of 21 patients have died due to the disease in the state till date: State Health Department

. 2,198 Covid-19 cases & 27 deaths have been recorded in West Bengal in last 24 hours, taking total cases to 40,209 including 23,539 recoveries & 1,076 deaths. Recovery rate among Covid-19 patients stands at 58.54%. 6,89,813 samples have been tested so far: State Health Department

. 8,348 new Covid-19positive cases, 144 deaths and 5,307 discharged in Maharashtra today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 3,00,937 including 1,65,663 discharged and 11,596 deaths: State health department

. All judicial and administrative works of the Calcutta High Court shall remain suspended from July 20 till July 22 and also on July 24: Chief Justice, Calcutta High Court

. Eight BESCOM (Bangalore Electricity Supply Company) 24x7 helpline staff have tested positive for Covid-19, so the BESCOM helpline 1912 is completely sealed down and will not be operational for 48 hours: BESCOM

. Punjab reported 350 new Covid-19 cases and seven deaths in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the state now stands at 9,792 including 6,454 recoveries 246 deaths: State Health Department

. Kerala govt to implement 'cluster care' method to contain Covid-19spread; testing, treatment and quarantining will be strengthened inside clusters: Health Minister KK Shailaja

. Recovery rate among Covid-19 patients stands at 63%. 3,61,024 samples have been tested in the country in the last 24 hours; the cumulative number of 1,34,33,742 samples tested has raised the testing per million for India to 9734.6: Govt of India

. 4,807 new Covid-19 positive case, 88 deaths and 3,049 people discharged today in Tamil Nadu. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 1,65,714 including 2,403 deaths and 1,13,856 discharged: Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Tamil Nadu

. Covid-19 situation in West Bengal under control. Death rate that was very high earlier has come down to 2.7%, which is very close to national average of 2.5%: Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha

. Kerala reported 593 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 11,659 out of which 6,416 patients are undergoing treatment. 173 cases have been reported in Thiruvananthapuram in the last 24 hours: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

. Devotees from outside Madhya Pradesh will not be allowed to enter Mahakal temple in Ujjain from Monday in view of risingcases: Temple administrator

. On the second day of a 2-day visit to Gujarat, the central team held discussions with officials, doctors from across the state on Covid-19 treatment protocol: Health commissioner

. Himachal Pradesh reports 2 new COVID-19 positive cases today, taking the total number of cases to 1,430 including 383 active cases, 1,021 recoveries and 9 deaths: State Heath Department. (ANI)

. Scientists have claimed that there are six distinct 'types' of Covid-19, each distinguished by a particular cluster of symptoms in patients, findings, if validated, can help physicians better diagnose and monitor those infected with the novel coronavirus.

. The state government has no plans for introducing lockdown in the state but there will be strict lockdown only in containment zones. There is no plan for further lockdown: West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha.

. Andhra Pradesh reported 3,963 new Covid-19 cases and 52 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 44,609 including 21,763 recoveries and 586 deaths: State Health Department

. 1,986 new Covid-19positive cases reported in the state in the last 24 hours. The total active cases now stand at 17,264. A total of 28,664 people have been discharged after recovering from the disease, death toll 1,108: Uttar Pradesh Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad

. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, son Abhishek Bachchan, daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and granddaughter Aaradhya Bachchan are responding well to the treatment to Covid-19, hospital sources said on Saturday.

. Fresh studies give more information about what treatments do or don't work for Covid-19 , with high-quality methods that give reliable results.

. USPresident Donald Trump said he would not consider a national mandate requiring people to wear masks to combat the spread of the coronavirus .

. Aadi Mulaikathu festival to be held from July 20 to July 30 at Meenakshi Amman temple. The entry of devotees not allowed at the temple due to Covid-19 pandemic, said the Temple management, Madurai

. 27 States and Union Territories testing more than the WHO norms of 140 tests per million per day Major focus on testing so as to aid early identification of cases, according to the MoHFW.

. Today, there are 84 clusters in Kerala. Inside the clusters, local transmission is more than 50%, but outside the clusters it is below 10%. We should prevent cluster forming & community spread of infection, said Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja.

We are trying to break the chain of transmission from one cluster to another. We are thoroughly locking the clusters. We need to give more attention to coastal areas, she said.

. 591 Covid-19cases, 453 recovered and 3 deaths reported in Odisha on 17th July (yesterday). Total number of cases in the state is now at 16,701, including 5,259 active cases, 11,330 recovered and 86 deaths: State Health Department

. 184 Covid-19 cases, 88 recovered/discharged & 4 deaths reported in Rajasthan today, as of 10:30 am. Total number of cases in the state is now at 27,973, including 6,737 active cases & 550 deaths: State Health Department

. Global coronavirus infections passed 14 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, marking the first time there has been a surge of 1 million cases in under 100 hours.

. The government of India has agreed to allow US air carriers to resume passenger services in the US-India market starting July 23, the US Transportation Department said on Friday.

. A wedding at Marutinagar in Ranebennur of Haveri district, held a fortnight ago, has turned tragic for a family. After the parents of the groom succumbed to Covid-19 in July first week, as many as 32 of the groom’s relatives have tested positive for novel coronavirus on Friday.

. Covid-19 testing in Bihar is the lowest in the country. The situation is bad. The state govt is also manipulating COVID19 numbers. Centre is sending a 3-member team to Bihar to review the situation as cases are rising, saysRJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. (ANI)

. Americans debated mask mandates and the reopening of schools during the coronavirus pandemic on Friday as state and local officials imposed conflicting orders and cases rose by more than 70,000 across the nation for the second day in a row.

The United States recorded a total of at least 70,674 new Covid-19 infections on Friday after climbing by a record 77,499 a day earlier, the largest increase posted by any country since the pandemic started, according to a Reuters tally.

USdeaths on Friday rose by at least 912, the fourth day in a row that fatalities have exceeded 900 a day. (Reuters)

. G20 finance ministers and central bankers are set to hold talks Saturday aimed at spurring global economic recovery from a coronavirus-triggered recession amid growing calls to widen debt relief for crisis-hit poor countries.

The virtual talks, hosted by Saudi Arabia, come as the surging pandemic continues to batter the global economy and campaigners warn of a looming debt crisis across poverty-wracked developing nations.

The ministers and bankers will "discuss (the) global economic outlook and coordinate collective action for a robust and sustained global economic recovery," G20 organisers in Riyadh said in a statement. (AFP)

. Mexico has registered 736 more Covid-19 deaths and 7,257 more confirmed cases of coronavirus infections.

Mexico now has 7,257 deaths from the pandemic, the fourth highest total in the world. It also has recorded over 324,000 cases, somewhere around the seventh-highest level. (AP)

. The keenly-awaited full results from a UK trial of the steroid dexamethasone were published Friday, confirming its life-saving benefits for Covid-19 patients on ventilators but suggesting it may cause harm if given too early.

. The ban on passenger flights to Kolkata from six cities -- all Covid-19 hotspots -- has been extended till July 31 in view of raging coronavirus cases, airport sources here said on Friday.

. Imagine a country, a major Western economic power, where the coronavirus arrived late but the government, instead of denying and delaying, acted early. It was ready with tests and contact tracing to “flatten the curve” swiftly and limited its death rate to orders of magnitude lower than that of any other major Western industrial nation. Containing the virus allowed for a brief and targeted lockdown, which helped limit unemployment to only 6 percent. Amid a shower of international praise, the country’s boringly predictable leader experienced a huge spike in popular approval, to 70 percent from 40 percent.

. Jammu and Kashmir: A Covid-19 screening & sampling centre has been established at Qazigund in Anantnag for migrant labourers coming from outside Kashmir valley. Presently, only migrant labourers who are working at brick kilns in Kashmir valley are allowed to enter.

. Less than 1.94 per cent of the 3.42 lakh active COVID-19 cases inIndiaare in ICU, 0.35 per cent on ventilators and 2.81 per cent are on oxygen support, while the recovery rate has improved to 63.33 per cent, the Union health ministry said on Friday.

The actual COVID-19 caseload in the country was 3,42,756, while6,35,756 patients haverecoveredtill date, with 22,942 being cured and discharged in the last 24 hours, according to a health ministry data updated at 8 am.

The recovery rate improved to 63.33 per cent withIndiawitnessing a steady rise in the number of patients recuperating from the disease, the ministry highlighted.

On Thursday, the recovery rate was 63.25 per cent. (PTI)

. Border of Haridwar district with adjoining state of Uttar Pradesh has been sealed from today till 20th July in view of Covid-19 cases. Taking dip in rivers/bathing at ghats will not be allowed on 'Somvati Amavasya': Senthil Avoodai K Raj, SSP #Haridwar, Uttarakhand

. The keenly-awaited full results from a UK trial of the steroid dexamethasone were published Friday, confirming its life-saving benefits for Covid-19 patients on ventilators but suggesting it may cause harm if given too early.

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. Marriageshave come under severe strain during lockdowns, suggests data available with online legal tech companies, with firms witnessing a huge uptick in queries related to divorce, domestic abuse and other matrimonial matters.

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. "The restriction on arriving flights to #KolkataAirport from 6 cities viz Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Nagpur & Ahmedabad has been extended up to 31st July," the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) airport tweeted.

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. With atotal of51,422 cases, Karnataka now stands fourth in the country, only behind Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Delhi.The number of active cases is30,655 while the toll in the state is 1,032, apart from six patients dying due to non-Covid reasons. There have been 19,729 discharges so far.

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. 601 new positive cases of Covid-19have been reported from Jammu & Kashmir of which 137 from Jammu division & 464 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases rise to 12757: Govt of J&K

. 196 new Covid-19positive cases have been reported in Goa, taking the total number of cases 3304 including 1946 recovered cases, 1337 active cases and 21 deaths: Directorate of Health Services, Goa

. Gujarat reports its highest single-day spike of 949 coronavirus cases taking state's tally to 46,516, death toll rises to 2,108 with 17 more fatalities: health department

. In the last late 24 hours, 36 new Covid-19 positive cases have been reported in Manipur, taking the total number of cases to1800 of which 637 are active cases and 1163 recovered cases: State Govt

. Candidates clearing JEE-Advanced to be eligible for admission to IITs irrespective of class 12 marks, says HRD Ministry

. Covid-19 pandemic has severely tested the resilience of all nations. In India, we have tried to make the fight against the pandemic a people's movement, by combining the efforts of Government and civil society: PM Modi

. The temporary restriction on the arrival of flights to Kolkata Airport from 6 cities — Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Nagpur & Ahmedabad has been extended upto July 31Kolkata Airport

. West Bengal reports 1,894 new Covid-19cases and 26 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 38,011 including 22,253 recoveries and 1,049 deaths. Discharge rate in the state stands at 58.54 per cent: State Health Department

. 8,308 new Covid-19positive cases and 258 deaths have been reported in Maharashtra today. Total number of positive cases rise to 2,92,589 including 1,60,357 recovered cases, 1,20,480 active cases and 11,452 deaths: State Health Department

. 120 new Covid-19positive cases have been reported in Uttarakhand today, taking the total number of cases to 4102: State Govt Room Covid-19

. Every person coming/returning to Jharkhand by air/rail/road shall stay in home quarantine for a period of 14 days observing guidelines issued by Department of Health & Family Welfare and Medical Education in this regard: Jharkhand Govt

. 4,538 new Covid-19 positive cases and 79 deaths have been reported in Tamil Nadu today. Total number of cases rise to 1,60,907 including 47,782 active cases, 1,10,807 discharged cases and 2,315 deaths: State Health Department

. 19.84 lakh domestic passengers in India travelled in June, 83.5% lower than the corresponding period last year: Directorate General of Civil Aviation

. 1462 new Covid-19positive cases have been reported in Delhi, taking the total number of cases 120107. Death toll rises to 3571 after 26 deaths were reported today. There are 17235 active cases and 99301 patients have recovered to date: Delhi Govt

. A 40-year-old woman raped at a quarantine centre in Navi Mumbai last night. She is Covid-19 positive. Case registered: Police Officer Ashok Rajput, Panvel Police Station.

. 791 new Covid-19 positive cases, 133 recoveries and one death have been reported in Kerala today: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan.

. Bakri Eid prayers should not be offered in mosques or Eidgahs or public places but should be done at home only. Currently, all operating livestock markets will remain closed. If citizens want to buy animals, they should buy it online or by phone: Maharashtra Govt

. 10 new Covid-19 positive cases have been reported in Dharavi area of Mumbai today; taking the total number of cases to 2438 including 102 active cases: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

. Human trial of Bharat Biotech's Covid-19vaccine begins at Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Rohtak: Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij

. To curb the spread of Covid-19, it has been decided to impose lockdown on Saturdays and Sundays in the state. Guidelines for the same to be issued soon: Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat

. Jailed writer and activistVaravara Rao, undergoing treatment at St George Hospital aftertesting positive for Covid-19, is also suffering fromneurological problem and specialist doctors have been calledto treat him: hospital officials

. People can continue to visit the famous Tirumala Tirupati Balaji temple, the top official of the temple's board said.

There are no plans to stop public darshan at Tirumala Tirupati Balaji temple, said YV Subba Reddy, chairperson of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) Board, according to multiple media reports .

As many as 140 staff members of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) that governs Lord Venkateswara's shrine at Tirumala, near here, have tested positive for COVID-19 since June 11. The temple was re-opened on that date due to the coronavirus lockdown, a top functionary of TTD said.

. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) starts around 200 mobile labs to conduct antigen tests in containment zones & Covid-19 hotspots in Bengaluru. Bengaluru has reported 25,288 Covid-19 cases and 507 deaths so far, as per the health bulletin released last night.

People are still not aware and wandering outside their houses aimlessly. Keeping this in view, government may extend the lockdown by a week to contain the spread of Covid-19, said Bengaluru Mayor Gautham Kumar

. "At 8:30 this evening, I would be addressing the High-Level Segment of ECOSOC. Would be speaking on various issues including this year’s theme of multilateralism after COVID-19, at a time when we mark 75 years of the @UN," said PM Modi in a tweet.

