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Coronavirus live updates: Govt exploring various options on financing Covid-19 vaccine development

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Oct 14, 2020, 02:56:39 IST

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Coronavirus live updates: Govt exploring various options on financing Covid-19 vaccine development

India's total case tally stands at 71,75,881 including 8,38,729 active cases, 62,27,296 cured/discharged/migrated cases & 1,09,856 deaths, according to the ministry of health. In the past 24 hours, 706 deaths were reported. Stay with TOI for all the live updates

21:24 (IST) Oct 12

Letting Covid-19 'run free' with eye to herd immunity 'unethical': WHO

21:22 (IST) Oct 12

Mumbai's Covid-19 tally rises to 2,31,070 with addition of 1,620 new cases; 36 fresh deaths take toll to 9,466: BMC

21:20 (IST) Oct 12

Bihar reports 732 new Covid cases, nine more fatalities. Infection tally rises to 1,96,999, death toll reaches 955.

21:19 (IST) Oct 12

Letting Covid-19 'run free' with eye to herd immunity 'unethical': World Health Organization

21:12 (IST) Oct 12

Mumbai's Covid-19 tally rises to 2,31,070 with addition of 1,620 new cases; 36 fresh deaths take toll to 9,466: BMC

20:59 (IST) Oct 12

The Madhya Pradesh government said Classes I to VIII will remain shut till November 15, while those between IX and XII, which resumed on September 21, will continue partially with Covid-19 containment protocols

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20:49 (IST) Oct 12

West Bengal government reduces cost of RT-PCR (covid testing kits) tests from Rs 2,250 to Rs 1,500

20:40 (IST) Oct 12

With 1,169 new Covid-19 cases, Gujarat's tally rises to 1,52,765; toll up to 3,577 as 8 more patients die: Health department

20:14 (IST) Oct 12

India generated over 18,000 tonnes Covid-19 waste since June; Maharashtra biggest contributor

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19:56 (IST) Oct 12

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19:49 (IST) Oct 12

Manipur records 230 new Covid-19 positive cases and 2 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total number of positive cases in the state stands at 13,556 including 10,707 recoveries, 2,756 active cases and 93 deaths: Health department

19:04 (IST) Oct 12

India sustains trend of steadily declining active cases, active caseload only 12.10% of total positive cases, active caseload below 9 lakhs for the 4th consecutive day: Govt

18:46 (IST) Oct 12

With over 1 lakh consultations in just the last 17 days, eSanjeevani of our ministry crosses the milestone of hosting 5 lakh tele-consultations: Health ministry

18:04 (IST) Oct 12

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu recovers from Covid-19. The 71-year-old had tested positive for the disease on September 29. He was asymptomatic.

17:28 (IST) Oct 12

Former Odisha Assembly Speaker Sarat Kumar Kar passes away at 81. He was admitted at a private hospital after being tested positive for Covid-19 (ANI)

16:47 (IST) Oct 12

Human trials of the Russian Covid-19 vaccine have begun in the United Arab Emirates, the Kremlin said on Monday in a statement detailing a phone call between President Vladimir Putin and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan

16:31 (IST) Oct 12

Mamata urges people to strictly adhere to Covid-19 regulations during the festive season

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16:29 (IST) Oct 12

I request Durga Puja Committees to not allow people without masks in pandals. They should be kept in a separate zone. If puja committees can give masks then it’s fine. But we can't expect everyone to do the same: Mamata

16:02 (IST) Oct 12

There are instances of airborne and community spread of Covid-19 in West Bengal: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee

15:41 (IST) Oct 12

Mass drive in Mumbai to penalise those not wearing mask, reports PTI.

In a bid to contain the spread of Covid-19 ahead of the festive season, the Mumbai civic body on Monday launched a mass drive against those not wearing face masks and said it will penalise nearly 20,000 such citizens every day. The drive will continue for at least a month, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said, adding that he will himself monitor the situation every day.