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Coronavirus LIVE: Delhi past 2nd wave peak, situation mostly controlled: CM

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,453,653 coronavirus cases, Andhra Pradesh 723,512, Karnataka 647,712, Tamil Nadu 625,391 and UP 417,437. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE update

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Arvind Kejriwal

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United Kingdom hit by new coronavirus test failing, finds 16,000 extra cases

The British government has launched an investigation into how nearly 16,000 new coronavirus infections went unreported as a result of a technical glitch, a failing that could have given fresh impetus to an outbreak that critics say could easily get out of control.
 
Health Secretary Matt Hancock told lawmakers Monday that the problem related to the automated transfer of files."
 
The problem is widely thought to be connected to the file size limitations on Excel spreadsheets used in the test-and-trace program. Read on...

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First Published: Oct 06 2020 | 6:38 AM IST