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UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock resigns amid row over breach of Covid norms
Delhi Unlock | Gyms, yoga centres to reopen at 50% capacity, wedding ceremonies permitted with 50 guests
Efforts on to vaccinate all by Dec 31, digital divide won't affect drive, Centre tells SC
Maharashtra reports 9,812 new cases, Mumbai records 648
Over 7.25 lakh vaccine jabs given in Maharashtra in one day
Tamil Nadu reports 5,415 new cases, 148 deaths
Madhya Pradesh withdraws order to impose corona curfew on Sundays
Goa extends state-level curfew till July 5
Pune issues fresh guidelines; essential, non-essential shops to remain open till 4 pm
COVID-19 third wave not to be as severe as second: ICMR official
1 Delta Plus variant case found in Punjab's Ludhiana
Eight cases of COVID-19 Delta Plus variant found in Madhya Pradesh: Minister
Tokyo 2020 Olympic organisers to offer volunteers COVID-19 vaccine
Nurse injects empty syringe during COVID-19 vaccination drive in Bihar; video goes viral
Sydney, Australia's largest city, in two-week hard Covid-19 lockdown
Kerala women agency's loan scheme to help kin of COVID victims
COVID-19 will win if stakeholders fight with each other: Arvind Kejriwal after oxygen controversy
TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty falls sick days after taking 'fake' COVID-19 vaccine
When will Indians see lifting of the US travel ban? US Embassy official has an answer
Tamil Nadu reports first 'Delta Plus' variant fatality
As Delta variant cases rise, WHO asks fully vaccinated to keep masks on
Unemployment during COVID-19: Federal Bank gives 400-odd part-time jobs in Kerala
India achieves milestone of conducting 40 crore COVID-19 tests: ICMR
My crime, I fought for breath of 2 crore people, says Arvind Kejriwal over report on 'inflated' oxygen need
Over 1.45 crore vaccine doses available with states, says centre
Level-3 curbs to continue in Mumbai: Take a look at what's allowed, what isn't
India vaccination drive hits record high with around 4 crore jabs this week
FDA adds warning about rare heart inflammation to Pfizer, Moderna COVID shots
SC report claiming Delhi inflated oxygen requirement does not exist: Manish Sisodia
Philippines approves emergency use of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin
Serum Institute of India begun manufacturing of Novavax vaccine early this week
3 more arrested by Kolkata Police in dubious COVID vaccine camps case
My crime, I fought for breath of 2 crore people, says Arvind Kejriwal over report on 'inflated' oxygen need
Amount paid for employee's COVID-19 treatment, ex-gratia in case of death will be tax exempted: Govt
Scientist finds early virus sequences that had been mysteriously deleted
India records 48,698 COVID-19 cases, 1,183 deaths in a day
UK reports 35,204 more Delta variant cases, investigates new Lambda variant
Bangladesh records 2nd highest single-day COVID-19 death toll
50 lakh could be infected in third wave in Maharashtra: Minister
76% people aged 45 years and above received one dose of COVID- 19 vaccine in Mizoram: Official
Mumbai to remain in level 3 of COVID-19 curbs
EU okays new J&J COVID vaccine production site
US to provide 3 million doses of J&J COVID vaccine to Afghanistan
Delta variant is "most transmissible" identified so far: WHO
India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage crosses 31 crore
Gujarat sees 123 COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths; 431 recover
Just give us the vaccines, WHO pleads, as poor countries go wanting
Maharashtra reports 9,677 new COVID19 cases, 10,138 recoveries and 156 deaths in the last 24 hours
One patient died of Delta variant of COVID in Assam: Health minister
50 lakh could be infected in third wave in Maharashtra: Food and Drug Administration Minister Rajendra Shingne
Third wave of coronavirus unlikely to be as severe as second wave: Study
Experience of 1st & 2nd waves will help in handling possible 3rd wave of COVID: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik
Telangana reports 1061 new COVID cases, 1556 recoveries and 11 deaths
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Coronavirus LIVE Updates | UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock resigns amid row over breach of Covid norms
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock submitted his resignation amid the row over kissing his aide in breach of Covid norms.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Delhi Unlock | Gyms, yoga centres to reopen at 50% capacity, wedding ceremonies permitted with 50 guests
