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9:45 AM

India records 30,941 new cases, 350 deaths

India recorded 30,941 new cases of Covid-19 and 350 deaths from the disease in 24 hours, said the health ministry on Tuesday.

 

The new daily cases are almost 28 per cent lower than Monday, according to the ministry’s data.

 

9:39 AM

MNS disregard Covid protocol, celebrate festival in Thane

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers celebrated Monday night the traditional 'Dahi Handi' festival in Thane and neighbouring Palghar district, disregarding advisories to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The police in Thane took five party activists into custody for defying the prohibitory orders, PTI reported.

9:33 AM

Tourists throng to Kodaikanal after easing of Covid-19 restrictions

People thronged to Silver Cascade Falls in Kodaikanal which was opened on Sunday after four months in the wake of the relaxation of Covid-19 norms by the Tamil Nadu government.

 

Tourists who came to visit Silver Cascade Falls seem happy as well as worried simultaneously over the coronavirus protocol laid by the state government.

 

"We came here four months later when the Kodaikanal tourist site opened. Now we are very happy but at the same time, it is sad, that most of the people are not following Covid-19 protocols laid down by the government including social distancing and wearing masks," Nagendran, a visitor told ANI on Monday.

 

While another tourist suggested that "it would be better if they follow the Covid-19 rules laid down by the government."

9:26 AM

Mizoram reports 1,157 new Covid-19 cases

Mizoram reported 1157 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), Mizoram informed on Tuesday.

 

The state's positivity rate stands at 8.87 per cent.

 

According to the state bulletin, the number of cumulative cases in the state has mounted to 59,119 including 49,798 recoveries and 214 deaths. There are 9107 active cases of Covid-19 in the state.

9:04 AM

Assam reports 15 new deaths

Assam reported 15 news deaths due to Covid-19 on Monday. As many as 538 people tested positive for Covid to push the caseload to 5,88,856, PTI reported quoting the National Health Mission.

8:43 AM

Mumbai to block buildings sealed for Covid

Mumbai's civic agency will put the police at the entrance of buildings sealed for the coronavirus pandemic in order to stop people from entering them. As per current civic protocol, a building is sealed if it has five or more Covid-19 patients. The city had 27 sealed buildings as on Monday, PTI reported.

8:07 AM

South Africa finds new variant of Covid

South African scientists said they identified a new coronavirus variant that has a concerning number of mutations. The so-called C.1.2. variant was first found in May in the provinces of Mpumalanga and Gauteng, Bloomberg reported.

8:05 AM

India GDP likely rebounded in the April-June: Economists

India's economy likely rebounded in the April-June quarter from a deep slump last year helped by improved manufacturing and in spite of a devastating second wave of Covid-19 cases. Economists have pegged economic growth in the range of 14 per cent to 23 per cent for the first quarter of the current financial year.