Coronavirus live updates: Lockdown on Aug 2 and 9 in West Bengal withdrawn

Govt has been receiving requests & appeals from different quarters not to observe lockdown on certain dates coinciding with festivals & important community occasions. Respecting sentiments, complete lockdown announcement for 2nd & 9th August are withdrawn: West Bengal Home Dept

COVID-19 death toll in West Bengal rises to 1,449 with 38 fatalities; cases rise to 62,964 after 2,134 test positive: Health dept

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar holds meeting with Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar & State Health Minister Rajesh Tope over Covid-19 cases in Pune, via video conferencing.

Real Madrid forward Mariano tests positive for coronavirus, reports AP

Real Madrid forward Mariano has tested positive for the coronavirus, the club said Tuesday. The announcement came as the team returned to practice ahead of its Champions League match against Manchester City on Aug. 7. Real Madrid lost at home 2-1 in the first leg of the round-of-16 series. Madrid said Mariano was in “perfect health condition” and was following health protocols.

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France on Tuesday handed over to India ventilators, test kits and other medical equipment as part of its assistance in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The medical equipment was handed over to the Indian Red Cross Society by French ambassador to India Emmanuel Lenain at the Palam Air Force Station after the assistance material was flown here on board a French Air Force aircraft.

Delhi records 1,056 fresh coronavirus cases, taking tally to 1,32,275; death toll mounts to 3,881: Authorities

Andhra Pradesh reports 7,948 new COVID-19 cases as the steep upward climb continues. Tally rises to 1.1 lakh; Another 58 deaths take toll to 1,148: State govt

UK Prime minister Boris Johnson says seeing signs of the second wave of the pandemic in some other European countries

The lockdown in West Bengal will be enforced on Aug 2, 5, 8, 9,16,17, 23, 24 and 31: Mamata Banerjee

There will be complete lockdown on Sunday, August 2 and on August 5. The CM said on two Saturdays Aug 1 and 15 there will be no complete lockdown.

The lockdown will be continuing with relaxations till August 31. On all Sundays there will be complete lockdown in August, Mamata said.

No lockdown in the state on August 1st on the occasion of Bakr Eid: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

India's Covid-19 fatality rate declines to 2.25%; recovery rate rises over 64%: Health ministry

India's Covid-19 fatality rate is progressively falling from 3.33 per cent on June 18 to 2.25 per cent as on date, while the recovery rate increased from around 53 per cent in mid-June to more than 64 per cent, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said that the state will continue lockdown till August 31

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WHO says Covid-19 pandemic is 'one big wave', not seasonal

"People are still thinking about seasons. What we all need to get our heads around is this is a new virus and...this one is behaving differently," Margaret Harris told a virtual briefing in Geneva, urging vigilance in applying measures to slow transmission that is spreading via mass gatherings.