. Puducherry reported 91 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 1,832 including 1,014 recoveries and 25 deaths: Puducherry Health Department

. A 60-year-old female Covid-19 patient died by hanging herself at KC General hospital, Malleshwaram around 5 am today, says the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru (North) (ANI)

. Executives from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which helped found and finance the nonprofit, were on the line, enthusiastic about Novavax.

. Around hundred patients broke out of a Covid Care Centre in Assam's Kamrup district and blocked National Highway 31 on Thursday, alleging that they were not provided with proper food and water, officials said.

. Odisha reported 718 Covid-19 cases yesterday, taking total number of cases to 16,110 out of which 5,124 cases are active. A total of 3,69,738 tests were conducted in the state till yesterday: State Health Department

. "TheCOVID19 10,00,000-mark is crossed. By August 10, more than 20,00,000 will be infected in the country. The Government should take concrete, planned steps to prevent the epidemic," says Rahul Gandhi.

. On a surprise visit to CV Raman General hospital, Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar found that the hospital was showing incorrect bed occupancy details as far as high flow oxygen beds were concerned. The hospital, however, refuted all allegations.

. Karnataka Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar held a meeting through video conference with private/govt establishments involved in testing and treatment of Covid-19 in State, yesterday.

Total 51, 422 cases including 19,729 recoveries&1032 deaths were reported in the state.

. For the second consecutive day, India added more than 30,000 new cases as the DH Covid-19 Tracker put the total infections reported across the country at 10,01,504 at 9:00 p.m. The disease had also claimed 25,565 lives so far.

. The United States reported at least 75,000 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, a record daily increase for the seventh time this month, according to a Reuters tally.

USdeaths are also rising and have recently reached the highest levels since early June, led by Arizona, California, Florida and Texas, according to the tally.

More than half of all states - 30 out of 50 - have reported record one-day increases in cases this month. Infections are rising in almost all states, based on a Reuters analysis of cases the past two weeks compared with the prior two weeks. (Reuters)

. 737 new Covid-19 positive cases and 8 deaths have been reported in Rajasthan today. Total number of cases stand at 27174 including 6666 active cases and 538 deaths: State Health Department

. Odisha government has announced 14-day complete lockdown in Ganjam, Khordha, Cuttack, Jajpur district and Rourkela Municipal Corporation area from 9 pm of July 17 to July 31 midnight: State Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy

. 735 new Covid-19positive cases reported in Madhya Pradesh today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 20378, of which 5562 are active cases. The death toll stands at 689: State Health Department

. In the last late 24 hours, 64 new Covid-19positive cases have been reported in Manipur, taking the total number of cases to 1764 including 635 active cases and 1129 recoveries: Manipur Govt

. 4,169 new Covid-19 cases and 104 deaths reported in Karnataka today, taking a total number of cases to 51,422 cases including 19,729 recoveries and 1032 deaths. Bengaluru reported 2344 new cases and 70 deaths in the last 24 hours: State Health Department

. Maharashtra reported 8,641 new Covid-19 cases and 266 in the last 24 hours, taking active cases to 1,14,648 and death toll to 11,194. A total of 1,58,140 patients have recovered so far. Mumbai has the highest number of cases at 97,950: State Health Department

. Varavara Rao, an accused in a case related to Bhima Koregaon violence, has tested positive for Covid-19. He was admitted in Mumbai's JJ Hospital on Monday night & will be shifted to St George Hospital which has a Covid-19 treatment facility: JJ Hospital Dean Dr Ranjeet Mankeshwar

. Indian Commercial Pilots' Association writes a letter to Air India CMD Rajiv Bansal over a proposed cut in payments to pilots. "We have not been paid 70 per cent of our pay since April 2020," the letter reads.

. EC decides not to extend postal ballot facility to citizens above 65 yrs of age in Bihar & other impending by-polls. But specially-abled voters who are above 80 yrs&those in essential services&the Covid-19positive patients in-home/institutional quarantine, can vote by postal ballot

. 2083 new Covid-19 patients reported and 932 persons discharged in Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours. The total number of Covid-19 active cases in the state is 15,720: State Health Department

. 4,549 new Covid-19 positive cases and 69 deaths have been reported in Tamil Nadu today. Total number of cases rise to 1,56,369 including 46,714 active cases, 1,07,416 discharged cases and 2,236 deaths: State Health Department

. As of 15th July, 687467 Indian nationals have returned to India; 1,01,014 nationals have returned from Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh by land borders: Anurag Srivastava, official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)

. Andhra Pradesh witnessed yet another day's new high of 2,593 coronavirus cases as aggregate reaches 38,044. Forty more casualties raise the toll to 492: Government bulletin

. India has 3,31,146 active Covid-19 cases, which is around a third of country's tally of 9.68 lakh infections, says Union Health ministry, credits targeted measures for steady decline in active caseload

. Punjab govt has fixed rates for Covid-19 treatment. For moderate sickness requiring isolation beds, including supportive care & oxygen, rates per day of admission are fixed at Rs 10,000 for all private medical colleges & Rs 9,000 for NABH accredited hospitals: State govt

. The number of Covid-19cases is increasing in India because of the huge population of our country. But, we have a good recovery rate and the mortality rate is also very low: Randeep Guleria, AIIMS Director

. UP reports its highest one-day jump of 2,061 Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 43,444, death toll reaches 1,046 with 34 more fatalities; active case count 15,723: Official

. Over 650 Kolkata Police personnel diagnosed with Covid-19 over the past 4 months, around 512 of them recovered, several others undergoing treatment at hospitals: Senior officer

. We are assuming that by Diwali this year, we will have 55-60 per cent of pre-Covid-19 domestic flights operating in India: Aviation Minister

. Goa CM Pramod Sawant accuses opposition parties of spreading incorrect information about Covid-19through mainstream media, social media platforms

. Our negotiations are at an advanced stage with 3 countries. Air France will operate 28 flights from July 18 to Aug 1 b/w Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru & Paris. The US will be flying 18 flights b/w July 17-31 but this is an interim one. We have a request from Germany too: Civil Aviation Min

. Andhra Pradesh: 14 priests of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams have tested positive for Covid-19. Anil Kumar Singhal, Executive officer of TTD today held a meeting with temple priests, health and vigilance officials.

. As on July 13, Air India & Air India Express operated 1103 flights, bringing back 2,08,000 Indians under Vande Bharat Mission.On many of these flights, we ferried back 85289 passengers to various countries across the world: Air India CMD Rajiv Bansal

. "Blaming ministers and govt & allegations of a divide between cabinet ministers leading to mismanagement of Covid-19, are baseless. Who can help us at this time? Either God can, or people should make themselves aware," saidB Sriramulu, Karnataka Minister for Health and Family.

"Congress is involved in political mudslinging. It's not fine & it won't help them. It's a crucial time. I request Congress leaders to not indulge in loose talk about the issue. It leads to panic among people. We're ready for punishment if we did anything wrong," he said.

. Pakistan's coronavirus cases on Thursday reached 257,914 after 2,145 more people tested positive for the Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the health ministry reported.

. In the global race to make a coronavirus vaccine, a state-owned Chinese company is boasting that its employees, including top executives, received experimental shots even before the government approved testing in people.

. India's pharmaceutical industry will be able to produce Covid-19 vaccines not just for the country but also for the entire world, according to Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates.

. Devotees wearing personal protective equipment pray as the body of Purushottampriyadasji Swamishree Maharaj, head priest of Maninagar Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan, who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), arrives for his last rites at Smruti Temple premises in Ahmedabad, India, July 16, 2020. Credit: REUTERS

. "Corona cases are increasing day by day. The forthcoming estimates are frightening. At that time, the BJP's irresponsible attitude endangered the lives of the entire country," said Congress in a tweet.

. The Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc in Jammu and Kashmir in July as the deadly virus has claimed 108 lives in the Union Territory in the last fortnight.

. Market indices have tanked, and then rallied. Mutual funds are struggling against headwinds. Investors have moved their money into bank deposits. Gold has spiked and bond yields have crashed. Indians are struggling with pay cuts and job cuts.

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. Pummeled from all sides, US President Donald Trump appears increasingly desperate to turn the page on the unrelenting coronavirus pandemic eating away at his prospects for re-election in November.

. A State Bank of India research has questioned the government’s data credibility and said the extrapolation of certain macro-economic numbers due to non-availability of data in Covid-19-related lockdown has led to a “distortion” and “underreporting” of a crucial data on retail inflation, which forms the basis of setting interest rates by the RBI.

. Johns Hopkins University, which tracks the spread of the disease, said late Wednesday that 67,632 new cases of the disease had been reported across the country in the previous 24 hours, a new national record.

. In this episode, Ahmed Shariff talks to DH Journalist Suraksha P about the state of the pandemic in Bengaluru.

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. Snehasish, a former Bengal first-class player, has been admitted to the Belle Vue hospital in Kolkata after his COVID report came positive.

. 29 new Covid-19 positive cases confirmed in the state in last 24 hours, taking the total positive cases' tally to 267 including 159 cured/discharged: Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Mizoram

. 1597 Covid-19 positive cases, 1159 discharged and 11 deaths in Telangana today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 39,342 including 25,999 discharged and 386 deaths: Government of Telangana

. In the last late 24 hours, 28 new Covid-19 positive cases have been reported in Manipur, taking the total number of cases to 1700 including 620 active cases and 1080 recovered cases: Manipur Govt

. Bengal Covid-19 death toll reaches 1,000 with 20 more fatalities; state records highest single-day rise of 1,589 cases: Health dept

. 1647 new Covid-19positive cases and 41 deaths have been reported in Delhi today. Total number of cases rise to 116993 including 17807 active cases, 95699 Recovered/Discharged/Migrated cases and 3487 deaths: Delhi Govt

. 3176 new Covid-19positive cases have been reported in Karnataka today of which 1975 cases are from Bengaluru, taking the total number of cases to 47253. Death toll rises to 928 after 87 deaths were reported today: State Health Department

. Gujarat reported 925 Covid-19 cases and 10 deaths in the last 24 hours. With this, state tally has risen to 44,648 including 31,346 discharges and 2,081 deaths: State Health Department

. 638 new Covid-19 cases and nine deaths have been reported in Madhya Pradesh today, taking active cases to 5,053 and death toll to 682. 18,783 samples have been tested for the disease today: State Health Department

. 104 new Coronavirus cases reported in Uttarakhand today, taking total cases in the state to 3785 including 2948 recovered and 754 active cases: State Health Department

. 233 deaths & 7975 new Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra state today, taking the total no. of positive cases in the state to 2,75,640. 3606 patients discharged today; 1,52,613 Covid-19 patients discharged after full recovery until today; Recovery rate in the state is 55.37%: State Health Dept

. 4,496 new Covid-19 positive cases and 68 deaths have been reported in Tamil Nadu today. Total number of cases rise to 1,51,820 including 47,340 active cases, 1,02,310 discharged cases and 2,167 deaths: State Health Department

. Uttarakhand govt denies reports of complete lockdown in state from July 16 to July 31, says no such decision has been taken yet

. Government has decided to close all entry points of the State (Byrnihat, Ratacherra, Bajengdoba, Tikrikilla, Mirjumla & Hallidayganj) fromJuly 24-31 2020: Conrad Sangma, Meghalaya Chief Minister.

. 623 new Covid-19positive cases have been reported in Kerala today of which 157 cases are from Thiruvananthapuram. Total number of cases rise to 9553 including 4880 active cases: CM Pinarayi Vijayan

. Nagaland reports 6 new Covid-19cases, taking the tally to 902, active case count stands at 554: Health and Family Welfare minister S Pangnyu Phom

. The last 24 hours have seen a sharp rise in the number of Covid-19 patients recovering. 20,572 people were cured which has taken the total number of recovered cases among Covid-19 patients to 5,92,031. The recovery rate has climbed up to 63.24% today: Government of India

. A new day's record of 2,432 cases reported in Andhra Pradesh as Covid-19 tally crosses 35,000-mark. Also, 44 deaths confirmed, pushing the toll to 452. Government bulletin

. More than 3.2 lakh samples tested for Covid-19,the highest so far on a day, taking the cumulative number of tests conducted in the country till July 14 to1,24,12,664: ICMR

. Puducherry reports 67 new Covid-19 positive cases today, taking the total number of cases to 1596 including 686 active cases and 21 deaths: Puducherry Health Department

. TV actor Shrenu Parikh, best known for featuring on the hit show Ishqbaaz , on Wednesday said she has tested positive for coronavirus and is currently in a hospital in Gujarat.

. The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) gives approval to Serum Institute of India, Pune, to manufacture domestically developed first fully indigenously developed Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine.

. The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) said in a circular the incentive will be given to 3,397 employees who worked between March 26 and April 20 by risking their lives to provide bus services to thousands of people working in the essential services sector.

. Two US hairstylists who wore masks while infected with the coronavirus did not pass on Covid-19 to nearly 140 clients they saw over the course of several days, a study said Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which released the report, said the findings added weight to universal face-covering policies as a means of slowing the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

. Hetero Healthcare Ltd is supplying 60,000 vials of Covifor, generic version of remdesivir injection in the country from July 13 to 20, the company website said. Covifor is the first generic brand of remdesivir, which is meant for treatment of Covid-19 patients that are adults and children, hospitalised with severe symptoms of the disease. The drug is available in 100 mg vial (Injectable). It needs to be administered intravenously in a hospital, critical care setting, under the supervision of a registered medical practitioner. ( PTI )

. Three more deaths due to coronavirus infection were recorded in Rajasthan on Wednesday, taking the total number of COVID-19 fatalities in the state to 527, an official said. With 235 new cases reported, the total number of people infected with this deadly virus in the state has increased to 25,806. ( PTI )

. Odisha's death toll due to coronavirus mounted to 77 with three more patients succumbing to the disease on Wednesday, while the infection tally rose to 14,898 with 618 fresh cases, a health department official said. Two men from Ganjam district, aged 65 and 86 years, and a 72-year-old man from Bhubaneswar city, died of the disease, he said. ( PTI )

. With countries and cities across the globe reimposing restrictions in the face of new outbreaks of the disease, infections in India have continued to soar.The country of 1.3 billion people had been easing its lockdown to lessen the economic impact -- particularly on vast numbers of poor Indians who lost their jobs.

. Police officials of various ranks have been deployed on major roads to restrict the movement of vehicles and public moving around unnecessarily. Barricades have been erected on main roads and only government vehicles on Covid duty have been allowed to ply.

. Kejriwal says the Covid-19 situation is under control, but we do not have to be complacent. "We will continue our preparations," he adds.

. If the Delhi Government had decided to battle Covid-19 alone, we would have failed. That is why we went to everyone including the central government, NGOs and religious organisations. I thank all parties including the BJP and the Congress, says CMArvind Kejriwal.

. In the latest development in the race for Covid-19 vaccine, the US biotech firm Moderna said Tuesday it would enter the final stage of its human trials for its Covid-19 vaccine on July 27, after promising early results were published in a journal. The Phase 3 trial will recruit 30,000 participants in the US, with half to receive the vaccine at 100 microgram dose levels, and the other half will receive a placebo.

. "I extend my best wishes to youngsters on World Youth Skill Day today. During this time of coronavirus pandemic, along with work culture, the nature of the job has also changed and the ever-changing new technology has also been affected, but youth is gaining new skills in the changing times," says PM Modi.

. People ask me that in these times when businesses and markets are changing so fast how to stay relevant. This question is even more important during this Covid-19 pandemic. Mantra to be relevant is to skill, reskill & upskill, says Prime Minister Modi at an address on World Youth Skills Day. The day marks the 5th anniversary of the launch of Skill India Mission.

. Despite being the second-most populous country in the world, the daily growth rate of novel coronavirus cases in India has been coming down continuously from around 31 percent in March to 3.24 percent on July 12, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Addressing a press briefing, Rajesh Bhushan, officer on special duty in the ministry, said: "There has been a progressive decline in the daily growth rate of new cases."

. Market indices have tanked, and then rallied. Mutual funds are struggling against headwinds. Investors have moved their money into bank deposits. Gold has spiked and bond yields have crashed. Indians are struggling with pay cuts and job cuts. The economy is shrinking and volatility is here to stay. How to manage your finances to stay afloat, and then make some money, in this difficult environment? Watch the best in the financial industry discuss this in the next edition of our webinar series, DH Sparks: Managing your finances in the time of Covid-19.

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. Moderna’s vaccine, developed by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was the first coronavirus vaccine to be tested in humans, and the company announced on Tuesday that large Phase 3 tests of it would begin on July 27, involving 30,000 people. Half of the participants will be a control group who will receive placebos.

. Rajasthan Police has launched a campaign, ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ in Jodhpur, against the spread of Covid-19. Jodhpur Commissioner Police says, "Under this campaign, policemen will visit residences of the citizens infected with the virus and check if quarantine norms are followed or not."

. In Maharashtra, shops are closed, and police personnel are checking vehicles in Pune. Municipal Corporation has ordered lockdown in Pune in two phases till July 18, to control the spread of Covid-19.The second phase of lockdown will commence from July 18 till July 23. Medical stores, dairies, hospitals and essential services will be allowed to remain open as per Shekhar Gaikwad, Commissioner of Pune Municipal Commission.

. India records a spike of 29,429 Covid-19 cases and582 deaths in the last 24 hours in India, according to the Ministry of Health. The total number of positive cases in the country stands at 9,36,181 including 3,19,840 active cases, 5,92,032 cured/discharged/migrated and 24,309 deaths.

. With the number of Covid-19 cases crossing the nine lakh-mark on Tuesday, the health ministry said that 86 percent of the total active cases are confined to 10 affected states with Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu accounting for 50 percent of them.

Despite being the second-most populous country of the world, the daily growth rate of new Covid-19 cases in India has been coming down continuously from around 38.2 percent in March to 3.24 percent on July 12, Rajesh Bhushan, the officer on special duty in the Health Ministry, told a press briefing. He said Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu are the two most affected states contributing to 50 percent of the total active cases (amounting to 1,54,134 cases). PTI

. The evolving assessment comes even as scientists and epidemiologists across institutes are divided about when the potential peak will happen and what will be the shape of the curve in the aftermath.

. Explaining if India was testing adequately, Rajesh Bhushan, officer on special duty in the Health Ministry, said a guidance note by the World Health Organization underlined the need for comprehensive surveillance and testing of suspected cases.

. The total number of confirmed positive cases in India reaches 9,33,073; death toll stands at 24,136 as of July 15.

. The new mathematical model considers various parameters such as new infections, spread, impact of quarantine, government policies, health infrastructure, recovery and deaths, but hinges upon one key parameter — how well people follow social distancing norms.

. Mizoram reports 5 new Covid-19 positive cases. The total number of cases in the state stands at 238 including 79 active cases and 159 cured/discharged: State Chief Minister, Zoramthanga.

. Good morning readers and welcome to our live coverage of coronavirus cases in India. Yesterday, India saw over 28,000 new Covid-19 cases, which took the country's tally to 9.3 lakh-mark. Many states including Karnataka have opted for selective lockdown in cities, districts with a high number of coronavirus cases.Stay tuned for live updates.

. 170 new Covid-19positive cases and 67 recovered cases reported in Goa today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 2753 including 18 deaths: Government of Goa

. 757 patients discharged today in Assam. The total Covid-19 positive cases in the state stand at 17,807 including 12,173 discharged and 46 deaths: Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

. 1524 Covid-19 positive cases, 1161 discharged and 10 deaths in Telangana today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 37,745 including 24,840 discharged and 375 deaths: Government of Telangana

. 247 Covid-19 positive cases, 3 deaths and 77 recovered cases reported in Jharkhand today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 4,225 including 36 deaths and 2428 recovered cases: Government of Jharkhand

. Americans are planning millions of trips this summer within the United States, according to a forecast released by the AAA last month. But packing a face mask and hand sanitizer aren’t the only things these travelers need to consider, as a third of states have restrictions in place for visitors, from mandatory testing to quarantine requirements.

. 635 Covid-19 positive cases, 6 deaths, 539 recovered and 488 discharged in Rajasthan today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 25,571 including 524 deaths, 19169 recovered and 18687 discharged

. 346 Covid-19 positive cases and 128 cases of recovery reported in Jammu and Kashmir today. The total number of positive cases in the union territory rises to 11,173 including 6223 recovered cases and 195 deaths: Government of Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir

. 969 new Covid-19 cases reported in Mumbai, Maharashtra today, taking active cases to 22,828. Death toll has reached 5,402, with 70 more patients losing their lives in the last 48 hours in Mumbai. Recovery rate stands at 70 per cent: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

. 1,390 Covid-19 positive cases, 718 dischargesand 24 deaths reported in West Bengal today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 32,838 including 19,931 cases of discharge and 980 deaths.

