Coronavirus LIVE: Bharat Biotech's vaccine gets nod for phase 3 trials

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,625,197 coronavirus cases, Andhra Pradesh 796,000, Karnataka 782,773, Tamil Nadu 700,000 and UP 463,858. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE updates

12:57 AM

J&K reports 586 new coronavirus cases

A total of 586 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday taking the total count of cases to 90,752.

12:49 AM

Chhattisgarh's coronavirus tally rises to 172,580 after 2,450 more people test positive for the disease; 58 fatalities take death toll to 1,738

10:08 PM

Odisha starts preparation of database of frontline workers for Covid-19 vaccine

9:48 PM

Meghalaya reports 81 new Covid-19 cases, one death

At least 81 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Meghalaya on Friday, pushing the coronavirus tally to 8,801, a senior health official said.

 

The total number of Covid-19 active cases in the state has now risen to 1,631, Health Services director Aman War said.

 

East Khasi Hills district, of which state capital Shillong is a part, reported 51 new cases and has 1,046 of the total active cases, he said.

9:33 PM

In Delhi, 4,086 fresh Covid-19 cases take tally to over 348,000; death toll climbs to 6,189

9:04 PM

Maharashtra reports 7,347 new Covid-19 cases

8:56 PM

5 resident doctors of Delhi's Hindu Rao Hospital begin indefinite hunger strike over pending salary

8:43 PM

Gujarat reports 1,112 new Covid-19 cases, 6 deaths & 1,264 discharges

8:32 PM

Punjab reports 481 new Covid-19 cases

8:20 PM

Tamil Nadu reports 3,057 new infections

8:08 PM

Chandigarh reports 72 new Covid-19 cases taking the total number to 13,920

7:55 PM

Uttar Pradesh reports 2,298 new Covid-19 cases

7:46 PM

Madhya Pradesh reports 953 new Covid-19 cases

7:34 PM

Chandigarh reports 72 new Covid-19 cases taking the total number to 13,920

7:25 PM

Manipur reports 156 new Covid-19 cases

7:13 PM

Karnataka reports 5,356 new Covid-19 cases

7:02 PM

Bhopal hospital under-reporting Covid-19 deaths: Gas tragedy group

Organisations working with the survivors of the 1984 gas leak disaster on Friday said Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre (BMHRC) officials were not giving proper data on Covid-19 deaths to district and state government authorities

6:26 PM

Andhra Pradesh reports 3,765 new Covid-19 cases

6:09 PM

Puducherry reports 158 new Covid-19 cases

5:48 PM

Media report pope met Covid-19 infected bishop at Vatican

Pope Francis has been warned of potential exposure to Covid-19 after a Vatican diplomat was infected, Australian media reported on Friday

5:30 PM

Cooperation, innovation and collaboration necessary to fight Covid-19: Experts

The impact of Covid-19 has been devastating for the world and fighting it requires cooperation, innovationand collaboration, experts said on Friday at a virtual event organised by the Public Affairs Forum of India (PAFI).

5:19 PM

Covid-19 plasma therapy shows little benefit in patients in India: BMJ study

Convalescent plasma therapy, which uses the blood of recovered Covid-19 patients as a potential treatment, has shown limited effect in reducing the progression to severe disease or death in a trial conducted in India, scientists say.

5:09 PM

COVID-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh rises to 6,830 with 40 more fatalities; 2,202 fresh cases push infection tally to 4,66,060: Health bulletin

4:57 PM

Dudhwa to reopen from November 1 with Covid restrctions

The Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR) is all set to reopen from November 1, almost 15 days ahead of its schedule, with Covid restrictions

4:44 PM

No preparations, pending permissions amid Covid-19 play dampener this Dussehra

Citing lack of time for preparations and pending permissions amid Covid-19 pandemic, major Ramleela committees in the city have shelved burning of Ravana effigies, while others plan to employ light and sound effects to recreate Ravana Dahan' this Dussehra.

4:25 PM

Cumulative Covid-19 positivity rate continues to decline

India has crossed the 10 crore-mark in conducting tests for detection of Covid-19 with 14,42,722 tests being done in a span of 24 hours, even as the cumulative positivity rate continues to decline, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday

4:13 PM

Covid-19 insurance for puja pandal labourers, electricians

As the crisis caused by the pandemic continues to grow in West Bengal, several Durga puja  committees in the metropolis have decided to provide Covid  insurance to electricians and labourers, who have been engaged  in setting up pandals and later dismantling them

4:02 PM

Covid-19 lockdown reduced sleep quality, mental health, says study

The initial phase of the Covid-19 lockdown, which was imposed through March and April in several countries, may have dramatically altered people's personal eating and sleeping habits, according to a new study based on a first-of-its-kind global survey.

3:50 PM

Covid-19 plasma therapy shows little benefit in patients in India, study finds

Convalescent plasma therapy, which uses the blood of recovered Covid-19 patients as a potential treatment, has shown limited effect in reducing the progression to severe disease or death in a trial conducted in India, scientists say

3:39 PM

69 personnel of Maharashtra police test positive