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IIT Madras-backed start-up develops textiles that can zap Corona in 5 mins

Up go 99.00 per cent of the pathogen can be deactivated using textiles coated with nano particles

Around 43% Covid-19 cases recorded from Maharashtra, AP, Karnataka: Govt

Around 43 per cent of the total coronavirus cases in India have been recorded from just three states, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, the Union health ministry said on Monday

20 fresh coronavirus cases reported in Meghalaya, tally now at 2,362

Twenty more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya, taking the state's coronavirus tally to 2,362, a health department official said on Monday

BDO succumbs to Covid-19 in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee pays tribute

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee paid tribute to a block development officer in Murshidabad who contracted Covid-19 during the course of his work and died battling the disease

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Are politicians potential super-spreaders?

Younger caseload, older fatalities in Punjab, Bihar polls may be held on schedule, informal schools become centres of learning--news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

Testing aggressively, aim is not to leave untraced cases: Satyendar Jain

Amid the sudden spike in Delhi's Covid-19 cases, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said that the Kejriwal government was doing "aggressive testing" and the aim was to ensure no case was left untraced

Puducherry reports 291 new Covid-19 cases, seven deaths push toll to 228

Puducherry reported seven more Covid-19 related fatalities pushing the death toll to 228 while 291 fresh cases were recorded, a top Health department official said

Strict lockdown across West Bengal; violators forced to undergo tests

Normal life was affected across West Bengal, with most people preferring to remain indoors and vehicles staying off the roads, as a total lockdown was enforced across the state

Rajasthan govt releases guidelines for Unlock 4, allows inter-state travel

Rajasthan government released the guidelines for Unlock 4 which allow inter-state and intra-state travel of individuals and movement of goods

Odisha coronavirus update: State reports 2,602 new cases, 10 more deaths

At least 2,602 people, including a BJD MLA, tested positive for Covid-19 in Odisha on Monday, taking the tally in the coastal state to 103,536

Treat doctors losing lives in Covid fight at par with armed forces: IMA

The Indian Medical Association has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking that all doctors who have died of COVID-19 be treated at par with martyrs of the armed forces

India coronavirus update: 78,000 mark breached again, tally now past 3.6 mn

India recorded 78,512 fresh coronavirus cases in the past 24-hours continuing its unabated surge of highest daily infections as the national tally mounted to 3,621,245

Coronavirus surge not a worry as serious cases, deaths in control: Experts

The rise in number of COVID-19 cases should not be a cause of concern as long as the number of serious patients and deaths due to the disease remain low, say public health experts in Gujarat

Telangana coronavirus update: State reports 1,873 Covid-19 cases, 9 deaths

1,873 new cases of Covid-19 and nine deaths were reported in Telangana on August 30, taking the total number of cases in the state to 1,24,963, according to the State Health Department on Monday

Safety norms not followed by many people reason for rise in cases in Delhi

Medical experts have flagged that many people not wearing masks and violating social distancing norms have contributed to the sudden spurt in novel coronavirus cases in Delhi in the past few days

Another MLA in Odisha tests positive for coronavirus; total reaches 13

BJD MLA Byomakesh Ray on Monday tested positive for COVID-19, raising the number of lawmakers infected with coronavirus in Odisha to 13

Mizoram coronavirus update: State's Covid-19 case tally rises to 1,011

Three more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, taking the state's tally to 1,011, an official said on Monday

Andaman and Nicobar Islands coroanvirus update: Tally rises to 3,104

The Covid-19 caseload of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 3,104 as 23 more people tested positive for the infection, while one more fatality pushed the Union territory's death toll to 45

DATA STORY: After 51 days, Delhi adds over 2,000 coronavirus cases in 24 hrs

Andhra Pradesh has overtaken Tamil Nadu's tally to become the second-most-affected state by total cases

Arunachal Pradesh coronvirus update: Biggest one-day spike of 157 cases

Arunachal Pradesh reported its highest single-day spike of 157 COVID-19 cases, which pushed the tally in the northeastern state to 4,034 on Monday, a senior official here said