On Friday, the Union’s interior minister, Amit Shah, tested negative for coronavirus. Shah said he would isolate himself at home as a precautionary measure. The governor of Tamil Nadu, Banwarilal Purohit, has recovered from the infection.
More than 20 officials concerned about the turn of the fate of the Air India Express rescue in Kerala tested positive for coronavirus. Kerala’s lead minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, who also visited the crash site, will move into solitary confinement, he said.
India reported 64,553 new instances in 24 hours on Friday, bringing its total to 24,61,190. Death toll increased from 1,007 to 48,040. Coronavirus has inflamed more than 2.07 million rupees from others worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. The global toll rose to 7,52,893. More than 1.29 million people have recovered.
The national number for coronavirus is 011-23978046 and a toll-free number 1075.
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7:18 p.m.: The number of Manipur coronavirus increases to 4198, while 86 new cases are reported in the last 24 hours. The state toll is 13.
7.15pm: Dharavi slum in Mumbai is registering nine new cases of coronavirus on Friday, ANI reports. The count for him is 2,658. Only 87 instances are active.
7:06 p.m.: Tamil Nadu registers 5890 new instances of coronavirus on Friday, bringing its count to more than 3.26 lakh. The death toll is 5,514, while 117 deaths are recorded.
19:00: The governor of Tamil Nadu, Banwarilal Purohit, is negative for Covid-19.
6:57 p.m.: Kerala records 1,569 cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The state count is 41,090. Nearly 27,000 other people have recovered.
5:31 p.m.: Madhya Pradesh’s minister, Tulsi Silawat, recovers from coronavirus
5:24 p.m.: Russia registers 5065 new instances of coronavirus on Friday, bringing its total to 912823, PTI reports. Russia’s death toll is 15,498, while 114 more deaths are reported.
5.14 pm: Uttar Pradesh recorded Friday 4512 new cases of coronavirus and deaths, PTI reports. The state count is 1,45,287 and the death toll is 2,335.
5:05 p.m.: The Minister of the Interior, Amit Shah, has a negative result for the coronavirius. He says he’ll isolate himself as a precautionary measure.
4:55 p.m.: The physical condition of veteran SP singer Balasubrahmanyam, who underwent coronavirus testing before this month, is deteriorating, MGM Healthcare told Chennai.
4:51 p.m.: Meghalaya reports new cases of coronavirus on Friday, bringing its total to 1204, PTI reports.
4:39 p.m.: The office of Kerala’s leading minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, said it would move to the auto quarantine after more than 20 officials involved in Air India’s rescue operations tested positive for coronavirus, ANI reports. Vijayan had visited the site of the turn of fate.
4:34 p.m.: Vietnam registers to buy the coronavirus vaccine evolved through Russia, Reuters reports. The country subscribes 50-150 million [50 lakh to 15 crore] doses of the vaccine.
4:31 p.m.: A candidate vaccine opposed to coronavirus evolved through China National Pharmaceutical appears to have triggered immune responses in early and intermediate trials, Reuters reports. The company is testing the vaccine in the United Arab Emirates.
4.27pm: The EU Ministry of Health says 8,48,728 coronavirus tests have been performed in the last 24 hours.
4:24 p.m.: Delhi records 1192 new cases of coronavirus and 11 deaths on Friday. The capital’s count reaches 1.50 lakh and the toll reaches 4,178. More than 1.35 more people in Delhi have recovered from the infection.
4.22pm: More than 20 officials involved in the accident rescue of Air India Express in Kerala have conducted coronavirus tests, the Hindu reports.
2:59 p.m.: Up to 224 inmates in the district penalty in the city of Araria de Bihar tested positive for coronavirus in less than a week, PTI reports.
2:43 p.m.: Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja says the state can report 10,000 to 20,000 cases of coronavirus according to August and September if more people do not enroll in the pandemic, PTI reports.
1:34 p.m.: The EU Ministry of Health says the recovery rate of coronavirus in India is now 71.17%, while the mortality rate is 1.95%.
1:27 p.m.: The Mizoram government launched a new operational procedure for social events on Thursday, allowing only another 50 people to attend weddings and monuments, according to PTI.
1:24 p.m.: In India, Tripura reports 164 cases of coronavirus on Friday, bringing its total to 6785, PTI reports. The number of victims increases as one more patient dies.
1:18 p.m.: Britain will buy possible coronavirus vaccines from US corporations Johnson and Novavax, Reuters reports. The two new agreements bring the number of vaccine agreements signed through the British government to six. The country plans to protect 362 million [36.2 crore] of vaccine doses for a population of 66 [6.6 crore] million.
