Covid LIVE: Kerala CM rules out complete lockdown for economic reasons

Coronavirus LIVE updates: India's active Covid-19 cases increase to 400,000. Delhi reported 39 Covid-19 cases and no fatality. Stay tuned for corona updates

7:06 PM

Sikkim logs 46 new Covid-19 cases, 2 fresh fatalities

Sikkim's COVID-19 tally rose to 30,070 on Friday as 46 more people tested positive for the infection, while two fresh fatalities pushed the Himalayan state's coronavirus death toll to 373, a health bulletin said.

East Sikkim reported the highest number of new cases at 28, followed by 14 in West Sikkim, three in South Sikkim and one in North Sikkim, it said.

7:06 PM

Nashik reports 128 Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths, 209 recoveries

Nashik's COVID-19 tally increased by 128 on Friday to touch 4,05,781, while the toll and recovery count rose by four and 209 respectively, an official said.

The number of deaths from the infection in the district stands at 8,591 and the recovery count is 3,96,212, he said.

6:38 PM

Strict action will be taken against those violating quarantine norms: Kerala govt

6:33 PM

No further relaxation of Covid-19 measures in Singapore as cases rise: Finance Minister

Singapore will stay in the current preparatory stage of its reopening and will continue to rely on vaccination and testing to keep the COVID-19 situation under control, amid a recent spike in infections, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said on Friday.

In an update on the COVID-19 situation in Singapore, Wong said there are no plans to loosen or tighten curbs at this stage as the country transitions to living with the disease.

6:33 PM

35 fresh Covid-19 cases in Delhi, no deaths

Delhi on Friday recorded 35 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 0.05 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.

No fresh deaths were recorded in the city, the data stated.

6:17 PM

Kerala reports 29,322 new Covid cases

5:33 PM

Andhra Pradesh reports 1520 new Covid-19 cases

5:23 PM

Long Covid also affects children, teenagers: Study

Up to one in seven children and young people who caught SARS-CoV-2 may have symptoms linked to the virus about three months later, suggest preliminary findings from the world's largest study on 'long Covid' in children.

The study, led by the UCL and Public Health England researchers, surveyed 3,065 11- to 17-year-olds in England who had positive results in a PCR test between January and March as well as a matched control group of 3,739 11- to 17-year-olds who tested negative over the same period.

4:52 PM

Biological E gets nod for phase 2/3 clinical trial on children, adolescents

Biological E has received approval for conducting phase II/III human clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine candidate Corbevax on children above five years and adolescents, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) said on Friday.

Corbevax, an RBD protein sub-unit vaccine, has been developed with supported from the Department of Biotechnology and its PSU Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), it said.

4:50 PM

Even if we get hit by 3rd wave, we've the fiscal resources to deal with it: Sanyal

4:49 PM

We'll be able to hit pre-Covid level by Oct-Dec quarter if we don't hit 3rd wave: Sanyal

4:10 PM

Locals in Nilgiri dist to undergo mandatory vaccination to buy alcohol

3:39 PM

SC says Covid situation 'alarming' in Kerala

2:37 PM

Karnataka Health Minister visits nursing college where students tested positive

1:22 PM

Odisha reports 849 new cases

Odisha reported on Friday 849 new cases of Covid-19: a number that includes 120 children, PTI reported quoting the state health department. Seven deaths from the disease in 24 hours pushed total fatalities to 8,035.