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Coronavirus live updates: Assam eases curbs; weekend lockdowns to stay

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Aug 14, 2020, 01:58:07 IST

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Coronavirus live updates: Assam eases curbs; weekend lockdowns to stay

India on Thursday registered the highest single-day spike of 66,999 cases and reported 942 deaths in the last 24 hours. The country's coronavirus tally touched 23,96,638 including 6,53,622 active cases, 16,95,982 discharged and 47,033 deaths. Stay here for all live updates

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In view of the rising cases of Coronavirus in Punjab, state health & family welfare minister, Balbir Singh Sidhu has issued orders for complete ban on departmental transfers and leave till September 30, 2020, with immediate effect: Government of Punjab (ANI)

15:23 (IST) Aug 12

Vaping linked to higher Covid-19 risk in young adults: Study

A US study led by Indian-origin researcher has found that teenagers and young adults who used e-cigarettes (vaping) were more likely to be diagnosed with Covid-19.

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15:15 (IST) Aug 12

Pranab Mukherjee continues to be critical: Hospital

The condition of former President Pranab Mukherjee continues to be critical and he remains on ventilator support, the Army's Research and Referral hospital said on Wednesday.

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15:03 (IST) Aug 12

UP CM Yogi Adityanath visited BRD Medical College and inspected the hospital arrangements amid Covid-19 outbreak

14:58 (IST) Aug 12

Read: Pakistan reports 730 new coronavirus cases

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14:31 (IST) Aug 12

First batch of Russian vaccine against Covid-19 to be released within 2 weeks: Health minister

The first batch of the Russian vaccine against Covid-19 is expected to be released within two weeks, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Wednesday.

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14:23 (IST) Aug 12

Read: Plea in SC seeks commission for inquiry into mismanagement of Covid-19 pandemic

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14:14 (IST) Aug 12

39 new Covid-19 cases and19 recovered cases reported in Himachal Pradesh, pushing the tally in the state to 3,536, including 1,200 active cases, 2,292 recoveries and 16 deaths till date: State health department, Himachal Pradesh (ANI)

13:47 (IST) Aug 12

Russia says allegations Covid-19 vaccine is unsafe are groundless: Reports

Russian health minister Mikhail Murashko said on Wednesday allegations that Russia's Covid-19 vaccine was unsafe were groundless and driven by competition, the Interfax news agency reported.

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13:28 (IST) Aug 12

264 more Maharashtra police personnel tested positive for Covid-19 while 3 died in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 121Total number of police personnel infected in the state at 11,392, out of which 9,187 have recovered & 2,084 are active cases, reports ANI quoting Maharashtra Police

13:19 (IST) Aug 12

3741 more Covid-19 cases have been reported so far on 11th August. Taking the total count of active cases in Bihar to 33,049.

13:10 (IST) Aug 12

96 more people, including 61 security personnel, test positive for Covid-19 in Arunachal Pradesh; tally rises to 2,327, reports PTI quoting health official

12:57 (IST) Aug 12

Covid-19: SC seeks response from Centre on plea to ban disinfection tunnels

The Supreme Court has sought response from the Centre on a PIL seeking an immediate ban on use, installation, production and advertisement of disinfectant tunnels set up to curb the spread of coronavirus.

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12:39 (IST) Aug 12

Sans proper data Russian Covid-19 vaccine's efficacy, safety unknown: CCMB chief

The efficacy and safety levels of the vaccine developed by Russia for treating Covid-19 patients is not predictable in the absence of data, a top official of theCSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology said on Wednesday.

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12:27 (IST) Aug 12

Fielding coach of Rajasthan Royals, Dishant Yagnik tests positive for Covid-19. He is now quarantining himself for 14 days, in line with BCCI protocols. (ANI)

12:16 (IST) Aug 12

481 new Covid-19 cases, 138 recoveries and 5 deaths reported in Puducherry today, taking the total number of cases to 6,381 cases, including 2,616 active cases, 3,669 recovered cases and 96 deaths, reports ANI quoting state health department, Puducherry government

11:59 (IST) Aug 12

Interest in homeschooling has 'exploded' amid pandemic

As parents nationwide prepare to help their children with more distance learning, a small but quickly growing number are deciding to take matters entirely into their own hands and begin homeschooling.

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11:35 (IST) Aug 12

139 new cases push Covid-19 tally of Andamans to 1,764; death toll mounts to 21

All the new cases were detected during contact tracing, he said.The fresh infections have pushed the number of active cases in the Union territory to 994, a health official said. Forty more people have been cured of the disease, taking the total number of recoveries in the islands to 749, he said.

11:23 (IST) Aug 12

Total Covid positive cases in Odisha crosses 50,000. With all-time high of 1876 positive cases, number of total infected in the state rises to 50672: Health department

11:12 (IST) Aug 12

New Zealand to make decision on coronavirus restrictions on Friday

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said her cabinet will decide on Friday on the next steps with regards to the new restrictions placed across the country, as it reported four new probable cases of coronavirus in the community. Read full story

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