Coronavirus News Highlights: Fake Covid testings amount to the crime of attempt to murder, says Trivendra Singh Rawat

India reported 62,480 new Covid-19 cases, 1,587 deaths in the past 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry. As many as 38,7167,696 samples have been tested for Covid up to June 17, of which 19,29,476 were tested yesterday. Stay tuned to DH for more updates.

Fake Covid testings (during Haridwar Kumbh Mela) amount to the crime of the attempt to murder: Trivendra Singh Rawat

Zydus Cadila likely to seek emergency use authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine next week

Indian pharmaceutical major Zydus Cadila is likely to apply to the central drugs regulator seeking emergency use authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D next week, official sources said on Friday.

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Punjab reports 626 new Covid-19 cases, 1,229 patient discharges, and 35 deaths in the past 24 hours.

Karnataka reported 2,856 'black fungus' cases so far: Official

Karnataka has so far reported 2,856 cases of mucormycosis or 'black fungus' of which 225 lost their lives, the Health Department said on Friday.

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In 5 months, 5% target population fully vaccinated in India

Five months into the Covid-19 vaccination programme,about five per centof India’s target population has been fully vaccinated, health officials said in New Delhion Friday.

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Maharashtra reports 9,798 new Covid-19 cases,14,347 patient discharges, and 198 deaths in the past 24 hours.

Delta Covid-19 variant becoming globally dominant, says WHO official

The World Health Organization's chief scientist said on Friday that the Delta variant of Covid-19, first identified in India, is becoming the globally dominant variant of the disease.

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Sri Lanka zoo seeks India's help after lion tests positive for Covid-19

Sri Lanka's zoological gardens authorities have sought assistance from India after a lion tested positive for the coronavirus at a zoo here.

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Karnataka reports 5,783 new Covid-19 cases, 168 deaths, and 15,290 recoveries today; active case tally at 1,37,050.

Tamil Nadu reports 8,633 new Covid-19 cases, 19,860 recoveries, and 287 deaths in the last 24 hours; active cases at 89,009.

Delta variant of Covid-19 expected to be dominant in US, says CDC

The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention director Rochelle Walensky says she expects the delta variant will become the dominant coronavirus strain in the United States.

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Active 'black fungus' cases in India at 27,142; govt ready to boost availability of Amphotericin B if needed

India has 27,142 active cases of mucormycosis, also known as 'black fungus', and if the number rises, the country is prepared to increase the availability of Amphotericin B and other drugs used in the treatment of the disease, Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Friday.

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Tamil Nadu sets up task force to prevent Covid-19 in animals

After a lion and a lioness at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Chennai succumbed to Covid-19, the Tamil Nadu government on Friday constituted a State Level Task Force to provide support and guidance to authorities about the prevention and mitigation of Covid-19 infections in wild and captive animals.

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Uttarakhand reports 222 Covid-19 new cases, 4 deaths and 451 recoveries today; the number of active cases in the state is 3,231. Recovery rate at 95.26%.

Uttarakhand government constitutes a 7-member SIT to investigate the alleged fake Covid-19 testing during Kumbh Mela in Haridwar.

Covid-19 Vaccine Matters: Government battles misinformation, hesitancy in bid to scale up vaccination

With the fear of a looming third Covid-19 wave, the government has shifted focus on the scale of vaccination, targeting to administer at least 1 crore doses daily.

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Israel to send 1 million Covid vaccines to Palestinians

Israel said Friday it will transfer around 1 million doses of soon-to-expire coronavirus vaccines to the Palestinian Authority in exchange for a similar number of doses the Palestinians expect to receive later this year.

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Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortia (INSACOG) to release report on Delta Plus variant soon, says ANI quoting Government sources.

Andhra Pradesh reports 6341 new Covid-19 cases, 57 deaths and 8,486 recoveries in the last 24 hours.

Milkha Singh battles 'rough day' as oxygen saturation level dips

Legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh has developed a fever and his oxygen saturation level has also dropped as he battles to regain his health, after a bout with Covid-19, in the Intensive Care Unit of the PGIMER hospital here on Friday.

