Coronavirus live updates: India’s active cases poised to cross 9 lakh

Mainland China reported two new Covid-19 cases on September 8, down from 10 a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Wednesday.

Brazil registers over 1,27,000 Covid-19 deaths

The Brazilian government said Tuesday the country's Covid-19 death toll surpassed 127,000 after registering 504 more deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities to 127,464. Additionally, 14,279 new Covid-19 cases were reported, bringing the national count to 4,162,073 cases.

AstraZeneca puts Covid-19 vaccine trial on hold over safety concern (Reuters)

AstraZeneca Plc has put a hold on the late-stage trial of its highly-anticipated Covid-19 vaccine candidate after a suspected serious adverse reaction in a study participant, health news website Stat News reported on Tuesday. It quoted an AstraZeneca spokesperson as saying in a statement that the "standard review process triggered a pause to vaccination to allow review of safety data.”

Delhi Metro’s busiest corridor, Blue Line, and Pink Line to open today

Tamil Nadu assembly session will be convened at Kalaivanar Arangam in Chennai from September 14 to September 16. All MLAs are needed to get tested for coronavirus 24 hours before the commencement of the session: Assembly speaker P Dhanapal

Assam's Covid-19 caseload climbs to 1,30,823 after detection of 2,579 new cases, death toll mounts to 378 with 8 more fatalities; active case count 29,203: Health and family welfare minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

54 patients recover from Covid-19 in Nagaland, 25 more test positive, bringing infection tally to 4,245 in state and number of active cases to 496: Health department official

Parental consent & staggered visits among SOPs for schools

India’s active cases are ex pected to cross 9 lakh on Wednesday, just eight days after hitting the 8 lakh milestone. This would be the fastest 1-lakh rise since active cases hit the 5-lakh mark in July.