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Coronavirus latest update: Worldwide there are 29,175,454 cases of coronavirus. India's total number of corona cases has surged to 4,837,952. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE updates

9:45 AM

Global Markets: Asian shares buoyed by coronavirus vaccine hopes

Asian shares firmed on Monday on renewed hopes for a coronavirus vaccine after AstraZeneca resumed its phase-3 trial though sentiment was still cautious ahead of a big week of central bank meetings in UK, Japan and the United States.

 

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.7%, poised for its second straight session of gains.

9:24 AM

PM Modi thanks all MPs for choosing path of duty even during coronavirus crisis

The monsoon session begins today, there is corona and there is responsibility. All parliamentarians have chosen the path of responsibility, I thank all of them for doing so, said Prime Minister ahead of the beginning of the session.

9:17 AM

BP says era of oil-demand growth over, may not return to pre-Covid levels

Oil consumption may never return to levels seen before the coronavirus crisis took hold, BP said in a report on Monday. Even its most bullish scenario sees demand no better than “broadly flat” for the next two decades as the energy transition shifts the world away from fossil fuels.

9:09 AM

Fight coronavirus, not Oppn or Kangana Ranaut, Fadnavis tells Thackeray

Maharashtra accounts for 40% total deaths in the country due to Covid-19, hence Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray should fight against Covid-19 rather than the opposition or actor Kangana Ranaut, said Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra BJP leader.

9:07 AM

Trump claims Modi told him he has done a great job in Covid-19 testing

Donald Trump has claimed that PM Modi praised him for doing a great job in coronavirus testing, as he continued to slam his Democratic opponent Joe Biden for being a complete disaster in handling the swine flu during the previous administration.

 

He said that Modi's comment on testing being done by the US needs to be explained to the media.

9:02 AM

Coronavirus update: Indore's tally crosses 17,000-mark

With the highest single-day spike of 379 new Covid-19 cases, Indore's tally crossed 17,000 mark on Sunday, said the office of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in a bulletin.

 

The total number of Covid-19 positive cases here stands at 17,161 while with five new fatalities on Sunday, the death toll has reached 463.

8:36 AM

Brazil's Coivd-19 weekly death toll rises to about 4,000 fatalities

The number of coronavirus-related fatalities in Brazil has surpassed 131,600 with about 4,000 deaths registered over the past week, according to the country's Health Ministry.

 

In the past 24 hours, Brazil confirmed 415 new deaths from COVID-19 and 14,768 new coronavirus cases, the health ministry said on Sunday. Brazil's total coronavirus death toll now stands at 131,625, while the country's total number of cases is 4,330,455.

8:31 AM

J&J unit to start mid-stage coronavirus vaccine trials in Spain

Johnson & Johnson's Janssen unit will begin mid-stage trials of its COVID-19 vaccine in Spain on Monday, the programme's lead investigator said.

 

Alberto Borobia said 190 people would take part in the country's trials, which will take place in three hospitals and be concluded by Sept. 22.

 

The Spanish study is part of mid-stage, or Phase II, trials of the vaccine that are being carried out in three countries, also including the Netherlands and Germany. The trials in the three countries will last two months and include 550 participants in total.

7:45 AM

Vande Bharat flights facilitated repatriation, outbound travel of over 1.625 million people

7:12 AM

Daily record of 307,900 coronavirus cases confirmed globally: WHO

The number of coronavirus cases confirmed across the world in the past 24 hours stands at a record high of nearly 308,000, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

 

According to the latest, Saturday, data from the WHO, there are now 28,637,952 coronavirus cases confirmed globally, with 307,900 new cases having been registered in the past 24 hours.

7:03 AM

Madhya Pradesh coronavirus update reports 2,281 new Covid cases, 34 deaths

As many as 2,281 new Covid-19 cases and 34 deaths were reported in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, taking the state's coronavirus count to 88,247.

 

There are 20,487 active cases and 1,762 fatalities in the state.

 

"Madhya Pradesh reports 2,281 new Covid-19 cases and 34 deaths today. Total cases now at 88,247 including 1,762 deaths and 20,487 active cases," said the State Health Department.

7:02 AM

Kerala coronavirus update: 17 new Covid-19 hotspots identified in the state

A total of 17 new places were identified as COVID-19 hotspots in Kerala on Sunday, taking the total number of hotspots in the state to 607, Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja informed.

 

As many as 13 places which were previously declared hotspots were excluded.

 

At present, there are 30,072 patients under treatment for COVID-19 in the state, while a total of 77,703 people have so far recovered from the disease, including 1,855 in the last 24 hours.

6:55 AM

Rajasthan coronavirus update: 1,703 new COVID-19 cases, 15 deaths reported

As many as 1,703 new Covid-19 cases and 15 deaths were reported in Rajasthan on Sunday, taking the state's coronavirus count to 1,02,408.

 

There are 84,518 cases which have recovered while 83,084 have been discharged.

 

"Rajasthan reports 1,703 new Covid-19 cases, 15 deaths, 1,616 recoveries and 1,668 discharges today. Total cases in the state rise to 1,02,408, including 1,236 deaths, 84,518 recoveries and 83,084 discharges," said State Health Department. Read on...

6:52 AM

Karnataka government 'failed' to fight coronavirus pandemic: Congress

Karnataka is witnessing an alarming increase in the number of coronavirus cases as the state government has totally 'failed' to handle the pandemic crisis, working president of state Congress, Saleem Ahmed said on Sunday.

 

Addressing reporters here, Ahmed, who is on a tour of the southern states to review the Congress partys 'Arogya Hasta' programme, alleged that there was complete lack of coordination among different departments to tackle the crisis. Read on...

6:50 AM

Sikkim coronavirus update: Tally rises to 2,088, death toll goes up to 16

The COVID-19 tally in Sikkim rose to 2,088 with 31 more people testing positive for the virus while three fresh fatalities pushed the Himalayan state's death toll to 16 on Sunday, an official said.

 

Of the total 2,088 COVID-19 cases, 567 are active cases as 1,505 patients have recovered from the disease and 16 have died, the official said.

 

A 42-year-old woman from Development Area in the state capital died due to COVID-19 at STNM hospital, the State Information Education Communication (IEC) Member Sonam Bhutia said. Read on....