Coronavirus LIVE Updates: CBSE Releases Dates for Compartment Exams as SC Hears Plea on Deferment

Manipur Covid-19 Cases | Manipur records 90 new Covid-19 cases, taking total cases to 6,699 including 35 deaths, 4,899 recoveries and 1,765 active cases: State Health Department.

Andhra Govt Sets up 'Arogya Mitras' Help Desks | Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy directed the officials to recruit 'Arogya Mitras' help desks set up at all Arogyasri hospitals across the state. The CM said that the help desk at all the Arogyasri hospitals should play a significant role in helping patients get the best treatment in the state.

Kerala Covid-19 Cases | Kerala recorded 2,479 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking active cases to 18,800 and recoveries to 58,498: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

J&K Covid-19 Cases | A total of 1,047 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Jammu and Kashmir today. As many as 493 from Jammu division and 554 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases now at 40,990 including 8,800 active cases, 31,435 recoveries and 755 deaths: Govt of Jammu and Kashmir.

Punjab to Stop Affixing Posters Outside Homes of Covid-19 Patients | Coronavirus patients in home isolation in Punjab will no longer have to suffer the fear and stigma of social isolation resulting from posters affixed at the entrance of their homes. In a step towards mitigating the stigma attached to the pandemic, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh rescinded his government's earlier decision of putting posters outside the houses of Covid-19 patients under home isolation or quarantine.

Don't Postpone Reappear Exams: CBSE to SC | The CBSE opposed in the Supreme Court a plea for postponement of reappear exams for Class 10 and 12, telling the court that all health safety measures are in place for holding the exams this month amid the coronavirus pandemic. The CBSE's counsel said that the number of examination centres has been increased from 575 to 1,278, and that only 12 students will sit in a classroom for reappear exams in view of the social distance norm.

Russian Vaccine Safe: Lancet | The Covid-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, approved by Russia last month, has been shown to elicit antibody response with no serious adverse events in small human trials, according to preliminary results published in The Lancet journal on Friday. Results from early-phase non-randomised vaccine trials in a total of 76 people show that two formulations of the vaccine have a good safety profile detected over 42 days, and induce antibody responses in all participants within 21 days.

State serological surbey report is a morale booster for Corona Yodhas. Eight percent of the population reported to have developed antibodies. Only .28% tested positive by state labs, it means 7.32% developed antibodies without knowing they are positive: Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij

Assam Weekend Lockdown, Curfew Lifted | Weekend lockdown and night curfew has been lifted in Assam, Assam Chief Secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna says on Twitter.

Weekend lockdown and night curfew have been lifted , however, please adhere to all the COVID-19 protocols to keep yourself and others around you safe.@CMOfficeAssam @himantabiswa @assampolice

— Kumar Sanjay Krishna (@KrSanjayKrishna) September 4, 2020

Widespread Vaccines Not Expected before Mid-2021: WHO | The World Health Organization does not expect widespread vaccinations against Covid-19 until the middle of next year, a spokesperson said, stressing the importance of rigorous checks on their effectiveness and safety. None of the candidate vaccines in advanced clinical trials so far has demonstrated a “clear signal” of efficacy at the level of at least 50% sought by the WHO, spokesperson Margaret Harris said. Read more here

Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Prasad to be Home-delivered | The management of Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine said that it has arranged home delivery of prasad to devotees throughout the country. Ramesh Kumar Jangid, chief executive officer (CEO) of Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine said on his Twitter handle, "Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has introduced the home delivery of Prasad to the devotees in India.

Andaman and Nicobar Covid-19 Cases | The Covid-19 caseload of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 3,223 as 37 more people tested positive for the infection, while one fresh fatality pushed the Union territory's coronavirus death toll to 48, a health official said. Three new patients have travel history, while 34 infections were detected during contact tracing, he said.

Over 30 Lakh Recovered | With a higher number of patients getting cured, India’s total recoveries surpass 30 lakh. Less than 0.5% of total number of patients on ventilators, 2% in ICUs & less than 3.5% on Oxygen Support: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has not just wrecked the global economy but also reigned chaos on the job market across all major sectors. Given across-the-board pay cuts and layoffs, job search during…

Supreme Court refuses to entertain the review petition filed by ministers of six states, seeking review of the court's August 17 order to conduct NEET-UG and JEE (Mains) examinations.

