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India Coronavirus Dispatch: Many take loans to buy food as incomes dip

60% of Karnataka cases in came August, spurt in Kerala numbers after lull, and Why people are hesitant to admit infection--news on how India is coping with the virus

Can't say it is a second wave: Jain on rise in Covid-19 cases in Delhi

It can't be said that Delhi is witnessing a second wave of Covid-19, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said, a day after the national capital recorded 2,509 fresh cases

Los Angeles City Council declares fiscal emergency, 15,000 jobs at risk

The Los Angeles City Council has declared a fiscal emergency because of the coronavirus pandemic, paving the way to furlough about 15,000 employees

26 new cases push Covid-19 tally of Andamans to 3,186; death toll at 47

Four new patients have travel history, while 22 infections were detected during contact tracing, he said

Sanofi and GSK launch trial for protein-based coronavirus vaccine

PARIS (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi and its British peer GSK have started a clinical trial for a protein-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate, as pharmaceutical companies race to develop treatments

US CDC asks states to be ready for coronavirus vaccine distribution by Nov

Three different vaccines are currently in Phase 3 trials in the U.S., during which the vaccine is given to thousands of people to test its safety and efficacy

DATA STORY: India adds 83,883 cases in its biggest single-day spike so far

Among states with more than 25,000 cases, the five with worst recovery rates at present are Chhattisgarh (51.06%), Jharkhand (66.31%), Punjab (69.74%), Kerala (71.44%), and Karnataka (72.21%)

Covid-19 spreading rapidly in Brazil prisons, 33,000 inmates test positive

The report released on Wednesday by the National Council of Justice said that the prison system registered a total of 29,403 cases with 183 deaths, up by a 50.6 per cent from a month ago

India records highest single-day spike of 83,883 new Covid-19 cases

Maharashtra continues to record the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country

Global Covid-19 cases nearly 26 mn, death toll at 861,000: Johns Hopkins

The US accounted for the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 6,113,160 and 185,704 respectively, according to the CSSE

LIVE: Select intl passengers can avail Covid-19 tests on arrival at airport

Coronavirus latest news: India's coronavirus total is at 3,769,523. Globally, there are 25,904,164 Covid cases. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

COVID-19: Younger brother of veteran actor Dilip Kumar passes away at 90

Ehsan, 90 years old, had tested positive for Covid-19 and also had heart disease, hypertension, and Alzheimer's

Covid-19 Factoid: India has the world's second-best recovery rate

Recoveries still not beating new cases enough number of times in India, while Delhi seems to be losing its early gains

Gujarat reports 1,305 new coronavirus cases, tally nears 100,000-mark

A total of 1,141 patients were discharged in the day, taking the count of recoveries to 80,054, the department said in a release.

Karnataka reports biggest single day spike of 9,860 Covid-19 cases

Of the fresh cases, as many as 3,420 were from Bengaluru Urban district alone

Coronavirus update: Goa records highest single-day spike of 636 cases

At least 209 patients were discharged from hospitals, rising the number of recoveries to 14,059 in the coastal state, the official said

Health Ministry's guide for Covid-19 treatment drops itolizumab drug

FAQs for clinical management prepared by AIIMS and MoHFW says evidence for Favipiravir is weak

Coronavirus update: Nepal reports 1,120 new cases, tally jumps to 41,649

The country also recorded 12 new coronavirus-linked deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the toll to 251, said Dr Jageshwar Gautam, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population

Delhi records 2,509 fresh Covid-19 cases, highest daily spike in 2 months

The number of active cases in the city rose to 16,502 on Wednesday from 15,870 the previous day

Tripura records highest single-day spike of 566 Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths

There are 4,667 active cases in the state at present, the official of the Health Department said