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Hyderabad int'l airport gets mass fever screening system to check Covid-19

The new thermal scanner, which will be used by the airport health officials, is a ceiling mounted Mass Fever Screening System

In pics: Streets wear deserted look amid lockdowns in many parts of India

Several states including Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Mizoram have extended their lockdown till August 31, while Uttar Pradesh has imposed weekend lockdowns to curb the rising spread of the virus

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Containment zones cross 20,000 in Bengaluru

Shortage of Covid beds in Kolkata, number of containment zones crosses 20,000 in Bengaluru, and why India has fewer Covid deaths-a roundup of news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

Adityanath cancels Ayodhya trip as UP cabinet minister succumbs to Covid

Kamal Rani Varun, who died Sunday morning, was elected to state assembly from Ghatampur in Kanpur rural; She was earlier elected as an MP twice, in 1996 and 1998

Coronavirus updates: India's recovery rate rises, UP minister dies and more

Delhi now stands at the 12th position among states and union territories in the country in terms of active cases of Covid-19, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said

ICMR plans registry of hospitalised Covid-19 patients for real time data

15 institutions would act as registry sites and mentor around 100 Covid-19 hospitals, according to the proposal

Covid: Delhi CM condoles death of UP Cabinet minister Kamal Rani Varun

Rani was being treated for COVID-19; Kejriwal urged people to take all precautions to protect themselves from the virus.

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Russia to start mass vaccination drive

South Africa cases cross half a million, China to help Hong Kong boost tests, Latin America death toll surges past 200,000, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Covid count in Maharashtra Police force at 9,566, death toll stands at 103

Out of the total cases, 7,534 have recovered and 1,929 are active.

Export order books improving, but labour shortage still an issue: Exporters

Exporters associations say orders are coming but there is a problem in boosting production as workers stay away in coronavirus pandemic

'Our sort of moment': Indian billionaires bet big in Covid-19 vaccine race

Serum Institute, the world's largest vaccine producer, has announced a plan to make hundreds of millions of doses of an unproven inoculation. 'I hope we don't go in too deep,' says CEO Adar Poonawalla

UP Minister Kamal Rani dies due to Covid-19, CM condoles her demise

Rani was undergoing Covid treatment at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Telangana coronavirus update: 1,891 new cases, 10 deaths in 24 hours

The fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 540, while the overall caseload rose to 66,677.

For 3 days straight, India added over 50,000 new Covid-19 cases in a day

Nagaland, considered relatively safe, reported a sudden surge in news cases on Friday, adding 127 new cases

Russia plans mass inoculation in Oct using coronavirus vaccine: Report

Health Minister says clinical trials are over for vaccine developed by Moscow-based institute.

Adityanath to visit Ayodhya today ahead of Aug 5 Ram temple construction

The Supreme Court, in an order last year,directed the Central government to hand over the site at Ayodhya for constructing a Ram Temple

Fitch cuts US credit outlook to 'negative' due to budget loss amid Covid-19

"There is a growing risk that US policymakers will not consolidate public finances sufficiently to stabilize public debt after the pandemic has passed," said the statement

2nd sero survey begins in Delhi, extended till Aug 7 due to lack of samples

The exercise is being undertaken for a comprehensive assessment of the Covid-19 situation in Delhi

Delhi now ranks 12th in terms of active Covid cases, was 2nd in June: Jain

Doubling rate of coronavirus cases in Delhi is around 50 days at present, while it is probably 32 days on an average nationally: Health Minister

Bengal reports highest single-day jump of 2,589 Covid-19 cases, 48 deaths

State's rate in discharging patients improved to 69.41 per cent as 2,143 people recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours