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UK: Boris Johnson considering new restrictions amid second Covid-19 wave

Widespread growth of the virus has been recorded across the country, with cases doubling every seven to eight days

London: Over 30 arrested during protest against Covid-19 restrictions

On Friday, London Mayor Sadiq Khan expressed extreme concern over the accelerating speed at which the coronavirus had been spreading in London

PM Modi likely to hold Covid-19 review meeting with chief ministers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to chair a meeting of the chief ministers of seven states next week to review the coronavirus situation

Delhi coronavirus update: 4,071 fresh virus cases, 38 deaths reported

Thirty-eight more people died from coronavirus in Delhi on Saturday as 4,071 fresh infections surfaced, pushing the number of cases to over 2.42 lakh in the city, according to a Health Department bulletin.

Chhattisgarh coronavirus update: 2,617 COVID-19 cases, 19 deaths on Saturday

Chhattisgarh's Covid-19 count rose to 84,234 after 2,617 people were detected with the infection on Saturday

Ladakh coronavirus update: 73 new cases and one more death reported

The Union Territory of Ladakh reported 73 new coronavirus cases and one more death on Saturday, taking the cumulative figures to 3,708 infections and 49 fatalities, according to an official bulletin

Maharashtra coronavirus update: 21,907 new cases, 425 deaths; 23,501 recover

Maharashtra, the most affected state, has reported 21,907 new coronavirus cases, taking the case tally to 11,88,015

Chandigarh coronavirus update: Six more deaths, 290 more cases reported

Total death toll in Chandigarh has reached 116

India's first CRISPR Covid-19 test approved for use

The Tata CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) test, powered by CSIR-IGIB, received regulatory approval on Saturday from the DCGI

Himachal Pradesh coronavirus update: 286 fresh cases, 5 more deaths

Himachal Pradesh's Covid-19 tally climbed to 11,909 on Saturday, while the death toll mounted to 114

Punjab coronavirus update: 49 deaths take toll to 2,757; case tally at 95,529

49 more coronavirus-related fatalities and 2,696 new cases were reported in Punjab on Saturday

Noida coronavirus update: 174 new cases recorded, recovery rate at over 83%

UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar on Saturday recorded 174 new Covid-19 cases that pushed the district's infection tally to 11,217

Tamil Nadu coronavirus update: 5,569 fresh cases and 66 fatalities recorded

Tamil Nadu on Saturday registered 5,569 new coronavirus cases, taking the aggregate to 536,000, while the toll mounted to 8,751 with 66 more deaths

Punjab govt allows opening of higher education institutions from Sept 21

In compliance with the directives issued by the Union Home Ministry, the Punjab overnment on Saturday allowed the opening of higher education institutions for PhD scholars and postgraduate students

J&K coronavirus update: 1,492 new Covid cases take state tally to 62,533

As many as 1,492 more people tested coronavirus positive in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, taking the tally in the Union Territory to 62,533, health officials said

Meghalaya reports 112 fresh Covid-19 cases, state's tally now at 4,557

Meghalaya's Covid-19 tally rose to 4,557 on Saturday as 112 more people, including 33 security personnel, tested positive for the infection, while two fresh fatalities pushed state's death toll to 36

Andhra Pradesh Covid-19 tally reaches 617,000 with 8,218 additions

Andhra Pradesh's coronavirus tally touched 617,000 on Saturday as the state completed a total of 50.33 lakh sample tests, returning an overall positivity rate of 12.27 per cent

Gujarat reports 1,432 new Covid-19 cases, its highest single day surge yet

Gujarat sawits highest single-day spike of 1,432 coronavirus cases on Saturday, raising the total number of cases to 1,21,930, the state health department said

Jammu and Kashmir reports 1,492 fresh Covid-19 cases, 21 new deaths

Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday recorded 1,492 new Covid-19 cases, raising the tally to 62,533, while 21 fatalities pushed the death toll 987, officials said

Ahmedabad reports 178 new coronavirus cases, tally now at 34,758

Coronavirus case count in Ahmedabad rose to 34,758 with 178 new patients reported on Saturday, the Gujarat health department said