Coronavirus Pandemic
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Trump, stricken by COVID-19, flown to military hospital
World | Oct 03, 2020, 07:33 AM ISTStricken by COVID-19, a feverish and fatigued President Donald Trump was flown to a military hospital Friday night after being injected with an experimental drug combination in treatment at the White House.
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Breaking News: October 4, 2020 | Highlights
World | Oct 04, 2020, 12:00 AM ISTGet all the latest news on coronavirus cases, news on the vaccine, monsoon rains, business, politics, science, education and much more in India and worldwide.
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Kerala bars assembly of more than 5 persons, imposes Sec 144 to curb coronavirus
India | Oct 02, 2020, 10:57 AM ISTThe Kerala government has imposed section 144 of CrPC, prohibiting the assembly of more than five people to control the surge in coronavirus cases in the state.
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India records single-day spike of 81,484 COVID-19 cases, 1,095 deaths; tally crosses 63-lakh mark
India | Oct 02, 2020, 09:26 AM ISTIndia on Friday recorded as many as 81,484 new coronavirus cases and 1,095 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to Union health ministry data. India's Covid-19 tally crossed 63 lakh-mark with Maharashtra recording the highest number of cases.
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India records single-day spike of 80,472 COVID-19 cases; tally crosses 62-lakh mark
India | Sep 30, 2020, 09:26 AM ISTIndia on Wednesday recorded as many as 80,472 new coronavirus cases and 1,179 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to Union health ministry data. India's Covid-19 tally crossed 62 lakh-mark with Maharashtra recording the highest number of cases.
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Breaking News: September 30, 2020 | Highlights
World | Sep 30, 2020, 11:14 PM ISTGet all the latest news on coronavirus cases, news on the vaccine, monsoon rains, business, politics, science, education and much more in India and worldwide.
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India records single-day spike of 70,589 COVID-19 cases; tally crosses 61-lakh mark
India | Sep 29, 2020, 09:29 AM ISTIndia on Tuesday recorded as many as 70,589 new coronavirus cases and 776 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to Union health ministry data. India's Covid-19 tally crossed 61 lakh-mark with Maharashtra recording the highest number of cases.
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Covid-19: New global test will give results 'in minutes'
World | Sep 29, 2020, 08:24 AM ISTA test that can diagnose Covid-19 in minutes will dramatically expand the capacity to detect cases in low- and middle-income countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
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Worldwide coronavirus death toll crosses 1 million; total case tally over 33.5 million
World | Sep 29, 2020, 07:39 AM ISTThe worldwide death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed 1 million on Tuesday, nine months into a crisis that has devastated the global economy, tested world leaders’ resolve, pitted science against politics and forced multitudes to change the way they live, learn and work.
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Breaking News: September 29, 2020 | Highlights
World | Sep 29, 2020, 11:28 PM ISTGet all the latest news on coronavirus cases, news on the vaccine, monsoon rains, business, politics, science, education and much more in India and worldwide.
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India coronavirus tally nears 60-lakh mark; 88,600 COVID cases, 1,124 deaths in 24 hours
India | Sep 27, 2020, 10:16 AM ISTIndia on Sunday recorded as many as 88,600 new coronavirus cases and 1,124 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to Union health ministry data. India's Covid-19 tally is nearing 60 lakh-mark with Maharashtra recording the highest number of cases.
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Breaking News: September 27, 2020 | As it happened
World | Sep 27, 2020, 11:47 PM ISTGet all the latest news on coronavirus cases, news on the vaccine, monsoon rains, business, politics, science, education and much more in India and worldwide.
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India records single-day spike of 85,362 COVID-19 cases; tally crosses 59-lakh mark
India | Sep 26, 2020, 09:32 AM ISTIndia on Saturday recorded as many as 85,362 new coronavirus cases and 1,089 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to Union health ministry data. India's Covid-19 tally crossed 59 lakh-mark with Maharashtra recording the highest number of cases.
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India records single-day spike of 86,052 COVID-19 cases; tally crosses 58-lakh mark
India | Sep 25, 2020, 09:25 AM ISTIndia on Friday recorded as many as 86,052 new coronavirus cases and 1,141 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to Union health ministry data. India's Covid-19 tally crossed 58 lakh-mark with Maharashtra recording the highest number of cases.
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Mamata Banerjee announces guidelines for Durga Puja, monetary support for pandals, hawkers
India | Sep 24, 2020, 07:04 PM ISTWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said Durga Puja committees will get Rs 50,000 each as a grant from the state government. while 80,000 hawkers will receive one-time grant of Rs 2,000 ahead of Durga Puja.
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India records single-day spike of 86,508 COVID-19 cases; tally crosses 57-lakh mark
India | Sep 24, 2020, 09:32 AM ISTIndia on Thursday recorded as many as 86,508 new coronavirus cases and 1,085 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to Union health ministry data. India's Covid-19 tally crossed 57 lakh-mark with Maharashtra recording the highest number of cases.
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COVID-19: Bengal govt extends period of austerity measures till March '21
India | Sep 24, 2020, 08:57 AM ISTThe West Bengal government has decided to extend the period of austerity measures taken to meet the expenditure for tackling the coronavirus pandemic from this September to March 31 next year.
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UN chief calls for fighting misinformation to tackle COVID-19
World | Sep 24, 2020, 07:51 AM ISTUnited Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged joint efforts to address the infodemic, mitigating the harm done to people by misinformation and disinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mumbai's KEM Hospital starts trials of Covishield vaccine
India | Sep 23, 2020, 01:44 PM ISTThe civic-run King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday began phase II and III trials of the Oxford Covishield vaccine for COVID-19
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Bharat Biotech inks pact with WU's School of Medicine for COVID-19 intranasal vaccine
India | Sep 23, 2020, 12:19 PM ISTBharat Biotech on Wednesday signed a licensing agreement with Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis for a novel "chimp-adenovirus" (Chimpanzee adenovirus), single dose intranasal vaccine for COVID-19.