Coronavirus LIVE: 34,867 new Covid cases in Tamil Nadu, 25,311 in Karnataka

Coronavirus live updates: India reported 223,601 fresh Covid-19 infections today, taking the caseload tally to 26,752,447. Death toll past 300,000. Stay tuned for corona-related news

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A total of 5,424 cases of mucormycosis or black fungus reported from 18 states: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

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Himachal Pradesh government extends 'Corona Curfew' till 6 am of May 31

Himachal Pradesh government extends 'Corona Curfew' till 6 am of May 31

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Black fungus (Mucormycosis) cases should be reported to Health Department: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

Black fungus (Mucormycosis) cases should be reported to Health Department. The Health Department is preparing a treatment protocol for Black fungus: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

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Andhra Pradesh records 12,994 new Covid cases, 96 deaths

Andhra Pradesh logged 12,994 fresh cases of coronavirus, while as many as 18,373 Covid-19 patients had recovered and another 96 succumbed in the 24 hours ending 9 am on Monday, according to the latest bulletin. Consequently, the number of active cases dropped by 5,475 to 2,03,762.

 

The states Covid-19 chart now showed 15,93,821 positives, 13,79,837 recoveries and 10,222 deaths so far. The fresh cases were from a total of 58,835 samples tested. East Godavari district reported the highest 2,652 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours while three other districts added between 1,000 and 1,700 each.

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Longer work hours the biggest impact of Covid-19 pandemic on workers: Study

While the Covid-19 pandemic had begun impacting lives all around at the very outset, the long-term effects of the disease are being felt after more than a year, on the lives of professionals and consumers, and are shaping the some of the most crucial decisions they take.

 

From leisure time to buying activities and securing future finances, Indian consumers are changing rapidly compared to their global peers. A recent survey by global consulting major KPMG that has 57 per cent millennial respondents shows that the average Indian youth is way more insecure about his financial future as he adapts to the new work-from-home culture. READ MORE...

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Bharat Biotech in final stages of negotiations with US FDA for phase-III clinical trials of Covaxin

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Covid LIVE: Covaxin received regulatory nod in 11 countries, says report

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17,821 Covid cases, 196 deaths reported in Kerala in past 24 hours

Kerala recorded 17,821 fresh COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking the total caseload to 23,35,762, while 196 deaths pushed the toll to 7,554. Recoveries outnumbered new cases with 36,039 people under treatment testing negative for the virus, taking the total number to 20,98,674.

 

Active cases stood at 2,59,179. Thiruvnanthapuram recorded the highest number of 2,750 cases, followed by Malappuram with 2,533 and Palakkad 1,898, a health department release said.

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Covid update: Govt to give assistance of Rs 1,500 to each transgender person

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Covid-19 update: Sputnik V production starts in India; 100 mn doses to be produced annually

Domestic pharma major Panacea Biotec in collaboration with Russian sovereign wealth fund RDIF has begun the production of 'Sputnik V' COVID-19 vaccine in India, according to a joint statement issued on Monday.

 

As announced in April, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) - which markets the vaccine internationally, and Panacea Biotec agreed to produce 100 million doses per year of Sputnik V in India. The first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine produced at Panacea Biotec's facilities at Baddi in Himachal Pradesh will be shipped to Russia's Gamaleya Center for "quality control", the joint statement said.

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Kerala reports 17,821 fresh Covid cases, 36,039 recoveries, and 196 deaths in the past 24 hours

Kerala reported 17,821 fresh Covid cases, 36,039 recoveries, and 196 deaths in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases and death toll stand at 259,179 and 7,554, respectively: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

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We’re coordinating with Pfizer and Moderna on central level: Health Ministry

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Researchers at China's Wuhan bio lab sought hospital care before Covid-19 outbreak: Report

Three researchers from the Wuhan Institute of Virology sought hospital care in November 2019, weeks before Beijing disclosed the COVID-19 pandemic, a US media report said, citing a previously undisclosed American intelligence document that could add weight to growing calls for a full scale probe of whether the coronavirus may have escaped from China's top bio lab.

 

The details of the reporting go beyond a State Department fact sheet, issued during the final days of the Trump administration, which said that several researchers at the Wuhan lab, a center for the study of coronaviruses and other pathogens, became sick in autumn 2019 "with symptoms consistent with both Covid-19 and common seasonal illness," the Wall Street Journal reported.

 

The origins of the COVID-19 remain a widely debated topic, with some scientists and politicians maintaining that the possibility of a lab leak of the deadly virus exists. The Wuhan Institute of Virology is near the outbreak's known epicentre of Huanan Seafood Market in central China's Wuhan city, where the virus first emerged in late 2019 and became a pandemic.

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SC seeks reply on uniform policy on Covid death certificates

The Supreme Court on Monday suggested there must be a uniform policy and also some guidelines for issuance of death certificates for those affected by Covid-19. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and M.R. Shah said many a time the reason given in a death certificate can be heart attack or lung failure, but these could be triggered by Covid-19.

 

"So, how are death certificates being issued?" it asked the government's counsel.

 

The top court was hearing two petitions, filed by advocates Reepak Kansal and Gaurav Kumar Bansal, citing Section 12 (iii) of the Disaster Management Act (DMA) providing for ex gratia monetary compensation for the families of those who died during a notified disaster.

 

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Covid LIVE: Third wave might not impact kids, don't be afraid, says AIIMS chief