Coronavirus live updates: MP minister Tulsi Silawat, his wife test Covid-19 positive

With 5,09,447 active cases, India's Covid tally has increased to 1,531,669 cases. As many as 9,88,029 have been discharged from the hospitals, while 34,193 have died due the infection.

27 new Covid-19 cases reported in Andaman & Nicobar Islands taking the total cases here to 390, including 1 death and 196 cases of discharge: Andaman and Nicobar Islands Administration

Read | ‘Is my viral Covid?’: Doctors in Kolkata flooded with anxious queries in flu season

City doctors are being flooded with calls from anxious flu patients who fear they could be suffering from Covid-19. The similarity of Covid symptoms with that of seasonal cough-and-cold has left hundreds of Kolkatans confused and worried. While they are scurrying for medical advice and are even being scared into quarantine, a section of doctors believe the fright is unfounded in most cases, since these are more likely to be an ordinary bout of non-Covid viral attack, common at this time of the year. They, however, are advising caution, regular screening and Covid testing for those with breathing issues.

ACS home Awanish Awasthi: Temporary jails to ge set up in districts where there are none, for new inmates. All new inmates will gelo through a compulsory antigen test for Covid-19 and if found positive, will be shifted to an L-1 hospital

Sensex 102 points up, currently at 38,595; Nifty at 11,340

Madhya Pradesh: A patient died allegedly by suicide at a Covid-19 centre in Chhatarpur last night. Police says, a probe is being conducted, reports ANI.

US coronavirus deaths rise by nearly 1,300 for first time since May

US deaths from the novel coronavirus rose by nearly 1,300 on Tuesday, the biggest one-day increase since May, according to a Reuters tally. California, Florida and Texas, the three most-populous states, reported one-day record spikes in deaths on Tuesday, together accounting for 584 of the 1,292 new deaths. Arkansas, Montana and Oregon also had one-day record increases in Covid-19 fatalities.

Global airlines less hopeful on Covid-19 recovery

Global airlines cut their coronavirus recovery forecast on Tuesday, saying it would take until 2024 - a year longer than previously expected - for passenger traffic to return to pre-crisis levels.In an update on the pandemic's crippling impact on air travel, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) cited slow virus containment in the United States and developing countries, and a weaker outlook for corporate travel.

China battles virus outbreak in Xinjiang region

China reported more than 100 newly confirmed cases of coronavirus on Wednesday as the country continues to battle an outbreak in Xinjiang. The northwestern region accounted for 89 of the new cases, with another eight in the northeastern province of Liaoning and one in Beijing.

The total number of Covid-19 samples tested up to 28th July is 1,77,43,740 including 4,08,855 samples tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

MP minister Silawat, wife test positive for Covid

Madhya Pradesh minister Tulsi Silawat and his wife have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Despite showing no symptoms of the infection, Silawat said he underwent coronavirus test on the instruction of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 684 to 206,926 - RKI

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 684 to 206,926, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed today. The reported death toll rose by six to 9,128, the tally showed.

Temporary jails be set up in the districts which do not have such jails yet, to ensure that new inmates be kept at these jails. Antigen test of new inmates be mandatorily done before being kept at temporary jails: Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Governent of Uttar Pradesh

Those who test positive for Covid will be taken to L-1 hospitals for treatment and those who test negative will be kept in quarantine for 14 days at the temporary jail itself, added Awasthi

57% of Mumbai slumdwellers have Covid antibodies: Sero survey

A rapid blood test conducted by the BMC on almost 7,000 people in three civic wards in the city found 57% of the people tested in slum pockets had antibodies to Covid-19 as against 16% in non-slum pockets. The SARS-CoV2 sero-prevalence study—covering the wards R North (Dahisar), M West (Chembur) and F North (Sion, GTB Nagar and Matunga)—was done by the BMC along with Niti Ayog and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR).

Read: Moderna vaccine protects against Covid-19 in monkeys: Study

Moderna Inc on Tuesday said its experimental Covid-19 vaccine induced a robust immune response and protected against infection in a study on monkeys. The vaccine, MRNA-1273, given to non-human primates protected against infection in the lungs and nose, and prevented pulmonary disease in all animals, the company said in a news release. Results of the study in rhesus macaque monkeys were published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Muslims begin downsized hajj pilgrimage

Muslim pilgrims on Wednesday begin the annual hajj, dramatically downsized this year as the Saudi hosts strive to prevent a coronavirus outbreak during the five-day pilgrimage. The hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam and a must for able-bodied Muslims at least once in their lifetime, is usually one of the world's largest religious gatherings. Read more

50,000 smartphones ready for distribution. They’ll be given to girl students of government schools of class XI & XII to facilitate online learning on priority during Covid-19 crisis: Punjab Chief Minister's Office (CMO)

11 new Covid-19 positive cases have been reported in Mizoram in last 24 hours. The total number of Covid-19 positive cases is 395 including 198 cured/discharged cases and 197 active cases: Department of Information and Public Relations, State Govt