Coronavirus LIVE: Fight is to save India from complete lockdown, says PM

Coronavirus live updates: India has added 1,532,388 Covid cases in the last 7 days, followed by the US (493,159) and Brazil (460,528). Stay tuned for corona-related news

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Coronavirus LIVE: Focus should be only on micro containment zones, PM Modi tells states

Coronavirus LIVE: Focus should be only on micro containment zones, PM Modi tells states

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Coronavirus LIVE: PM says lockdowns must only be used as the last option

I urge the states to consider lockdowns only as the last option and focus creating on micro containment zones, says PM Narendra Modi

9:05 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: PM Modi requests young comrades to help make Covid discipline in their society

I request young comrades to help make Covid discipline in their society, by making small committees in apartments, says PM Modi

9:03 PM

Coronavirus LVE: Fight is to save India from complete lockdown, says PM

Coronavirus LVE: Fight is to save India from complete lockdown, says PM

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Coronavirus LIVE: Request states to take steps to ensure workers don't migrate

Coronavirus LIVE: My request to state administrations is to keep the trust of the workers alive, urge them to stay where they are. This trust given by the states will help them very much that the city they are in will be vaccinated in the next few days and their work will also not be stopped, says PM Modi

8:58 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: Working to increase number of beds in hospitals, says PM Modi

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Coronavirus: Half of vaccines produced will be given directly to states states and hospitals, says PM Modi

Half of the vaccines that will be made in India will also be given directly to the states and hospitals, says PM Modi

8:55 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: India makes cheapest vaccines in the world, says Modi

Coronavirus LIVE: India makes cheapest vaccines in the world, says Modi

8:54 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: Our scientists have developed vaccines in a very short time, says PM Modi

Coronavirus LIVE: Our scientists have developed vaccines for the countrymen in a very short time, day and night, says PM Modi

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Coronavirus LIVE: Measures being taken to increase oxygen production and supply, says Modi

Coronavirus LIVE: Measures are also being taken at several levels to increase oxygen production and supply, says PM Modi

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The demand for oxygen has increased in many parts of the country, says Modi

The demand for oxygen has increased in many parts of the country in the coronavirus crisis, says PM Modi

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The challenge before is big, but we have to overcome it with our resolve, says PM Modi

The challenge before is big, but we have to overcome it with our resolve, courage and preparation, says PM Modi

8:49 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: I understand the pain you are going through, says PM Modi

I understand the pain you are going through and express my sympathies to the families who have lost their loved ones due to Covid, says PM Modi

8:48 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: Country is again fighting a very big battle, says Modi

Coronavirus LIVE: Country is again fighting a very big battle, says Modi

8:44 PM

Watch: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation on coronavirus situation

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Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra sees 62,097 new cases

62,097 new coronavirus cases, 54,224 recoveries, and 519 deaths reported in Maharashtra today; case tally reaches 39,60,359, death toll 61,343, according to the state health department

8:32 PM

Need 5,000 cubic metres of oxygen tonight to keep patients alive, says Gangaram Hospital chief

8:10 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: PM Modi will address the nation on Covid situation at 8:45 this evening

7:52 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: In many hospitals, oxygen is available for 8-12 hours only, says Sisodia

7:41 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: Himachal Pradesh reports 1,340 new cases

Himachal Pradesh reports 1,340 new coronavirus cases, 16 deaths and 1,078 recoveries in the last 24 hours; case tally rises to 79,410, death toll 1,206, according to the state health department.

7:39 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: Chandigarh administration announces one-day lockdown tomorrow

Coronavirus LIVE: Chandigarh administration announces one-day lockdown tomorrow

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Coronavirus LIVE: Lockdown in all containment zones in Kerala's Ernakulam district

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Coronavirus LIVE: Harsh Vardhan reviews Covid management efforts with all AIIMS directors

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare today chaired a high-level meeting with the Directors of ten AIIMS, PGIMER Chandigarh and JIPMER Puducherry to discuss the Public Health Response to the Covid crisis in the presence of Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare. Read the full release here

7:25 PM

LIVE: Karnataka governor takes stock of coronavirus situation in the state

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Coronavirus LIVE: J&K reports highest single-day spike of 2,030 cases

Jammu and Kashmir reports highest single-day spike of 2,030 coronavirus cases; eight more fatalities take death toll to 2,071, according to the state health department.

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Coronavirus LIVE: 70 doctors and more than 55 nurses have tested positive in Bihar so far

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Coronavirus LIVE: Mumbai reports 7,214 new cases

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Coronavirus LIVE: Nagpur reports 6,890 new cases

Nagpur district reports 6,890 new coronavirus cases, 91 deaths and 5,504 recoveries in the last 24 hours, according to health officials

6:55 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: PM Modi holds a meeting with leading vaccine manufacturers

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Coronavirus LIVE: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal requests Centre to urgently supply oxygen to Delhi