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Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra reports 31,643 new cases in last 24 hours

Coronavirus live updates: In Maharashtra, CM Uddhav Thackeray asked officials to start preparing for another lockdown in view of the increasing Covid-19 cases. Stay tuned for corona-related news

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A man and a woman wearing protective face masks walk past a graffiti on a wall, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Mumbai, India, March 25, 2021. Photo: Reuters

1:48 PM

Telangana adds 403 new Covid-19 cases

Telangana recorded 403 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 3,06,742, while the death toll rose to 1,690 with two more fatalities, the state government said on Monday.
 
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 146, followed by Medchal, Malkajgiri and Rangareddy districts with 40 and 34 cases respectively, it said in a bulletin, providing details as of 8 PM on March 28.
 
The bulletin said 313 patients recovered from the infection on March 28.
1:42 PM

Merkel blames German 'perfectionism' for current virus woes

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has blamed her country's difficulties during the coronavirus pandemic from the slow vaccine rollout to the back-and-forth over lockdown rules on a tendency toward perfectionism and called for greater flexibility to tackle the latest surge in cases.
 
In a lengthy television interview with public broadcaster ARD late Sunday, Merkel acknowledged that mistakes were made by her government, including on plans for an Easter lockdown.
 
The long-time leader also expressed frustration over the actions of some of Germany's state governors, including members of her own party, who have resisted tougher restrictions they had previously agreed to.
1:24 PM

DATA STORY: Biggest net daily jump of 35,498 takes India's active Covid cases past 500,000

India has so far vaccinated 60,530,435 people. That is 502.78 per cent of its total caseload, and 4.3547 per cent of its population. Read on...
1:19 PM

Dr Reddy's expects Covid vaccine to get nod from India in next few weeks

Pharma major Dr Reddy's Laboratories expects the Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V to get approval from the Indian regulator in the next few weeks, a company official has said.
 
"We expect to get the approval in the next few weeks. It is a two dose vaccine. You take the first dose on day zero and the second one on day 21. The peak immunity develops somewhere between day 28 to day 42. So, it is a two-dose vaccine and we expect it to be available in the next few weeks," Deepak Sapra, the companys CEO, APIs and Services, said. READ ON...
12:34 PM

Covid-19 in Uttarakhand: Dehradun district admin declares 2 more containment zones

Due to the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in Dehradun, the district administration has declared two areas of two cities as containment zones on Monday.
 
After the administration found coronavirus positive patients in the Nehru Colony area of Dehradun city, the district administration declared the area as a containment zone.
 
The administration has imposed a lockdown in the Gumaniwala area of Rishikesh's Gumaniwala under the Uttarakhand Epidemic Disease COVID-19 Regulation 2020 and the Disaster Management Act 2005.
 
District Magistrate Ashish Kumar Srivastava had directed that all the commercial establishments including banks, shops and offices would remain closed in both containment zones till the further orders of the administration.
 
Only one person from a family is allowed to make purchases of products of daily use during the lockdown period in the area.
12:07 PM

Amid coronavirus, Ganga ghats in Varanasi remain deserted on Holi

With Section 144 in place amid the surge in Covid-19 cases in Varanasi on the occasion of Holi, the Ganga ghats in the city remained desolate on Monday morning as people refrained from venturing out to celebrate the festival.
 
The police have put a ban on the operations of boat services at all the ghats in Varanasi.
 
"Police are requesting the public to celebrate the festival safely and follow all the guidelines put forth by the local administration," said a policeman. Read on...
11:02 AM

WHO-China study says animals likely source of coronavirus: Report

A joint WHO-China study on the origins of Covid-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is extremely unlikely," according to a draft copy obtained by The Associated Press.
 
The findings were largely as expected and left many questions unanswered. The team proposed further research in every area except the lab leak hypothesis.
 
The report's release has been repeatedly delayed, raising questions about whether the Chinese side was trying to skew the conclusions to prevent blame for the coronavirus pandemic falling on China. Read on...
10:55 AM

Coronavirus in India: Five most affected states by cases

Maharashtra (2,713,875)
Kerala (1,117,993)
Karnataka (987,012)
Andhra Pradesh (898,815)
Tamil Nadu (879,473)
10:50 AM

Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab, MP, Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu report high number of Covid new cases

Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu & Chhattisgarh reported high number of Covid daily new cases. 84.5% of new cases are reported from these states. Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka & Chhattisgarh account for 80% of active cases: Govt
 
10:47 AM

Delhi records nearly 2,000 new covid-19 cases

Delhi reported over 1,500 coronavirus cases for the fourth day on the trot on Sunday, while nine more people succumbed to the disease, the health department said.
 
The national capital has registered 1,881 new infections which pushed the tally to 657,715, while over 639,000 patients have recovered from the virus. This is the highest number of cases since December 15 last year according to official data.
10:01 AM

Coronavirus in India: Latest update by MoHFW

Active cases: 521,808 (Net increase: 35,498)
Deaths: 161,843 (Net increase: 291)
Cured: 11,355,993 (Net increase: 32,231)
Total cases: 12,039,644 (Net increase: 68,020)
Total vaccination: 60,530,435 (Increase over previous day: 260,653)
9:16 AM

UK records another 3,862 coronavirus cases, taking tally to 4,333,042

Another 3,862 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,333,042, according to official figures released Sunday.
 
The country also reported another 19 coronavirus-related deaths. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 126,592. These figures only include the deaths of people who died within 28 days of their first positive test.
 
More than 30.1 million people, around 57 percent of all adults in Britain, have been given the first jab of the coronavirus vaccine, according to the latest official figures. Read on...
9:14 AM

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 127 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed 127 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.78 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
 
In its latest update on Monday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 127,092,284 and 2,782,944, respectively.
 
The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 30,262,037 and 549,335, respectively, according to the CSSE. Read on...
8:47 AM

SII, Bharat Bio seek central fund injection to ramp up vaccine production

As demand for Covid vaccines grows here and abroad, the two main vaccine manufacturers — the Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech — are learnt to have sought financial aid from the government to help them ramp up capacities rapidly.
 
The SII has been selling Covishield to the government at a cost price of $2-2.5 per dose. With demand rising as other countries wait impatiently for deliveries or place fresh orders, the SII has sought funds to increase its Pune plant’s capacity. Read on...
8:41 AM

Car buyers in India moving up value chain despite salary cuts, job losses

Carbuyers in India are ditching entry-level models for mid- and top-end variants that are packed with more features.
 
Bells and whistles like a touchscreen with infotainment applications and Android Auto and Apple CarPlay are available in the top two variants that enjoy a “higher perceived value”.
 
This is even as disposable incomes have taken a hit amid salary cuts and job losses. Read on...

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First Published: Mar 29 2021 | 6:38 AM IST