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Highest single-day spike of 1,159 cases take Gujarat count past 60,000

With yet another highest single-day spike of 1,159, the tally of coronavirus cases in Gujarat crossed 60,000 on Thursday.

Herd immunity in India only in pockets, can be short-lived: Scientists

Herd immunity is determined primarily by how many individuals in a population are immune to a particular infection

Unlock 3: Gym owners welcome govt's decision to reopen fitness clubs

As the yoga institutes and gymnasiums have been allowed to open from August 5, gym owners and fitness experts have shown joy and happiness on the government's fresh guidelines

Covid-19: One more death in Noida; total count crosses 5,000-mark

The COVID-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar district rose to 42 on Thursday with one more fatality reported, while 110 new cases of the infection took the tally to 5,071

New Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu dip marginally to 5,864 in past 24 hours

The total number of cases now stands at 239,978, while 178,178 people have been discharged and 3,838 have died

Shooting coach at Karni Singh range tests Covid positive, training to go on

"The coach had visited the centre's administrative department only on July 24, 2020. She did not visit the field of play or interacted with any athlete training at the centre," the SAI stated

Covid-19: Six more test positive in Mumbai's Dharavi, active cases 80

Dharavi, Mumbai's biggest slum sprawl, reported six new coronavirus cases on Thursday, which took its overall count to 2,551, a civic official said

Convert properties at Lavasa into Covid-19 facilities: BJP MP from Pune

Bapat asked the district administration to take control of those properties for further steps

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Infection spike in Asia spurs warnings

China orders regular tests at wholesale markets, J&J vaccine results on monkeys, Can coronavirus spread through air, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Coronavirus death toll in the US surpasses 150,000-mark: Johns Hopkins

California on Wednesday reported 197 Covid-related deaths in a single day

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Why you should shun so-called immunity boosters

Cases in West Bengal cross 65,000, few sanitation workers getting training, info on health checkups, and making sense of sero-survey results-news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

Covid-19: Indian Red Cross Society to buy 180,000 face masks from KVIC

The execution of this order will require over 20,000 meters of fabric which will generate 9,000 additional man-days

As vacationers throw caution to the wind, France sees new wave of Covid-19

Among the nightspots where now-infected people congregated, is one that skirted a national coronavirus ban on nightclubbing by converting itself into a late-night watering hole

1 million Covid-19 tests per day in India in next two months: Harsh Vardhan

Vardhan asserted that while global efforts are on to find a vaccine against the novel coronavirus, India is not behind

India-returned woman tests Covid positive in Singapore; total count 51,809

A 36-year-old woman, who returned from India, has tested positive for Covid-19 in Singapore, the ministry of health said, as the number of coronavirus infections rose to 51,809.

Covid-19 updates: Unlock 3.0 guidelines, 105-year-old recovers, and more

According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 1,81,90,382 samples have been tested up to July 29 with 4,46,642 samples being tested on Wednesday

Coroanvirus impact: Primetime Emmy Awards going online for 2020 edition

The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards will be held virtually this year due to coronavirus pandemic

Karnataka coronavirus update: Containment zones in Bengaluru rise to 19,001

Indicating the gravity of Covid pandemic in Bengaluru, Karnataka's epicentre, total number of containment zones in the city rose to 19,001

WHO says airborne spread of Covid-19 likely due to poor ventilation indoor

Experts say the lack of ventilation in these situations is thought to have contributed to spread, and might have allowed the virus to linger in the air longer than normal

Tamil Nadu extends lockdown till Aug 31, announces fresh restrictions

All educational institutions, theatres, gyms, shopping malls, swimming pools, beaches, tourist places will remain shut