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With record 69,652 cases in a day India's total infection cross 2.8 mn mark

There are 686,395 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which is 24.20 per cent of the total caseload

DATA STORY: Biggest single-day spike in coronavirus deaths, recoveries

The states add UTs that have reported their biggest respective single-day jump in total cases today are West Bengal, Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh

OYO hotel rooms for paid isolation of Covid-19 patients in Bhubaneswar

Amid a spurt in COVID-19 cases, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has identified several OYO hotel rooms for paid isolation of asymptomatic patients.

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra's highest single-day rise of 13,165 new cases

Coronavirus latest news: The total number of India cases now stands at 2,771,958, and 22,342,456 people have been infected by the virus globally. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

DRL launches Avigan for mild Covid-19 infections at Rs 99 a tablet

Drug to be imported from Japan for time being, India manufacturing to start soon

Here's how Covid-induced smell loss differs from that caused by common cold

Researchers wanted to see if their smell and taste test scores could help discriminate between Covid-19 patients and those with a heavy cold

World Coronavirus Dispatch: WHO's struggle for global Covid-19 vaccine plan

Australia touts vaccine deal for its entire population, South Korea tightens curbs amid warning of new 'crisis', Brazil death toll nears 110,000 and other pandemic-related news across the globe

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Time to rethink, transform our cities

Covid impacts medical research, infections rise in Indian jails, and what Pune's sero-survey tells us--a roundup of news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

Gauhati Medical College selected for COVAXIN 2nd phase clinical testing

The Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) has been selected for the second phase clinical testing of India's indigenously developed coronavirus vaccine, COVAXIN

Covid updates: Job loss in India, Australia's 'vaccine must' policy, & more

Maharashtra has more than 600,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, which is almost equivalent to the case tally of the next two worst-affected states - Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh - put together

Minister Balyan self-quarantines after meeting Covid-infected UP minister

Sixty-three-year-old Atul Garg, an MLA from Ghaziabad, was admitted to a hospital on Tuesday after he said he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus

Flyers test Covid positive; Hong Kong bans Air India flights till Aug-end

Passengers from India can arrive in Hong Kong only if they have a Covid-19 negative certificate from a test done 72 hours prior to the journey

Timely support helped about 17,500 farmers in Andhra offset Covid-19 impact

About 17,500 farmers of 14 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) in three districts of Andhra Pradesh could sail through the Covid-19 crisis

Over 64,000 new coronavirus cases, India's virus tally climbs to 27,67,273

With 64,531 people testing positive in a day, India's COVID-19 tally increased to 27,67,273 on Wednesday, while the recoveries crossed the 2 million mark pushing the recovery rate to 73.64%

Coronavirus LIVE: Andhra Pradesh's Covid-19 tally crosses 300,000-mark

Coronavirus latest news: India cases have crossed the 2.7-million mark. Maharashtra coronavirus tally at 6,04,358. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

Covid-19 Factoid: Maharashtra's sixth 100,000 cases came in just 9 days

India has conducted more than 700,000 tests every single day since August 11, and added over 50,000 fresh cases on each day this month

Between lab and jab: Miles to go before India has a Covid-19 vaccine

There is a reason why most of those involved in the race for a vaccine are studiously non-committal about a timeline

Govt may allow on-demand Covid-19 testing after taking stock of capacity

Even as India inches closer to three million cases, the daily increase over the last five days is showing a declining trend

Govt permits exports of certain non-woven fabrics used for making masks

However, export of melt blown fabric of any GSM (grams per square metre) continues to be banned

Madhya Pradesh lags behind other states in Covid testing: Kamal Nath

Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath on Tuesday said Madhya Pradesh lags behind other states in conducting Covid-19 tests