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Coronavirus latest news: Globally, the cases from the deadly infection rose to 19,824,039 with the figures crossing 5.1 million mark in the United States. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

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Kashmir-based doctor treating Covid-19 patients for over 4 months dies after contracting disease

A senior doctor in Kashmir who was on the forefront of the battle against COVID-19 died at a hospital here on Sunday after contracting the disease, officials said. Dr Mohammad Ashraf Mir, a resident of Pampore area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district, passed away in the morning at the SKIMS hospital in Soura here, they said.

 

The officials said Mir had been treating COVID-19 patients for the past four months and in the process, contracted the virus.

 

The doctor tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted to the hospital with bilateral pneumonia. He was later shifted to an intensive care unit as he could not maintain oxygen saturation and passed away this morning.

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Goa to get second Covid-19 care facility in Ponda, tweets CM Pramod Sawant

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Today, we have 1,400 Covid-19 hospitals across India: BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda

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1,300 fresh cases take Delhi's Covid-19 tally to 145,427; death toll mounts to 4,111

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Drug used to treat alcoholism useful in fight against Covid-19: Study

With the use of molecular modelling, two medications that have been known for a long time can be used to fight SARS-CoV-2, found a team of chemists from HSE University and the Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry.

 

These are disulfiram, which is used to treat alcoholism, and neratinib, an experimental drug being used to treat breast cancer. The paper about the discovery has been published online in the 4th issue of Mendeleev Communications journal.

 

The structural elements of the virus that are less subject to mutation during its evolution should be chosen as a target for the potential treatment. Otherwise, a medication effective against one strain would no longer be effective against another.

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Coronavirus pandemic LIVE: 5,189 new Covid-19 cases and 77 new deaths in Russia

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Coronavirus-hit ArcelorMittal resorting to cost-reduction measures to protect profitability

Hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, global steel giant ArcelorMittal is focussing on cost-reduction initiatives to protect profitability in view of an uncertainty around pace of recovery, according to a PTI report.

 

The world's largest steelmaker had logged a net loss of $559 million for the second quarter ended June 2020 and termed it as the most difficult period in its history.

 

"The company continues to focus on cost reduction initiatives to protect profitability as it navigates the evolving demand backdrop. Moving forward, as economic activity recovers the company will respond by increasing production, leading to the return of some fixed cost," the company said in its latest report.

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Coronavirus LIVE update: Chennai's Covid-19 test positivity rate may fall to 6%

The COVID-19 test positivity rate in Chennai may drop to about six per cent by the end of this month and concerted efforts were on to accomplish it, Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner G Prakash has said.

 

The positivity rate, gradually has dipped to about 8.50 percent to 9.50 per cent now from 14-15 per cent last month, he said.

 

Another good outcome to several efforts was that the doubling time has improved to 72.2 days in Chennai from 65 days a week ago and in divisions under north Chennai, it was a welcome 140-150 days, he said. Efforts were on to replicate the improvement seen in the north of the city in other areas with relatively higher cases.

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Coronavirus pandemic LIVE: 1,893 new Covid-19 cases and 65 new deaths in Indonesia

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Covid-19 LIVE update: New coronavirus cases coming up in Agra's rural belt

A number of new coronavirus cases now getting reported from the rural hinterland of Agra has got the authorities worried, even as 34 new cases took the district's total tally to 2,065.

 

Three members of a family in Barara village were found positive while several villages on the Gwalior Road and Shamshabad Road too have reported new coronavirus cases. In a village in Bah area, three generations of a family were found corona positive. New cases have been reported from villages in Fatehabad area as well.

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Patients from outside Delhi getting tested here, hence the rise in Covid-19 cases: Health Minister

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday attributed the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in the national capital to "patients from outside getting tested here". On Saturday, 1,404 new COVID-19 cases and 16 deaths were reported in Delhi, taking the tally of cases to 1,44,127.

 

While 1,130 people recovered from the infection on Saturday, there are 10,668 active cases. The death toll rose to 4,098, Jain told reporters. The number of active cases on Saturday rose to 10,667, from 10,409 the previous day, according to the Delhi government's health bulletin.

 

"There have been reports that coronavirus cases are increasing in the national capital. Many patients from outside Delhi are getting tested here, hence the rise in the number of cases.

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3,934 more coronavirus cases reported in Bihar today; state tally rises to 79,720

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Covid-19 vaccine: Early-stage clinical trial begins in Singapore

The early-stage clinical trial for a COVID-19 vaccine has started in Singapore, with the first vaccinations expected to be given to volunteers next week, a media report has said, as the country's coronavirus tally crossed over 55,000 on Sunday.

 

Called Lunar-Cov19, the vaccine is developed by Duke-NUS Medical School and United States pharmaceutical company Arcturus Therapeutics, The Straits Times reported.

 

Clinicians and researchers are now screening those who have stepped forward to ensure they are suitable for the trial, which is expected to last until October. The SingHealth Investigational Medicine Unit is administering the trial for the vaccine. READ MORE...

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Two BSF personnel among four die of Covid-19; 147 fresh cases reported

Four more persons, including two BSF personnel, have succumbed to COVID-19 in Tripura, taking the death toll due to the disease to 41, while 147 fresh cases pushed the infection tally to 6,164, an official said on Sunday. Of the four fatalities, three were reported from Khowai district and one from West Tripura, he said.

 

"Two BSF personnel and a woman died of COVID-19 while undergoing treatment in the Agartala Government Medical College here. One more person also succumbed to the disease," the Health Department official said.

 

A total of 700 BSF jawans have infected with the disease in the state. The COVID-19 tally in Tripura has increased to 6,164 with 147 new cases.

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Coronavirus LIVE: 40 more Covid-19 cases reported in Himachal Pradesh

As many as 40 new cases of COVID-19 were reported from Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, said the State Health Department. With these new cases, the total number of coronavirus cases in the state reached 3,304 including 1,145 active cases.

 

While the recoveries stand at 2,118, the death toll in the state due to the infection is 13, the State Health Department added.