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Coronavirus LIVE: Nearly 48,000 cases in Karnataka; positivity rate at 32%

Coronavirus live updates: Hospitals around India have been overwhelmed by a fresh wave of infections with oxygen supplies running short in medical facilities due to the sudden surge in demand.

BS Web Team New Delhi

An unidentified group reacts at the cremation of a Covid-19 victim in Delhi

Coronavirus live updates: India on Sunday reported 403,738 new cases of Covid-19 and 4,092 deaths from the disease, a day after more states announced stricter lockdowns.

The health ministry reported the country had now 222,96,414 coronavirus cases and the overall death toll stood at 2,42,362. It was the fourth day straight that the country had recorded over 400,000 fresh Covid-19 cases.

Tamil Nadu, known for its automobile manufacturing, said it would move from a partial to a full lockdown on Monday, shutting public transport and state-run alcohol retailers. Neighbouring Karnataka state extended a total shutdown late on Friday. India is yet to impose a national lockdown as it did during its first wave last year, but around half of all its states have imposed a total shutdown. The rest are under a partial shutdown.

Hospitals around India have been overwhelmed by a fresh wave of Covid-19 infections with oxygen supplies running short in medical facilities due to the sudden surge in demand.

World coronavirus update: Worldwide there were 158,298,851 coronavirus cases and 3,295,949 deaths since the pandemic began. The US remains the worst-hit country with 33,452,659 cases, followed by India, Brazil, France and Turkey.

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Chinese scientists discussed weaponising SARS coronaviruses in 2015: Report

A document written by Chinese scientists and health officials before the pandemic in 2015 states that SARS coronaviruses were a "new era of genetic weapons" that could be "artificially manipulated into an emerging human disease virus, then weaponised and unleashed, reported Weekend Australian.

The paper titled The Unnatural Origin of SARS and New Species of Man-Made Viruses as Genetic Bioweapons suggested that World War Three would be fought with biological weapons. The document revealed that Chinese military scientists were discussing the weaponisation of SARS coronaviruses five years before the Covid-19 pandemic. The report by Weekend Australian was published in news.com.au.

Peter Jennings, the executive director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), told news.com.au that the document is as close to a "smoking gun" as we've got. Read here

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Coronavirus LIVE: West Bengal sees 19,441 new cases

West Bengal reports 19,441 new coronavirus cases, 124 deaths and 18,454 discharges in the last 24 hours; active cases at 1,26,027, according to the state health department

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Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra sees 48,401 new cases

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Coronavirus LIVE: Lalu Yadav reviews Covid situation with his party MLAs

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12 Covid-19 Care Centres to be opened in TN, says Minister

The Tamil Nadu government would set up 12 more Covid-19 Care Centres in the state to treat patients with mild symptoms using traditional Indian medicines, Minister for Medical and Family Welfare M Subramanian said here on Sunday.

After inaugurating a Siddha Covid-19 Care Centre equipped with 240 beds in Tondiarpet here on Sunday, Subramanian said currently 195 patients were under treatment at the facility.

".. Covid-19 patients with mild symptoms will be treated here. In order to reduce the crowd at other hospitals, we opened this centre," he told reporters. (PTI)

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Coronavirus LIVE: Telangana sees 4,976 new cases

4,976 new coronavirus cases in Telangana, 35 more deaths, as per the health bulletin of the state

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Coronavirus LIVE: Uttarakhand health dept forms flying squad in every district to inspect bed availability

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Coronavirus LIVE: Gujarat reports 11,084 new cases

Gujarat reports 11,084 new coronavirus cases, 14,770 discharges and 121 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department

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Coronavirus LIVE: Manipur reports 579 new cases

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Coronavirus LIVE: Andhra Pradesh sees 22,164 new cases

Andhra Pradesh records 22,164 new coronavirus cases, 18,832 recoveries and 92 fatalities in the past 24 hours, according to the state health department

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Coronavirus LIVE: Karnataka reports 47,930 new cases

Karnataka reports 47,930 new coronavirus cases, 490 fatalities and 31,796 discharges in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department

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Coronavirus LIVE: UP sees over 23,000 new cases

Uttar Pradesh registers 23,333 new coronavirus cases, 34,636 recoveries and 296 deaths in the past 24 hours, according to the state health department

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Coronavirus LIVE: Jammu and Kashmir reports 5,190 new cases

Jammu and Kashmir reports 5,190 new coronavirus cases, 2,423 recoveries and 54 deaths in the last 24 hours; active cases at 49,248, according to the state health department

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