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Decision on further relaxing Covid-19 restrictions in Karnataka on June 19: CM B S Yediyurappa

A decision on further relaxing lockdown restrictions in the state after June 21 when the current curbs come to an end, will be taken on Saturday, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said.

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After losing father to Covid, class 6 girl sells shirts on footpath

Losing her father to Covid in April, a Class 6 girl selling ready-made shirts outside her house in busy Khirni Bagh area of Shahjahanpur district has caught the attention of both the police and the locals.

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It may not be true that children will be disproportionately affected in the third wave as the serosurvey shows seropositivity was almost equal in all age groups. But govt is not leaving any stone unturned in terms of preparations: Luv Aggarwal.

There will be no lockdown or closure on Sunday. Night curfew will be from 10:30 pm to 5:00 am. Sukhna Lake will remain closed except from 5:00 am to 9:00 am and 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Sunday: Chandigarh administration.

There are 513 districts with Covid-19 positivity rate less than 5%: Government.

'Studies show that chances of hospitalisation are 75-80% less in vaccinated individuals'

Studies show that chances of hospitalisation are 75-80% less in vaccinated individuals. The possibility of such individuals needing oxygen support is around 8% and the risk of ICU admission is only 6% in vaccinated persons: Dr VK Paul, Member-Health, Niti Aayog.

Govts should prepare for potential third Covid-19 wave, says Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Friday asked the governments to make preparations in advance, especially in rural areas, to effectively deal with a possible third wave of Covid-19.

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'We have been witnessing an increase in the recovery rate since May 3'

We have been witnessing an increase in the recovery rate since May 3, which now stands at 96%. We are seeing a downward trend in active cases. Between June 11-June 17, the overall positivity case was less than 5% in 513 districts: Luv Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry. (ANI)

Delhi reports 165 new Covid-19 cases

Delhi reports 165 new Covid-19 cases, 260 recoveries, and 14 deaths in the past 24 hours

Active cases: 2,445
Total recoveries: 14,04,688
Death toll: 24,900

Scientists developing low-cost, saliva-based Covid-19 test inspired by glucose test strips for diabetes

Researchers are developing a rapid, low-cost and mass manufacturable saliva-based biosensor test for Covid-19 inspired by the glucose test strips used to check blood sugar levels in people with diabetes.

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India, UK studies at odds on single-dose Covid-19 vaccine benefits

The next leg of India’s Covid-19 vaccination drive could be shaped by how effective a single dose of the vaccine is in protecting against the deadly virus.

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Singapore to ease Covid restrictions from June 21 (Reuters)

Bharat Biotech's pre-submission meeting for Covaxin EUL with WHO on June 23 (PTI)

Sergio Busquets returns to Spain squad after negative test (Reuters)

Andhra Pradesh Covid curfew timings relaxed: 6 am to 6 pm starting 20 June

Mumbai fake vaccine scam: All 4 accused, who were arrested, have been sent to police custody till 25 June (ANI)

Odisha logs 3,806 new Covid-19 cases, 37 more deaths (PTI)

29 new cases take Covid-19 tally of Andamans to 7,335 (PTI)

Delta variant makes up about 6% infections in Germany: German Health Official

Russia reports 17,262 new Covid-19 cases, 453 deaths (Reuters)

Sri Lanka detects first community case of Delta variant of coronavirus

ri Lankan authorities have said that the highly transmissible Delta variant ofCovid-19 has been detected for the first time in the community.

Chandima Jeewandara of the University of Sri Jayawardenapura here said the strain was detected in samples collected from an area in the Colombo central suburb of Dematagoda. (PTI)

Moscow extends Covid restrictions, closes Euro 2020 fan zones (Reuters)

IMA staff and doctors protest at the IMA office in Hyderabad

Arunachal reports 295 new Covid-19 cases (PTI)

Taiwan allows Foxconn's Gou, TSMC to negotiate for vaccines (Reuters)

Rajnath Singh inspects DRDO's Covid care centre in Guwahati

Taiwan reports 187 new domestic Covid-19 cases (Reuters)

Puducherry logs 353 fresh Covid-19 cases, overall tally rises (PTI)

PM launches customised crash course programme to skill, upskill over 1 lakh Covid warriors

Working towards preparing 1 lakh frontline workers in the country: Modi

Global Covid-19 death toll exceeds 40 lakh

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Jharkhand on high alert over possible third wave of Covid-19

he Jharkhand government is on high alert to contain any possible third wave of theCovid-19 pandemic, following suggestions of experts that any laxity may lead to serious consequences, officials said on Friday.

The state government issued a detailed document to deal with the possibility of the third wave, which may lead to an increased number of infections among children. (PTI)

Delhi HC takes cognisance of violation of Covid-19 protocol in city markets, asks authorities to take strict measures (PTI)

IMA conducts nationwide protest against assault on doctors

Ladakh's Covid death toll reaches 200, total cases 19,704

With one more patient succumbing toCovid-19, Ladakh's overall death toll due to the disease has reached 200, officials said Friday, as 22 new infections pushed the case tally to 19,704.

However, the number of active cases in the region dropped to 482 -- 348 in Leh and 134 in Kargil -- as 77 more patients recovered during a 24-hour period, the officials said this morning.

The new death was reported from Kargil on Thursday, taking the district's tally to 57. The rest of theCovidfatalities -- 143 -- have been reported from Leh, the officials said. (PTI)

Possible third Covid wave not more likely to affect children: WHO-AIIMS survey

38,7167,696 samples tested for Covid up to June 17, of which 19,29,476 were tested yesterday: ICMR

Thane district's Covid-19 tally up by 469, death toll by 37 (PTI)

South Korea to mix-and-match Covid-19 vaccine doses for 760,000 people (Reuters)

Copa America's Covid-19 cases increase 13 to 66 (PTI)

India reports 62,480 new Covid-19 cases, 1,587 deaths: Health Ministry

The Ganga is returning the dead. It does not lie

On May 12, villagers in Buxar, a district in Bihar, found bloated and disfigured corpses floating in the river. Some 100 bodies were fished out there and in another district upstream, Ghazipur. A local senior police officer said the bodies had travelled downriver, from Uttar Pradesh.

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Sydney reinstates masks to contain Delta Covid-19 variant

Australia's New South Wales (NSW) reverted on Friday to making the wearing of masks mandatory on public transport in Sydney, as a cluster of the highly-infectious coronavirus Delta variant expanded to a fourth person.

Authorities said all planned outdoor events with goodCovid-19 safety plans can proceed in the country's largest city. (Reuters)

Foxconn founder asks Taiwan to allow vaccine talks with Chinese firm (Reuters)

Taiwan says 240,000 Moderna doses to arrive on Friday

A further 240,000Covid-19 vaccine doses from Moderna Inc will arrive in Taiwan on Friday afternoon, Deputy Minister of the Interior Chen Tsung-yen said, boosting the island's slow vaccination programme.

Only around 5% of Taiwan's 23.5 million people have received at least one shot so far, with orders delayed by global shortages as the island deals with a spike in domestic infections.

Taiwan has already received and has started administering 150,000 Moderna shots, and has around 5 million on order. (Reuters)

India argues against Covid-19 'vaccine passports'

Even as Japan and several European Union nations are set to introduce “Vaccine Passports” soon, India on Thursday tacitly argued against the move and reminded the world that a large percentage of people in many developing nations had not been inoculated with the Covid-19 jabs.

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Covid positivity rate in Karnataka drops to 3.77%

Karnataka reported 5,983 new cases of Covid-19 and 138 related fatalities as the caseload swelled to 27,90,338and the toll to 33,434, on Thursday.

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Children unlikely to get disproportionately hit by third wave of Covid-19: AIIMS study

The widely anticipated third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is unlikely to impact the children “disproportionately”, according to a new study which found that the level of sero-positivity among kids is comparable to the adults during the second wave of the epidemic.

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