Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Delhi Sees 66 New Covid-19 Cases, 2 Deaths

UK Investigates New Coronavirus Variant After 16 Cases Emerge: All You Need to Know

After being discovered in a handful of other countries, including the United States, a new coronavirus variant known as B.

Delhi Cases | Delhi on Sunday reported 66 new cases, and two deaths.

Many now have immunity against COVID-19 but don't lower guard, say experts | While a large number of people now have immunity against coronavirus due to previous infections or vaccination, a guarded approach is needed in terms of implementing restrictive measures to avoid a second wave-like crisis, experts said. Dr Yudhyavir Singh, who has been managing the COVID-19 ICU at AIIMS New Delhi, said it is important to lift a few restrictions to resume economic activities when cases are low. "However, one should not lower their guard  Adopt a guarded approach in terms of following COVID-19-appropriate behaviour and implementing restrictive measures," he said. Dr Singh added that Delhi may have already achieved herd immunity, considering the massive number of cases seen during the second wave.

Enjoying Unlock in Karnataka? Data Shows the State May be Heading Towards Really Bad Days

Karnataka and its capital Bengaluru are displaying worrying signs of deteriorating Covid-19 conditions at a time when practically everything has opened up on the condition that Covid-19 safety…

Unvaccinated Snow Leopard At San Diego Zoo Catches COVID-19

Ramil, a 9-year-old male snow leopard, was tested for the virus after caretakers noticed that he had a cough and runny nose on Thursday. The animal’s stool sample was tested by the zoo staff and at a state-level lab, both of which confirmed the presence of the coronavirus, the zoo said in a statement Friday.

#WATCH | People form a long queue outside a COVID vaccination centre in Mumbai's Dharavi to get inoculated. pic.twitter.com/1ROqRAQX9F

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India reports 39,742 new COVID cases, 39,972 recoveries, and 535 deaths in the last 24 hours

Active cases: 4,08,212
Total recoveries: 3,05,43,138
Death toll: 4,20,551
 
Total vaccination: 43,31,50,864

Is the Most Contagious Delta Defeating Us? Here's Why the Variant Makes Contact Tracing So Much Harder

The Greater Sydney lockdown began on June 26 and almost a month later, New South Wales is recording around 100 new COVID cases a day.

Five Cases of Kappa Variant of Covid-19 Found in Gujarat |  For the first time, five cases of `Kappa' variant of coronavirus have been detected in Gujarat, the state health department said on Saturday. Three cases were found in Jamnagar, two in Godhra in Pahchmahal district and one in Mehsana, it said in a release.

Delhi Records Zero Covid-19 Deaths, Second Time Since Onset of Second Wave

No death due to COVID-19 was recorded in Delhi on Saturday, while 66 fresh cases were reported with a positivity rate of 0.

UK Will Be Exposed to Paying Pandemic Cost Risks For Decades | The British government will be exposed to financial risks from its 372 billion pound pandemic spending for decades, according to lawmakers’ reports on Sunday that also said more than 2 billion pounds had been spent on unusable protective equipment.

Update: IOA chief requests for athletes, officials returning from Olympics to be allowed entry minus RT-PCR reports

Delhi Further Relaxes Covid Curbs, Allows Spas, Cinema Halls to Open; Metro to Run at 100% Capacity from Monday

The Delhi government on Saturday announced further relaxation in coronavirus-induced restrictions and allowed reopening of spas, theatres and cinema halls with 50 per cent occupancy in view of decline in Covid-19 cases in the national capital. Delhi metro has also been given permission to operate with 100 per cent seating capacity. The new guidelines will be effective from 5 am, July 26.

Zero Vaccine Wastage in Bengal Since May 1, Reveals Data | West Bengal has reported zero wastage of Covid-19 vaccine doses since May 1, reveals data provided by the Union Health Ministry.With 1.26 lakh doses wasted, Bihar tops the chart for maximum vaccine wastage and zero extra vaccine extraction.

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Covid in Kerala Continues an Upward Trend with 18,531 Cases

Covid-19 infections continued to rise rapidly Kerala, with daily cases touching a 51-day high of 18,531 on Saturday, even as India's tally crossed 40,000 for the second time this week. In the last seven days, Kerala has seen a 14.1% rise in infections.