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US sets Covid-19 record with high daily case spike; deaths near 224,000

The US coronavirus caseload has reached record heights with more than 83,000 infections reported in a single day, the latest ominous sign of the disease's grip on the nation

UK's famous Diwali celebrations in Leicester go virtual amid lockdown

They are referred to as the biggest Diwali celebrations outside India but this year the city of Leicester in the UK will be marking the festival of lights virtually, in keeping with Covid restrictions

World Coronavirus Dispatch: 2 mn more UK adults into financial troubles

Australia may reopen state borders in time for Christmas, Covid drags 2 million more UK adults into financial troubles, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Want to enter or leave India? Here are the new govt visa rules in pandemic

The move will enable foreign nationals to come to India for various purposes such as business, conferences, employment, studies and research

Covid-19: FDA approves remdesivir, Fadnavis tests positive and more

AstraZeneca has resumed the U.S. trial of its experimental Covid-19 vaccine after approval by regulators. Johnson & Johnson is also preparing to resume its trial coming week

Covid effect: Cancer patients who delay treatment are at a great risk

Cancer treatment has taken a hit due to Covid, with several experts flagging an increase in risk of cancer spreading to advanced stages as almost 50% cases are reaching hospitals in later phases

Arvind Kejriwal pitches for free Covid-19 vaccine throughout India

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the Covid-19 vaccine should be made available throughout the country for free, saying all the people were troubled by the coronavirus

Devendra Fadnavis tests positive for Covid-19, goes into isolation

Bharatiya Janata Party's Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday announced that he has tested Covid-19 positive and gone into isolation.

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Expert says lockdowns were counter-productive

From creation of a database of health workers to an indefinite doctors' strike against non-payment of salaries, here's how the country is dealing with the pandemic

DATA STORY: With over 700,000 cured cases, India's Covid recovery rate nears 90%

India on Friday conducted 1,269,479 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 101,382,564. The test positivity rate recorded on Thursday was 4.2%

Covid-19 Factoid: India now accounts for most recoveries in the world

While India's recoveries count crosses the 7 million mark, the active cases ratio falls below 9%

61% of Covid-19 recoveries reported from six states/UTs: Health ministry

About 61% of the total recovered cases from Covid-19 are from six states and UTs of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi

Covid-19 Factoid: India's active case count falls below 700,000

The global death toll is now over 1.1 million, with the US having the greatest number of deaths

Arunachal Pradesh reports more coronavirus recoveries than fresh cases

The number of Covid-19 recoveries in Arunachal Pradesh surpassed fresh cases on Saturday, with 206 people recuperating from the disease, while 68 people tested positive for the virus

India coronavirus update: 53,370 new cases take Covid-19 tally to 7,814,682

India's Covid-19 tally climbed to 7.8 mn with 53,370 fresh cases in a day, while 7,016,046 people have so far recuperated pushing the national recovery rate to 89.78%

Andaman and Nicobar islands: 23 new cases take Covid-19 tally to 4,207

At least 23 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, raising the tally in the Union Territory to 4,207, a health department official said on Saturday

Jharkhand reports 435 new coronavirus cases, three fresh fatalities

Jharkhand's Covid-19 tally rose to 99,045 as 435 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said on Saturday

Next three months decisive in determining Covid situation: Harsh Vardhan

Dr Harsh Vardhan said that the next three months are going to be decisive in determining the situation of Covid in the country and urged people to follow appropriate behaviour during festival season

Delhi records 4,086 Covid-19 cases, highest single-day spike in 34 days

The national capital recorded 4,086 fresh cases of Covid-19, the highest single-day spike here in 34 days, while the death toll from the disease mounted to 6,189

Ladakh coronavirus update: 31 fresh virus cases; total count 5,712

Thirty-one more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Ladakh, taking the number of infections in the union territory to 5,712