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Mumbai: After nearly two months, over 30 new Covid-19 cases in Dharavi

After a gap of 55 days, the slum-dominated Dharavi area of Mumbai registered a spike of over 30 coronavirus cases on Friday, a senior official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said

UP CM asks officials to chalk out strategy to check Covid-19 in Lucknow

UP CM Yogi Adityanath directed senior state government officials to hold a meeting with the authorities in Lucknow to chalk out an effective strategy to check the spread of Covid-19 in the city

Nepal reports 1,454 Covid-19 new cases, its highest single-day spike yet

Nepal on Friday reported the highest single-day spike in coronavirus cases with 1,454 new infections, taking the country's total count to 51,919

No shortage of medical oxygen for hospitals in Punjab: Health Minister

Punjab government has made elaborate arrangements for manufacturing and refilling of oxygen cylinders to ensure uninterrupted supply of medical oxygen, Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said

UP Covid-19 tally crosses 299,000 with 7,016 fresh cases, 4,282 new deaths

The Covid-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh rose to 4,282 on Friday with 76 more fatalities, while 7,016 fresh cases pushed the infection tally in the state to over 299,000, officials said

Tripura reports 559 new coronavirus cases, five additional deaths

At least 559 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Tripura, pushing the tally in the state to 17,833, a health official said

Rapid antigen tests can be no more than adjunct to RT-PCR: Scientists

RATs for Covid-19 are cheaper and deliver quicker results but should be no more than an adjunct to the more reliable RT-PCR tests because of the potential for false negative results, say scientists

Delhi govt directs mohalla clinics to begin Covid-19 tests as cases surge

Mohalla clinics in the city have been instructed to start Covid-19 testing with immediate effect as part of the Delhi government's strategy to ramp up testing amid a surge in coronavirus cases

Covid-19: Pune records highest single-day spike with 4,935 new cases

With the highest single-day spike of 4,935 cases reported on Friday, the total number of coronavirus cases reached 211,225 in Pune, according to the District Health Department

Zydus Cadila gets USFDA nod to market its cancer treatment injection

Drug firm Zydus Cadila said it has received final nod from USFDA to market its generic Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome injection, used for treatment of certain types of cancer, in the US

Maharashtra: 206 villages in Aurangabad district become coronavirus-free

At least 206 out of 341 coronavirus-affected villages in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra have managed to beat the disease and have zero patients as on Friday, an official said

Patients in home isolation in Goa to get Covid-19 essentials free

In the first of its kind initiative in India, Goa Health Minister said that asymptomatic patients in home isolation in the state will be provided with a special Covid-19 essentials pouch for free

Maharashtra: Aurangabad records 437 fresh Covid-19 cases, 13 deaths

As many as 437 patients have tested positive for coronavirus infection in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district, raising the caseload in the region to 27,289, an official said on Friday

Rajasthan govt asks officials to stay vigilant against seasonal diseases

The state government has asked officials to stay vigilant against seasonal diseases including malaria and dengue in addition to the coronavirus infection

Odisha reports 3,996 new Covid-19 cases, another Minister tests positive

As many as 3,996 more persons, including a Minister, tested coronavirus positive in the last 24 hours in Odisha, taking the state's total cases to 143,117, an official said on Friday

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Anganwadis shut down; schools prepare to reopen

Pubs in Delhi reopen, spike in child marriages during times of Covid, Experts advice caution on reopening of schools--news on how the country is dealing with the pandemic

Rajasthan reports seven additional fatalities; total deaths now at 1,199

Rajasthan recorded seven more fatalities due to the novel coronavirus on Friday, taking the Covid-19 death toll in the state to 1,199, according to a health department bulletin

South Korea reports 176 new Covid-19 cases, tally now reaches 21,919

South Korea reported 176 new coronavirus cases on Friday, raising the total number of infections to 21,919

Covid-19: Another health disaster, UN's call for leap in funding and more

The UN secretary general, Antonio Guterres, urged countries to find $15bn over the next three months to fund the ACT-Accelerator programme, a global collaboration for a vaccine and treatments

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Western Europe surpasses US in daily infections

Virus deadly for young adults too, US stocks continue to decline in second week, French bakery's US offshoot files for bankruptcy and other pandemic-related news across the globe