Coronavirus LIVE: Delhi reports lowest daily cases in nearly a month

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,339,232 coronavirus cases, Andhra Pradesh 675,674, Tamil Nadu 580,000, Karnataka 576,000, and UP 387,000. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE update

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Kerala reported 4,538 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate is 12.59%:

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Govt develops National Clinical Registry to collect data on Covid-19

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India's Feluda Covid-19 test cheaper, faster than RT-PCR diagnosis: Scientists

More accurate than a rapid antigen test and almost as quick, India's CRISPR Feluda' Covid-19 test that changes colour on detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus could be a cheaper, faster and simpler alternative to an RT-PCR diagnosis, say scientists.

Named after Satyajit Ray's famed detective, the Feluda test, which is priced at Rs 500 and can deliver a result in 45 minutes, is able to differentiate SARS-CoV-2 from other coronaviruses even if genetic variations between them are minute.

The Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) Feluda test, developed by the New Delhi-based CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) and the TATA Group, received regulatory approvals last week from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for commercial launch.

 

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Covid-19 showed risk of dependence of global supply chain on any single source: PM Modi

The coronavirus pandemic has shown the risk involved in excessive dependence of the global supply chain on any single source, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during a virtual bilateral summit on Monday with his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen. The prime minister said India is working with Australia and Japan to diversify the supply chain, noting that like-minded countries are welcome to join the initiative.

In his opening remarks at the summit, Modi also said the events of the last few months have brought forth the need for countries believing in transparency, democratic value system and rules-based order to work together.

"The pandemic showed the risk involved in excessive dependence of the global supply chain on any single source," Modi said without naming any country or source.

 

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Goa DGP Mukesh Kumar Meena tests positive for Covid-19

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Jharkhand Education Minister Jagarnath Mahto tests positive for Covid-19

Jharkhand Education Minister Jagarnath Mahto on Monday said he tested positive for Covid-19 and has been admitted to Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) here.

 

"Dear friends, my report for Covid-19 has come out positive. I have been admitted to RIMS for treatment," he said in a tweet.

 

The minister also appealed to all those who came in contact with him in the last few days to get themselves tested for coronavirus. Jharkhand reported 974 fresh Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, pushing the tally to 79,909, while the death toll mounted to 679 with nine more fatalities.

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Tougher fines for breach of Covid-19 quarantine come into force across England

People across England will be required by law from Monday to self-isolate if they test positive for the coronavirus or face a 1,000-pound fine, which increases to 10,000 pounds for repeat offenders. The government said that as the infection is now spreading rapidly again across the country, the tougher measures are aimed at ensuring compliance and reducing the spread of Covid-19.

These new measures are about saving lives. Everyone must take personal responsibility and self-isolate if they test positive or if told to do so by NHS Test and Trace, said UK Home Secretary Priti Patel.

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Contributions of Covid-19 warriors unprecedented in history: Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday hailed the contributions made by Covid-19 warriors in the fight against the pandemic, saying that their role is unprecedented in the history of humanity.

 

Attending a programme to honour Covid-19 warriors in Bhopal, he said, "In their efforts to save lives, several doctors lost their lives, paramedical staff got infected, some of whom sacrificed their lives in the line of duties as also some policemen. I join my hands before you and thank you for services to humanity, which are unprecedented.

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Iran experiences third Covid-19 wave, identifies 32 provinces as red zones

As Iran experiences the third wave of Covid-19, it has classified 32 provinces as red zones with the capital facing the most severe outbreak. As the country faces the worst Coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East, 195 new deaths were reported on Sunday, taking the total death count to 25,589. On Friday, the number of daily infections escalated above 3,500 for the first time since the start of the pandemic in Iran in February this year and the number of deaths was above 200 for the first time in almost two months, Al Jazeera reported.

 

Health ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari during her daily Covid-19 briefing announced that 3,362 more daily infections were registered, upping the total to 446,448. Hospitals are caring for 1,377 patients at the moment, Lari said.

 

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Mizoram reports 44 new Covid-19 cases, tally up at 1,908

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Jharkhand Education Minister tests Covid-19 positive

Jharkhand Education Minister Jaggarnath Mahto has tested coronavirus positive on Monday. He has been admitted at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Ranchi for treatment. Initially he was suffering from breathing problem. He was admitted in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for treatment and later shifted to the Covid ward.

"The minister's condition is stable. He has been put on high flow of oxygen support system. We are watching his condition. After improvement in health condition his CT scan will be done," said Dr Nisith Ekka, posted in Covid task department of RIMS .

Two years ago the Education Minister had suffered a heart attack. His angioplasty was done in 2018.

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Covid-19: Uttar Pradesh reports 3,838 fresh cases; tally up at 331,270

The Covid-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh rose to 5,652 on Monday with 58 more fatalities, while the infection tally reached 3,90,875 after 3,838 people tested positive for the disease, an official said. Briefing reporters here, Additional Chief Secretary (Medical and Health) Amit Mohan Prasad said 5,382 patients have been discharged after recovering from the infection.

 

So far, 331,270 Covid-19 patients have been cured of the contagion and the recovery rate stands at 84.75 per cent, he said. The number of active cases in the state stands at 53,953, Prasad said, adding that over 1.51 lakh tests were conducted in the state.

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AP minister Vellampalli Srinivas Rao Covid-19 positive

Andhra Pradesh Endowments Minister Vellampalli Srinivas Rao has tested positive for coronavirus, however, he is currently fine. "Rao tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday evening. He is admitted in a hospital and everything is normal," an official confirmed.

Doctors performed 10 to 15 tests on the minister to check his health condition, all of which returned normal. He is doing absolutely fine," said the official.

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Covid-19 update: 20 new cases push Andaman's tally to 3,794

The Covd-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 3,794 on Monday as 20 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said. One more patient succumbed to the infection, taking the Union territory's coronavirus death toll to 53, he said.

 

Six new patients have travel history, while 14 fresh infections were detected during contact tracing, he said. Two more people have recovered from the disease, the official said. There are now 188 active coronavirus cases in the archipelago, while 3,553 people have been cured of the disease so far, he said.

 

The administration has so far sent 56,661 samples for Covid-19 tests, of which 25 reports are awaited while the remaining results have been received, the official 

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Definitive data on Mexico's Covid-19 toll will take 2 years: Govt official

Mexico's top coronavirus official said Sunday that definitive data on the country's death toll from Covid-19 won't be available for a couple of years. The statement by Assistant Health Secretary Hugo Lpez-Gatell is likely to revive debate about Mexico's death toll, currently at 76,430, the fourth-highest in the world.

 

Officials have acknowledged in the past that the figure is a significant undercount, because it includes only those who died after a positive test result, almost always at a hospital. Mexico does very little testing, and many people die without a test. Read more