. Covid-19 death toll in West Bengal rises to 980 with 24 more fatalities; 1,390 fresh cases take tally to 32,838, reports the health department.

. 6741 new Covid-19positive cases, 4500 cases of discharge and 213 deaths reported in Maharashtra today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 2,67,665 including 1,49,007 recovered cases, 10,695 deaths and 1,07,665 active cases

. Number of Covid-19 active cases has risen to 144 in Chandigarh. Ten patients have succumbed to the infection so far in the Union Territory: Chandigarh Administration

. Fresh Cases 1606 Total 115346 In July: 29294 (25.39% of total)

Deaths 35 Total 3446

Discharged 1924 Total 93236

Under treatment 18664 (10695 in home isolation)

Samples tested 713908 (21603 fresh samples - 5650 RTPCR etc/15413 Rapid tests)

. Punjab recorded 340 new Covid-19 cases and nine deaths today, taking the total number of cases to 8,511 and death toll to 5,663 recoveries and 213 deaths.

. 78 new Covid-19 positive cases reported in Uttarakhand today, 11 cured. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 3,686 including 2,867 recovered and 50 deaths, saysUttarakhand State Covid-19 Control Room

. Total infected so far: 8930 Now under treatment : 4454 Recovered so far :4438 34 have died so far 608 fresh cases today 181 recovered today 1,80,594 in home and institutional quarantine 4,376 in hospital observation 3.76 lakh samples tested so far 7,745 results pending

. A low-cost Covid-19 test kit developed by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi that uses an alternative testing method will be launched on Wednesday, according to the IIT director here.

. 608 new Covid-19 positive cases and one death reported in Kerala today. Total number of positive cases rises to 8930, active cases stand at 4454, says Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

. ITBP releases the Helpline number Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Call Centre at Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre & Hospital, Chhatarpur (New Delhi). Those who can't maintain social distancing at home or any help related to admission at Covid Care Centre, please contact:-

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. UP reports 28 more Covid-19 deaths, 1,594 new cases, bringing toll to 983 and virus count to 39,724; number of active cases stands at 13,760, says the state's health department

. Arunachal Pradesh's Covid-19 tally rises to 387 with 27 more people, including 10 ITBP personnel, testing positive, another fatality pushes death toll to 3: Health official

. The Covid-19 toll mounts to 408 in Andhra Pradesh with record 43 deaths in a day. Another 1,916 positives take coronavirus aggregate to 33,019. Government bulletin

. Covid-19 is a droplet infection. There have been hypotheses & suggestions by several scientists that there may be some airborne transmission with microdroplets. What remains key is physical distancing and use of masks, says ICMR DG Balram Bhargava.

. WHO says if you're testing 140 people per day, per 10 lakhs, that would be indicative of comprehensive testing. There are 22 states who test 140 or more tests per day, per million. We advise the states/UTs to increase testing to meet WHO criteria, says Rajesh Bhushan, Ministry of Health

. There are 2 Indian indigenous candidate vaccines. They have undergone successful toxicity studies in rats, mice and rabbits. Data was submitted to DCGI gollowing which both these got clearance to start early phase human trials early this month, says Balram Bhargava, DG-ICMR.

. 86% of the total cases are confined to 10 states. Two of these have 50% of these cases - Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu - and eight other states have 36% cases: Rajesh Bhushan, OSD, Ministry of Health.

. Lockdown to remain imposed in Dakshina Kannada district from 8 pm of 15th July 2020 to 5 am of 23rd July 2020 in the wake of Covid-19: Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada.

. Taking the total number of cases to 18853. So far, 12364 patients have recovered in the state, says the state's Health Department

. West Bengal didn't handle migrants' issue properly in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the state government at one point of time even refused to permit labourers from other parts of country to return to their homes, says Bombay High Court

. The chief minister had inaugurated the first such facility at the state-run Institute of Liver and BiliarySciences on July 2.

"Plasma therapy is really helpful in saving lives.We cannot say it is 100 percent successful... but the death ratehas reduced in Delhi and plasma has a role in it," the chief minister said at the launch.

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. It might be the unlikeliest instructional video ever, but footage of two Japanese amusement park executives demonstrating how to "scream inside your heart" to avoid spreading Covid-19 while on a rollercoaster has been a roaring success.

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. We are collectively witnessing a crisis that has turned the world upside down. The Covid-19 pandemic has infected nearly 12 million people worldwide and taken the lives of around 5,50,000. As I finish writing this article, that number may be inaccurate.

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. While multiple vaccine candidates have entered clinical trials, the researchers, including those from the Scripps Research Institute in the US, said the features of human antibodies which contribute to the most effective immune response against the novel coronavirus -- SARS-CoV-2 -- remain unclear.

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. Gandhi also tagged a news report quoting the WHO chief who had said that if concrete steps were not taken, the coronavirus situation in the world would turn from bad to worse.

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. When Europeans retreated into their homes to observe strict stay-at-home rules to contain the coronavirus, dolphins and whales on the Mediterranean coast basked and thrived in a hitherto unknown calm.

But the return of tourists, noisy boats and heavy sea transport with the end of lockdowns in France and other Mediterranean littoral countries has signalled the return of danger and harm caused by human activity for underwater creatures.

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. Puducherry reports 63 new Covid-19 positive cases today, taking the total number of cases to 1,531 including 684 active cases and 18 deaths: Puducherry Health Department

. 98 new Covid-19 cases and 3 deaths have been reported in Rajasthan till 10:30 am today. Total number of positive cases stands at 25,034 including 5,759 active cases and 521 deaths: State Health Department.

. Any persons found violating lockdown will be booked under Section 51 to 60 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, which states that an individual may be imprisoned up to one year or fines for failure to comply with directions given by the state government.

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. India's Covid-19 case tally crosses 9 lakh mark with 28,498 new cases and 553 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.

Total positive cases stand at 9,06,752 including 3,11,565 active cases, 5,71,460 cured/discharged/migrated and 23,727 deaths: Ministry of Health

. “It's going to get worse and worse and worse.” Meanwhile, two WHO experts were in China for a mission to trace the origin of the pandemic. The virus was first detected in central China's city of Wuhan late last year. Beijing had been reluctant to allow a probe but relented after scores of countries called on the WHO to conduct a thorough investigation.

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. The United States has the biggest Covid-19 testing programme in the world, better than big countries like Russia, China, India and Brazil, President Donald Trump said on Monday, asserting that America has "just about the lowest mortality rate" due to the disease in the world.

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. For the second time this year, Hong Kong Disneyland Park is closing temporarily following the city's decision to ban public gatherings of more than four people because of the coronavirus pandemic, Disney officials said Monday.

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. The World Health Organisation says decisions to reopen schools should be part of a broad strategy for the fight against Covid-19, adding: “we can't turn schools into yet another political football in this game.”

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. How quickly people generally walk may be linked to their risk of developing severe Covid-19, a new study suggested. Researchers analyzed data on more than 400,000 participants in the UK Biobank, a British registry that closely tracks people's health over many years. Overall, 973 participants developed a coronavirus infection severe enough to require hospitalization.

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. He stressed basic protections including physical distancing, wearing masks, avoiding crowds and washing hands. "Those things, as simple as they are, can turn it around. I think we can do that and that's what we've got to do," he said.

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. More than 13 million coronavirus infections have now been recorded across the world, with more than half in the United States and Latin America, according to an AFP tally of official sources at 2000 GMT on Monday.

At least 13,000,166 cases and 569,990 deaths have been recorded and the United States is the worst-hit country with 3,341,838 cases and 135,425 deaths, the tally showed.

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. In this episode, DH Journalist Roshan Thyagarajan talks to Indian squash player Joshna Chinappa about the sport and its status during the pandemic.

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. Bengaluru will be under lockdown from July 14 till July 22 to contain the spread of coronavirus. However, the government has allowed some relaxations during the period.

Here is what will remain open:

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. Amid rising number of Covid-19 cases in the country, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Monday said real-time data would be key in fighting coronavirus, as it helps in contact tracing which is essential for preventing further spread of the disease.

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. Andhra Pradesh govt issues fresh guidelines for quarantine of people coming into the state from other parts of the country, abroad as measures to fight Covid-19; categorises Telangana, Karnataka as 'high-risk' states

. Jammu and Kashmir records 314 fresh Covid-19cases, taking UT's tally to 10,827, eight more fatalities push toll to 187; active case count stands at 4,545: Officials

. Lockdown to remain imposed in Raichur city and Sindhanur taluk of Raichur district fromJuly 15 to July 22 in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic: R Venkatesh Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, Raichur

. 544 Covid-19cases and 8 deaths reported in Rajasthan today, as of 8:30 pm. Total number of cases in the state is now at 24,936, including 5,788 active cases & 518 deaths: State Health Department

. Rail Bhawan, headquarters of Indian Railways in central Delhi, will remain shut on July 14, 15 as some more Covid-19 cases have been detected on its premises, according to an order issued today

. No public Ganesh pandals, mass Eid prayers this year due to Covid-19 outbreak, says MP govt, also lays down attendance restrictions for functions like marriages and funerals

. 12 more people, including 10 BSF personnel, test positive for Covid-19 in Meghalaya, raising state's virus count to 319; active case count now 271: Health Minister A L Hek

. UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar district records 90 new Covid-19 patients, tally now 3,495, highest for any district in state so far, number of active cases stands at 872: Official data

. Haryana reports 7 more Covid-19 deaths, pushing the toll to 308, while 689 fresh cases raise infection tally to 21,929; active case count stands at 4,984: Health department

. 1246 Covid-19positive cases, 1344 recovered/discharged/migrated and 40 deaths in Delhi today. The total number of positive cases in the national capital rises to 1,13,740 including 91,312 recovered/discharged/migrated and 3,411 deaths: Government of Delhi

. A CRPF Sub-Inspector posted in Kulgam died due to Covid-19. Cremation will take place in Srinagar. This is the 12th death in CRPF due to Covid-19: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

. 902 Covid-19 cases & 10 deaths reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the state is now at 42,808, including 29,806 cured/discharged and 2,057 deaths: State Health Department

. The total number of Covid-19 positive cases in the state stands at 3,608 after 71 positive cases were reported and 70 patients were cured today. Total death toll stands at 49: Uttarakhand State Control Room Covid-19

. 6,497 Covid-19 cases, 4,182 discharged & 193 deaths reported in Maharashtra today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 2,60,924, including 1,44,507 discharged, 1,05,637 active cases & 10,482 deaths: State Health Department

. Budget carrier GoAir on Monday said it operated over 100 international charter flights and repatriated 18,195 stranded Indians in one month amidst thecoronaviruspandemic.

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. 18,850 people recovered in the last 24 hours, taking the total cumulative number of recovered cases among Covid-19 patients to 5,53,470. The recovery rate has further improved to 63.02% today. 19 states have a recovery rate higher than the national average: Government of India

. Coordination between Maha Vikas Aghadi constituents good, the focus of administration under CM Uddhav Thackeray entirely on containment of Covid-19outbreak: Maharashtra Revenue Minister and state Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat

. Some people are spreading lies regarding Kerala's Covid-19related activities. Another allegation is that Kerala is not doing enough tests. Test Positivity Rate is 2.27% in Kerala which is better than that of the country: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

. 449 new Covid-19cases and two deaths reported in Kerala today. The fatality rate in Kerala is 0.39% which is better than that in other states: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

. 4,328 Covid-19cases, 3,035 discharged & 66 deaths reported in Tamil Nadu today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 1,42,798, including 92,567 discharged, 48,196 active cases & 2,032 deaths: State Health Department

. Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday made it clear that the government had no plans to extend the lockdown in Bengaluru Urban and Bengaluru Rural districts beyond July 22.

. Two more testpositive for Covid-19 in Sikkim, raising infection tally to 153 in the state, the number of active cases stands at 71: Health department

. Tamil Nadu extends suspension of bus services till July 31 in view of a spike in Covid-19 cases. Earlier, bus services were suspended till July 15.

. We have decided to impose complete lockdown in Dakshina Kannada district from July 16for one week. Lockdown norms will be issued soon by Deputy Commissioner: Kota Srinivas Poojary, District in-charge Minister

. Andhra Pradesh reports record single-day high of 37 Covid-19 deaths, taking the toll to 365. Coronavirus tally touches 31,103 with the addition of 1,935 more cases, also a new high: Govt

. A deputy magistrate in West Bengal dies of Covid-19; first senior government official to succumb to the disease in the state: Health department

. Karnataka Health Department issues circular advising 'strict isolation/quarantine at home' for people who have undergone Covid-19testing until their results are declared.

. Record 1,654 Covid-19cases in past 24 hours in Uttar Pradesh push count to over 38,000, death toll reaches 955 with 21 more fatalities; the number of active cases 12,972: Official

. Karnataka Deputy CM Dr CN Ashwath Narayan urged CM BS Yediyurappa to cancel the licence of private hospitals and private medical colleges which did not hand over their 50% beds, which needed to be given, to the govt: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister's Office

. Punjab government has put a complete bar on all public gatherings while restricting social gatherings to five and marriages/other social functions to 30 instead of the current 50: Punjab Chief Minister's Office (CMO)

. Delhi: 39-year-old man discharged from newly set up Sardar Patel Covid-19 care centre becomes the first patient to be completely recovered of the disease at the facility.

. Thailand plans 100 billion baht ($3.2 billion) of new soft loans to help small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the tourist and services sector hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the finance minister said on Monday.

. On Sunday, Sadh tweeted that though he was feeling "perfectly fine", he would be undergoing a precautionary Covid-19 test, a day after megastar Amitabh Bachchan and son Abhishek Bachchan tested coronavirus positive.

. A longer wait for a vaccine against Covid-19 virus may lead to a contraction of up to 7.5 per cent in the Indian GDP in FY21, a foreign brokerage said on Monday.

. Taking care of your mental health is the most important, especially during the lockdown period.

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For concerns related to mental health, call NIMHANS 08046110007.

