Coronavirus live updates: Covid-19 recoveries cross 7-lakh mark in India

Indian medical experts welcome Oxford trial results for Covid vaccine

Medical experts in India have hailed the results of Oxford University's early-stage human trials for a Covid-19 vaccine, with some saying it's the "most scientifically done" among all such exercises, while others expressing hope that the final trials will "bear fruit".From clinicians to pathology experts, doctors in the country feel the Oxford trials have been the "most transparent" one by far.

A significant proportion of the population is still vulnerable. Therefore, the containment measures need to continue with the same rigour: Delhi health ministry

Health ministry releases results of sero survey conducted in Delhi

The results of the Covid sero-prevalence study show that on an average, across Delhi, the prevalence of IgG antibodies is 23.48 %. It also indicates that a large number of infected persons remain asymptomatic.

Our Cabinet has approved 'Mukhya Mantri Ghar Ghar Ration Yojana', beneficiaries can avail door-step delivery of ration: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

Covid-19: Govt warns against use of N-95 masks with valved respirator

The Centre has written to all states and union territories warning against the use of N-95 masks with valved respirator by people, saying these don't prevent the virus from spreading out and are "detrimental" to the measures adopted for its containment. The Director General of Health Services in the Ministry of Health, in a letter to the Principal Secretaries of health and medical education of states, said it has been observed that there is "inappropriate use" of N-95 masks, particularly those with valved respirator, by the public other than designated health workers.

Read: Five takeaways from data on experimental coronavirus vaccines

Two potential vaccines to protect against the novel coronavirus - one from Oxford University and AstraZeneca Plc and the other from China’s CanSino Biologics - induced immune responses in healthy volunteers without causing dangerous side effects, according to studies published on Monday in The Lancet.

South Korea's new virus cases bounce back after drop

South Korea's new virus cases have bounced back to above 40, a day after it reported its smallest daily jump in local Covid-19 transmissions in two months.The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday it has reported 45 additional coronavirus cases over a 24-hour period.It says the additional figures brought the country's total to 13,816 with 296 deaths.The agency says 20 of the newly recorded cases were locally infected patients while the rest 25 were associated with international arrivals.

China requires negative Covid-19 tests for arriving air passengers

Passengers on flights arriving in China must provide negative Covid-19 test results before they board, the aviation authority said on Tuesday.The nucleic acid tests must be completed five days before embarking, the Civil Aviation Administration of China said in a statement on its website.

Middle East mythbusters battle virus 'infodemic'

Browse through Arabic-language social media pages and you could walk away thinking Covid-19 is an American hoax, isn't deadly and can be swiftly cured with a garlic clove. Arabic pages on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are brimming with fake news stories on the novel coronavirus, from benign inaccuracies to full-throated conspiracy theories.

Odisha Covid update: 647 more test positive, number of total infected rises to 18757, according to health department

Single-day spike of 37,148 Covid-19 cases; India's tally rises to 11,55,191

India recorded 37,148 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing its tally to 11,55,191 , while the total number of recoveries increased to 7,24,577, according to Union health ministry data on Tuesday.

Coronavirus complicates South Korea, US military exercises

South Korea and the United States are trying to agree on the scale, scope and timing of annual military exercises with the novel coronavirus threatening to disrupt the travel of U.S. troops, South Korean officials said on Tuesday.

Fresh Covid-19 cases in Delhi fall below 1,000 for 1st time in 49 days

The daily count of fresh Covid-19 cases in the city dropped to three figures for the first time in 49 days on Monday, with 954 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Before this, Delhi had last recorded a daily count in three figures on June 1 when 990 new cases were recorded. Thereafter, daily cases started increasing, with the highest single-day spike of 3,947 cases being reported on June 24.

Two more Covid deaths reported in Goa today. Total death count rises to 25.

A 65-year-old man and a woman of the same age, succumbed to the disease.

Trump defends his handling of Covid-19 pandemic

US President Donald Trump in an interview aired on Sunday defended his handling of the coronavirus outbreak, which has so far claimed over 1,37,000 lives in the country. The Washington Post reported, in an hour-long sit-down with "Fox News Sunday" Chris Wallace, President Trump "defended his fumbled management of the pandemic with a barrage of dubious and false claims, and revealed his lack of understanding about the fundamental science of how the virus spreads and infects people."