Coronavirus Live Updates: India detects little over 1 lakh fresh cases, deaths decline below 3,000; major cities enter unlock phase

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Workers clean the premises of Select Citywalk Mall in Saket, as the unlocking process of the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown begins, in New Delhi. (PTI photo) Coronavirus Live Updates:  India will see the gradual reopening and resumption of the economic activities even as the states voice concern over depleted vaccine stocks. National Capital Delhi is also … Read more

India and her war with coronavirus: A look back on Covid cases, deaths in last one year

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More than 1.5 lakh people have succumbed to the deadly infection, not to forget loss of livelihoods and massive economy. (PTI Image) A 20 year old female was rushed to the Emergency Department in General Hospital of Thrissur, Kerala on January 27, 2020 after she complained of a dry cough and sore throat. While the … Read more

7 Air India passengers tested positive for Covid in New Zealand 3 days after arrival from Delhi

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At a daily press briefing at Auckland on Friday, New Zealand’s Director of Public Health Caroline McElnay said, “There are five new confirmed community cases of COVID-19 to report and seven imported cases giving us a total of 12 new cases.” Seven passengers who travelled from Delhi to Auckland in New Zealand on Sunday on … Read more

Delhi records August’s highest single-day spike of 1,840 Covid cases; death toll 4,369

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The death toll from COVID-19 in Delhi stood at 4,347 on Wednesday. Delhi recorded 1,840 fresh COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the highest single-day spike in August in the city, taking the tally to over 1.67 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 4,369, authorities said. Twenty-two fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, according … Read more

Covid most prevalent among those aged between 5 and 17: Delhi Sero survey

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Experts say children could be contracting the infection from the adults in their family and domestic helps. Minors aged between 5 and 17 are most exposed to the novel coronavirus in Delhi, according to a serological survey conducted in the city this month. Conducted between August 1 and August 7, the survey, second in the city, … Read more

Covid-19: World hits 800,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths

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Germany, which also initially slowed the virus, reported a four-month high of more than 2,000 cases on Saturday. The world hit a grim coronavirus milestone Saturday with 800,000 confirmed deaths and close to 23 million confirmed cases. That’s according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. Governments have been attempting to balance public health with … Read more