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Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra's tally at 1.4 mn, Andhra breaches 700k-mark

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,384,446 coronavirus cases, Andhra Pradesh 690,000, Tamil Nadu 591,943, Karnataka 592,911, and UP 399,082. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE update

Maharashtra Covid update: 2,656 coronavirus cases found in Pune district

Pune district reported 2,656 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking its case count to 286,677, a health official said on Thursday evening

ICMR, Biological E Ltd develop potential treatment for coronavirus

The ICMR in collaboration with a Hyderabad-based biopharmaceutical company has developed "highly purified antisera" prepared by injecting inactivated SARS-CoV2 in horses

Places of worship to remain closed for public till October 31 in Odisha

Places of worship to remain closed for public till October 31 in Odisha and so as Cinema halls, swimming pools, entertainment complexes, theatres, auditoriums and assembly halls

Second sero survey indicates reduction in infections in Mumbai slums: BMC

The presence of Covid-19 antibodies in samples from slums in the city was found to have decreased by 12% in the second sero survey, the Mumbai civic body said on Thursday

Maharashtra Covid update: 2,352 new cases, 43 deaths reported in Mumbai

A total of 2,352 new Covid-19 cases were reported from Mumbai on Thursday

Covid-19: 8% super-spreaders account for 60% new infections, says study

The findings are part of a survey conducted by the Center For Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP) along with governments of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

Airlines will have to pay interest to passengers on credit shell amount: SC

If unused till 31 March, 2021, airlines will have to return the money to passengers

Next sero survey in Delhi to begin within fortnight, says health minister

The next serological survey to check for the prevalence of antibodies against the novel coronavirus among people will start in Delhi within a fortnight, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Thursday

Social with a distance: Restaurants try new ideas to attract customers

According to the Indian Food Service Report 2019, the industry was pegged at Rs 4.23 trillion in 2018-2019

Syngene Intl joins global consortium of healthcare groups on Covid testing

The consortium, led by Bristol Myers Squibb, will focus on a wide range of aspects from research to clinical diagnostic applications, the company said in a statement

Multiplexes get the go-ahead, but dark cloud still hangs over silver screen

Filmmakers are not expected to be in a hurry to release movies in the October-November period, implying the quarter will hardly come to the rescue of theatre owners

Maharashtra Covid-19 count crosses 1.4 million-mark; 394 more die

Maharashtra's Covid-19 tally on Thursday crossed the 14 lakh-mark with the addition of 16,476 fresh cases, said a state health official

Increase Covid-19 tests in Maharashtra to curb case count: Fadnavis

Maharashtra BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis alleged that despite his repeated requests, the state government has not increased the number of tests, due to which Sept reported a big rise in Covid-19 cases

Jammu and Kashmir reports 17 more Covid-19 deaths, 1,093 fresh cases

Jammu and Kashmir recorded 17 more Covid-19 fatalities and 1,093 new cases on Thursday, taking the death toll to 1,198 and the infection tally to 76,163 in the Union Territory, officials said

Kerala Covid-19 count crosses 200,000 mark; state reports 29 more deaths

Kerala's COVID-19 tally crossed the grim milestone of 200,000 on Thursday as the state reported 8,135 fresh cases while the toll climbed to 771 with 29 deaths

Punjab: Daily monitoring of Covid patients in home isolation from Friday

Asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic patients in home isolation will be monitored in Punjab from Friday with the govt engaging a consortium of professional home health cos for their regular monitoring

Immunity for less time, change in virus 'virulence': Experts on sero-survey

The latest sero-survey in Delhi has shown a fall compared to the last exercise, with experts saying possible reasons could be immunity lasting for lesser time and "change in virulence" of the virus

Andhra Pradesh's Covid-19 tally breaches 700,00 mark, 41 more deaths

Andhra Pradesh on Thursday crossed another grim milestone of 700,000 coronavirus cases though the spread of the pandemic has been on a declining trend over the past few days

Over 23,000 Maharashtra cops infected by Covid-19 till date; 247 dead

At least 23,548 personnel of the Maharashtra police have tested positive for coronavirus, while 247 died of the infection since the viral outbreak hit the state, an official said on Thursday