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Coronavirus LIVE: Manish Sisodia, hospitalised with Covid, also has dengue

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,263,799 coronavirus cases, Andhra Pradesh 646,530, Tamil Nadu 547,337, Karnataka 540,847, and UP 369,686. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE update

Covid-19: Phase-3 trial of COVAXIN to begin in Lucknow, Gorakhpur from Oct

The Uttar Pradesh government announced that phase-3 trial of the coronavirus vaccine 'COVAXIN' will start in Lucknow and Gorakhpur from October

Covid, dengue double infection treatment needs balanced approach: Doctors

There is no standard protocol for treatment of patients who have contracted a double infection of Covid and dengue, and a very "finely balanced" approach is needed to tackle both the ailments at once

Pfizer partner BioNTech sees no role for its vaccine in UK challenge trial

Pfizer's German development partner BioNTech on Thursday joined other leading Covid-19 vaccine developers in ruling out participation in British plans to test experimental inoculations

Assam's Covid-19 death toll tops 600-mark with 11 more fatalities

Assam's Covid-19 death toll surpassed the 600-mark with 11 more fatalities, while 2,091 new infections pushed the caseload to 1,65,582, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday.

With spike in Covid cases, over 2,000 containment zones in Delhi now

With a significant increase in Covid-19 testing, a large number of containment zones have mushroomed across the city, covering new localities and crossing the 2,000 mark, official data showed.

Britain reports 6,600 new Covid cases, highest since outbreak began

Britain has reported the highest number of coronavirus cases in a single day with 6,632 infections.

New mutations make coronavirus more contagious and deadly, finds study

The study of more than 5,000 genetic sequences of the coronavirus also revealed that one of the mutations could make it more contagious

UK bungled in its first Covid response, critics fear 'Deja Vu' again

The virus is on the rise once more in the UK, which has recorded almost 42,000 Covid-19 deaths

With 2,272 new Covid-19 cases, Chhattisgarh infection count rises to 95,623

With 2,272 new Covid-19 cases and 10 more deaths, Chhattisgarhs total count rose to 95,623 and the toll to 752 on Thursday, a health official said.

Odisha reports highest one-day spike of 4,340 Covid-19 cases, 16 deaths

Odisha on Thursday registered its highest single-day spike of 4,340 Covid-19 cases, which raised the tally to 196,888

Treatment for double infection of Covid-19 and dengue tricky: Doctors

A very 'finely balanced' approach is needed to tackle both the ailments at once, experts say

Nuclear scientist, former chairman of AEC, Sekhar Basu dies of Covid-19

A mechanical engineer, Dr Basu is revered for his contributions to the country's atomic energy programme. He was awarded Padma Shri in 2014

Jammu and Kashmir coronavirus update: 1,104 cases reported; tally at 68,614

It was for the 22nd consecutive day that the number of fresh cases have crossed 1,000 in a 24-hour period

No second Covid wave in Mumbai, case spike due to higher testing: BMC chief

Over 5.6 million Covid-19 cases have been reported in the country so far, 30% from Maharashtra alone. Mumbai is reporting around 2,000-2200 cases daily

Covid-19: Kerala sees highest single-day surge of 6,324 cases; toll at 613

While 3,168 recovered from the infection today, the active cases are 45,919 and so far 107,850 have been discharged after treatment

Himachal coronavirus update: 136 new cases reported, tally up at 13,192

Six deaths were reported from Kangra and one each from Shimla, Kullu and Chamba, according to the data provided by state health department this evening

Covid-19: AP reaches milestone of 100,000 tests/mn, records 7,855 new cases

The overall infection positivity rate stood at 12.17 per cent, against the national average of 8.50 per cent but in terms of recoveries

SoftBank Group offers $19 coronavirus tests to companies, governments

SoftBank has conducted polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing of its staff and has set up a testing centre near Tokyo with initial capacity of 4,000 tests per day

Rishi Sunak unveils new wage top-up scheme to save Covid-hit jobs in UK

Nearly three million workers - or 12 per cent of the UK's workforce - are currently on partial or full furlough leave, the BBC reported