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Last Updated at October 9, 2021 19:41 IST
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Coronavirus live updates: India reported 19,740 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours, said the health ministry on Saturday.
Total cases hit 33,935,569 and deaths increased by 248 to over 450,375. Active cases declined to 236,643: they form 0.71 per cent of total infections and are at their lowest since March 2020.
The Railways Ministry extended its travel guidelines by six months, warning not wearing a mask on its premises or trains can attract a fine of up to Rs 500.
World coronavirus updates: Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE have submitted an application to US regulators to administer their Covid-19 vaccine to children ages 5 to 11, bringing shots for school-age kids another step closer.
Romania’s 19 million people are the second-least-vaccinated in the European Union and have suffered the bloc’s highest death toll during the past week, Bloomberg reported.
Heart damage from Covid-19 extends well beyond the disease’s initial stages, according to a study that found even people who were never sick enough to need hospitalization are in danger of developing heart failure and deadly blood clots a year later.
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