Coronavirus live updates: Covid toll tops 32,000; 48,500 new cases on Saturday

North Korea says it has placed the city of Kaesong near the border with South Korea under lockdown over coronavirus concerns (AP)

Covid toll tops 32,000; 48,500 new cases on Saturday

Three-day lockdown in Tripura from Monday to curb spurt in Covid-19 cases, reports PTI quoting chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb

Preventative measures, social digitalisation can help against Covid: Chandrababu Naidu

Fearing non-availability of a COVID-19 vaccine in near future, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) National President N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday underscored the need for greater preventive measures, social digitalisation and yoga to avoid grave danger from increased Corona threat in the country.

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray holds meeting with State Chief Secretary Sanjay Kumar, Guardian Minister of Mumbai Suburban district Aaditya Thackeray and other officials over Covid-19 situation in Mumbai, reports ANI

Should have taken Covid-19 seriously, says Kamal Nath to Madhya Pradesh CM

"Shivraj ji, I was deeply saddened to learn that you have been infected by the coronavirus. I pray to God for your speedy recovery. But I feel regret that when we were serious about COVID-19, you sometimes called it a drama, sometimes you called it a dar-o-na (should not be afraid of corona), sometimes you called it a ploy or a weapon to save the (Congress) government." he tweeted in Hindi.

Himachal Pradesh's Covid-19 case tally rises to 2,049. There are 848 active cases, 1173 recovered cases and 11 deaths, reports ANI quoting state health department

Lockdown will be in effect in Bengaluru from 9 pm today till 5 am on 27th July. Legal action will be taken against violators, reports ANI quoting N Manjunatha Prasad, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) Commissioner

Covid-19 cases in central police forces cross 10,000-mark

The total number of Covid-19 cases in central police forces under the command of the Union home ministry crossed the 10,000-mark on Saturday with 421 fresh cases being reported in a day, a latest data said.

Karnataka reports 5,072 new Covid-19 positive cases and 72 deaths

The total number of cases in the state stands at 90,942 including 55,388 active cases and 1,796 deaths, reports ANI quoting state government

3-day Bihar Assembly session will be held at Samrat Ashok Convention Hall in Patna from 3rd August, in view of Covid-19 (ANI)

Government schools in Punjab will not charge any admission, re-admission and tuition fee from students for the 2020-21 academic session on account of the Covid-19 crisis, reports ANI quoting Punjab government

Karnataka reports 5,072 new Covid-19 positive cases and 72 deaths today.

The total number of cases in the state stands at 90,942 including 55,388 active cases and 1,796 deaths, reports ANI quoting state government

Maharashtra reports 9,251 new Covid-19 cases and 257 deaths today

The total number of cases in the State rises to 3,66,368 including 1,45,481 active cases and 2,07,194 discharged cases, reports ANI quoting state health department

Manipur reports 30 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total number of cases in the State to 2,176, says state government (ANI)

The number of active and recovered cases are 656 and 1520 respectively.

Madhya Pradesh reports 716 new Covid-19 cases and 8 deaths today; taking the total number of cases to 26,926 including 799 deaths and 7,639 active cases, reports ANI quoting state health department

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Gujarat records 1081 new cases and 22 deaths in 24 hours, taking the state tally to 54,712 and death toll to 2,305

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Explained: 'Smart helmets' for Covid-19 screening

As the Covid-19 cases continue to show an upsurge in Maharashtra and particularly in Mumbai, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has taken to technology to curb the spread of the virus from the city of 18 million. The authorities in Mumbai have turned to high-tech "smart helmets" to speed up screenings and identify suspected cases in the financial capital's densely-populated slums.