A doctor and two others have been arrested in Delhi for issuing 75 forged Covid-19 reports. 

Delhi: A doctor and 2 people arrested for issuing 75 forged #COVID19 reports. DCP South says, "It was a nexus. Dr Kush Parashar confessed that he, his associate & helper collected samples, destroyed them without testing & issued forged reports of 4-5 reputed labs to the people." pic.twitter.com/fINcF22pdQ

— ANI (@ANI) September 4, 2020

The MGNREGA scheme has emerged as a safety net for lakhs of Indians that are undergoing economic distress due to Covid-19 as a huge number of migrant workers have returned from the cities to their…

Shivakumar Admitted to Hospital Again | Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar has been admitted to a private hospital in Jayanagar, Bengaluru, once again after experiencing fever. Earlier this week, he was discharged from hospital after he testing negative for Covid-19.

Banks Allowed to Open on Sat: Bengal Govt | West Bengal Government allows banks to open for business on Saturdays henceforth. The 2nd and 4th Saturdays which had so long been observed as holidays of banks prior to the earlier notification in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, remain so.

RBI to Increase Lending to Weaker Sections: FM | RBI has reviewed priority sector lending guidelines to enable better credit penetration to credit deficient areas, increase lending to small, marginal farmers and weaker sections and boost credit to renewable energy and health infrastructure: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Near 600 New Cases in Pondy | 591 new Covid-19 cases and 20 deaths have been reported in Puducherry today. Total number of cases stands at 16,172, including 5,218 active cases, 10,674 recovered cases & 280 deaths till date: UT Health Department.

JEE NEET Exams Like Jallianwala Bagh Incident: Subramanian Swamy | JEE, NEET exams in the middle of a galloping Covid-19 infections, paralysing lockdown effects, a collapsing economy, a monsoon in bloom, Chinese Dragon gobbling our territory, and chors and murderers in Bollywood, is like Jallianwala Bagh where innocent were gunned down.

Spitting in public places can put your and everyone else’s health at risk. The onus is on you. 

Himachal Tally Rises to 6,660 | 45 new Covid-19 cases, 18 cured cases reported in Himachal Pradesh in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases stands at 6,660, including 1,734 active cases, 4,832 recovered cases and 47 deaths so far: State Health Department.

An auto-rickshaw driver in Kochi uses his autos as carts and selling vegetables to houses, as he faces financial crisis amid Covid-19 pandemic. 

Kerala: An autorickshaw drivers in Kochi is now using his autos as carts and selling vegetables to houses, as he faces financial crisis amid #COVID19 pandemic. Abu, the driver says, "There aren't many passengers now. So I decided to do this as I felt like we are going to starve." pic.twitter.com/J8VAR4Z2lx

— ANI (@ANI) September 4, 2020

Cases Were Rising Even During Lockdown: Delhi Health Min | More and more patients from outside Delhi seeking admission here is a concern. 30% of beds in govt hospitals and 50 to 70 per cent in private hospitals are occupied from patients outside Delhi. Even when there was lockdown, cases were rising. Point is to wear masks, even when Delhi is prepared for a surge in full Unlock mode.

Situation in Delhi Under Control: Health Min | Cases are rising because of aggressive testing. It is possible that within a week/10 days or a little more, case count will start coming down. As of now situation of beds in Delhi is under control, but with patients from outside Delhi taking admissions here, we may have to increase bed capacity. We do not want a situation of shortage again: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain.

BIDMC immunologist Dan H Barouch and J&J developed a series of vaccine candidates designed to express different variants of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, which is the major target for neutralizing…

Increasing gap between Covid-19 Recovered and Active cases of India

India continues to scale new peaks in Covid-19 tests. More than 11.70 lakh samples tested for two consecutive days Despite the very high testing levels, Daily Positivity rate is below 7.5% and Cumulative Positivity Rate is less than 8.5%.