Coronavirus News Updates: Today is the 121st day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown, to curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. India has so far recorded 11,92,915 cases, which includes more than 28,732 deaths. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Gujarat have reported the highest number of cases. However, the recovery rate is rising and now stands at 63.1 percent.
Globally, there have been over 1.5 crore confirmed cases of COVID-19. More than 6.1 lakh people have died so far. Catch the latest updates here:
Coronavirus in Noida LIVE updates:
107 more people test COVID-19 positive in UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar, pushing caseload to 4,398; active case count 962.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates:
The total number of COVID-19 cases in India has crossed the grim 12-lakh mark, worldometer has reported.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | ICMR:
ICMR has validated and approved two more antigen test kits. While one of them is Indian manufacturer - LabCare Diagnostic Ltd, other is Belgium based company- Coris BioConcept. Previously, ICMR had approved SD Biosensor, a Korean company for antigen test kits.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates:
Air India reduces by up to 50 percent monthly allowances of its employees who draw gross salary of over Rs 25,000 per month, according to internal order of the company. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Gujarat LIVE updates:
In the last 24 hours, 1020 new COVID-19 positive cases and 20 deaths have been reported in Gujarat. State tally rises to 51,485 including 12,016 active cases, 37,240 cured/discharged cases and 2,229 deaths
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE updates:
Maharashtra reports highest single-day spike of 10,576 COVID-19 cases that takes tally to 3,37,607; death toll up by 280 to 12,556.
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE updates:
Delhi records 1,227 fresh coronavirus cases, taking tally to 1,26,323; death toll climbs to 3,719
Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh LIVE updates | State Home Minister Narottam Mishra:
Lockdown to be imposed in Bhopal for 10 days from 8 pm on July 24.
Coronavirus in Kerala LIVE blogs | Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan:
1,038 new COVID-19 have been reported in Kerala today, which is the highest single day spike in cases in the state. Out of the new cases, 226cases have been reported in Thiruvananthapuram. Number of active cases now stands at 8,818.
Out of the 226 new cases in Thiruvananthapuram, 190 people contracted the virus through local transmission. The situation is serious andthe government is considering whether a complete lockdown should be imposed in the state.
Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu LIVE updates:
5,849 new COVID-19 positive cases and 74 have been reported in Tamil Nadu today. Total number of cases stand at 1,86,492 including 51,765 active cases, 1,31,583 discharges and 2700 deaths
Coronavirus in Manipur LIVE updates:
Manipur to go under complete lockdown for 14 days, starting 2 pm tomorrow.
Coronavirus LIVE updates:
USto pay Pfizer, BioNTech $1.95 billion for millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses, Reuters has reported.
Coronavirus in Punjab LIVE updates:
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has directed state Chief Secretary to formulate guidelines for the shooting of films, songs and shows etc, safely. The directive came after three Punjabi singers/actors made a representation to CM through video conference.
Coronavirus in Mumbai LIVE updates | BMC:
COVID-19 tally in Mumbai's Dharavi slum rises to 2,507 with addition of 5 new cases
Coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh LIVE updates:
In the last 24 hours, 6,045 new COVID-19 positive cases and 65 deaths have been reported in Andhra Pradesh. Total number of cases rise to 64,713 including 31,763 active cases, 32,127 discharges and 823 deaths.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE updates:
Maharashtra minister and Shiv Sena leader Abdul Sattar says he has tested positive for COVID-19.
An introvert's guide to Zoom: Four tips for remote meetings
Jia Wertz may be a documentary filmmaker in New York City, but these days she feels like a full-time resident of Zoom world.
The director of the new documentary short Conviction finds herself on a video chat every single day, often multiple times, since the pandemic has upended all our lives. As a self-described introvert, she is having a hard time getting a handle on the new medium.
With Zoom calls, you're on 100% of the time, which is so mentally draining, says Wertz, who juggles a scampering two-year-old at the same time.
In this era of nonstop video-conferencing, you are not alone in feeling like you have just run a marathon or been hit by a truck. Many employees and managers are reporting that online video-conferences seem particularly taxing often more so than in-person meetings.
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Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | WHO Regional Director, South-East Asia, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh
:India is responding with utmost urgency to COVID-19 from the start. It's been continually strengthening preparedness and response measures, including ramping-up testing capacities, readying more hospitals, arranging and stocking up medicines as well as essentials.
