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Brazil coronavirus update: Covid-19 cases surpass four-million mark

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 43,773 to 4,041,638 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Thursday

Assam coronavirus update: State registers 3,054 Covid cases, 7 more deaths

Assam's COVID-19 caseload rose to 118,333 as 3,054 more people tested positive for the infection, while seven fresh fatalities pushed the northeastern state's coronavirus death toll to 330

Fighting coronavirus: Over 2,700 Mumbaikars fined for not wearing masks

Over 2,700 people have been fined by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation in the last five months for stepping out in public without wearing masks amid the Covid-19 pandemic

India's coronavirus tally goes past 3.9 mn; recoveries crosses 3 mn-mark

India's Covid-19 tally went past 39 mn with 83,341 fresh cases reported, while recoveries crossed the 3 mn mark, pushing the recovery rate of coronavirus patients in the country to 77.15%

US unemployment claims fell to 881,000 last week indicating improvement

The number of initial unemployment claims in the US fell to 881,000 last week, after staying above the 1 million mark for two consecutive weeks

New Zealand to maintain current restrictions to coronavirus spread in check

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Friday that New Zealand would keep its current coronavirus restrictions in place until at least mid-September as a precaution

Jharkhand coronavirus update: State reports 1,618 cases, 6 fresh fatalities

Jharkhand's Covid-19 caseload rose to 46,480 on Friday as 1,618 more people tested positive for the infection, while six fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 444

Global coronavirus update: Cases surpass 26.2 million, says Johns Hopkins

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 26.2 million mark, while the deaths have increased to over 867,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University

US budget deficit debt to hit $3.3 trillion, bigger than its economy's size

The spike in the deficit means that federal debt will exceed annual gross domestic product next year

Israel to impose lockdowns in 30 cities due to high coronavirus morbidity

Israel's Corona Cabinet has decided to impose closures on 30 cities and towns starting next Monday, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the state's COVID-19 project manager Ronni Gamzu said

Robert Pattinson tests coronavirus positive, 'The Batman' filming halted

Hollywood actor Robert Pattinson is said to have tested positive for COVID-19, causing filming of the much-anticipated movie 'The Batman' to halt

As metro is set to restart from Sept 7, here's what travelling will be like

After lockdown, the experience of travelling by metro is expected to be very different with the Covid-19 protocol in place

Coronavirus LIVE: 18,105 new Covid-19 positive cases in Maharashtra today

Coronavirus latest news: India's coronavirus total is at 3,872,670. The US, the worst-hit country, has 6,290,425 cases, followed by Brazil (4,001,422). Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

CM Vijayan warns of possibility of new Covid clusters in Kerala after Onam

With the culmination of Onam in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has warned about the possibility of the formation of "Covid clusters" amid the coronavirus pandemic

US announces next steps of its withdrawal from WHO-led Covid vaccine effort

US will not participate in WHO-led effort to develop vaccine with Trump administration announcing next steps for its withdrawal from the multilateral body and the redirection of American resources

Chhattisgarh coronavirus update: Record 2,284 new Covid-19 cases detected

Chhattisgarh saw its biggest single-day spike of 2,284 coronavirus cases which took the case tally in the state to 37,967

Delhi hotels and restaurants to serve liquor from Sep 9 on a trial basis

However, hotels, restaurants and clubs in the Covid-19 containment zones will remain closed

Some states not using optimal capacity for conducting RT-PCR tests

The Union Health Ministry said the optimal capacity of the RT-PCR tests for detection of Covid-19 is not being utilized in somestates and that ithas asked them to scale it up

Maharashtra coronavirus update: Amravati records 205 cases; 177 recover

Amravati district of Maharashtra reported 205 new cases of Covid-19, taking its count to 6,321, while four fresh deaths pushed up the toll to 140

Karnataka coronavirus update: Tally crosses 370,000, death toll 6,054

Karnataka's Covid tally crossed the 370,000-mark to reach 3,70,206 with 8,865 more infections getting reported in the last 24 hours, while 104 fresh deaths took the state's death toll to 6,054