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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jul 30, 2021, 22:26:42 IST
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Coronavirus live updates: Ban on flights from 6 cities to Kolkata extended till August 15
Total number of Covid-19 cases in India is now 15.8 lakh and as per the govt data, 775 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, MHA has come out with the set of guidelines for Unlock 3, to be applicable from August 1. Stay with TOI for more updates.
09:05 (IST) Jul 29
The total number of Covid-19 samples tested up to 28th July is 1,77,43,740 including 4,08,855 samples tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
08:57 (IST) Jul 29
MP minister Silawat, wife test positive for Covid
Madhya Pradesh minister Tulsi Silawat and his wife have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Despite showing no symptoms of the infection, Silawat said he underwent coronavirus test on the instruction of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
08:43 (IST) Jul 29
Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 684 to 206,926 - RKI
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 684 to 206,926, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed today. The reported death toll rose by six to 9,128, the tally showed.
08:36 (IST) Jul 29
Temporary jails be set up in the districts which do not have such jails yet, to ensure that new inmates be kept at these jails. Antigen test of new inmates be mandatorily done before being kept at temporary jails: Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Governent of Uttar Pradesh
Those who test positive for Covid will be taken to L-1 hospitals for treatment and those who test negative will be kept in quarantine for 14 days at the temporary jail itself, added Awasthi
08:24 (IST) Jul 29
A rapid blood test conducted by the BMC on almost 7,000 people in three civic wards in the city found 57% of the people tested in slum pockets had antibodies to Covid-19 as against 16% in non-slum pockets. The SARS-CoV2 sero-prevalence study—covering the wards R North (Dahisar), M West (Chembur) and F North (Sion, GTB Nagar and Matunga)—was done by the BMC along with Niti Ayog and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR).
08:15 (IST) Jul 29
Moderna Inc on Tuesday said its experimental Covid-19 vaccine induced a robust immune response and protected against infection in a study on monkeys. The vaccine, MRNA-1273, given to non-human primates protected against infection in the lungs and nose, and prevented pulmonary disease in all animals, the company said in a news release. Results of the study in rhesus macaque monkeys were published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
08:08 (IST) Jul 29
Muslims begin downsized hajj pilgrimage
Muslim pilgrims on Wednesday begin the annual hajj, dramatically downsized this year as the Saudi hosts strive to prevent a coronavirus outbreak during the five-day pilgrimage. The hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam and a must for able-bodied Muslims at least once in their lifetime, is usually one of the world's largest religious gatherings.
Read more08:06 (IST) Jul 29
50,000 smartphones ready for distribution. They’ll be given to girl students of government schools of class XI & XII to facilitate online learning on priority during Covid-19 crisis: Punjab Chief Minister's Office (CMO)
08:00 (IST) Jul 29
11 new Covid-19 positive cases have been reported in Mizoram in last 24 hours. The total number of Covid-19 positive cases is 395 including 198 cured/discharged cases and 197 active cases: Department of Information and Public Relations, State Govt
07:48 (IST) Jul 29
Trump defends disproved Covid-19 treatment
President Donald Trump issued a stout defense Tuesday of a disproved use of a malaria drug as a treatment for the coronavirus, hours after social media companies moved to take down videos promoting its use as potentially harmful misinformation.
07:41 (IST) Jul 29
Brazil's Covid-19 death toll tops 88,000
Brazil has recorded 921 new deaths from Covid-19, bringing the national death toll to 88,539, officials said.Meanwhile, tests have detected 40,816 new infections, taking the total caseload to 2,483,191, said the health ministry on Tuesday, Xinhua reported.
07:36 (IST) Jul 29
China battles virus outbreak in Xinjiang region
China reported more than 100 newly confirmed cases of coronavirus today as the country continues to battle an outbreak in Xinjiang. The northwestern region accounted for 89 of the new cases, with another eight in the northeastern province of Liaoning and one in Beijing. Another three cases were brought from outside the country by returning Chinese citizens, bringing the daily total over the past 24 hours to 101, the highest number in weeks.
07:18 (IST) Jul 29
11 new Covid-19 positive cases have been reported in Mizoram in last 24 hours. The total number of Covid-19 positive cases is 395 including 198 cured/discharged cases and 197 active cases: Department of information and public relations, state government (ANI)
07:14 (IST) Jul 29
Government took comprehensive steps on Covid, results encouraging: Speaker
Speaking on the occasion of World Hepatitis Day at the event ‘Empathy Conclave 2020’, organised by the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences and Airports Authority of India, in Parliament House, Om Birla asserted that “the path to victory can be difficult but never impossible”. He underlined the importance of spreading awareness about liver disease. He said hepatitis is a serious challenge that can be overcome with collective effort and resolve. Read full story
06:48 (IST) Jul 29
Brazil registers 40,816 confirmed cases of new coronavirus, 921 deaths (Reuters)
06:34 (IST) Jul 29
US daily virus death toll reaches nearly 1,600, highest rate in 2.5 months, reports AFP quoting Johns Hopkins
06:09 (IST) Jul 29
According to Covid-19 data released by Johns Hopkins coronavirus resource centre, India is 15th among 20 most affected countries in case fatality ratios. Only Argentina, Russia, South Africa, Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia have better CFRs. The UK and Mexico with CFRs of 15.2% and 11.1% are the worst followed by Iran (5.4%), Egypt (5%) and Indonesia (4.8%).
05:54 (IST) Jul 29
Chandigarh: Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO), along with AMESYS INDIA has developed 'Suraksha', a microorganism decontamination box
Chandigarh: Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO), along with AMESYS INDIA has developed 'Suraksha', a… https://t.co/IFmz4QQ5EW
— ANI (@ANI) 159598210600005:41 (IST) Jul 29
Ascertain accuracy of rapid antigen tests: Government to ICMR
While use of antigen tests helped ramp up testing significantly across the country, false negatives and missing repeat tests to confirm through RT-PCR has led to concerns that this might lead to wider spread. The tests need to be conducted carefully and also the RT-PCR testing of persons with symptoms who test negatively has to be done scrupulously.
05:29 (IST) Jul 29
California Latinos contracting COVID-19 at three times rate of whites, reports Reuters
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