. The first cured patient discharged today from Sardar Patel Covid-19 Care Centre, Radha Soami Beas, Chhatarpur. Total 147 positive patients admitted to the centre till date. ITBP is looking after the facility: Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) (ANI)

. "A video conversation was held today with the District Officers, Chief Operating Officers and Police Superintendents of various districts including Bengaluru City, Kalaburgi and Mysore. Senior ministers and officials were present," said Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa.

. Preparations are underway to set up a second 'Plasma Bank' at Delhi's Lok Nayak Hospital. It will begin operations soon, says Deputy CM Manish Sisodia.

. "Only the BJP could think it's okay to receive thousands of crores in donations & then shut off all scope for inquiry into the fund," says Congress in a tweet.

. "During our interaction, @sundarpichai and I spoke about the new work culture that is emerging in the times of COVID-19. We discussed the challenges the global pandemic has brought to areas such as sports. We also talked about the importance of data security and cyber safety," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a tweet.

"I was delighted to know more about the efforts of @Google in several sectors, be it in education, learning, @_DigitalIndia, furthering digital payments and more," he said.

. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 exam results announced. Overall Pass Percentage is 88.78%.

CBSE not to announce merit list for class 12 examination

. One in three South Korean patients seriously ill with Covid-19 showed an improvement in their condition after being given Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral remdesivir, health authorities said.

. The unprecedented increase will see total global corporate debt jump by 12% to around $9.3 trillion, adding to years of accumulation that has left the world's most indebted firms owing as much as many medium-sized countries.

. India saw yet another record single-day jump of 28,701 Covid-19 cases, pushing its tally to 8,78,254 on Monday, while the death toll climbed to 23,174 with 500 people succumbing to the infection, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

. Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan visits the 10,200-bedded Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre (SPCCC) developed at Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB), in Chhattarpur, New Delhi, Sunday, July 12, 2020. (PIB/PTI Photo)

. A 30-year-old man who believed the coronavirus was a hoax and attended a “Covid party” died after being infected with the virus, according to a Texas hospital.

. Karnataka Minister CT Ravi tests positive for Covid-19. He is the first minister in the state to test positive. His wife tested negative.

. When India’s biggest film star, Amitabh Bachchan, announced Saturday night that he had contracted the coronavirus, a loud alarm bell rang across India.

. Argentina has registered more than 100,000COVID-19cases, its Ministry of Health said Sunday, despite the Buenos Aires area -- the country's coronavirus hot spot -- being under extended shutdown.

The country now has recorded 1,845 deaths from the pandemic with 100,153 positive cases and almost 43,000 people recovered.

(AFP)

. A Vande Bharat Mission flight from Sharjah, UAE carrying 152 passengers including an infant arrived at Indore Airport (MP). All passengers were found to be asymptomatic&will remain under institutional quarantine as per norms of govt: Amit Malakar, Indore nodal officer

. A member of All Bengal Amitabh Bachchan Fans' Association offers tilak on his statue while worshiping for his speedy recovery after he tested positive with coronavirus, at Amitabh Bachchan temple in Kolkata, Sunday, July 12, 2020. (PTI Photo)

. Kerala gold smuggling case: Accused Swapna Suresh and Sandeep Nair have tested negative for Covid-19. They will be produced before Special NIA Court today (13th July); the Court will consider NIA's demand for their 10-day custody.

. As the country's Covid-19 tally rose to nearly 8.5 lakh, authorities were getting ready to reimpose lockdown for varying periods in more cities, including in Bengaluru and Pune, in the coming days, while there appeared to be an improvement in the situation in the national capital.

. The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 230,370 in 24 hours.

. The Thiruvananthapuram district administration on Sunday extended the lockdown in the city Corporation limits till July 20 to contain the spread of Covid-19.

. Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju will hold discussions with sports ministers of all states and union territories from July 14 to figure a way forward as sporting activities begin to resume amid the gradual lifting of the Covid-19 lockdown.

. The Punjab government will on Monday announce more stringent restrictions in the wake of rising coronavirus cases in the state, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said.

. Kerala on Sunday reported more than 400 positive coronavirus cases for the third consecutive day, taking the tally of infections in the state to 7,873.

. The VNIR Biotechnologies Private Limited, a spin-off by JNCASR under the Department of Science and Technology, has launched indigenous fluorescence probes, one of the critical components in RT-PCR test kits used in coronavirus diagnosis, a statement said on Sunday.

. The death toll due to Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday mounted to 934 after 21 more people succumbed to the disease, while 1,384 fresh infections pushed the tally to 36,476, health officials said.

. Delhi's daily Covid-19 case count on Sunday remained below the 2,000-mark for the second consecutive day and with the recovery rate improving to nearly 80 per cent, authorities have for now put on hold plans to use stadiums as makeshift coronavirus care facilities.

. West Bengal's Covid-19 tally crossed the 30,000-mark on Sunday with record 1,560 new cases reported from different parts of the state, according to a bulletin issued by the health department.

. Putting life into a much talked about theory, two independent studies including one carried out by researchers at Jawaharlal Nehru University, here have shown that countries with an active Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination programme have much reduced Covid-19 incidence and lower death rates.

. Kerala's Kasargod seems to be witnessing a fresh wave of concern with41 of the 56 newCovid-19-infected persons in the district getting infected through local contacts.

. 48 persons, including 28policemen, have tested positive in the Covid-19 tests conducted at the Telangana Raj Bhavan.

Telangana governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan who also took the test is negative.

. Roads wore a deserted look and shops remained shut during the second Sunday curfew to help fight Covid-19, bringing Karnataka to a virtual standstill.

. After a gap of a few days, the number of Covid-19 cases shot past the 4,000 mark on Sunday in Tamil Nadu with 4,244 fresh infections being reported, taking the tally to 1,38,470, the health department said. Sixty nine fatalities pushed the death count to 1,966, it said in a bulletin.

. 85 Covid-19 positive cases, 59 patients cured in Goa today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 2,453, including 1,487 recovered cases and 14 deaths: Directorate of Health Services, Goa. (ANI)

. Guidelines for the lockdown announced in Bengaluru Urban and Rural districts will be issued on Monday morning. Chief minister B S Yediyurappa will also hold a video conference with DCs from all districts on Monday, following which the government will decide whether to extend the lockdown to other districts.

. All election rallies of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa have been cancelled temporarily, the SLPP announced on Sunday, following a spike in coronavirus cases in the country.

. India is in a "good position" in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic and the country will fight the disease with determination and enthusiasm, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday.

. A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking adequate ex-gratia monetary compensation to the next of kin of all Indian citizens who succumb to Covid-19, especially for the financially weaker sections of society.

. Focussed and coordinated action by the Centre along with states and UTs, effective clinical management of coronavirus and timely diagnosis led to a consistent increase in the number of recovered cases in the country, the Union health ministry said on Sunday.

. The son of a Gujarat minister and his two friends were arrested on Sunday for allegedly violating the lockdown and the night curfew orders in Surat, a senior police official said.

. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday suggested the Uttar Pradesh government to implement a four-day working week to contain coronavirus instead of imposing a stricter lockdown on weekends.

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