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Coronavirus live updates: Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan test positive for Covid, hospitalised

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jul 30, 2021, 22:28:51 IST

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Coronavirus live updates: Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan test positive for Covid, hospitalised

Fresh infections crossed 27,000 for the first time, the third record high in daily numbers in the past three days. Total Covid-19 infections in India rose to 8,20,916, as per health ministry data. The death toll stands at 22,123. Stay with TOI for live updates

08:07 (IST) Jul 11

Police personnel check IDs of people in Varanasi as they move about for their daily chores.

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08:01 (IST) Jul 11

Visuals from DND flyway.

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08:00 (IST) Jul 11

Kolkata Police writes to Abhishek Dalmiya, President of Cricket Association of Bengal requesting him to allot five blocks of Eden Gardens to setting up of makeshift quarantine centres for personnel with immediate effect.

West Bengal: Kolkata Police wrote to Abhishek Dalmiya, President of Cricket Association of Bengal requesting him to… https://t.co/VWZQdMHbwo
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07:59 (IST) Jul 11

Read: Covid-19 fatality rate declines to 2.72 per cent, recovery rate climbs to 62.42 per cent, says Health Ministry

The Covid-19 death rate in 30 states and Union Territories is lower than the national average fatality rate of 2.72%, the health ministry said on Friday underlining an upward trend in recoveries driven by effective clinical management of positive cases. On Friday, India witnessed yet another record single-day jump of 26,506 Covid-19 cases pushing its total tally to 7,93,802.

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07:06 (IST) Jul 11

Brazil surpasses 70,000 coronavirus deaths, says official

07:00 (IST) Jul 11

Police personnel check vehicles at Delhi-Noida border as Uttar Pradesh govt has imposed lockdown in the state from 10 pm on July 10 to 5 am on July 13

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06:55 (IST) Jul 11

Cashless claim denials driving standard Covid treatment rate?

The non-life industry’s decision to push for a standardised tariff for Covid-19 treatment comes on the back of an increase in number of policyholders being denied cashless treatment at hospitals for both Covid as well as non-Covid ailments. Insurers feel that there is a need to hammer out a deal with hospitals and keep them part of the network for cashless treatment.

06:53 (IST) Jul 11

Big cities in Maha, MP go for lockdown again

A 10-day total lockdown in two phases will begin from the midnight of July 13 in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corporation limits, the cantonments and 22 villages bordering the civic areas. “There will be a strict lockdown for the first five days, i.e. midnight of July 13 till 18,” Pune divisional commissioner, Deepak Mhaisekar, said. Madhya Pradesh home minister Narottam Mishra announced complete lockdown across the state on Sundays.

05:34 (IST) Jul 11

Aadhaar must for buying two Covid drugs

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration issued a circular on Friday that made it mandatory for the kin of patients to produce Aadhaar card details, doctors’ prescription, consent form, a Covid positive report and contact details for the purchase of the anti-viral drug remdesivir and anti-inflammatory medicine tocilizumab. The regulatory authority is investigating if hospitals are hoarding the drugs after procuring these directly from the manufacturers.

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05:33 (IST) Jul 11

Covid-19 fatality rate declines to 2.72 per cent, recovery rate climbs to 62.42 per cent: Health Ministry

The Covid-19 death rate in 30 states and Union Territories is lower than the national average fatality rate of 2.72%, the health ministry said on Friday underlining an upward trend in recoveries driven by effective clinical management of positive cases. "The improvement in recovery rate is the result of a combination of preemptive, proactive and graded steps taken by the Centre in collaboration with the states and UTs," the ministry said.

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05:31 (IST) Jul 11

India’s Covid-19 count tops 8 lakh, deaths cross 22,000

With 27,449 cases recorded on Friday, total Covid-19 infections in India rose to 8,21,722, as per data from state governments. Friday’s death toll crossed 500 for the first time in six days, settling at 520. Over 2.36 lakh cases have been reported in the 10 days of July, as compared to 4 lakh infections reported in the whole of June.

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05:27 (IST) Jul 11

Lakhs being offered for plasma donations

With plasma donations not being regulated, those who have recovered from Covid-19 say they are getting offers ranging from Rs 60,000 to Rs 3 lakh for a single donation. Warangal lawyer Akhil Ennamsetty, who has been trying to match patients and donors in the city, said, “You can get 400ml of plasma for up to Rs 3 lakh. With the official system being limited, donor-patient contact is moving off the grid.”

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00:30 (IST) Jul 11

Vaccine unlikely before 2021, House panel told

A global or Indian vaccine for coronavirus will only be ready by 2021, a parliamentary standing committee on science, technology, environment and forests was told on Friday. Discussions are also understood to have dwelt on manufacturing low cost medical equipment and developing vaccines and drugs that are not dependent on import of intermediaries from China.

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22:56 (IST) Jul 10

Highest spike of 1,598 new Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra's Pune district, tally 35,997; toll rises to 1,007 with 28 more deaths: Official

22:51 (IST) Jul 10

611 new Covid-19 cases in Rajasthan, tally 23,174, active cases 5,057; toll rises to 497 with 6 more deaths: Health department

22:34 (IST) Jul 10

316 new Covid-19 cases in Madhya Pradesh, tally 16,657, active cases 3,538; toll rises to 638 with 4 more deaths: Health official

22:15 (IST) Jul 10

WHO says airborne Covid transmission a concern but droplets appear dominant

"Aerosol transmission is one of the modes of transmission that we have been concerned about since the beginning, particularly in healthcare settings ... where we know these droplets can be aerosolised - which means can stay in the air longer," Maria Van Kerkhove, technical lead on the Covid-19 pandemic at the WHO told an online briefing from Geneva.

21:51 (IST) Jul 10

New WHO guidance calls for more evidence on airborne transmission

In its latest transmission guidance, the WHO acknowledged that some outbreak reports related to indoor crowded spaces have suggested the possibility of aerosol transmission, such as during choir practice, in restaurants or in fitness classes

21:38 (IST) Jul 10

Even in Dharavi, a densely packed area in Mumbai, a strong focus on community engagement & the basics of testing, tracing, isolating & treating all those that are sick is key to breaking the chains of transmission & suppressing the virus: WHO

21:32 (IST) Jul 10

From countries where there is exponential growth, to places that are loosening restrictions and now starting to see cases rise. We need leadership, community participation and collective solidarity: WHO