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Vaccine will be available only after trials are successful: Serum Institute

Refutes media claims on vaccine to be available in 73 days

Bengal Covid tally climbs to 138,870 with record 3,274 new infections

The COVID-19 caseload of West Bengal went up to 1,38,870 after the highest single-day spike of 3,274 new infections was reported on Sunday, the health department said.

Bollywood welcomes govt's SOPs for film shoots amid Covid-19 pandemic

Govt's SOPs include measures such as social distancing and mandatory use of face cover or masks for cast and crew, except for actors in front of the camera

Gujarat's coronavirus tally rises by 1,101 to 86,779; 14 more die

With the addition of 1,101 new coronavirus positive cases on Sunday, Gujarat's COVID-19 count climbed to 86,779, the state health department said

209 fresh coronavirus infections in Goa; total count stands at 13,999

The coronavirus infection count in Goa went up to 13,999 on Sunday after 209 people tested positive, the health department said

106 fresh Covid-19 cases in Meghalaya, raising the count to 1,917

At least 106 more persons, including 43 personnel of various armed forces, tested positive for Covid-19 in Meghalaya on Sunday, pushing the tally in the state to 1,917, a senior official said.

Assam health minister launches serological survey for Coronavirus

The first serological survey in Assam was launched here by Pijush Hazarika on Sunday to assess whether people surveyed have developed immunity to novel coronavirus.

Telangana needs to increase Covid-19 tests: Union Minister G K Reddy

Telangana needs to ramp up COVID-19 testing though the recovery rate in the state has improved, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Sunday.

Covishield vaccine to be sold only after successful trial: Serum Institute

SII issued this clarification after reports in the media began appearing which claimed that Covishield- Oxford University's vaccine candidate, will be commercialised in a little over two months

Homeopathic drug given to half of Gujarat population since March

There is no scientific evidence that the drug works against Covid-19, a fact stressed not only by medical scientists but by some homeopathic practitioners themselves

India has tested over 35 million samples till date for Covid-19, says govt

The steep rise in testing is a result of effective implementation of the aggressive testing strategy of the Centre through a focussed and graded approach, the ministry said

DATA STORY: With over 10,000 active cases in a day, India tally past 3 mn

With 57,989 new recoveries, India's recovery rate has increased to 74.90%, while death rate has come down to 1.86%

Covid updates: India tests 1 million in a day, 70,000 found infected

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), said that the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic could be over within two years

Over 35.2 mn samples collected for Covid-19 testing till August 22: ICMR

India's Covid-19 cases tally crossed 30-lakh mark with a single-day spike of 69,239 cases, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Covid updates: India performs 800k tests, SOP for resuming film production

The Centre has asked all states to ensure that there should be no restrictions on the inter-state and intra-state movement of persons and goods during the ongoing unlocking process

India records 69,239 Covid cases in a day, adds 1 mn infection in 16 days

There are 707,668 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 23.24 per cent of the total caseload

This Police chief uses alternative therapy to contain Covid-19 in Mangaluru

Apart from the usual safety protocols, Vikash Kumar Vikash also introduced hot drinking water, along with ayurvedic and homoeopathic drugs to keep his frontline warriors healthy

Mexico's coronavirus death toll surpasses 60,000, caseload at 556,000

Mexico has the third-largest coronavirus death toll, after the United States (more than 176,000 deaths) and Brazil (over 114,000 deaths)

90 patients asymptomatic among 97 new Covid-19 cases confirmed in Arunachal

India's COVID-19 case count neared 30 lakh on Saturday with 69,878 new cases reported in the last 24 hours

Covid-19 Factoid: Daily tests in India cross the 1 mn mark for first time

While South Africa manages to flatten the curve, Telangana crosses the 100,000 mark