We're aware of varying capacities at sub-national levels. Not unusual in country as big as India and its population size, that measures taken may often not be uniformly sufficient across all areas. Scaling up capacities and response remains constant need in India
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates:
India's COVID-19 recovery rate rises to 63.13 percent with record 28,472 patients recuperating in 24 hours
Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh LIVE updates:
Former Madhya Pradesh CM andstate Congress president Kamal Nath writes to the Election Commission, suggesting that the upcoming Assembly by-elections should be conducted using ballot papers in view of COVID-19 pandemic.
Coronavirus impact | E-commerce recovery rapid; sales, market penetration in June better than pre-COVID levels: Report
The e-commerce sector has seen a rapid recovery with sales numbers now exceeding pre-COVID levels.
The monthly gross merchandise value (annualised) of the Amazon and Flipkart-led sector has shot up to $36.5 billion in June from $30 billion in January, according to the data sourced from a RedSeer analysis. The GMV had plunged to $3.5 billion in April following the coronavirus-led lockdown.
Coronavirus News LIVE updates | Confirmed cases in ASEAN countries
> Brunei: 141 cases (includes recoveries and deaths)
> Cambodia: 197 cases
> Indonesia: 89,869 cases
> Laos: 19 cases
> Malaysia: 8,815 cases
> Myanmar: 341 cases
> Philippines: 70,764 cases
> Singapore: 48,744 cases
> Thailand: 3,255 cases
> Vietnam: 396 cases
(Source: News reports and Reuters tracker, as of 3.40 pm IST on July 22)
Coronavirus LIVE updates | Singapore reports 310 new COVID-19 cases, mostly foreigners
Singapore has reported 310 new COVID-19 cases, mostly foreign workers, taking the total COVID-19 tally in the country to 48,744, the health ministry said. Of the 310 cases, 303 are foreign workers living in dormitories.
The total COVID-19 tally in Singapore now stands at 48,744, the ministry said. (Input from PTI)
Coronavirus News LIVE updates | Confirmed cases in SAARC countries
> India: 11,92,915 confirmed cases (includes recoveries and deaths)
> Afghanistan: 35,615 cases
> Bangladesh: 2,10,510 cases
> Bhutan: 90 cases
> Maldives: 2,999 cases
> Nepal: 17,994 cases
> Pakistan: 2,67,400 cases
> Sri Lanka: 2,730 cases
(Source: MoHFW India, news reports and Reuters tracker, as of 3.00 pm IST on July 22)
Coronavirus LIVE updates |
Global COVID-19 case count has crossed the 1.5 crore-mark, according to a Reuters tally. This includes 6.1 lakh deaths due to the disease.
Coronavirus impact | Footfalls at malls remain low, but doubles two weeks after Unlock 2.0
Footfalls at shopping malls have doubled two weeks after Unlock 2.0, which began on July 1, but remain at only 30 percent of pre-lockdown levels.
Demand for comfort wear, electronics, skin care and beauty products and deep discounts by high-end brands helped boost footfalls, The Economic Times has reported.
Lab-made 'mild virus' mimics coronavirus, can aid drug, vaccine discovery: Study
Scientists have genetically modified a "mild virus" which generates antibodies in humans just like the novel coronavirus, but without causing severe disease, an advance which they say will enable more labs across the world to safely test drugs and vaccine candidates against COVID-19.
The researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis in the US engineered the mildly infecting vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) which virologists widely use in experiments by swapping one of its genes for one from the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. (Input from PTI)
Coronavirus in Pakistan LIVE updates |
Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Pakistan have risen to 2,67,400, according to Dawn. This figure includes patients who have recovered (2,10,468) and the death toll in the country which stands at 5,675.
While Punjab province has reported 90,816 cases so far, Sindh has reported 1,14,104 cases.
Coronavirus LIVE updates | Ireland may tighten travel restrictions for COVID-19 hotspots
Ireland may introduce further travel restrictions for countries with a very high instance of COVID-19, Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said today after the government lifted its 14-day quarantine requirement for 15 European countries. (Input from Reuters)
Coronavirus in Mizoram LIVE updates | 16 Assam Rifles personnel among 20 new COVID-19 cases in Mizoram
Twenty more people, including 16 Assam Rifles personnel and two BSF jawans, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, taking the state's tally to 317 today, a government statement said.
So far, 168 patients have recovered from the disease and the state now has 149 active COVID-19 cases. (Input from PTI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | Serum Institute's CEO Poonawalla says vaccine likely to hit Indian market by Q1 2021
Serum Institute of India has said it will be starting trials of the COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca by the end of August and the vaccine may reach the market by first quarter of 2021.
Coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh LIVE updates | Health Department:
Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state stand at 1,681, including 577 active cases, 1,077 recoveries cases and 10 deaths.
Coronavirus in Mumbai LIVE updates | Mumbai’s COVID-19 situation 'in control': BMC official
The COVID-19 situation "is in control" in Mumbai with the number of positive cases daily being reported below 1,500, a senior official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has said.
Yesterday, Mumbai's COVID-19 tally rose to 1.03 lakh with the addition of 995 new cases. The death toll increased to 5,814.
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE updates | Health Minister Satyendar Jain:
Delhi government has decided to conduct serological surveillance every month. It will be done from the first to fifth of every month.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
The Union Health Ministry yesterday said that there are currently 19 states and Union Territories that are conducting over 140 tests per million per day.
This is in line with the World Health Organizations (WHO)’s guidance note on testing.
At 1,333 tests per million per day, Goa’s testing is the highest.
Coronavirus in Kerala LIVE updates | Opposition 'trying to sabotage' govt's COVID-19 mitigation methods: Kerala CM
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has accused the Opposition parties of 'trying to sabotage' the state government's COVID-19 mitigation methods and said they always challenged the health system.
Allaying fears about rising number of coronavirus cases, the chief minister said the state government has set up over 20,000 beds, which would be increased to 69,000 within a few days. (Input from PTI)
Coronavirus in Puducherry LIVE updates | One more fatality in Puducherry; case count reaches 2,300
A 54-year-old man died of COVID-19 in Puducherry and 124 new cases were reported today, taking the aggregate of the infections in the Union Territory to 2,300.
While Puducherry had 800 active cases in different government hospitals, Karaikal had 53, Yanam 46 and Mahe had one new case. (Input from PTI)
Coronavirus LIVE updates | Russia’s elite given experimental COVID-19 vaccine shots since April: Report
Amid the race to develop a vaccine against the novel coronavirus, a number of individuals belonging to Russia’s political and business elite have been given early access to an experimental drug, reports suggest.
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Coronavirus LIVE updates |
Moderna, which is receiving $483 million from the U.S. government, told lawmakers it would not sell its vaccine at cost. Pfizer has said it would also profit, but has so far taken no government money.
Read: Some drug makers say they plan to profit from coronavirus vaccine
Coronavirus in Rajasthan LIVE updates | Health Department:
226 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the state today till 10.30 am. Total confirmed cases now stand at 31,599, including 8,129 active cases, 22,889 recoveries and 581 deaths.
Coronavirus in Odisha LIVE updates | Health Department:
1,078 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Odisha in the last 24 hours, taking the total confirmed cases in the state to 19,835. This includes 6,387 active cases and 13,309 recoveries.
Serum Institute exploring fund raising at subsidiary level by diluting minority stake for COVID-19 project: Adar Poonawalla
Serum Institute of India is looking to induct investors at the subsidiary level and dilute a minority stake, as the Pune-headquartered firm looks to hedge its bets and raise funds for its critical COVID-19 project.
The fund raising plans are at an early stage and were confirmed by Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla in an interview to CNBC-TV18.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
India’s COVID-19 recovery rate now stands at 63.1 percent.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
As many as 37,724 new COVID-19 cases and 648 deaths were reported in India in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Union Health Ministry.
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE updates |
With 1,25,096 confirmed novel coronavirus cases, Delhi remains severely impacted. According to the latest data from the Union Health Ministry, the national capital has reported 3,690 COVID-19 deaths so far. As many as 1,06,118 patients have recovered.
Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu LIVE updates |
With 1,80,643 confirmed novel coronavirus cases, Tamil Nadu remains severely impacted. According to the latest data from the Union Health Ministry, the state has reported 2,626 COVID-19 deaths so far. As many as 1,26,670 patients have recovered.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE updates |
With 3,27,031 confirmed novel coronavirus cases, Maharashtra remains the worst-affected state in the country. According to the latest data from the Union Health Ministry, the state has reported 12,276 COVID-19 deaths so far. As many as 1,82,217 patients have recovered.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
With 3,27,031 confirmed cases of COVID-19 so far, Maharashtra remains the worst-affected state in the country, followed by Tamil Nadu (1,80,643) and Delhi (1,25,096).
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | JUST IN:
As many as 7,53,049 COVID-19 patients have been cured and discharged so far, the Union Health Ministry has said in its latest update.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | JUST IN:
The reported active COVID-19 cases in India now stand at 4,11,133, according to the Union Health Ministry.
