Coronavirus live updates: Recovery rate nears 70%, case fatality rate falls below 2%, govt says

For the first time in the country, Covid-19 fatality rate has fallen below 2% and is currently at 1.99%: Rajesh Bhushan, secretary, health ministry

Request Centre to authorise the Covid-19 vaccine to be procured and used, it must issue guidelines : Mamata Banerjee during video conference with the PM

Covid-19 recovery rate nears 70%, case fatality rate falls below 2%: Govt

Russia says industrial production of new coronavirus vaccine to start in September, reports AFP

276 new Covid-19 cases, 172 recoveries and 2 deaths reported in Puducherry today, taking the total number of cases to 5900 cases, including 2,277 active cases, 3,532 recovered cases and 91 deaths: State health department, government of Puducherry

New Zealand PM orders Auckland into lockdown after new coronavirus cases, reports AFP

New Zealand records first community coronavirus infections in 102 days, reports AFP

'Blood test may tell if you are at risk of severe Covid-19 infection'

The test can be used to identify people who'll need special precautions to avoid infection and prioritise those in most need of the Covid-19 vaccine, according to the scientists at Nightingale Health, a biotechnology company in Helsinki, Finland. Read full story

Russia registers coronavirus vaccine, Putin's daughter given it

Speaking at a government meeting Tuesday, Putin said that the vaccine has proven efficient during tests, offering a lasting immunity from the coronavirus. Putin emphasized that the vaccine underwent the necessary tests. He added that one of his two daughters has received a shot of the vaccine and is feeling well. Read full story

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan tests negative for Covid-19, reports ANI

Post surgery, Pranab Mukherjee continues to remain critical; he is on ventilator support, says hospital (PTI)

Today, there are 80% active cases in these ten states; therefore, the role of all these states is very big in the fight against, says PM Modi

In the fight against corona, containment, contact-tracing and surveillance are the most effective weapons: PM

States can play important role in Covid fight, PM Modi tells CMs

The average fatality rate has been continuously decreasing while the recovery rate is increasing every day, this shows that measures being taken by us are in the right direction: PM Narendra Modi

Every state is fighting the battle against the challenging situation arising due to COVID-19 pandemic. Role of each and every state is very significant in overall control of the spread of the disease: PM Narendra Modi