Coronavirus LIVE: Cases close to 8.6 mn in India, death toll at 127,104

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,719,858 coronavirus cases, Karnataka 844,147, Andhra Pradesh 842,967, Tamil Nadu 739,147 and UP 497,000. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE updates

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India is likely to see behavioural change in urban mobility in aftermath of Covid-19: Puri

Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday that India is likely to experience a behavioural change in urban mobility in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic

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FDA gives authorisation to Singapore-invented kit to detect neutralising antibodies from Covid-19

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Vivek Murthy to headline 'Joe and Kamala's plan to beat Covid-19'

Rebuilding America's coronavirus response from amidst the wreckage of the Donald Trump administration's slash and burn strategy over the last nine months is right up there on US President-elect Joe Biden and deputy Kamala Harris' to-do list.

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Tripura reports 26 new Covid-19 cases, 2 fresh fatalities

Tripura's Covid-19 tally rose to 31,543 on Monday as 26 more people tested positive for the  infection, a health official said.

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Covid-19: India performed better than any big developed country, says Dr Harsh Vardhan

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan held a virtual meeting with Health Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana, and West Bengal to review the Covid-19 situation

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5th Israeli Minister tests Covid-19 positive

A fifth Israeli Minister has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, his office confirmed in a statement on Monday, adding he was self-quarantining at home

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Tata launches faster Covid-19 test as cases rise

Tata Group launched a Covid-19 test kit on Monday that it says will process results more easily and faster than the RT-PCR method considered the gold standard for detection, at a time when cases are still rising in the country

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Mask to turn campaign tool in Covid-19 era local body polls in Kerala

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Apprehension of Covid protocol violation as local train services set to resume in Bengal

Apprehension of violation of Covid safety protocol is looming large as the Eastern and South Eastern Railways geared up to resume suburban train services from Wednesday on a request by the West Bengal government

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Indian demand for Covid-19 drug remdesivir rising sharply, says Cipla

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Dr Harsh Vardhan holds meeting with Health Ministers of various states, reviews Covid situation

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Delhi overtakes Maharashtra, Kerala as highest contributor to new Covid-19 cases

Seventy-nine per cent of the 45,903 new Covid-19 cases are from 10 states and UTs, with Delhi overtaking Maharashtra and Kerala by reporting 7,745 infections in a span of 24 hours to become the largest contributor to the single-day infections, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.

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Six more people test positive for Covid-19 in Mizoram

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Texas becomes first US state to surpass one million coronavirus cases

Texas has become the first US state to cross over a million coronavirus cases as President-elect Joe Biden is getting to work to battle the deadly virus which has infected more than 9.8 million people in the country.

 

According to Johns Hopkins University, Texas is one of the 31 states that has hit a record number of coronavirus cases this week. In Harris County, there are more than 167,000 cases and more than 2,300 deaths with the numbers climbing.

 

"We have to remember we're still in the middle of a public health crisis. Now, it's starting to creep back up into the 8 per cent range and that starts to concern us," said Dr. Umair Shah, the executive director of Harris County Public Health.

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It seems Delhi Covid-19 cases are at peak now, says health minister Satyendra Jain

It seems Delhi Covid-19 cases are at peak now & experts say it can last for 4-5 days. Delhi's overall death ratio is 1.59%. Many people aren't wearing masks. Most cases are from working class. We've increased 110 ICU beds in govt hospitals: Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain