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Andhra Pradesh coronavirus update: 5,120 new Covid-19 cases, 34 deaths

Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday on reported 5,120 new cases of COVID-19 and 34 deaths due to the virus

Chhattisgarh coronavirus update: 2,846 new cases take tally to 131,000

With 2,846 new coronavirus cases and 30 more fatalities, Chhattisgarh's case count rose to 131,739 and death toll to 1,134 on Wednesday

PM's tweet to start awareness campaign against Covid-19 today

Campaign to be launched due to unlocking and upcoming festival season, winters

China under pressure to cancel debt to Covid-hit poor countries: Report

China, the world's largest creditor, is increasingly coming under pressure to cancel its huge debt to coronavirus-hit poor countries under the Group of 20 DSSI, according to a media report

Immunity hurdle for a shot at Covid vaccine; govt working on priority list

Rapid antibody tests at dedicated Covid-19 vaccination centres to act as screening tool

Union minister Pralhad Joshi tests positive for Covid-19, under quarantine

Joshi is the latest addition to prominent politicians from the state who have tested positive for Covid

In a major relief, Delhi govt allows restaurants to operate round-the-clock

The Delhi government on Wednesday said they will be allowed to operate round-the-clock and the requirement of tourism licenses will be removed.

Gujarat reports 1,311 new Covid-19 cases; 1,414 recover, nine die

Gujarat reported 1,311 new coronavirus positive cases on Wednesday, which increased the number of cases in the state to 146,673, the health department said

People should not think there's improvement in Covid situation: Tripura HC

A division bench of the Tripura HC has said people of the state should not be under any false impression that there is "dramatic improvement" in the Covid-19 situation and life can get back to normal

Goa reports 432 fresh Covid-19 cases, nine more deaths; 394 recover

Goa's Covid-19 tally rose to 36,670 on Wednesday with a single-day addition of 432 fresh cases while nine deaths took the total toll to 477, a health official said

Covid-19: Delhi govt's next round of sero-survey to begin on October 15

The last survey was held from September 1-7 to better assess the Covid-19 situation here and formulate combat strategies

Italian Council of Ministers prolongs Covid emergency until Jan 31: Report

The Italian Council of Ministers has decided to extend the country's coronavirus disease-related state of emergency until January 31, 2021, sources in the government told reporters on Wednesday

Coronavirus LIVE: Delhi govt allows cinemas, theatres to reopen Oct 15

Coronavirus update: DCGI expert panel has directed the pharma giant Dr Reddy's Laboratories (DRL) to submit a revised protocol for performing phase 2,3 clinical trials of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine

Delhi sees 35 new Covid deaths taking toll to 5,616; case tally at 298,000

The national capital recorded 35 fresh casualties due to Covid-19 and the death toll mounted to 5,616, while 2,871 new cases took the tally to over 298,000, authorities said

Delhi: Fall in containment zone count after steady rise since Aug last week

After rising steadily for over 40 days, the number of containment zones in Delhi fell to 2,697 on Oct 6, a marginal dip compared to the figures the previous day, according to official data

Govt to launch awareness campaign to check spread of coronavirus

The government would launch a campaign to spread awareness on the measures people need to follow to check the spread of coronavirus, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Delhi runs short of space to bury its dead

Why Chandigarh students are shifting to govt schools, a peek into Delhi's post-Covid clinic, findings of Mumbai's second sero survey--news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

Karnataka conducts over 100,000 Covid-19 tests in a day, eyes 150,000

Karnataka officials on Wednesday said the state conducted 104,000 coronavirus tests in a single day on October 6, and the government's aim was to increase the number of tests to 150,000 per day

Tripura reports 237 new Covid-19 cases, state's tally rises to 27,545

At least 237 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Tripura on Wednesday, pushing the tally in the state to 27,545, a health department official said

Coronavirus Factoid: India continues to report most daily cases globally

Even as its count of active cases has been declining on a net basis, the overall number of cases India is adding daily is higher than any country in the world