TIMES OF INDIA
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Sep 01, 2020, 10:23:01 IST
Coronavirus live updates: India's Covid tally rises to 3.6 mn; nearly 70k cases reported
On Monday, India recorded the lowest jump in cases in a week, with 65,968 fresh infections reported in the country. The day’s death toll, at 824, was the lowest for a single day since August 3. Stay here for live updates
Sanitisation facility installed and temperature of candidates being checked before entering an JEE Main exan centre in Kochi.
Kerala: Sanitisation facility installed and temperature of candidates being checked before entering an examination… https://t.co/xEHEgdSaCi
— ANI (@ANI) 1598935697000Single-day spike of 69,921 new positive cases & 819 deaths reported in India, in the last 24 hours.
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India's coronavirus tally rises to 3,691,166 cases. These include 7,85,996 active and 2,839,882 discharged cases. The death toll is at 65,288.
Union health ministryRead: Central teams to 4 states where Covid cases have surged
The health ministry will deploy central teams in four states — Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha — after a sudden surge in Covid-19 cases in these states, with some reporting more number of fatalities. In terms of cumulative cases till date, UP has 2,25,632, Odisha (1,00,934), Jharkhand (38,435) and Chhattisgarh with 30,092 cases.
Karnataka: Candidates arrive at SJM Infotech Private Limited in Bengaluru, that has been designated as an exam centre for JEE Main.
Karnataka: Candidates arrive at SJM Infotech Private Limited in Bengaluru, that has been designated as an exam cent… https://t.co/BoAIMrPmTJ
— ANI (@ANI) 1598929365000Quote
I appeal to chief ministers of all states to support our students in such unprecedented circumstances and make appropriate arrangements so the aspirants do not have to face any inconvenience. I also appeal to students to have faith in agencies behind conduct of the examination.
Ramesh PokhriyalRead: JEE (Main) begins today amid stringent Covid precautions
About 9.58 lakh aspirants have registered for the exam to be conducted from September 1-6 across 660 testing centres. While Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh governments have assured the aspirants free transportation, a group of IIT alumni and students have launched a portal to provide transport facility to exam centres for needy aspirants.
New Delhi: Third round of sero survey to begin from today.
Read: AstraZeneca's vaccine has reached Phase 3 clinical trials in US, says Donald Trump
"I am pleased to announce that AstraZeneca's vaccine has reached Phase 3 clinical trials and has joined various vaccines that are very close to the end. In the United States, we are doing things that people thought were not possible," Trump said in a press conference.
Candidates, writing JEE Main, arrive at TCS Gitobitan exam centre in Kolkata.
West Bengal: Candidates writing #JEEMain arrive at TCS Gitobitan in Kolkata, that has been designated as an exam ce… https://t.co/FHJa7bkRLo
— ANI (@ANI) 1598927916000Candidates arrive at Arwachin Bharti Bhawan Sr Sec School in Vivek Vihar, designated as an examination centre for JEE Mains.
Delhi: Candidates arrive at Arwachin Bharti Bhawan Sr Sec School in Vivek Vihar, designated as an examination centr… https://t.co/beYVCIMP1c
— ANI (@ANI) 1598927328000In India, the massive surge in infections during August can be gauged from the fact that 54% of all cases recorded since the outbreak of the pandemic came during the month.
Read: Nearly 2mn cases reported in Aug, India sets global Covid record
The country also saw a surge in deaths from the virus, with 28,859 fatalities reported in August, a 50% jump from the previous month’s toll. The 19,87,705 cases recorded during August in India, as per TOI’s data collated from state governments, made it the worst outbreak of the virus in any country during a single month — higher than the number of infections reported in the US in July (19,04,462).
Hospitalised Tarun Gogoi's oxygen saturation dips, given plasma therapy
A sudden fall in oxygen saturation of former chief minister Tarun Gogoi, who is undergoing treatment after testing positive for coronavirus, occurred at 11:30 pm on Monday, according to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
AstraZeneca's vaccine has reached Phase 3 clinical trials in US: Trump
US President Donald Trump on Monday announced AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine has reached Phase 3 clinical trials in the United States and is very close to being finalised for approval.
English schools reopen with pressure on PM Johnson after Covid-19 closure
Schools in England and Wales will finally reopen on Tuesday to all students for a new term after the Covid-19 pandemic forced their closure, leading to cancelled exams and throwing student grades into chaos.
Central teams to 4 states where Covid cases have surged
The health ministry will deploy central teams in four states — Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha — after a sudden surge in Covid-19 cases in these states, with some reporting more number of fatalities.
Assam reports 10 more Covid deaths, 3,266 new infections
Nearly 2 million cases in August, India sets a global Covid record
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