Coronavirus live updates: Delhi High Court expresses concern over rising Covid cases

China reported seven new coronavirus cases in the mainland on Wednesday

India crosses 70k mark for first time with record surge in Covid cases.

India registered a record number of fresh Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, crossing the 70,000-mark for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic. With 978 fresh deaths, the country’s cumulative toll reached 53,929.

New York teachers threaten strike if schools reopen without more Covid-19 testing

Spain re-emerges as the epicenter of the pandemic in Europe

At least eight states using call data records to track Covid patients

Hotels and weekly markets to reopen in Delhi, gyms to remain closed

Spain's health ministry says 3,715 coronavirus infections have been diagnosed in the past 24 hours, a new single-day record since the country emerged from a three-month lockdown in mid-June.

864 new Covid-19 cases detected in Nashik; 1,197 recover

Haryana's Covid-19 tally nears 50,000 as state records its highest one-day jump of 994 cases, death toll mounts to 567 with 10 more fatalities; number of active cases now 7,307, reports PTI quoting health dept

Sikkim reports 25 fresh Covid-19 cases taking state's tally to 1,232; death toll rises to three with one more fatality; active case count 440, reports PTI quoting official

Rajasthan reports 1,312 new Covid-19 cases and 12 deaths, taking total cases to 65,289, including 14,416 active cases and 910 deaths, reports ANI quoting state health department

Concentrated focus required on increasing Covid-19 testing in Delhi: HC

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday called for a concentrated focus on ramping up laboratory testing for Covid-19 in the national capital as 1,300-odd cases are still reported daily. The high court also raised the question of migrant labourers returning to Delhi after Unlockdown-3 has been declared by the government and construction and industrial activity have picked up. A bench of justices Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad asked whether adequate arrangements have been made by the Delhi government at the borders and other places, where industries or construction sites exist in the national capital, for large scale testing to detect Covid-19 cases and for segregating them without causing any inconvenience.

India will give Covid vaccine to Bangladesh on priority, foreign secretary Harsh Shringla promised in Dhaka today. India will be mass producing millions of doses of approved Covid vaccine, and Bangladesh will be a priority recipient.

Delhi High Court expresses concern after taking note that "the numbers of Covid-19 cases are still floating around 1,300 odd cases in the national capital and testing through RT-PCR varies in the range of 2,927 to 6,015 tests with an average of less than 5,000 tests per day." (ANI)

The countries with more money are striking pre-purchase deals with pharma companies to buy coronavirus vaccine once the trials prove successful. Since, several companies across the world are researching on a Covid-19 vaccine, the wealthier nations have already placed orders worth millions to get their citizens the first shots.

Uttarakhand reports 264 new Covid-19 cases; total cases rise to 13,225, reports ANI quoting state health department

A top ICMR official told a parliamentary panel on Wednesday that phase-two clinical trial of two indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine candidates have almost been completed and emergency authorisation of a vaccine could be considered if the Centre decides so.

1,132 new Covid-19 cases, 864 recoveries & 46 deaths reported in Mumbai today. Total number of positive cases increase to 1,31,542 in Mumbai, including 17,917 active cases, 1,06,057 recovered cases & 7,265 deaths till date, reports ANI quoting Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

Nagaland reports more recoveries than new Covid-19 cases for fifth consecutive day. While 42 more people recover from infection, state records 38 fresh cases, bringing tally to 3,588 and active case count to 1,838, reports PTI