Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: India Logs in 40,134 Covid Cases, 422 Deaths in Last 24 Hours

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Schools resume functioning for Class 9 to Class 12 in Dehradun. We have sanitised the entire school. We will also send the video to parents as proof to assure them that children are safe in school, says AK Singh, Principal, Vivekananda school

India reports 40,134 new COVID19 cases, 36,946 discharges & 422 deaths in last 24 hours as per Union Health Ministry.

Total cases: 3,16,95,958
Total discharges: 3,08,57,467
Death toll: 4,24,773
Active cases: 4,13,718

Schools open in Punjab after over a year, with relaxations in Covid restrictions. Visuals from Govt Girls' Senior Secondary School in Amritsar.Principal Mandeep Kaur says, "The school has reopened for students of all classes now. Arrangements for sanitisation have been made"

Schools open in Punjab after over a year, with relaxations in Covid restrictions. Visuals from Govt Girls' Senior Secondary School in Amritsar.Principal Mandeep Kaur says, "The school has reopened for students of all classes now. Arrangements for sanitisation have been made"

Thailand Tightens Curbs In 16 More Provinces After Record Outbreak

Thailand has extended a night-time curfew and other virus restrictions to 16 more provinces beginning Tuesday as the kingdom’s Covid-19 death toll soared to a new record.The Southeast Asian country is struggling to contain its latest outbreak fuelled by the Delta variant, with infections and deaths skyrocketing and the healthcare system stretched thin.

Despite Delta Variant Surge, Anthony Fauci Says US Not Headed Back to Lockdown | The United States is unlikely to be sent back into lockdown despite a surge in Covid-19 cases stemming from the Delta variant, top US scientist Anthony Fauci said Sunday. America is in for “some pain and suffering in the future" but enough people have now been vaccinated to prevent a repeat of last winter’s deadly surge, the infectious disease expert who advises President Joe Biden told ABC’s “This Week."

Some schools in Raipur re-open today after over a year, amid relaxations in #COVID19 restrictions.A class 12th student of Holy Cross School says, "We are excited to meet our friends & teachers. We are going to the school after such a long time, it feels so good."

Assam Blocking Movement of Vehicles Carrying Covid Test Kits, Says Mizoram Health Minister

Mizoram Health Minister R Lalthangliana claimed on Sunday that medical supplies, including COVID-19 test kits, were being blocked from entering the state from Assam due to the imposition of blockade in the Barak Valley region following the border dispute.

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) deploys special teams to screen incoming travellers & for mandatory triaging of cases. The administration has asked to ensure quick uploading of Covid test results on the ICMR portal

Govt Hospitals Can Now Use Leftover Vaccine Quota of Private Facilities | Amid complaints by states about vaccine shortage and the unavailability of doses because of unused quota with private hospitals, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has told CNN-News18 that an order has been put in place for government hospitals to use the unused quota of vaccines in private facilities. As per the information available with the Centre, at max, 7 percent doses have been used by private hospitals with the states.

South Goa district administration extends Covid-induced curfew till August 9; prohibiting functioning of establishments/facilities including cinema hall, casinos, auditoriums and weekly markets

7.5% Spurt in Cases in India After 11 Weeks of Steady Decline |  Covid in India registered a 7.5% rise in cases after a steady decline for 11 weeks. India recorded just over 2.86 lakh new cases in the current week from July 26 to August 1, a 7.5% rise from the previous week's tally of 2.66 lakh. Weekly cases in the country have registered a rise for the first time since May 3-9, when the second wave peaked.

Delhi zoo reopened after a gap of more than 3 months on Sunday. "There are two slots for visitors -- first from 8 am to 12 noon and second is between 1 pm & 5 pm. Tickets can be booked on the zoo's website. There is no physical booking of tickets," said zoo director Ramesh Pandey

Video of Health Worker Charging Villagers for ‘Free Vaccine’ in UP Surfaces; Probe Ordered

Acase of money being charged from members of a village in UP in the name of “free vaccine” has come to the fore. In a video, the villagers of Ramau in Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh, were seen creating a ruckus on being asked for money for free jabs. The villagers also complained to the village head, Jamal Ahmed, who reprimanded the health workers. READ

Onset of Third Wave Likely in August, May Peak in Oct, Says Report | India may witness a rise in Covid-19 cases as soon as August with the third wave peaking with less than 100,000 infections a day in the best-case scenario or nearly 150,000 in the worst scenario, researchers have said.

Huge crowd of devotees seen in Varanasi as they take a holy dip in Ganga river and queue up to offer prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Temple on the second Monday of ‘Sawan’ month

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Kerala logged close to 1.4 lakh cases in the present week, a 26.5% increase from the previous week’s tally of 1.1 lakh