Coronavirus LIVE: Karnataka education minister Suresh Kumar tests positive

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,443,409 coronavirus cases, Andhra Pradesh 719,256, Karnataka 640,661, Tamil Nadu 619,996 and UP 414,466. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE update

8:25 AM

Kerala coronavirus update: State records 8,553 new Covid-19 cases

In the last 24 hours, Kerala recorded 8,553 new coronavirus cases, taking the state's active Covid-19 cases to 84,497.

 

The state government informed that 1,44,471 people in the state have recovered from the infection.

 

"Kerala records 8,553 new COVID-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours. There are 84,497 active cases in the state and 1,44,471 people have recovered from the infection to date," said State Government on Sunday. Read on...

8:18 AM

More than 1.9 million people have returned to India and flown out since Vande Bharat Mission began: Hardeep Singh Puri

8:02 AM

WHO says 1.5 million coronavirus cases now registered across Africa

The number of registered COVID-19 infection across Africa's 54 nations has now surpassed the 1.5 million mark, according to the continent's World Health Organization chapter.

 

Sunday's daily coronavirus update showed that 1,505,244 cases of infection have been registered since the beginning of the pandemic and led to 36,319 established fatalities.

 

South Africa accounts for about half of both metric, posting nearly 680,000 infections and 16,938 deaths. Read on...

8:01 AM

Arunachal Pradesh coronavirus update: 126 new Covid-19 cases

126 new Covid-19 cases and 190 discharges reported in Arunachal Pradesh today

 

8:00 AM

Delhi coronavirus update: 2,683 new Covid-19 cases and 38 deaths reported in the national capital

With a total of 2,683 new Covid-19 cases and 38 fatalities reported on Sunday the total number of novel coronavirus cases in the national capital rose to 2.9 lakh, the Delhi government said.

 

According to the official data, the city reported 3,126 recoveries today.

 

The total number of cases includes 2,60,350 recoveries or discharges or migrations and 5,510 deaths while active cases stood at 24,753.

7:47 AM

More than 1.9 million people have returned to India and flown out since Vande Bharat Mission began: Hardeep Singh Puri

7:46 AM

Gold prices today at Rs 53,970 per 10 gm, silver trends at Rs 61,200 a kg

7:46 AM

Iconic fashion designer Kenzo Takada dies from coronavirus at age 81

7:45 AM

India has exceeded 140 tests per day per million population as advised by the WHO by nearly 6 times: MoHFW

India has exceeded 140 tests per day per million population as advised by the World Health Organisation by nearly 6 times. Several states/UTs have demonstrated better performance than the national average: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

7:38 AM

Karnataka reports over 10,000 new Covid-19 cases third time in a week; fatalities plummet

7:31 AM

Odisha spends Rs 472 crore from CMRF for Covid management

The state government has spent Rs 472.63 crores from Chief Minister Relief Fund (CMRF) for Covid-19 management in Odisha so far.

 

As per an official release, 62 Covid hospitals have been established with 8245 beds, 1426 ICU/HDU beds, 531 ventilators. Apart from the hospitals, COVID Care Centres (CCC) have been established across the State with 16,828 beds.

 

"Amount of Rs 472.63 crores has been spent from CMRF for effective Covid Management and further funds have been committed for the fight against coronavirus in the coming months," the release said.

 

The Hospitals have not only taken care of the Covid-related ailments but also any other health diseases of the Covid patients. Plasma Therapy has also been started on a large scale and the entire treatment is free of cost to the patients.

7:23 AM

Mohalla clinics relegated in Delhi's battle against Covid-19 pandemic

For half a decade, mohalla clinics became one of the storied successes of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi as they made primary healthcare more accessible to its residents and helped Arvind Kejriwal return to power in February this year.

 

And then came Covid-19. Read on...

7:13 AM

Covid-19: We need a shift to sustainability, says Kiran Majumdar-Shaw

The pandemic has thrown us into the deep end in terms of using technology, and that is a positive development, says Shaw. Read on...

7:11 AM

Fears of 'twindemic': Here is how flu symptoms differ from Covid-19

As influenza season approaches, some Americans, and especially parents, are worried that, if they or their children should become ill, it may not be easy to know which disease they have — the flu or Covid-19.

 

They are correct. Most symptoms of the two diseases are so similar that, short of a test — or two or three tests — it won’t be possible to know for sure. But there are some clues. (And it is possible to have both infections at the same time; some patients in China this year were found to have both.). Read on...

7:06 AM

Statsguru: From socialising to learning, how the unemployed spend time

The National Statistical Office recently put out a report detailing how Indians spend their time. It also offered a split between the employed and the unemployed. Among other things, the unemployed spend significantly more time educating themselves than the employed, shows the data. Read on...