1:14 p.m.: Maharashtra police report 147 cases of coronavirus over the more than 24 hours. The total number of police instances is 11,920. More than a hundred policemen died of coronavirus in Maharashtra.
1:10 p.m.: The Supreme Court is recently hearing a petition challenging the University Scholarship Commission’s proposal to conduct final exams amid the coronavirus crisis, according to reports from lawyers and banks.
1:06 p.m.: Pondicherry records 328 cases of coronavirus and 4 deaths in the last 24 hours, PTI reports. The Union Territory’s balance is 6,995 and the death toll reaches 106.
1:02 p.m.: Himachal Pradesh registers 20 new ones on Friday, bringing his total to 3836.
11:58 a.m.: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces that the blockade imposed in Auckland will be extended for 12 days, the New Zealand Herald reports.
11:52 a.m.: The Uttarakhand government issues an ordinance requiring all members of the State Assembly to make a contribution of 30% of their salary and allocations to combat opposing the coronavirus pandemic, PTI reports.
11:49 am: No less than 25 Covid warriors, in addition to doctors, nurses, police officers and crematorium employees, were invited to the “At Home” rite organized by President Ram Nath Kovind in Rashtrapati Bhavan on August 15, the Indian Express reports.
11:38 a.m.: Odisha recorded new coronavirus, 1,422 cures and deaths on Thursday, ANI reports. With this the number of contagions in the state amounts to 54,630 and the death toll to 324.
10:48 a.m.: Telangana reports 1, nine21 new instances and nine deaths until 8 p.m. Thursday. With this the state toll amounts to 88.3nine6, of which 674 dead.
10:47 a.m.: Former President Pranab Mukherjee still receives respiratory assistance, ANI reports that he brought the army hospital.
10:42 am: The annual pilgrimage to Kailash Kund Lake has been cancelled this year, PTI reports. “Based on standard operating cases and procedures (SOP), in consultation with Kailash Sewa Sangh, Sanatan Dharam Sabha, Dharmarth Trust and Vasuki Annapurna Langar, JK’s management said it was not desirable to hold this year’s Kailash Yatra and expressed regret by cancelling it,” said Bhaderwah Rakesh Kumar, another deputy commissioner of the Bhaderwah.
10:40 am: The possible vaccine developed through the University of Oxford will occur in Mexico if its complex trials are approved and receive regulatory approval, Reuters reports. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the agreement with the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca results in a vaccine that the government would supply on a payroll basis from the first quarter of 2021.
9:44 a.m.: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lifts the blockade in a major city near the border with South Korea, where thousands of others had been quarantined for weeks due to coronavirus considerations, AP reports.
9:43 a.m.: Congressional leader Rahul Gandhi says the government will want a vaccine strategy that is inclusive and equitable, ensuring availability, affordability, and equitable distribution.
9:37 a.m.: Odisha’s government is amending the Epidemics Act to strengthen punishment for non-compliance with pandemic guidelines, Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy told the Hindustan Times. After the amendment, the criminal sentence can be up to two years or a fine of up to Rs 1 lakh or both. Since the State Assembly is not meeting, the law would be amended by order.
9:35 a.m.: India analyzed 8,48,728 samples thursday before the Indian Medical Research Council.
9:31 a.m.: India reported 64,553 new instances of the virus on Friday, according to the Ministry of Health. This brings the total number of infections to 24,61,190. The death toll has increased through another 1007 people to 64553
8:37 a.m.: Jammu and Kashmir’s address announces that Vaishno Devi Yatra, suspended for months, will resume on August 16, the ANI reports.
8:33 a.m.: The Mizoram rises to 657.
8:30 a.m.: Lucknow’s leading physician, RP Singh, sets constant rates for hospitals.
8.24am: Navneet Rana, AMravati Member Lok Sabha MP, is transferred to Mumbai from Nagpur for treatment, PTI reports.
8:03 a.m.: The Indian Medical Research Council and the Indian Serum Institute will hold a virtual assembly on Friday with key researchers at 17 control sites across the country to discuss the Covishield vaccine trial, The Indian Express reports.
7:57 a.m.: North Dakota, Wyoming, and Alabama are the 3 new U.S. states. They will launch apps to warn users about coronavirus exposure, Reuters reports.
7:56 a.m.: New Zealand will announce on Friday the extension of the coronavirus block, Reuters reports.
7:51 a.m.: The British will add France and the Netherlands to their travel quarantine list, according to AFP. In return, Paris also announces a “reciprocal measure.”
7:47 a.m.: Mexico’s account exceeds five lakhs, AFP reports.
7:45 a.m.: Here are the most sensitive updates on Thursday