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Coronavirus LIVE updates: Maharashtra recorded 4,141 fresh Covid-19 cases, 4,780 discharges, and 145 deaths in the last 24 hours. Stay tuned for corona-related news

10:04 AM

Railways suffered Rs 36,000 cr loss during coronavirus pandemic: Raosaheb Danve

Union minister Raosaheb Danve on Sunday said the Railways has suffered losses to the tune of Rs 36,000 crore during the coronavirus pandemic, and termed goods trains as the real revenue generators for the national transporter.

 

He also said that a bullet train project would be executed along the Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway, which is under construction at present.

 

The Minister of State for Railways was speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony of an underbridge at the Jalna railway station.

 

"The passenger train segment always runs into losses. Since increasing the ticket fares affects the passengers, we cannot do so. During the pandemic, the Railways suffered losses of Rs 36,000 crore," he said. Read on...

9:50 AM

Nepal reports 1,920 new cases of coronavirus infections: Health Ministry

Nepal has reported 1,920 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infections in the country to 827,642, the health ministry said on Sunday.

 

The Ministry of Health and Population also said that 24 new deaths were reported in the last one day. The current death toll due to coronavirus infections in the country stands at 10,509.

 

The new number of cases in the last 24 hours stands at 1,920, taking total infections to 827,642. Deaths have surged to 10,509, the health ministry said in a statement.

9:40 AM

Coronavirus LIVE updates: 27 new cases in Chhattisgarh, one death; active cases 863

Chhattisgarh's COVID-19 tally mounted to 10,04,144 on Sunday as 27 more people tested positive for the infection, while one fresh fatality took the toll to 13,553, a health official said.

 

The number of recoveries reached 9,89,728 after eight patients got discharge from various hospitals, while 52 others completed their home isolation during the day.

 

The number of active COVID-19 cases in the state stands at 863, the official said.

 

Raipur district reported one new infection, taking the caseload to 1,57,841, including 3,139 deaths, while three cases were reported each in Durg, Janjgir-Champa, Surguja and Bastar districts. No fresh case was reported in 14 districts of the state on Friday, he said.

9:35 AM

Coronavirus LIVE updates: Goa government extends Covid-induced curfew till August 30

Goa government extends Covid-induced curfew till August 30

8:14 AM

Coronavirus LIVE updates: Karnataka records 1,189 new Covid-19 cases

Karnataka records 1189 new Covid-19 cases, 1456 recoveries and 22 deaths in the last 24 hours.

8:08 AM

Coronavirus LIVE updates: North Korea develops its own PCR equipment for Covid-19 tests

North Korea has developed its own Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment to conduct coronavirus tests, state media said on Monday, as the country steps up efforts to head off more contagious new strains of the virus.

 

8:05 AM

Coronavirus LIVE updates: Maharashtra records 4,141 fresh Covid-19 cases

Maharashtra records 4,141 fresh Covid-19 cases, 4,780 discharges, and 145 deaths, reports ANI

 

7:38 AM

Global coronavirus update: UK records another 32,253 Covid-19 cases

Another 32,253 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 6,492,906, according to official figures released Sunday.

 

The country also reported another 49 coronavirus-related deaths. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 131,640. These figures only include the deaths of people who died within 28 days of their first positive test.

 

The UK Health Security Agency will launch a new national surveillance program next week, which will offer antibody testing to adults in Britain who test positive. Read on...