Coronavirus News highlights: India's daily vaccinations cross 1 cr mark for second time in 5 days

India reported 30,941 new Covid cases and 350 deaths in the past 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry. The country's total cases touched 32.77 million and total deaths reached 438,560, according to the data. Meanwhile, a case of AY.12 sub-lineage of the Delta variant was detected in Uttarakhand.

With India crossing the 65-crore mark for Covid-19 vaccine doses administered so far, official sources said on Tuesday these include over 60 crore Covishield doses supplied by the Serum Institute. (PTI)

The dailyCovid-19 vaccinations crossed the 1 crore mark on Tuesday for the second time in five days, taking the cumulative doses administered in the country to over 65-crore, the Union Health Ministry said. (PTI)

Bouquets and brickbats as Kerala nurse administers Covid-19 vaccine to 893 in 7.5 hours

A nurse at a government hospital in Kerala is in the news for administering Covid-19 vaccines to 893 persons in 7.5 hours.

While she invited much appreciation and was honoured by Kerala Health Minister Veena George, a section of health workers have raised concerns asking whether it was possible to administer vaccine to 893 persons in 7.5 hours by ensuring safety parametres.

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Kerala's Covid tally rises to 40,57,233 with 30,203 fresh cases, 115 new fatalities push death toll to 20,788.

Karnataka reports 1,217 new Covid-19 cases and 25 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Odisha relaxes weekend shutdown restrictions in September

The Odisha government Tuesday relaxed a number of restrictions imposed to stop the spread of coronavirus in September in view of the declining rate of infection in the state. Special Relief Commissioner P K Jena said the government has decided to withdraw weekend shutdowns from all places in the state, including Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Puri. However, night curfew will continue in Odisha from 10 pm to 5 am to restrict the movement of the people.(PTI)

Coronavirus buildup in lungs likely driver of Covid deaths: Study

Viral buildup in the lungs is the likely driver behind the steep mortality rates seen in the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a study published on Tuesday. The researchers at New York University (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine, US, showed that people who died of Covid-19 had on average 10 times the amount of virus in their lower airways as did severely ill patients who survived their illness.(PTI)

Glaxo, SK bioscience start final trial of Covid jab

British drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline and South Korean peer SK bioscience have begun final stage trials of a Covid-19 jab after positive early results, they announced Tuesday. The vaccine is facing a Phase 3 clinical trial to assess its "safety and immunogenicity" when compared with AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine, the two companies said in a joint statement. (AFP)

45 per 1,000 people in Mizoram Covid-positive (PTI)

Over 64.36 crore Covid vaccine doses provided to states, UTs: Centre

Bombay HC raises concern over crowding in public places, says it should be controlled

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday raised concern over crowds assembling at public places in Mumbai and said if it was not controlled or restricted, the city would face a similar situation as earlier this year when the number of Covid-19 cases surged, leading to the second wave of the pandemic.

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Ladakh records four fresh Covid cases, no new death (PTI)

7-day institutional quarantine mandatory for those coming to Karnataka from Kerala (PTI)

Taiwan expects much-anticipated first BioNTech vaccines to arrive soon (Reuters)

Odisha's sero survey to focus on children as Covid cases rise among those below 18 (PTI)

90 cases push Arunachal's Covid tally to 52,960 (PTI)

Puducherry adds 115 new coronavirus cases (PTI)

Monoclonal antibody treatment combo cuts hospitalisation among high-risk Covid patients: Study

For transplants, Covid complicates the race against time

With the coronavirus pandemic throwing up a barrage of challenges for Spain's world-leading organ transplant experts, the recipient is one of the lucky ones.

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1 new case takes Covid-19 tally of Andamans to 7,565 (PTI)

GSK, SK Bioscience start late-stage trials of Covid-19 vaccine (Reuters)

190 new Covid-19 cases in Thane, 4 more deaths (PTI)

South Korea to begin offering Covid-19 vaccine booster shots in October (Reuters)

What happens when Covid vaccines enter our body?

The most important thing to understand about vaccines is that they teach your body how to gear up to fight an infection, without your body having to deal with the infection itself. In this way, vaccines help your body be prepared for invasions by germs that could otherwise make you very sick.

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India's total cases touch 32.77 million, total deaths reach 438,560: Health Ministry

India reports 30,941 new Covid-19 cases, 350 deaths: Health Ministry

A case of AY.12 sub-lineage of the Delta variant detected in Uttarakhand

New data confirm Covid-19 vaccines still provide strong protection (NYT)

Australia's Canberra extends Covid-19 lockdown (Reuters)

Assam logs 538 new Covid cases, 15 deaths

Japan health minister says Okinawa vaccine contaminants likely from needle stick

Japanese health minister Norihisa Tamura told reporters on Tuesday it was highly likely that foreign matter found inCovid-19 vaccines in Okinawa were caused when needles where stuck into the vials.

Moderna Inc vaccines used in the southern prefecture of Okinawa were temporarily halted on Sunday after foreign materials were discovered in vials and syringes. (Reuters)

EU removes US from Covid safe list for non-essential travel

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WHO sounds alarm over rising Covid deaths in Europe

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Monday that 236,000 more people could die from Covid in Europe by December, sounding the alarm over rising infections and stagnating vaccine rates across the continent.

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Are Delta Covid variant symptoms different?

Have symptoms of Covid-19 changed given that the Delta variant is currently the most common form of the virus in the United States?

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Karnataka to vaccinate 2 crore people a month from September

Karnataka will administer 1.5-2 crore Covid vaccines every month from September. Every day, five lakh doses will be given. In addition, every Wednesday, this will be doubled to 10 lakh doses when the weekly Lasika Mela (vaccine fest) will be held, Health Minister K Sudhakar announced in Bengaluru on Monday.

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