Delhi District Management Authority issued new guidelines to be effective from June 28; gyms and yoga institutes to open with 50% capacity, marriages shall be permitted at banquet halls/marriage halls/hotels with a ceiling of 50 persons.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Efforts on to vaccinate all by Dec 31, digital divide won't affect drive, Centre tells SC
Efforts are underway to vaccinate the entire population by December 31, the Centre said in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court. The digital divide in the nation, between urban and rural India, would not affect the immunisation drive, it reportedly said.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Maharashtra reports 9,812 new cases, Mumbai records 648
Maharashtra on Saturday reported 9,812 fresh coronavirus positive cases and 179 fatalities, taking the tally to 60,26,847 and the toll to 1,20,881, the state Health department said. Of the 179 fatalities, 106 had occurred in the last 48 hours and 73 in the last week. The state also added 332 deaths which had occurred in the past to its overall tally, it said.
Mumbai city reported 648 cases, taking its cumulative tally of infections to 7,19,610 and 15 fatalities, which raised the toll to 15,383. The Mumbai division reported 1,964 new cases and 46 deaths taking the caseload to 15,87,681 and the toll to 31,771, the department said.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Over 7.25 lakh vaccine jabs given in Maharashtra in one day
Maharashtra on Saturday set a new record for itself with the administration of more than 7.25 lakh does of COVID-19 vaccines, just three days after giving a record six lakh doses in a day, a senior official said.
With this, the overall number of inoculations reached 3,09,79,460. On Friday, Maharashtra became the first state in the country to cross the three crore-mark. The updated information about today's vaccination has been finalised now. The state has administered 7,26,588 doses. It includes the first dose as well as the second dose in all the categories, the official said. (PTI)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Tamil Nadu reports 5,415 new cases, 148 deaths
Tamil Nadu reported 5,415 new COVID-19 cases, 7,661 recoveries, and 148 deaths today.
Active cases: 44,924
Total recoveries: 23,83,624
Death toll: 32,199
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Madhya Pradesh withdraws order to impose corona curfew on Sundays
"Corona is under control in MP. Not even one positive case reported in 35 districts and active cases stand below 1,000. Positivity rate has dropped to 0.06 percent. In this situation, it is not justified to impose a corona curfew on Sunday. So we are withdrawing it immediately," Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Goa extends state-level curfew till July 5
"Government of Goa has decided to extend the state-level curfew till 7 am, July 05," Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said. The state currently has over 2,500 active cases of coronavirus.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Karnataka records 4,272 new cases, 115 deaths
Karnataka reports 4,272 new cases, 6,126 discharges and 115 deaths today.
Active cases: 1,05,226
Total recoveries: 26,91,123
Death toll: 34,654
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Kerala reports 12,118 new cases, 118 deaths
Kerala reports 12,118 new COVID-19 positive cases, 11,124 recoveries and 118 deaths today. The active casecount stood at 1,01,102, whereas, the death toll climbed to 12,817.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Pune issues fresh guidelines; essential, non-essential shops to remain open till 4 pm
Pune Municipal Corporation issues fresh guidelines to be effective from Monday, 28 June — Essential shops to remain open only till 4pm every day while non-essential shops to remain open till 4pm between Monday to Friday, reported news agency ANI.
Restaurants, food courts to remain open with 50% seating capacity between Monday to Friday. Only parcel and home delivery allowed on Saturday and Sunday. Social, religious and entertainment events allowed with 50 people between Monday to Friday.
Gym, Salon, Spa to remain open till 4 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Wine shops to remain open from Monday to Friday till 4 pm. Malls and theatres/multiplex, religious places to remain closed.