Coronavirus LIVE: Delhi adds 53 cases, lowest since April 15 last year

Coronavirus LIVE updates: India on Saturday recorded 42,766 new Covid cases. Stay tuned for corona-related news

10:56 AM

37.60 crore vaccine doses administered so far: Health Ministry

10:47 AM

Spain faces surge in Covid infections

Managers at the Hospital del Mar in Barcelona are facing a sharp surge in infections by, once again, rearranging staff shifts and moving patients around in their sprawling facilities.

 

The increase in Spain comes amid the advance of the delta variant that spreads far more easily.

 

And it's being driven mostly by younger, unvaccinated patients who require less ICU care but are turning in droves to health centers and emergency wards. If they reach the point of needing hospitalization, they typically spend longer in regular wards until they recover.

10:34 AM

Decision on emergency use listing of Covaxin likely in 4-6 weeks: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) is likely to take a decision on including Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin in the emergency use list (EUL) within four to six weeks, Soumya Swaminathan, the global health body's chief scientist has said.

 

Speaking at a webinar organised by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Friday, Swaminathan said the WHO is reviewing Covaxin as its manufacturer Bharat Biotech is now uploading its entire data on the health body's portal.

 

According to WHO guidelines, EUL is a procedure to streamline the process by which new or unlicensed products can be used during public health emergencies. READ MORE...

10:29 AM

37 arrested from top Kolkata hotel for partying amid Covid restrictions

At least 37 people were arrested in the early hours of Sunday from a five-star hotel in Kolkata for partying, defying the COVID-related restrictions, police said. Two high-end cars and 38 mobile phones were among the several items seized in the raid at the Park Hotel on Park Street in the heart of the city, they said.

 

"Acting on a tip-off, a raid was conducted at Park Hotel around 1.15 am and 37 people were arrested from the second and third floors for partying with loud music amid the COVID-related restrictions," a senior officer of the Kolkata Police said.

 

"During the raid, some of those arrested pushed and manhandled police officers," he added.

10:25 AM

More than 38.60 crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs so far: Govt

10:08 AM

India logs 41,506 new coronavirus cases

With 41,506 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,08,37,222, while the active cases declined to 4,54,118, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.

 

The death toll has climbed to 4,08,040 with 895 fresh fatalities. The active cases comprise 1.47 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 97.20 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed

 

A decrease of 915 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. As many as 18,43,500 tests were conducted on Saturday taking the total cumulative tests conducted so far for detection of COVID-19 in the country to 43,08,85,470.

10:06 AM

Many tourists seen without masks in Lonavala

9:51 AM

Arrivals in Finland to be fined if refuse to take Covid test

A passenger arriving in Finland may soon be fined hundreds of euros for refusing to take a coronavirus test.

 

A new amendment to the Finnish infectious diseases act with regard to border security imposes a fine to a tourist who enters Finland and opposes a required COVID-19 test. The law takes effect July 12 and is valid until October 15.

 

It already was possible for the police to fine those refusing of COVID-19 tests, but authorities say the amendment will remarkably clarify the situation in judicial terms.

9:35 AM

India reports 41,506 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours

9:20 AM

Indian Army's Tiger Division sets up 25-bedded oxygen Covid care centre in Jammu

Be it guarding the borders or providing medical aid to the countrymen during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian Army has always been at the forefront of protecting people and facilitating relief work. In one such initiative, the Indian Army's Tiger Division on Saturday established a 25-bedded oxygen COVID care centre in Jammu.

 

"The Indian Army, during the complete pandemic, from border to townships and wherever possible, have provided assistance. It started initially with awareness drives where people in large numbers participated and walked large distances, followed by the distribution of COVID-related equipment, kits, and the establishment of medical facilities. In one such initiative, today this 25-bedded oxygen COVID care center has been inaugurated and donated to Rajiv Gandhi Hospital Gangyal, Jammu," said Lt. Col. Devinder Anand, PRO Defence Jammu while speaking to ANI.

9:12 AM

Full lockdown continues to be enforced on weekends in Kerala

9:06 AM

Third Covid-19 wave: Delhi approves graded response action plan

Fearing a third wave of COVID-19, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Friday approved a four-stage, colour-coded alert system for restricting various activities and functioning of Metro trains, restaurants and shopping malls in accordance with the severity of the pandemic.

 

The four colour-coded alerts --- Yellow, Amber, Orange and Red -- under the graded response action plan (GRAP) will remove any confusion about enforcement and lifting of various restrictions in the national capital, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said.

 

Under the new plan, night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am will be imposed in the national capital during three stages --- Yellow, Amber and Orange -- but there will be "total curfew" if 'Red' alert is sounded. READ ON...

8:40 AM

Is India opening up too fast and too soon? Here's what a survey says

India is opening up too fast and too soon is the majority view as the government expresses concern over crowds at hill stations, as per the IANS CVoter Live Tracker.

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently said that crowds at tourist spots are worrying.

 

To a question on if India is opening too soon and too fast, 53.31 per cent of the respondents of the IANS CVoter Live Tracker said 'yes', while 34.34 per cent said that India is not opening up too fast but people are becoming careless. READ MORE...

8:28 AM

Huge crowd outside a Covid vaccination centre in Mumbai

8:18 AM

Russia adds 25,082 Covid-19 cases

Russia recorded 25,082 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 5,758,300, the official monitoring and response centre said on Saturday.

 

The centre reported 752 coronavirus-related fatalities in the past day, raising the national death toll to 142,253, while the number of recoveries grew by 17,750 to 5,182,837, the Xinhua news agency reported.

 

Moscow, Russia's worst-hit region, registered 5,694 new cases, taking the city's total to 1,423,828. Nearly 155 million Covid-19 tests have been conducted across the country.