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Telangana coronavirus update: Case tally crosses 33,000 in the state

Telangana's Covid-19 tally crossed 33,000 with 1,178 more people testing positive on Saturday, officials said

Indiscriminate use of Remdesivir can cause more harm than good: Health Min

According to the health ministry, all the 'investigational therapies' are required to be carried out only in proper health care facilities

Total lockdown in Thane, Navi Mumbai extended till July 19 as cases mount

The order for Thane district was issued by Collector Rajesh Narvekar and Municipal Commissioner AB Misal announced the extension for Navi Mumbai

CRPF official succumbs to Covid-19 in Hyderabad; 11th death in the force

Head Constable Damodar Reddy passed away at a hospital in Hyderabad on Saturday, they said

Assam coronavirus update: Lockdown in Guwahati may get extended by a week

"Though the health department has said one-week extension will be enough, others are advocating two more weeks in view of the rising infection," Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said

Activist Akhil Gogoi tests positive for coronavirus in Guwahati jail

A total of 55 inmates, including Gogoi, have tested positive at the jail, forcing the authorities to issue orders for taking samples of all the 1,069 prisoners

Covid-19: Total lockdown in Bengaluru urban, rural from July 14 to 22

Detailed guidelines in this regard will be issued on Monday

India's coronavirus recoveries cross 500,00-mark; rate now 62.78%

India's Covid-19 tally surged to 8,20,916 on Saturday while the death toll climbed to 22,123 with 519 people succumbing to the disease in 24 hours

Delhi records 1,781 new coronavirus cases, tally reaches 1,10,921

On June 23, the national capital had reported the highest single-day spike of 3,947 cases till date

Australia approves Remdesivir for Covid-19 treatment as cases rise

The approval comes as Australia is seeing a sharp increase in coronavirus infections in the state of Victoria

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, wife test negative for coronavirus

Health workers collected swab samples of Soren and his wife, and some officials working in the Chief Minister's Office

Narendra Modi scared of disclosing who donated to PM Cares: Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi claimed everyone knows that Chinese companies like Huawei, Xiaomi, TikTok and OnePlus have donated to the PM Cares Fund, set up to fight Covid-19.

Rajasthan's revenue collection dropped by 70% due to Covid-19, says Gehlot

He also said that it is important that "money is pumped and purchasing power of people is enhanced so that demand can be generated".

Tamil Nadu adds 3,965 Covid-19 cases in last 24 hrs, total now at 1,34,226

According to State Health Department, a total of 36,628 persons were tested and 3591 patients discharged.

PM hails efforts of Centre, AAP govt in containing Covid situation in Delhi

He made these remarks at a meeting to review the coronavirus situation in the country

Biocon's drug Itolizumab gets regulator nod to treat Covid-19 patients

The drug which has got approval to treat moderate to severe Covid complications will be manufactured as an intravenous injection at Biocon's Bengaluru plant

Ventilator companies hit quality bump on road to Make-In-India glory

JJ Hospital and St George's Hospital in Mumbai have returned close to 100 ventilators

Swab samples of Jharkhand CM Soren, wife collected for Covid-19 tests

Soren has quarantined himself at his Ranchi residence since July 8 after coming in contact with Drinking and Sanitation Minister Mithilesh Thakur

Delhi on path to recovery; only 20% total coronavirus cases are active

National average for active cases is 34 per cent; national capital ranked best by that standard and Uttarakhand comes next.

How the world has changed in last 6 months due to Covid-19? Find out

While this still remains a question if China tried manipulating data or delayed reporting to the WHO, it becomes brutally clear that the world needs further research into many aspects of viruses