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Covid-19 Factoid: India sees the highest decline in active cases in a day

Karnataka sees a drop in fresh cases while in South America, Peru crosses the 600,000 mark

Coronavirus LIVE: Russia seeks alliance with India for Covid-19 vaccine

Coronavirus latest news: India's coronavirus tally has surged to 3,170,942. The US, the worst-hit country, has 5,914,682 cases, followed by Brazil (3,627,217). Stay tuned for coronavirus live updates

Nagaland coronavirus update: State records highest one-day recovery

Nagaland on Tuesday recorded the highest single-day recovery of 215 Covid-19 patients while only 38 fresh cases were detected, health department officials said

Jharkhand coronavirus update: State reports 1,056 new cases, 12 more deaths

Jharkhand reported 1,056 new cases of Covid-19, taking its tally to 32,174, according to an official bulletin

Two persons test positive for coronavirus for a second time in Telangana

Two persons have tested positive for coronavirus for the second time in Telangana, according to the Health Ministry on Tuesday

Russia in touch with India to manufacture Sputnik V: Health Ministry

Globally, there have been 23,491,520 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 809,970 deaths

Sikkim coronavirus update: State reports 29 new cases of Covid-19

Sikkim on Tuesday reported 29 new cases of Covid-19, taking the state's tally to 1,475

Rajasthan coronavirus update: State sees 13 deaths, 1,370 fresh cases

Rajasthan recorded 13 more fatalities due to novel coronavirus on Tuesday, taking the death toll to 980, a health department official said

Irresponsible people are driving the Covid-19 pandemic in India: ICMR DG

ICMR DG Dr Balram Bhargava on Tuesday said that "irresponsible people" who were not following the norms to prevent the spread of Covid-19 were driving coronavirus pandemic in India

Odisha govt reduces price of RT-PCR coronavirus test to Rs 1,200

The Odisha government on Tuesday reduced the maximum price for the RT-PCR (Real-time polymerase chain reaction) Covid-19 tests by private laboratories to Rs 1,200 from Rs 2,200

Odisha coronavirus update: Caseload jumps to 84,231, toll mounts to 428

Odisha's Covid-19 tally jumped to 84,231 on Tuesday with 2,752 fresh positive cases, while nine more fatalities pushed the toll to 428

Assam coronavirus update: State reports 8 more deaths, 1,973 new infections

Assam's coronavirus tally rose to 94,592 after 1,973 cases were reported, while eight people succumbed to Covid-19 taking the death toll to 260

Covid-19 crisis: China using potential vaccine since July, says official

No vaccine has yet passed final, large-scale trials to prove it is safe and effective enough to protect people from contracting the virus that has led to almost 800,000 deaths worldwide

Covid impact: American Airlines plans 19,000 furloughs, layoffs in October

American Airlines said Tuesday it will eliminate 19,000 jobs in October as it struggles with a sharp downturn in travel because of the pandemic.

Come September, cinemas ready with discounts on movie tickets, food

Cinema owners, especially, multiplex operators hope this will be corrected in the fourth phase of the Unlock programme that will commence next month

Russia seeks India's collaboration for manufacturing Covid vaccine: Report

The Russian government has reached out to India seeking a collaboration for manufacturing its Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V' and conducting its phase 3 clinical trial

Gaza locks down after detecting local transmission of coronavirus

Gaza's militant Hamas rulers imposed a territory-wide curfew on Tuesday after authorities detected the first local cases of the coronavirus, raising fears of a wider outbreak

No need to be alarmed over Covid-19 reinfection cases in Hong Kong: ICMR

At a press briefing, ICMR Director-General Balram Bhargava said the Hong Kong case is a stray example and the reinfection can depend upon various factors

TERI proposes Rs 40 trillion worth of Green Stimulus to revive growth, jobs

TERI revive the Indian economy by exploiting potential of around Rs 40 trillion in clean energy projects over the next 10 year through government policy interventions but with minimum public spending.

1,544 new Covid-19 cases take Delhi tally to 164,071; toll climbs to 4,330

Delhi recorded 1,544 fresh coronavirus cases on Tuesday, taking the tally in the city to over 1.64 lakh, while the death toll from the disease mounted to 4,330, authorities said.