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Govt buses start operations, temples reopen for public in Tamil Nadu

Government buses resumed operations and temples reopened for the public after a gap of about 160 days, in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday.

India's coronavirus tally nears 3.7 million; recovery rate 76.94%: Govt

With 69,921 people testing positive for coronavirus infection on Tuesday, India's COVID-19 tally mounted to 36,91,166, while recoveries surged to 28,39,882, pushing the recovery rate to 76.94 per cent

Unlock 4: Madurai's Meenakshi Amman temple re-opens after 165 days

As a part of the new relaxations under Unlock 4, Meenakshi Amman temple in Madurai re-opened on Tuesday after 165 days of closure due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Delhi govt's next round of sero-survey begins; to be done ward-wise

Delhi's next round of monthly sero-prevalence survey began on Tuesday covering all 272 municipal wards to analyse the COVID-19 situation in Delhi at "micro-level", Health Minister Satyendar Jain said.

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Pune overtakes Delhi as cases continue to surge

Study suggests immune response to Covid may be transient, masks add to plastic waste, Covid not a concern for remote Delhi village--news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

World Coronavirus Dispatch: US crosses six mn mark, cases in sun belt ease

WHO warns against opening up without control of Covid, Hong Kong begins mass testing, Sanofi's Kevzara drug fails as possible treatment and other pandemic-related news across the globe

AstraZeneca expands Covid-19 vaccine supply tie-up with Oxford Biomedica

AstraZeneca has expanded its agreement with Oxford Biomedica to make and supply the drugmaker's COVID-19 vaccine candidate

All travellers entering Arunachal Pradesh will be tested for Covid-19

All travellers entering Arunachal Pradesh will be tested for COVID-19 by rapid antigen test at the state's check gates and helipads, as per the Unlock 4 guidelines issued by the state government.

Coronavirus tally in India close to 3.7 million, death toll at 65,288

Recoveries surged to 28,39,882 on Tuesday pushing the recovery rate to 76.94 per cent

DATA STORY: 22 states & UTs have recovery rates below national average

India on Monday conducted 1,016,920 coronavirus tests - the third instance of more than 1 million tests in a day - and had a test positivity rate of 6.9%

Coronavirus reversed fragile progress on gender equality: UN chief

Although input prices rose at the sharpest pace in nearly two years, firms have cut prices of their goods for four months to boost demand

Covid-19: Monuments other than Taj Mahal to reopen from Tuesday in Agra

District Magistrate P. N. Singh said on the basis of the experience gained, plans would be made to reopen the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort after September 15

Global Covid-19 cases top 25.4 mn, death toll at 849,303: Johns Hopkins

The US accounted for the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 6,028,617 and 183,579 respectively, according to the CSSE

Hong Kong begins mass-testing for virus amid public doubts

The virus-testing program has become a flash point of political debate in Hong Kong, with many distrustful over resources and staff being provided by the China

Coronavirus LIVE: 10,004 new Covid-19 positive cases in Andhra Pradesh

Coronavirus latest news: With Russia approving a coronavirus vaccine before Phase-3 trials, the US FDA has said that it is also willing to fast-track a vaccine. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

Covid-19: Tarun Gogoi's oxygen saturation dips, given plasma therapy

Gogoi had himself informed that he had tested positive for the disease and urged others who had come in contact with him to get themselves tested

Brazil's Covid-19 death toll tops 121,000, caseload jumps to 3,908,272

In the same 24-hour period, tests detected 45,961 new cases of infection, pushing the total caseload to 3,908,272, according to the Ministry of Health

12,60,118 Indians repatriated under Vande Bharat Mission till Aug 30: MoCA

Earlier last month, the Ministry of External Affairs had said the phase 6 of the Vande Bharat Mission to repatriate Indians stranded abroad due to COVID-19 pandemic will begin on September 1

Covid-19 Factoid: India has third highest number of fatalities in the world

India has recorded more than 75,000 cases on a daily basis for five days in a row, while the count has crossed 6,000 per day in Uttar Pradesh

Punjab Aam Aadmi Party MLA Aman Arora tests Covid-19 positive

Arora, who represents the Sunam assembly constituency, said he had been having body ache since Sunday