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UK to ration Covid-19 testing, prioritise health workers, care home staff

The British government plans to ration coronavirus testing, giving priority to health workers and care home staff after widespread reports that people around the country were unable to schedule tests

Andaman and Nicobar islands report 17 new Covid-19 cases, tally at 3,574

Covid-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 3,574 on Wednesday as 17 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said

Madhya Pradesh: Some villagers labelled positive for Covid-19 without tests

Officials collecting and analysing samples in an MP district have been dismissed after some villagers received a message saying they had tested coronavirus positive even though they were never tested

Cong MP seeks scientific basis for claim on lockdown curbing Covid deaths

Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Wednesday questioned the government's claims that the lockdown prevented up to 2.9 million Covid-19 cases

Record 82,961 recoveries in a day, a quarter from Maharashtra alone

A record 82,961 new Covid-19 recoveries were reported on Wednesday, almost a quarter of them from Maharashtra alone, pushing the overall figures close to 3.9 million and the recovery rate to 78.53%

Russia to supply 100 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine to Dr Reddy's

The Russian Direct Investment Fund said that the deliveries could potentially begin in late 2020 subject to completion of successful trials and registration of the vaccine in India

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Delhi sees spike in Dengue, Covid co-infections

Notice to Odisha govt over spread of among tribals, Covid worse than swine flu, one million cases in 11 days--news on how the country is dealing with the pandemic

Aurangabad reports 406 fresh Covid-19 cases, tally now at 29,000

The Covid-19 tally has reached 29,208 in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra with 406 new additions, an official release said on Wednesday

Russia to sell Covid-19 vaccine to India's Dr. Reddy's Laboratories

The Russian Direct Investment Fund added that it had agreed to cooperate on clinical trials and the distribution of the vaccine with the Indian firm

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Vaccine to be ready or Chinese public by Dec

German cases rise most in eight days, banks lower revenue outlook on lower loan demand, how lockdown has changed schooling in South Asia and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Covid-19: India tops 5 mn cases, Trump talks of 'herd mentality', & more

The WHO chief has informed that less than 10 per cent of globally reported Covid-19 cases and less than 0.2 per cent of deaths have been of people under the age of 20

Maharashtra coronavirus update: Thane records 1,600 Covid cases; 34 deaths

With the addition of 1,600 new cases of Covid-19, the tally in Maharashtra's Thane district has reached 149,440, a district official said on Wednesday

Ladakh coronavirus update: UT reports 80 new Covid-19 cases, 3 more deaths

The Union Territory of Ladakh reported 80 new coronavirus cases and three more deaths, taking the cumulative figures to 3,499 infections and 44 fatalities

Delhi BJP Chief Adesh Gupta tests Covid positive; asks other to get tested

Delhi BJP President Adesh Gupta informed that he has tested positive for Covid-19 after exhibiting some symptoms and urged those who recently came in contact with him to get tested

Rajasthan coronavirus update: State reports 7 deaths, 802 Covid-19 cases

As many as 802 new Covid-19 cases and 7 deaths were reported in Rajasthan, said the State Health Department

Over 30 vaccine candidates supported, 3 in advance trials, says Govt

The government said more than 30 vaccine candidates for coronavirus have been supported, and three of them are in advance stages of trials now

Coronavirus, bacteria may work together to increase disease severity: Study

Severity of COVID-19 in people with obesity and diabetes may be explained by the combined effects of the novel coronavirus and the body's natural community of bacteria working together in the lungs

Telangana coronavirus update: State reports 2,273 Covid-19 cases, 12 deaths

As many as 2,273 new Covid-19 positive cases and 12 deaths were reported in Telangana on September 15, taking the total number of cases to 162,844

In 11 days, Covid-19 cases in India cross 5 million-mark from 4 million

India's Covid-19 tally of cases galloped past 50 lakh, just 11 days after it crossed 40 lakh, with 90,123 infections being reported in a day, while recoveries surged to 39,42,360 on Wednesday

Covid-19 Factoid: India added a million new cases in just 11 days

India's tally has now crossed the five million mark while Maharashtra has crossed the 1 million mark